Patent SG-11201811803R-A (SG)
Title: Aerosol-generating system comprising a gel containing cartridge and a device for heating the cartridge
Inventor: ZUBER GÉRARD
IPC: A24F40/20
Filed: 2017-07-21
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1111111011111111101 IIIIIIIII10111110111111111011110111111111111101111111111011111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2018/019738 Al 01 February 2018 (01.02.2018) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, A24F 47/00 (2006.01) KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (21) International Application Number: MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, PCT/EP2017/068549 OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, (22) International Filing Date: TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. 21 July 2017 (21.07.2017) (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (25) Filing Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (26) Publication Language: English GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, (30) Priority Data: TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, 16181956.0 29 July 2016 (29.07.2016) EP EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, (71) Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, [CH/CH]; Quai Jeanrenaud 3, CH-2000 Neuchatel (CH). KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (72) Inventors: ZUBER, Gerard; Route du Chalet a Gobet 2, CH 1055 Froideville (CH). VOLLMER, Jean-Yves; Route Published: de Mauborget 19, CH 1421 Fontaines sur Grandson (CH). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (74) Agent: REDDIE & GROSE LLP; The White Chapel _ Building, 10 Whitechapel High Street, London Greater Lon- don — El 8QS (GB). = (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every = _ kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, = CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, = DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, = (54) Title: AEROSOL — HEATING THE = — — . I = 14 = 42 A J t CARTRIDGE -GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING A GEL CONTAINING CARTRIDGE AND A DEVICE FOR (57) : An aerosol-generating system comprising: a device comprising a power supply and an electrical heater connected to the power supply; and a substrate cartridge containing an aerosol-forming substrate in the form of a thermoreversible gel that is solid 42 at room temperature; wherein the substrate cartridge is configured to be inserted into or = _ 37 -------- .._ connected to the device prior to use and removed or disconnected from the device after use. The provision of the aerosol-former in a gel is advantageous both for storage and transport s 5 ss s s = 20 -------\"-- = — 24 --------- = — 32 ---. 5 5 55 5 S55 S s S SS 5 S s 5 5 5 — 34 of the aerosol-former, and during use. The gel is solid at room temperature so that spillage 30 is not an issue during storage and handling. The provision of the heater within the device, not in the cartridge, allows for the production of simple, inexpensive cartridges. = ,555 5 5 S S 5 5 .-.-------___ __- 22 _ 11 , g, I o \____/-----' GC ------ 12 en Ir ... ' CN 10 11 © ,-.... 00 11 © ei ________.- 16 FIG. 1 P1