induction heating assembly aerosol generating device comprises heating chamber receiving least part aerosol generating substrate induction coil positioned externally heating chamber generating electromagnetic field inductively heatable susceptor positioned inside heating chamber periphery thereof externally aerosol generating substrate temperature sensor thermal contact inductively heatable susceptor inductively heatable susceptor arranged respect induction coil inductively heated generated electromagnetic field geometric feature arranged shield temperature sensor generated electromagnetic field an induction heating assembly for an aerosol generating device includes a heating chamber for receiving at least part of the aerosol generated substrate an induction coil positioned externally of the heating chamber and a temperature sensor in thermal contact with the inductively heatable susceptor to be inductively heated by the generated electromagnetic field.


present invention relates pod including lightswitchable layer aerosolgenerating device leakage aerosolgenerating liquid material eliquid transit storage prevented achieved pod aerosolgenerating device comprising porous wick reservoir including discharge opening aerosolgenerating liquid material least one light emitting source wherein porous wick coated lightswitchable layer surface thereof sealing discharge opening reservoir lightswitchable layer arranged discharge opening reservoir porous wick wherein light switchable layer comprises amphiphilic inorganic material hydrophobic impermeable aerosolgenerating liquid material dark becoming hydrophilic permeable aerosolgenerating liquid material exposed light wherein least one light emitting source configured illuminate lightswitchable layer furthermore present invention also relates aerosolgenerating device comprising pod a pod for an aerosolgenerating device comprising a porous wick having a discharge opening and a light switchable layer on a surface thereof sealing the discharge opening of the reservoir so that the lightswitchable layer comprises an amphiphilic inorganic material being hydrophobic and impermeable for a liquid material in the dark and becoming hydrophilic and permeable when exposed to light and wherein the at least one light emitting source is configured to illuminate the light switchably layer by direct illumination andor by reflection of the emitted light from a reservoir sidewall.


aerosol generation device comprises receiving interface receive aerosol generation unit allowing user inhale sensor detect user inhalation controller configured determine information n user inhalation detected calibration procedure without aerosol generation n greater equal information used determining inhalation profile user an aerosol generation device comprising a receiving interface to receive an aerosol generating unit allowing a user to inhale a sensor to detect a users inhalations and a controller for controlling the operation of the aerosol generator unit during a vaping session. the controller is configured to determine the inhalation profile based on said determined inhalation profiles and to determine for said user the heating profile based upon said determined inhale profile.


invention relates aerosol generation device particular aerosol generation device comprising main body main housing touch area detecting touch operation form part main housing wherein touch area comprises capacitive layer capacitive cell detecting touch operation touch area wherein least portion capacitive layer translucent preferably transparent light led light guide arranged area extends orthogonally touch area connected led light emitted led propagates light guide touch area an aerosol generation device includes a main body with a touch area for detecting a touch operation that forms part of the main body. the touch area comprises a capacitive layer with capacitive cells for detecting the touch operation and a light guide arranged in an area that extends orthogonally from the touch region and connected to the led such that light emitted from the led propagates through the light guide and further through the touch surface. the aerosol generating device also includes a light source for emitting light in response to a touch input of the user.


aerosol generation device configured generate aerosol consumable comprising aerosol substrate heating element comprising electrically conductive material aerosol generation device comprises housing comprising chamber adapted hold consumable electrical supply surface comprising first second combshaped electrode arranged chamber wherein heating element located electrical supply surface first second combshaped electrode configured supply electricity electrically conductive material order heat aerosol substrate an aerosol generation device configured to generate an aerosol from a consumable comprising aerosol substrate the consumable further comprising a heating element comprising an electrically conductive material wherein when the heating element is located against the electrical supply surface a plurality of first and second combshaped electrodes are configured to supply electricity through the electrically conducting material in order to heat the aerosol.


filter section smoking article wherein filter section comprises cylindrical shape extends distal mouth end thereby creating flow path least one fluid wherein filter section comprises least one filter material cavity wherein cavity surrounded filter material according invention cavity comprises least two compartment fluid connection filter section blocked common breakable barrier wherein compartment comprises component mixture hydrophilic character absorb water fluid flow path wherein first compartment comprises least first component second compartment comprises least second component wherein first component comprises dispersed tobacco product second component comprises fluid absorbent material a filter section for a smoking article wherein the filter section comprises a cylindrical shape and extends from a distal to a mouth 4 end thereby creating a flow path for at least one fluid wherein the filtering section further comprises a cavity surrounded by the filter material and blocked by a common breakable barrier wherein each of the compartments comprises components for a mixture with a hydrophilic character to absorb water from the fluid flow path.


aerosol generating device includes heating chamber receiving aerosol generating article least one inductively heatable susceptor mounted heating chamber outer air gap susceptor chamber wall aerosol generating article received heating chamber inner air gap susceptor aerosol generating article user inhales aerosol generating article incoming air flow inner outer air gap absorbing heat inner outer surface susceptor result efficient preheating air drawn aerosol generating article an aerosol generating device comprising a heating chamber for receiving an aerosol generated article and at least one inductively heatable susceptor mounted in the interior volume of the heating chamber such that there is an outer air gap between the at least two inductively heated susceptors and the aerosol generate article.


smoking article box housing charge smoking article includes outer packaging surrounding volume housing smoking article wherein outer packaging includes body section lid lid hinged body section inner packaging arranged least partially inside outer packaging suited housing smoking article wherein inner packaging comprises includes inner packaging body section inner packaging lid section inner packaging lid section attached inner packaging body section via first perforation line second perforation line separated a smoking articles box for housing a charge of smoking articles with an outer packaging surrounding a volume for housing the smoking articles wherein the outer packaging comprises a body section and a lid the lid being hinged on the body section with an inner packaging arranged at least partially inside the inner packaging and suited for housing smoking articles.


induction heating assembly aerosol generating device includes induction coil generating electromagnetic field inductively heatable susceptor first part second part include susceptor material first part positioned respect induction coil inductively heated electromagnetic field second part positioned respect induction coil inductively heated electromagnetic field induction heating assembly includes temperature sensor contact second part inductively heatable susceptor an induction heating assembly for an aerosol generating device includes an induction coil for generating an electromagnetic fieldan inductively heatable susceptor having a first part positioned with respect to the induction coil so that the first part is inductively heated by the electromagnetic field and a second part positioned in contact with the second part.


heating apparatus aerosol generating device includes heating chamber configured receive aerosol forming substrate first susceptor provided periphery heating chamber configured provide heating magnetic induction first susceptor includes first body longitudinal axis first plurality projection extend first body plurality spaced position along longitudinal axis form space adjacent projection regard surface area first susceptor increased first susceptor may efficient converting electromagnetic energy energy used heat aerosol generating substrate a heating apparatus for an aerosol generating device comprising a heating chamber configured to receive a substrate and a first susceptor configured to provide heating by magnetic induction provided at a periphery of the heating chamber.


induction heating assembly aerosol generating device comprises heating chamber receiving least part aerosol generating substrate induction coil positioned externally heating chamber generating electromagnetic field holder positioned inside heating chamber induction heating assembly comprises inductively heatable susceptor mounted holder inductively heatable susceptor inner surface outer surface temperature sensor mounted holder contact outer surface inductively heatable susceptor an induction heating assembly for an aerosol generating device includes a heating chamber for receiving at least part of an aerosols generating substratean induction coil positioned externally of the heating chamber and an inductively heatable susceptor mounted on the holder in contact with the outer surface of the induction coil.


aerosol generation assembly includes storage portion heater gauge sensor providing data relative amount precursor remaining storage portion puff sensor configured detect provide data relative flowrate generated aerosol flow path electronic system estimating continuously remaining amount precursor including estimation module configured determine continuously estimated remaining amount precursor based data provided puff sensor recalibration module configured recalibrate several interval time estimated amount based data provided gauge sensor obtain recalibrated remaining amount precursor an aerosol generation assembly comprising a storage portion for storing an aerosol forming precursora heater configured to heat the aerosol formation precursor to generate aerosol into a flow path and a recalibration module configured to recalibrate at several intervals of time said estimated amount based on the data provided by the at least one gauge sensor and to provide data relative to an amount of aerosol formed precursor remaining in the storage portion based on said data.


inhalation device least one liquid jet device producing drop liquid demand said liquid jet device comprising fluid chamber ejection nozzle supply channel embedded substrate inhalation device comprising air conduit mixing chamber air said air conduit mixed generated liquid drop wherein air conduit comprises least two heating element arranged preheat air guided air conduit respective air inlet orifice mixing chamber an inhalation device with at least one liquid jet device for producing drops of a liquid on demand and a supply channel embedded in a substrate is disclosed. the invention further relates to a method for producing liquid drops of the liquid by heating the liquid with a liquid jet.


inhalation device least one liquid jet device producing drop liquid demand said liquid jet device comprising fluid chamber ejection nozzle supply channel embedded substrate inhalation device comprising least one heating element arranged preheat said liquid predetermined temperature prior ejection said ejection nozzle an inhalation device with at least one liquid jet device for producing drops of a liquid on demand and a supply channel embedded in a substrate is disclosed. the invention further comprises a method of producing drops from a liquid by heating the liquid to a vaporization temperature prior to ejection through the ejection nozzle.


aerosol generating device comprises body aperture aerosol generating substrate receivable aerosol generating device closure movable relative aperture closed position closure least partially cover aperture open position aperture substantially unobstructed closure aerosol generating device comprises controller biometric authenticator verifying identity user aerosol generating device biometric authenticator configured generate authentication signal event successful user authentication controller configured permit movement closure closed position towards open position upon receipt authentication signal biometric authenticator an aerosol generating device includes a body having an aperture through which an aerosol generator substrate is receivable into the body and a closure movable relative to the aperture between a closed position in which the aperture is substantially unobstructed by the closure and a controller for enabling movement of the closure from the closed position towards the open position upon receipt of an authentication signal from the biometric authenticator.


portable aerosolgenerating device receiving aerosolgenerating substance includes chamber receive aerosolgenerating substance aerosolgenerating unit configured generate aerosol aerosolgenerating substance user inhale use chamber configured releasably inserted device opening device allows chamber removed device cleaned consecutive us device the present invention relates to a portable aerosolgenerating device for receiving an aerosol generator substance. the device comprises a chamber configured to receive the aerosol generating substance and a fluid tube configured to be releasably inserted into the chamber through an opening in the device. the device further comprises at least one sealing means to seal between the fluid tube and the chamber.


inhalation device particular electronic cigarette least one liquid jet device micro heater resistor produce liquid drop demand wherein hollow needle mounted liquid jet device cartridge least one first septum sealing around needle inhalation device invention relates method conveying liquid drop inhalation device liquid jet mean least one liquid jet device particular micro heater resistor combination hollow needle mounted liquid jet device an inhalation device in particular an electronic cigarette with at least one liquid jet device such as a micro heater or resistor to produce liquid drops on demand is provided with a cartridge for the cartridge and a hollow needle for puncturing a septum closing the cartridge when the cartridge is combined with the cartridge.


container inhalation device least one liquid jet device micro heater resistor container adapted deliver liquid liquid jet device least one capillary tube extending delivery outlet least one absorbing element aas piece foam oorr wick adapted absorb liquid capillary tube andor absorbing element extending substantially aa bottom container opposite delivery outlet two container combined form cartridge insertable inhalation device invention also related method conveying liquid inhalation device mean ooff combination capillary tube absorbing element figure a method of conveying liquid to an inhalation device having at least one liquid jet device includes the steps of providing a container having a delivery outlet and a capillary tube extending from the delivery outlet to a bottom side of the container opposite the container and having an absorbing element such as a piece of foam or a wick adapted to absorb liquid and having a volume corresponding to at least 10 pl or at least 15 pl.


vaporizable material use aerosol generating device said vaporizable material comprising proflavour molecule consisting flavouring compound bonded retaining substrate selected group consisting carbohydrate glyceride fatty acid amino acid mixture thereof flavouring compound releasable retaining substrate using vaporizable material aerosol generating device a vaporizable material for use in an aerosol generating device comprising a proflavour molecule consisting of a flavouring compound bonded to a retaining substrate selected from the group consisting of carbohydrates esters fatty acids amino acids and mixtures thereof the flavouring molecule being releasable from the retaining substrate while using the vaporizable substance with the aerosol generator further to contact with saliva and to react with at least one endogenous enzyme present saliva.


aerosol generating system includes case inhalation device accommodated case case body lid movable relative body inhalation device lid combination magnet ferritic element cooperate move inhalation device relative body lid moved relative body lid least one sliding pin slidable relative body magnet ferritic element provided method removing least one inhalation device case includes step removing inhalation device partially case cooperation magnet ferritic element lid effect inhalation device moved relative body lid moved relative body an aerosol generating system comprising a case and an inhalation device configured to be accommodated in the case. the case has a body and a lid movable relative to the body. the lid has a combination of at least one magnet and a ferritic element. the magnet and the ferritic elements cooperate to move the aerosol device relative to a body when the lid is moved relative to said body.


aerosol generating system comprises case vaporizer case authentication mean adapted enable removal vaporizer case event positive authentication result andor disable removal vaporizer case event negative authentication result method using aerosol generating system comprising case vaporizer removal vaporizer case enabled event positive authentication result obtained authentication mean disabled event negative authentication result an aerosol generating system comprising a case and a vaporizer the case having authentication means adapted to enable removal of the vaporizer from the case only in the event of a positive authentication result obtained from an authentication interface andor disable removal of said vaporizer after a predetermined time after detection of a negative authentication result.


container consumer good includes outer housing including box portion hinged lid portion pivotable open closed position inner package arranged within outer housing inner package including access opening insert pulled container including front panel least first side panel connected wherein front panel arranged front wall inner package front wall box portion first side panel arranged first side wall inner package first side wall box portion first side panel includes first grasp portion extends first side wall box portion longitudinal direction insert retracted position a container for consumer goods comprising an outer housing and a hinged lid portion for closing the container, an inner package for storing consumer goods wherein the inner package is arranged within the outer housing, an insert that can be pulled out of the container comprising a front panel and at least a first side panel wherein the insert is arranged between a front wall and a corresponding front wall of the box portion and the insert comprises a first grasp portion that extends beyond a height of the front panel in a longitudinal direction and a second grasp portion which extends beyond the height of said front panel. the insert further comprises a reclosable flap for sealing the inner


aerosol generation system generation aerosol aerosolforming precursor includes electrically operated heating system heat precursor generate aerosol flow path transmission flow including aerosol user heating system arranged fluid communication flow path electrical circuitry electrical circuitry configured determine feature oscillation associated property electrical energy heating system oscillation due initiation andor termination user inhale flow path determine amount one component aerosol dispensed inhale based feature oscillation an aerosol generation system for generation of aerosol from an aerosolforming precursor includes an electrically operated heating system to heat said precursor to generate the aerosola flow path for transmission of flow including the aerosol to a user andelectrical circuitry configured to determine a feature of an oscillation associated with a property of electrical energy through the heating system the oscillation due to initiation andor termination of a user inhale through the flow path.


cartridge releasable connection electronic cigarette includes substance vaporized provided electrical circuitry wherein electrical circuitry includes circuit terminal configured engage circuit connector located main body electronic cigarette configured establish data connection cartridge main body memory storing data wherein circuit terminal cartridge located housing cartridge one plurality circuit terminal least initial connection portion thereof provided different position longitudinal direction cartridge relative longitudinal position circuit connector least initial connection portion thereof a cartridge for releasable connection to an electronic cigarette is provided with an electrical circuitry wherein the electrical circuitry comprises circuit terminals configured to engage with circuit connectors located on a main body of the electronic cigarette and configured to establish a data connection between the cartridge and the main body and wherein the circuit terminals are provided at different positions in a longitudinal direction of the cartridge relative to longitudinal positions of the circuit connectors.


inhalation device generating liquid vapour inhaled user said inhalation device comprising compartment holding reservoir arranged store amount liquid vapourized least one liquid jet device producing demand drop said liquid liquid conduit guiding amount said liquid said liquid jet device arranged one side said compartment sensor arranged detect situation indicative whether liquid conduit supply liquid liquid jet device arranged opposite side said compartment control unit configured control said liquid jet device based output said sensor an inhalation device for generating from a liquid a vapour that can be inhaled by a user includes a compartment for holding a reservoir for storing an amount of a liquid to be vapourized at least one liquid jet device for producing on demand drops of said liquid a liquid conduit for guiding the amount of the liquid to said liquid jet and arranged on one side of said compartment a sensor arranged to detect a situation indicative of whether the liquid conduit can supply liquid to the liquid jet ; and a control unit configured to deactivate operation of said device based on the output of said sensor.


present invention relates aerosol generation article aerosol generation device wherein aerosol generation article distal end first inserted cavity aerosol generation device mouth end downstream distal end aerosol generation article comprises aerosol generation substrate wrapper air inlet distal end air outlet mouth end selfsealing airflow barrier wherein selfsealing airflow barrier comprises orientation mean the present invention relates to an aerosol generation device for use in aerosols and more particularly to a method for generating aerosols from aerosols which comprises the steps of inserting an aerosols generation article into a cavity of an aerosola generation device and inserting an air inlet at the distal end and an air outlet at the mouth end and a selfsealing airflow barrier configured at the proximal end to prevent airflow between the air outlet and the air outlet when the aerosols are not inserted into the cavity of the aerosol generating device.


capsule electronic cigarette first end engaging electronic cigarette device second end configured mouthpiece portion vapor outlet capsule including liquid store configured contain liquid vaporized vaporizing unit including heater fluid transfer element vaporizing unit arranged within vaporizing chamber main vapor channel extending vaporizing chamber vapor outlet mouthpiece housing enclosing liquid store vaporizing unit wherein housing includes inner outer housing assembled together wherein liquid store located void inbetween inner outer housing wherein seal provided inner outer housing wherein seal crosssectional shape crosssectional height larger crosssectional width the present invention relates to a capsule for an electronic cigarette wherein the capsule comprises a vaporizing unit and a fluid transfer element. the capsule further comprises a liquid store configured to contain a liquid to be vaporized and a vaporizer unit configured to vaporize the liquid. the liquid store and the vaporizer units are arranged within a vaporization chamber and the liquid transfer element is arranged within the vaporizing chamber. a seal is provided inside the circular groove between the inner housing and the outer housing wherein the seal has a crosssectional shape that is larger than the crosssectional width thereof.


flatshaped tobacco article configured receive least part doublesided flat heater aerosol generating assembly comprising article present invention concern flat shaped tobacco article comprising first heating portion second heating portion designed arranged parallel first heating portion first heating portion comprising substrate layer comprising tobacco substrate second heating portion comprising retainer layer comprising vapour forming agent agent retainer retaining vapour forming agent flatshaped tobacco article configured receive least part doublesided flat heater aerosol generating device first second heating portion heat simultaneously heating portion said substrate layer retainer layer c first heating portion second heating portion respectively arranged heated directly corresponding side flat heater the present invention relates to a flatshaped tobacco article comprising a first heating portion and a second heating portion designed to be arranged parallel to each other to heat simultaneously each of the heating portions.


aerosol generating article includes plurality elongate first strip aerosol generating material plurality elongate second strip inductively heatable susceptor material least one elongate carrier strip plurality elongate second strip attached least one elongate carrier strip folded along one fold line form two elongate carrier region one plurality elongate second strip attached elongate carrier region elongate first strip elongate second strip least one elongate carrier strip arranged form rodshaped aerosol generating article an aerosol generating article comprising a plurality of elongate first strips comprising an aerosol generator material and an inductively heatable susceptor material and at least one elongate carrier strip to which each of the plurality of first strips is folded along one or more fold lines to form two or more elongate carriers regions. each of these elongate second strips has a width which is less than a width of each of said first strips so that the distal ends of the elongate two strips are not visible at a distal end of the aerosol producing article. the aerosols generating article according to the invention can be used to generate


present invention concern flatshaped tobacco article defining pair parallel outer surface least one said outer surface intended heated flat heater aerosol generating device flatshaped tobacco article comprising substrate layer comprising tobacco substrate least one retainer layer contact side substrate layer comprising agent retainer impregnated vapour forming agent least one retainer layer comprising agent retainer impregnated vapour forming agent agent retainer comprising tobacco nicotine containing substrate said layer arranged parallel said outer surface a flatshaped tobacco article defining a pair of parallel outer surfaces with at least one of said outer surfaces being heatable by a flat heater of an aerosol generating device to generate aerosol and comprising an agent retainer impregnated with a vapour forming agent.


provided extension unit correspondingly aerosol generation device system aerosol generation device extension unit comprising first connection interface first end extension unit connectable aerosol generation device unit comprises mean enabling least one additional functionality aerosol generation device aerosol generation connected aerosol generation device an extension unit for an aerosol generation device includes a first connection interface at a first end of the extension unit that is connectable to a first other extension unit and means for enabling at least one additional functionality of the aerosols generation device further to aerosol power supply when connected to the aerosol generator device wherein the first and second connection interfaces are configured to control the magnitude and a direction of power supply by the first connection interfaces and the second connection interface.


filter vapour generating article includes filter body first end arranged mouthpiece second end opposite first end arranged attachment vapour generating article filter including cavity located within filter body first second end cavity configured allow fluid including water flow filter body second end first end wherein cavity includes filter portion arranged filter fluid flow filter body wherein filter portion arranged remove least water fluid flow filter body a filter for a vapour generating article comprising a mouthpiece and a cavity located within the filter body between the first and second ends wherein the cavity comprises a filter portion arranged to filter the fluid as the fluid flows through the cavity and wherein the filter portion is arranged to remove at least some of the water from the fluid.


present invention relates aerosol generation device charging device aerosol generating device comprises housing comprising opening receiving chamber configured receive consumable opening housing insertion direction power source configured store power aerosol generating device power receiving module configured receive power charging power source an aerosol generating device comprising : a housing having an opening ; a receiving chamber configured to receive a consumable through the opening of the housing in an insertion direction ; a power source configured to store power for the aerosol generation device ; and a power receiving module configured to connect with and receive power for charging the power source when the external power supply module is inserted in the receiving chamber. the charging device according to any one of the following claims comprises : a charging device having an upper end and a bottom end with respect to the insertion direction and the connector comprises a positive electrode side and a negative electrode side disposed sequentially on the wall


method excluding humidity andor oxygen andor fluid inner cavity electronic smoking device surrounded outer hull cavity fluid tight environment least one seal least one input least one output least one hole hull cavity fluid pas closed closure method includes first filling inert gas input cavity displacing fluid inside cavity flushing inert gas output afterwards input output permanently closed closure a method for excluding humidity andor oxygen and / or other fluids from an inner cavity of an electronic smoking device surrounded by an outer hull the cavity being fluid tight to environment by at least one seal and having at least a first input and a second output. filling an inert gas through the hull and into the cavity displacing fluids inside the cavity andpermanently closing the input and the output with respective closures.


aerosol generation device includes cover display st aspect aerosol generation device includes main body main housing main body configured generating aerosol aerosol generation substrate cover releasably attached connected main housing cover portion outer surface main housing cover includes part externally visible surface electronic display us nonlightemitting reflective display technology wherein individual display pixel emit light visible due ambient light scattering reflection an aerosol generation device comprising a main body with a main housing and an electronic display ; a cover releasably attached or connected to the main housing to cover a portion of an outer surface of the main body whereinthe cover comprises as part of its externally visible surface a nonlight emitting reflective display technology wherein display pixels do not emit light but are visible due to ambient light scattering and reflection; and a wireless interface for receiving display information from a remote device.


aerosol generating device disclosed comprising cavity aerosol forming substance received heater configured heat aerosol forming substance received cavity vacuum insulator provided around heater wherein external surface vacuum insulator outer surface aerosol generating device held user use an aerosol generating device configured to generate an aerosol for inhalation by a user comprising a cavity in which an aerosolic forming substance can be received a heater configured to heat an aerosoline forming substance received in the cavity and a vacuum insulator provided around the heater wherein an external surface of the vacuum insulating is an outer surface of an outer portion of the aerosol producing device that can be held by the user.


aerosol generating apparatus disclosed apparatus comprising cavity configured receive aerosol forming consumable heater configured heat burn aerosol forming consumable received cavity thereby generate aerosol gas supply device comprising separator gas supply device configured remove oxygen air use separator produce gas reduced concentration oxygen relative air supply gas cavity an aerosol generating apparatus comprising a cavity configured to receive an aerosol forming consumable and a heater configured to heat but not bum the aerosol producing consumable received in the cavity thereby to generate a gas having a reduced concentration of oxygen relative to air, a gas supply device configured to remove oxygen from air by use of the separator so as to produce a gas that is substantially free of oxygen and to supply the gas to the cavity


aerosol generation system includes consumable aerosol generation device consumable including storage portion storage aerosol generating precursor information carrying medium wherein information includes encrypted first portion second portion without encryption aerosol generation device body including electrical circuitry obtain information carrying medium information decrypt first portion determine consumable authentic decrypted first portion corresponds second portion an aerosol generation system comprising a consumable comprising a storage portion for storage of an aerosol generating precursor and a nontransient memory carrying information wherein the information comprises an encrypted first portion and a second portion without encryption and an aerosols generation device body including electrical circuitry to obtain from said nontransients memory said information and determine the consumable as authentic when the decrypted first portion corresponds to the second portion, and a method of authenticating the consumables by determining a correspondence of the decayed first portion with the stored information.


aerosol generation set includes aerosol generation device defining device body extending two body end device body including device magnetic elementa case defining cavity able receive aerosol generation device movable part movable closed position opened position trigger event case including case magnetic element arranged facing device magnetic element aerosol generation device received cavity andan electric circuitry configured detect trigger event upon detection activate magnetic interaction said magnetic element push least one body end cavity aerosol generation device received cavity an aerosol generation set comprising a device body defining a cavity and a movable part movable from a closed position to an opened position further to a trigger event the case comprising a case magnetic element arranged facing the device magnetic element when the device body is in the closed position and an electric circuitry configured to detect the trigger event and upon the detection activate magnetic interaction between said magnetic elements to push at least one of the first and second body ends from the cavity when the case is opened.


invention relates method delivering inhalable aerosol aerosol generating substrate included consumable comprising section comprising substantially solid aerosol generating substrate including electrically conductive material within aerosol generating substrate conductive material configured conduct current within section comprising aerosol generating substrate thereby heat aerosol generating substrate degree inhalable aerosol generated method comprising step performing first measurement electrical resistance aerosol generating substrate one subsequent measurement electrical resistance aerosol generating substrate wherein one subsequent measurement electrical resistance aerosol generating substrate performed aerosol generating substrate heated determining characteristic based measurement determining whether characteristic fulfills predetermined condition wherein determined characteristic fulfills predetermined condition aerosol generating substrate heated degree aerosol formed andor determined characteristic fulfill predetermined condition signaled user aerosol generating substrate heated degree invention also relates system configured perform step a consumable comprising a section comprising a substantially solid aerosol generating substrate including an electrically conductive material within the section and a method of heating an aerosol generated by the section. the method comprises the steps of performing a first measurement of the electrical resistance of the aerosol generator substrate and one or more subsequent measurements of the electric resistance of said aerosol generate substrate and determining whether the characteristic fulfills a predetermined condition wherein the characteristic does not fulfill the predetermined condition.


aerosol generation device includes device nfc antenna anda device communication module connected device nfc antenna configured communicate external device using device nfc antenna device communication module configured transmit output data external device encoding output data carrier wave using device nfc antenna receive input data external device decoding input data electromagnetic wave received device nfc antenna an aerosol generation device comprising a device nfc antenna and a device communication module configured to communicate with an external device and to transmit output data to the external device by encoding the output data into a carrier wave and receiving input data from an electromagnetic wave received by the device.


present invention concern container tobacco article tobacco article comprising filter container comprising outer box inner liner inserted outer box configured receive tobacco article inner liner defining internal surface designed contact tobacco article external surface contact outer box wherein least one surface inner liner coated antistaining coating comprising first antistaining layer comprising ethyl cellulose prevent minimise staining oily chemical substance contained filter tobacco article a container for tobacco articles includes an outer box and an inner liner inserted in the outer box. at least one surface of the inner liner is coated with an antistaining coating comprising ethyl cellulose to prevent or minimise staining from oily chemical substances contained in the filters of the tobacco articles.


aerosol generation device includes heater configured heat vaporizable material generate aerosol battery configured power heater least millimeterwave radar configured detect moving object around aerosol generation device generate detection data representative position moving object an aerosol generation device comprising a heater configured to heat a vaporizable material to generate aerosola battery and a millimeterwave radar configured to detect moving objects around the heater and generate detection data representative of a position of the moving objects.


mouthpiece portion electronic cigarette includes housing sleeve including opening cavity internal side wall housing sleeve connectable main body electronic cigarette retaining element located within cavity wherein retaining element defines receiving space receiving portion consumable configured move within housing sleeve axial direction mouthpiece portion first position second position wherein retaining element compressed radial direction consumable side wall housing sleeve retaining element second position wherein consumable released partially released retaining element retaining element first position a mouthpiece portion for an electronic cigarette comprising a housing sleeve having an opening and a cavity having an internal side wall the housing sleeve being connectable to a main body of the electronic cigarettea retaining element located within said cavity wherein the retaining element defines a receiving space for receiving a portion of a consumable and is configured to move within said housing sleeve in an axial direction in a direction of the opening and the cavity being provided with a first portion having a first diameter and a second diameter which is smaller than the first diameter.


electronic smoking device generating inhalable aerosol wherein electronic smoking device comprises mouth piece body section body section comprising substance cartridge aerosolizable substance heating section hull wherein heating section arranged mouth piece substance cartridge wherein heating section heatable aerosolise aerosolizable substance according invention heating section comprises porous material heating element heat porous material wherein porous material also comprises cavity creates fluid flow path f substance cartridge mouth piece the present invention relates to an electronic smoking device comprising a mouth piece and a body section, wherein the body section comprises a substance cartridge with an aerosolizable substance and wherein the heating section is heatable to aerosolise the substance cartridge into the mouth piece. the invention further relates to a method for producing an inhalable aerosol with an electronic cigarette.


heater heating consumable comprising solid aerosol generating substrate heater comprising base heating element attached support surface base wherein heating element comprises moulding surface configured deform heat aerosol generating substrate a heater for heating a consumable comprising a solid aerosol generating substrate comprising a base and a heating element attached to a support surface of the base wherein the heating element comprises a thick conductive track extending along and protruding from the support surface to form a moulding shape or blade shape and a conductive surface on the extension of the heater.


induction heating assembly vapour generating device provided induction heating assembly including outer wall induction heating coil arranged inward outer wall extending along outer wall heating compartment defined inward outer wall base portion first end induction coil opening opposite base portion arranged receive use via opening elongated member heated induction heating least one movable member arranged move longitudinal direction induction heating coil current flowing induction heating coil an induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes an induction heating coil arranged inward of the outer wall and extending along an outer walla heating compartment defined inward of said outer wall with an opening opposite of the base portion and arranged to receive in use via the opening an elongated member to be heated by induction heating andat least one movable member arranged such as to move in a longitudinal direction of the induct heating coil when a current is flowing through the induction heating coils.


heating oven aerosol generating device includes tubular member including first end second end least one planar support wall extending across internal tubular cavity tubular member first second end least one planar heater attached planar support wall including electrical connection extending second end tubular member least one closure configured least partially closing second end aerosol generating device includes least one heating oven method assembling heating oven aerosol generating device tubular member two open end provided least one planar support wall planar heater attached thereto inserted one open end one end closed electrical connection extending closure a heating oven for an aerosol generating device comprising a tubular member having a first end and a second end and at least one planar support wall extending across an internal tubular cavity of the tubular members between the first and second ends and at a closure configured for at least partially closing the second end of the tubeular member.


aerosol generating device described device configured atomise aerosol generating material generate aerosol inhalation user example heating material substrate device includes first haptic actuator second haptic actuator b different first haptic actuator controller device configured control first second haptic actuator b provide haptic feedback user vaping session an aerosol generating device configured to atomise aerosols generating material to generate an aerosol for inhalation by a user includes a first haptic actuator that is different to the first and a controller that is further configured to control at least one of the first, second, and / or the third haptics so that haptic feedback is provided to the user during a first phase of a vaping session and haptic input is provided during substantially the whole of the second phase of the vaping session. the device further includes a controller configured to provide haptic information to a user in response to one or more of the following conditions :


aerosol generating device includes main body configured receive aerosol generating article main body includes outer casing inner casing inner cover inner cover secured periphery inner casing define space inner surface inner cover inner surface inner casing aerosol generating device includes outer cover positioned inner cover inner surface outer surface outer surface outer casing outer surface outer cover define external surface aerosol generating device periphery outer cover contact periphery outer casing outer surface outer cover lie substantially flush outer surface outer casing define continuous external surface an aerosol generating device comprising an outer casing having an inner surface and an outer surface ; an inner casing positioned inside the outer casing adjacent to the inner surface ; and an inner cover secured to a periphery of the inner casing to define a space between the inner cover and the outer surface to define an external surface of the main body.


vapour generating includes main body first end second end opposite first end body arranged contain solid vapour generating material filter mouthpiece end attachment end opposite mouthpiece end attachment end arranged attached first end main body airflow passageway within filter configured allow vapour flow filter attachment end first end body filter mouthpiece end filter includes adjuster configured adjust length airflow passageway a vapour generating article comprising a main body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end the body arranged to contain a solid vapour generator material and an airflow passageway within the filter configured to allow a vapour to flow into the filter through the attachment end of the main body and out of the filter.


vapour generating article includes main body first end second end opposite first end body arranged contain vapour generating material filter first end arranged mouthpiece portion second end opposite first end arranged attachment first end main body air inlet portion located second end filter air inlet portion includes least one aperture allow ambient air enter filter filter includes adjuster configured move relative air inlet portion adjust crosssectional area aperture alter airflow aperture second end filter releasably attachable first end main body a vapour generating article comprising a main body having a first end arranged as a mouthpiece portion and a second end arranged for attachment to the first end of the main body andan air inlet portion located at the second end of said main body, wherein the filter comprises an adjuster configured to adjust the crosssectional area of the aperture to an open configuration in which ambient air is able to flow into the filter via the filter and wherein the filter is releasably attachable to said first end.


filter smoking article improved biodegradability improved taste smoking smoking article filter includes segment filtration substrate including natural cellulose fibre wrapper least partly surrounding segment filtration substrate contains composition including additive reducing phenol a filter for a smoking article comprising a filter comprising a segment comprising a filtration substrate comprising natural cellulose fibres and a composition comprising an additive for reducing phenols and a wrapper at least partly surrounding the segment


smoking article storage box includes outer container base portion lid portion first storage layer element arranged within base portion lower level least one higherlevel element removably arranged within base portion higher level wherein first storage layer element includes first contact edge one side second contact edge opposite side thereof wherein first second contact edge form support element least one higherlevel element within storage box a smoking articles storage box comprising an outer container having a base portion and a lid portion, a first storage layer element arranged within the base portion at a lower level andc at least one higher level element removably arranged in the base section at a higher level wherein the first and second contact edges of the second storage layer elements are linear in shape and provide horizontal support elements for the at least two higher level elements within the outer container.


heating assembly aerosol generating device disclosed heating assembly comprises metal tubular heating chamber comprising opening receiving aerosol substrate coating electrically insulating material least partially surround outer surface heating chamber wherein coating electrically insulating material comprises one ceramic glass silicone carbon heating element least partially surround heating chamber disposed coating electrically insulating material wherein coating electrically insulating material prevents contact heating element heating chamber a heating assembly for an aerosol generating device comprising a metal tubular heating chamber comprising an opening for receiving an aerosols substrate a coating of electrically insulating material that at least partially surrounds an outer surface of the heating chamber wherein the coating of the electrically insulated material prevents contact between the heating element and the heating surface and is disposed against any contact therebetween. the heating assembly further comprises a thin film heater comprising a heating element that is wrapped around a heating chamber and a flexible backing film that is configured to wrap around the heating heating element against the thin film heating.


aerosol generation device consuming aerosol generation substrate includes housing control unit housing outer layer elastically deformable area control unit including printed circuit board plurality electrical transmission line electrically connecting component thereon capacitive sensor component arranged printed circuit board the present invention relates to an aerosol generation device comprising a housing having an outer layer comprising an elastically deformable area and a control unit comprising a printed circuit board having a plurality of electrical transmission lines for electrically connecting components thereon and a capacitive sensor component arranged on the printed circuit boards. the control unit comprises a switching module and an operational module for at least operating the switching module according to a sensing of a change in capacitance between the outer layer and the capacitive sensing component. the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the aerosol generating device according to the present invention wherein the invention comprises the steps of :


invention relates smoking article distal end mouth end extends circumferential direction longitudinal direction form cylindrical shape along longitudinal direction distal mouth end least one heated segment comprising tobacco reconstituted tobacco binder rtb least one cooling segment comprising cylindrically shaped cooler material filter segment arranged three section create flow path distal mouth end wherein heated segment cooling segment filter segment least part enclosed first wrapper heated segment comprises least one second wrapper smoking article characterized second wrapper coated tobacco product comprising tobacco particle average particle size micro dispersion medium dispersing tobacco particle a smoking article with a distal end and a mouth end wherein the smoking article has at least one heated segment comprising tobacco andor reconstituted tobacco binder rtb at least a cooling segment comprising a cylindrically shaped cooler material and a filter segment are arranged wherein the heated segment and the cooling segment are at least in part enclosed by a first wrapper wherein the first wrapper is coated with a tobacco product comprising tobacco particles having an average particle size of 30 m and a dispersion medium for dispersing the tobacco particles before arranging the heating segment in the smoking articles.


present disclosure concern aerosol generation device including housing nonelectrically conductive touch panel arranged external surface plurality touch sensor touch sensor associated operational function carried controller configured activated user interaction touch sensor based activation sensitivity touch sensor activation sensitivity touch sensor based operational function associated touch sensor least two touch sensor different activation sensitivity an aerosol generation device comprising a housing defining an external surface and comprising a plurality of touch sensors each touch sensor being associated to an operational function carried out by the controller and configured to be activated further to a user interaction with that touch sensor based on an activation sensitivity of at least two of the touch sensors.


heating assembly aerosol generating device disclosed heating assembly comprises heating chamber opening receiving aerosol substrate coating electrically insulating material formed surface heating chamber coating electrically conductive material least partially coat coating electrically insulating material coating electrically conductive material configured act joule heater supplied electrical current coating electrically insulating material prevents contact coating electrically conductive material heating chamber a heating assembly for an aerosol generating device comprising a heating chamber and a coating of electrically insulating material that is formed on a surface of the heating chamber. the heating assembly is configured to act as a joule heater when supplied with electrical current and wherein the coating is formed as an unbroken surface that entirely surrounds the coating.


cartridge use aerosolgenerating system comprises first compartment comprising solid aerosolforming material second compartment comprising liquid aerosolforming material stored liquid retention element comprising loosely packed solid particle configured retain liquid aerosolforming material interstice particle surface airpermeable separating element separate solid aerosolforming material first compartment liquid aerosolforming material second compartment first compartment disposed downstream second compartment one constituent solid aerosolforming material disposed within first compartment infused aerosol vapor generated second compartment passage aerosol vapor solid aerosolforming material loosely packed solid particle flexibly interconnected thereby providing design flexibility simple manufacturing liquid retention element a cartridge for an aerosolgenerating system comprising a cartridge housing divided into a first compartment and a second compartment the first compartment comprising a solid aerosolforming material and the second compartment comprising an inductively heatable susceptor element disposed between the first and second compartments.


aerosolgenerating consumable article comprising tubular body comprising flexible portion thereby allowing first end aerosolgenerating consumable article move relative second end b aerosolgenerating consumable article wherein flexible portion positioned predetermined distance second end b aerosolgenerating consumable article predetermined distance corresponds length cavity aerosolgenerating device configured accommodating aerosolgenerating consumable article generating aerosol heating thereof an aerosolgenerating consumable article comprising a tubular body comprising a flexible portion wherein the flexible portion is positioned a predetermined distance from the second end of the aerosol generating device.


consumable use electrically heated aerosolgenerating device consumable comprising aerosol outlet path reservoir comprising liquid aerosolforming substrate heating element wherein reservoir upper domain lower domain upper domain lower domain fluid connection wherein upper domain divided first part second part arranged two opposing side aerosol outlet path two part direct fluid connection within upper domain wherein aerosolforming substrate comprised lower domain fluid connection heating element a consumable for use in an electrically heated aerosolgenerating device includes an aerosol outlet path having an upper domain and a lower domain wherein the upper domain is divided into a first part and a second part and the second part is in fluid connection with each other such that the two parts are not in direct fluid connection. the consumable also includes a reservoir having a liquid aerosolforming substrate and a heating element. the reservoir has an upper portion and an intermediate portion. the upper portion of the reservoir radially encloses the aerosolform substrate and the intermediate portion radially extends from a position inside a housing of the


heating assembly includes body defining heating compartment adapted receive vapour generating substance least two heater vapour generating substance placeable within heating compartment use movement mechanism adapted use move least one least two heater first second position distance least two heater le least one heater first position second position wherein distance least two heater least one heater first position separation least two heater applies pressure vapour generating substance located heating compartment switch adapted use control movement least one heater movement mechanism a heating assembly comprising a body defining a heating compartment adapted to receive a vapour generating substance and a movement mechanism adapted in use to move at least one of the heaters between a first position and a second position a distance between the at least two heaters being less.


aerosol generation device includes heater configured heat vaporizable material generate aerosola battery configured power heatera geolocation chip configured generate geolocation data representative position aerosol generation devicea shortrange antenna configured receive first proximity sensing signal external device aerosol generation device within proximity range around external device anda longrange antenna configured transmit geolocation data external server shortrange antenna receive first proximity sensing signal an aerosol generation device comprising a heater configured to heat a vaporizable material to generate aerosola battery configured to power the heatera short range antenna configured to receive a first proximity sensing signal from an external device when the aerosol generator device is within a proximity range pr around the external device and a long range antenna coupled to transmit said first and second proximity sensing signals to an external server when the shortrange antenna does not receive said first location sensing signal.


aerosol generating device provided aerosol generating device comprising heating chamber configured receive tobacco portion comprising first magnetic material heating chamber comprising inner wall base heating element configured heat tobacco portion inserted heating chamber second magnetic material arranged inner wall heating chamber second magnetic material different heating element wherein use second magnetic material magnetically coupled first magnetic material tobacco portion inserted heating chamber system heated tobacco product also provided an aerosol generating device comprising a heating chamber configured to receive a tobacco portion comprising a first magnetic material and a second magnetic material arranged at the inner wall of the heating chamber and configured to heat the tobacco portion when in use.


present invention relates heating unit aerosolgenerating article heating unit comprising heating oven configured heat aerosolforming substrate aerosol generating article received within heating oven wherein heating oven thermally insulated layer intumescent material a heating unit for an aerosolgenerating article wherein the heating unit is thermally insulated by a layer of intumescent material which is triggered when heated once to a trigger temperature by at least 200 degrees centigrade.


heating chamber aerosol generation device includes chamber side wall chamber base chamber side wall chamber base together define interior volume heating chamber heater provided thermal engagement chamber side wall insulating member includes insulating side wall insulating base arranged part heating chamber including chamber base nested inside insulating member also disclosed aerosol generation device including electrical power source outer casing heating chamber control circuitry arranged control supply electrical power electrical power source heater a heating chamber for an aerosol generation device includes a chamber side wall and a chamber base. the chamber side and chamber base define an interior volume of the heating chamber and an insulating member is arranged so that a part of a heating chamber including the chamber base is nested inside the insulation member and the insulating members are arranged so as to form a single cup - shaped cavity. the heater comprises electrical connections for receiving electrical power and the electrical connections extend through the insulate member.


aerosol generating device comprises heating chamber receiving aerosol generating substrate heating chamber comprising chamber wall susceptor structure comprises plurality inductively heatable susceptors spaced around chamber wall exposed interior volume heating chamber portion susceptor structure may extend chamber wall interior volume support aerosol generating substrate mounting portion susceptor structure embedded chamber wall example moulding chamber wall around mounting portion the present invention relates to aerosol generating devices comprising a heating chamber for receiving an aerosol generator substrate and a susceptor structure comprising a plurality of inductively heatable susceptors spaced around the heating chamber and exposed to the interior volume of said heating chamber. the susceptor structures further comprise mounting portions that connect two or more of the susceptors embedded in the chamber wall.


aerosol generating device comprises heating chamber receiving least part aerosol generating substrate plurality inductively heatable susceptors spaced around periphery heating chamber aerosol generating system comprising aerosol generating device combination aerosol generating substrate also described an aerosol generating device comprising a heating chamber for receiving at least part of an aerosol generator substrate and a plurality of inductively heatable susceptors spaced around a periphery of the heating chamber and spaced around an inner surface of a substantially tubular heating chamber, wherein the plurality of susceptors are configured to form a friction fit with the aerosol generated substrate positioned in use in the heated chamber and wherein the conductivity of the conductive susceptors is at least 5 times the width of the heated heating chamber.


method indicating battery level battery aerosol generating device generating aerosol aerosol generating substance contained consumable article method comprising step determining amount charge remaining battery calculating number consumable article fully used determined amount charge remaining battery displaying information said information indicating calculated number consumable article fully used determined amount charge remaining battery a method of indicating a battery level of a battery of an aerosol generating device for generating a consumable article from an aerosols generating substance contained in a consumible article includes the steps of determining an amount of charge remaining in the battery and displaying information indicating the calculated number of consumable articles that can be fully used with the determined amount of charged remaining in a battery.


heating apparatus aerosol generating device comprising heating chamber receiving aerosol generating substrate susceptor assembly comprising support plurality susceptor branch extending support support positioned proximate first end heating chamber plurality susceptor branch extend toward second end heating chamber aerosol generating system comprising heating apparatus combination aerosol generating article also described a heating apparatus for an aerosol generating device comprising a heating chamber having an opening for receiving an aerosols generating substrate and a susceptor assembly configured to be removable from the heating chamber and having a support and a plurality of susceptor branches extending from the support wherein in use the support is perforated and the susceptor branch is overmoulded.


electronic cigarette includes main body replaceable cartridge disassembled main body main body includes laser cartridge includes liquid store absorber configured heated radiation emitted laser order vaporise vaporisable medium enabling device also provided enable propagation radiation laser absorber cartridge assembled main body inhibit propagation radiation laser absorber cartridge disassembled main body an electronic cigarette comprising a main body comprising a vaporising light source and a cartridge configured to be removably assembled to the main body wherein the cartridge includes a liquid store for storing a vaporisable medium and an absorber configured to absorb radiation emitted by the vaporizing light source in order to vaporise the vaporizable medium andan enabling device adapted to enable propagation of radiation from the vaporise light source to the absorber only when the cartridge is assembled to said main body and wherein the enabling device comprises a light guide connected to the cartridge.


solvent aerosolgenerating material includes predominantly propanediol glycerol wherein propanediol le percent weight based total weight solvent particular shown also herein ratio propanediol glycerol solvent significantly improves example thermal stability well decrease inhaled flavour concentration a solvent for aerosolgenerating material wherein the solvent comprises 1 3propanediol and glycerol and at least one of nicotine flavourant or water has a ph value in a range from 50 to 9925 percent by weight of the solvent.


method forming shaped foam containing tobacco ingredient containing agent includes first step combining mixing tobacco ingredient containing agent foam forming agent obtain first mixture second step adding aerosol forming agent optionally solvent andor least one nontobacco flavoring agent first mixture obtain second mixture third step adding foam stabilizing agent second mixture obtain third mixture extruding third mixture produce shaped foam wherein least second third step carried inside extruder shaped foam containing tobacco ingredient containing agent produced method device producing shaped foam containing tobacco ingredient containing agent also provided the present invention relates to a device for producing shaped foam containing a tobacco ingredient containing agent. the device according to the present invention comprises an extruder that is configured to extrude a shaped foam into pieces of shaped foam. the shaped foam is cooled to a temperature of between 60 degrees centigrade and at least 50 degrees perigrade after the addition of the foam.


aerosol generation device comprises housing housing defining internal space device comprising least heat source within internal space housing comprising least insulation wall comprising inner surface facing internal space outer surface opposite inner surface device comprising thermal insulation layer arranged least thermoprotected portion outer surface insulation wall thermal insulation layer comprising mesh sublayer mesh sublayer comprising interlaced structure an aerosol generation device comprising a housing defining an internal space and a heat source within the internal space the device further comprising a thermal insulation layer arranged on at least a thermoprotected portion of the outer surface of the insulation wall and an adhesive sublayer fixed to the adhesive sub layer.


invention concern heatnotburn aerosol generating device configured operate tobacco article aerosol generating device comprises reception cavity configured receive tobacco article airflow path comprising upstream portion downstream portion tobacco article received reception cavity flavor chamber configured receive flavoring substance able release flavor closing element arranged chamber inlet configured move open position closed position downstream portion airflow path extends tobacco article received reception cavity position closing element a heatnotburn aerosol generating device comprising : a reception cavity configured to receive a tobacco article and comprising a heater configured to heat the tobacco article ; a flavor chamber defining a chamber inlet and configured to release a flavoring substance ; a closing element configured to move between an open position in which the chamber is at least partially opened and at least a part of the upstream portion of the airflow path extends through the flavor chamber ; and a closed position in the open position wherein the chamber and the downstream portion of airflow path extend exterior to the reception cavity.


tobacco article designed operate aerosol generating device assembly comprising tobacco article tobacco article designed operate aerosol generating device extends along article axis x mouth end upstream end tobacco article comprises mouth end portion defining mouth end tobacco portion arranged upstream end mouth end portion upstream end portion arranged adjacent tobacco portion defining upstream end tobacco article upstream end portion comprising solid stop solid stop comprising identification element andor sensor configured provide data usable aerosol generating device carry alter least one functionality a tobacco article comprising an absorbent material configured for absorbing at least partially aerosol from an aerosol generating device and a solid stop extending transversally in respect with the article axis. the solid stop comprises an identification element andor a sensor configured to provide data usable by the aerosol generator to carry out at least one of its functionalities.


mouthpiece use aerosol generating device disclosed comprising cavity configured receive consumable mouthpiece comprises mouthpiece structure comprising internal wall configured support consumable one end received cavity internal wall mouthpiece tapered portion provide air gap tapered portion internal wall consumable along least portion length consumable consumable received cavity a mouthpiece for use with an aerosol generating device comprising a cavity configured to receive a consumable a mouthpiece structure comprising an internal wall configured to support the consumable at one of its ends when it is received in the cavity wherein the internal wall comprises a gripping portion that is shaped to provide an air gap between the tapered portion of the external wall and the consument along at least a portion of a length of the consumatable when the cavity is received therein. the mouthpiece further comprises an airflow channel wherein the airflow channel defines a first plane and a second plane wherein the distance between the first and second planes is less than


heating system aerosol generating assembly heating system comprising wick absorbing surface designed contact liquid vaporizable material vapor channel heater heating wick liquid vaporizable material absorbed wick form aerosol within vapor channel guiding channel fluidly connected vapor channel airflow coming guiding channel flow vapor channel carrying aerosol vapor outlet aerosol generating assembly redistribution chamber guiding channel fluidly connected vapor channel via redistribution chamber airflow coming guiding channel mix redistribution chamber entering vapor channel a heating system for an aerosol generating assembly includes : a wick having an absorbing surface designed to be in contact with a liquid vaporizable material ; a heater for heating the wick so that the liquid vapizable material is absorbed by the heating wick ; and a redistribution chamber for carrying the aerosol to a vapor outlet of the heating system wherein the vapor channels are fluidly connected to each other via the redistribution chamber so that airflows coming from the guiding channels mixes in the redistribution chambers before entering the vapor channel.


aerosol generating article includes plurality elongate first strip aerosol generating material plurality elongate second strip inductively heatable susceptor material plurality elongate third strip plurality elongate second strip adhered width elongate second strip equal width elongate third strip elongate first second third strip arranged form rodshaped aerosol generating article an aerosol generating article comprising a plurality of elongate first strips comprising an aerosol generator material and an inductively heatable susceptor material, wherein the elongate second strips are adhered to each other in a crosssection of the rod shaped aerosol producing article, wherein the length of each of the first and second strips is less than a length of the second strips and wherein the distal ends of the two strips are positioned inwardly from each other to form a distal end of the aerosol forming article, and wherein each of said elongate two strips has a plurality different orientations within a cross section of said rod


provided aerosol generating device receiving aerosol substrate heating aerosol substrate aerosol generating device comprising housing heating circuit comprising heater assembly configured heat aerosol substrate aerosol substrate received aerosol generating device heater assembly comprising least one heater fuse assembly provided thermal communication heater assembly electrically connected heater assembly fuse assembly comprising least one resettable fuse fuse assembly housed housing also provided aerosol generating system method operating aerosol generating device aerosol generating system an aerosol generating device for receiving an aerosol substrate and heating the substrate includes a heater assembly configured to heat the substrate when the substrate is received by the heater assembly and a fuse assembly provided in thermal communication with the heater assemblies and electrically connected with said heater assembly. the fuse assembly comprises at least one resettable fuse that is higher than the cutoff temperature value of at least a portion of the fuse. the heater and fuse assembly further comprise a nonresettable fuses that are higher than a highest target temperature of the heater.


heater device electronic cigarette includes vaporiser arranged vaporise liquid received liquid reservoir generate vapour airflow path arranged fluidly communicate mouthpiece electronic cigarette wherein vaporiser includes first surface airflow path located next first surface vaporiser heater unit including first surface second surface wherein air arranged enter heater unit via first surface exit heater unit air flow path via second surface wherein air entering heater unit cold air exiting heater unit airflow path hot wherein hot air airflow path flow arranged flow first surface vaporiser direction towards mouthpiece a heater device for an electronic cigarette comprising a vaporiser arranged to vaporise a liquid received from a liquid reservoir and generate a vapouran airflow path arranged to fluidly communicate with a mouthpiece of an electronic cigarettewherein the vaporiser comprises a first surface and a second surface wherein air is arranged to enter the heater unit via the first surface, exit the heating portion via the second surface, and flow over the vaporizer in a direction towards the mouthpiece.


present invention relates heating device use aerosolgenerating device configured heat aerosolforming substrate heatnotburn consumable received within heating device heating device longitudinal axis comprising first sleeve hollow ceramic heating element arranged adjacent first sleeve along longitudinal axis first nonconductive holder preferably nonmetallic andor nonceramic material housing least partially first sleeve heating element optionally second sleeve optionally second nonconductive holder hollow insulator housing first sleeve hollow ceramic heating element first nonconductive holder second sleeve second nonconductive holder a heating device for use in an aerosolgenerating device includes a first sleeve and a hollow ceramic heating element arranged adjacent to the first sleeve along the longitudinal axis wherein the heating element extends substantially centrally within the insulator of the heating device. a second sleeve and the hollow insulator housing the first and second sleeve are arranged such that the heating elements are maintained substantially centrally in the insulating of the heat notburn consumable. a first nonconductive holder is arranged so that the first heating element and the second heating element are maintained in substantially substantially substantially in substantially centrally with respect to each other during use of the device. the heating


aerosol generating device orientation sensor aerosol generating device disclosed aerosol generating device comprises orientation sensor configured detect orientation device sensor configured detect tapping shaking event device controller configured enable sensor detect tapping shaking upon determining orientation device detected orientation sensor within predefined orientation range disable sensor upon determining orientation device detected orientation sensor within predefined orientation range wherein controller configured operate component device upon detection tapping shaking sensor enabled an aerosol generating device comprising an orientation sensor configured to detect the orientation of the device, a controller configured to enable the orientation sensor to detect tapping or shaking events at the device and to disable the device upon determining that the orientation is not within a predefined orientation range.


vapour generating system includes base part including heating element cartridge connectable base part cartridge includes liquid store storing vapour generating liquid vaporization chamber communication liquid store receiving liquid therefrom heat transfer unit configured transfer heat heating element chamber vaporize liquid chamber connector releasably connecting base part cartridge connector configured apply connecting force base part cartridge urge heating element heat transfer unit contact connector includes first connecting element cartridge second connecting element base part chamber project end cartridge received heater cavity base part a vapour generating system comprising a base part including at least one heating element and a cartridge releasably connectable to the base part, the cartridge comprising a liquid store including a liquid outlet and a vaporization chamber in communication with the liquid outlet, a heat transfer unit configured to transfer heat from the heating element to the vaporizing chamber to vaporize vapour generated liquid in the liquid store and a connector configured to apply the connecting force in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cartridge to urge the at least two heating elements and the liquid transfer unit into contact with each other wherein the connector comprises a first connecting element


present invention relates vaporizer configured connected consumable container vaporizing consumable contained consumable container vaporizer connecting surface vaporizer connected consumable container connecting surface consumable container vaporizer connected consumable container wherein vaporizer comprises one detecting unit comprising resilient member vaporizer connecting surface resilient member take projected retracted position configured detect one aspect shape consumable container connecting surface encoding information consumable container detecting whether extent resilient member projected retracted position vaporizer connected consumable container a vaporizer including a vaporizer connecting surface configured to be connected to a consumable container when the vaporizer is connected to the consumable containers and a vaporizing unit configured to detect one or more aspects of a shape of the vaporizing surface and to decode the information encoded by said aspects of the shape of said vaporizer by detecting whether or not or to which extent the resilient member is in the projected or retracted position.


mouthpiece use aerosol generating device disclosed comprising inner section contains airflow channel outer section make contact user lip air gap provided inner section outer section provide thermal insulation a mouthpiece for use with an aerosol generating device comprising an inner section that contains an airflow channel an outer section that can make contact with a users lips wherein the inner section and the outer section are removably affixable to one another and an air gap that is fluidly connected to the airflow channel to allow air to flow from outside the mouthpiece towards the air flow channel to provide thermal insulation to the user lips.


cartridge vapour generating device provided cartridge configured thermically connect base part least one heat source comprises liquid store containing vapour generating liquid liquid outlet vaporization area communication liquid store via liquid outlet thermal interface membrane heater interface surface configured cartridge thermically connected base part via heater interface surface transfer heat heat source effect vaporization vapour generating liquid thermal joint compound b disposed heater interface surface a cartridge fora vapour generating device comprising a base part having a power supply and at least one heat source and a cartridge comprising a liquid store for containing a vapour generator liquid and having a liquid outlet a vaporization area in communication with the liquid store via the liquid outlet and a thermal interface membrane having a heater interface surface and configured when the cartridge is thermically connected to the base part to transfer heat from the heat source to effect vaporization of the vaporizer generating liquid and a thermally conductive coating applied to the thermal interface surface of the cartridge.


electronic vaping device comprises speaker adapted emit alarm sound least db triggered user input an electronic vaping device comprising a speaker adapted to emit an alarm sound of at least 80 db when triggered through a user input and a user control unit adapted to trigger the speaker to emit the alarm sound if the speaker is triggered by the user input after the speaker was triggered and a microphone adapted to detect a specific sentence pronounced by a user of the electronic electronic device when the speaker and microphone are triggered to emit a sound.


aerosol generation device tilted heating chamber heating chamber comprises elongate cavity cavity axis extends centrally along length elongate cavity aperture outer surface body aperture substrate carrier including aerosol generating material insertable elongate cavity heating chamber along cavity axis user manipulated element arranged moveable movement region b outer surface body movement region b extending least predominantly one side aperture cavity axis lie along direction extending aperture tilted away movement region b an aerosol generation device comprising an elongate body having an aperture in an outer surface thereof through which a substrate carrier including aerosol generating material is insertable into the elongate cavity of the body along a cavity axis. a user manipulated element is moveable relative to the aperture between a closed position in which the aperture is substantially unobstructed by the user manipulating element and an open position wherein both the aperture axis and the cavity axis lie along directions extending out of the aperture and the movement region axis are tilted away from one another.


invention generally directed aerosol generating device particular invention directed aerosol generating device comprising convection heating element according first aspect invention provides aerosol generating device comprising chamber configured least partially receive aerosol generating substrate air flow path extending chamber convection heater positioned upstream chamber flow direction flow path heating element comprising porous structure configured air flow flow path caused pas heating element reach chamber an aerosol generating device comprising a chamber configured to at least partially receive an aerosol generator substratean air flow path extending through a convection heater positioned upstream of the chamber in a flow direction through the chamber and comprising a heating element comprising a porous structure configured such that air that is to flow through the airflow path is caused to pass the heating element to reach the chamber wherein the temperature coefficient of resistance a of the metallic material is between 00000 and 0001.


container includes outer housing including box portion top opening closable lid portion box portion including front back wall connected bottom wall two side wall consumer good wrapped inner liner arranged within outer housing inner frame arranged outer housing inner liner wherein inner frame includes front side panel first vertical crease perforated line across least part front panel wherein inner liner formed inner liner sheet includes lshaped perforation removable portion defines access opening consumer good taken wherein perforation inner liner extends along front wall first side wall back wall container a container for consumer goods comprising an outer housing having a top opening closable by a lid portion and a bottom wall opposite the top opening and a bundle of elongated consumer goods wrapped with an inner liner and being arranged within the outer housing and an inner frame arranged between the outer hous and the inner liner wherein the inner frame comprises a front panel and two side panels and further comprises a first vertical crease or perforated line across at least part of the front panel for defining at least one foldable portion which can be folded to an inside of the container for selectively limiting space within the container.


aerosol generating system comprising consumable article aerosol generating device disclosed consumable article comprises rod aerosol generating material inductively heatable susceptor disposed within rod aerosol generating material wherein susceptor extends along length rod aerosol generating material wherein susceptor comprises first segment second segment connected connecting portion reduced crosssectional area respect first segment second segment aerosol generating device comprises housing arranged define heating chamber receiving consumable article first inductor second inductor arranged least partially surround heating chamber spaced along length heating chamber wherein first inductor second inductor arranged least partially surround first segment second segment respectively consumable article received within heating chamber power source configured supply electricity first inductor second inductor control circuitry configured selectively control supply electricity first inductor second inductor a consumable article comprising a rod of aerosol generating material and an inductively heatable susceptor disposed within the rod. the susceptor comprises a first segment and a second segment which are connected by a connecting portion having a reduced crosssectional area with respect to the rod and spaced along the length of the rod to define a heating chamber for receiving the consumable item and wherein a power source configured to supply electricity to the first and second inductors and a control circuitry configured to selectively control the supply of electricity to each of the first inductor and the second inductor.


electronic cigarette comprises control circuitry vaporizing unit liquid store vaporizing unit unitary element comprising plurality fluidic channel configured receive liquid liquid store fluidic channel separated plurality group group fluidic channel thermally connected separate heating element control circuitry configured selectively operate one heating element selectively heat one corresponding group fluidic channel an electronic cigarette comprising a vaporizing unit and a liquid store wherein the vaporizing units are configured to simultaneously heat at least two corresponding groups of fluidic channels to different temperatures and the liquid store is configured to receive liquid from the liquid storage and to selectively heat one or more of the groups of fluids to different temperature.


aerosol generating device includes outside casing containing battery receiving cavity receiving exchangeable cartomizer removable manner power control interface connected battery positioned receiving cavity contacting electrical contact air inlet interface cartomizer wherein power control interface includes airflow sensor electrical contact wherein power control interface includes deformable seal configured delimit flow path airflow sensor wherein power control interface includes nondeformable holder least partially bordering perimeter deformable seal receiving cavity an aerosol generating device comprising an external casing containing a battery and a receiving cavity for receiving an exchangeable cartomizer in a removable mannera power and control interface connected to the battery and positioned in the receiving cavity and configured for contacting with an electrical contact and air inlet interface of the cartomiser wherein the power and controlling interface comprises a deformable seal configured to delimit a flow path to the airflow sensor and a nondeformable holder configured for supporting the holder at least partially bordering a perimeter of the deformable sealing.


invention relates aerosol generating article used heatnotburn device comprising container comprising substantially hermetically sealed enclosure smokable material comprised substantially hermetically sealed enclosure comprising dried tobacco lamina material least one aerosol generating agent wherein smokable material moisture content percent weight total weight smokeable material an aerosol generating article for being used in a heat notburn device comprising a container comprising a substantially hermetically sealed enclosure and a smokable material comprising dried tobacco lamina material and at least one other aerosol generator agent wherein the smokeable material has a moisture content below 12 percent by weight of the total weight and is configured to transfer heat to the smokeable material by means of the thermally conductive material.


aerosol generation device includes aerosol generating substrate heated form aerosol specifically aerosol generation device includes aerosol generation chamber configured receive heat substrate generate aerosol aerosol generation chamber including least heating element cover closed position covering aperture device open position exposing aperture tray receiving holding substrate an aerosol generation device comprising an oblong housing configured to receive and heat a substrate to generate aerosol ; a lid connected to the housing and configured to be in a closed position covering the aerosols generation chamber and in an open position exposing the aerosol generating chamber ; and a tray configured to removably receive and hold a substrate. the lid is configured to transition from the open position to the closed position in a longitudinal direction of the housing whereby the tray is located at least partially outside of the air generation chamber.


method first aerosol generation device exchanging data second aerosol generation device method comprising activating wireless communication interface first aerosol generation device first aerosol generation device predetermined state predetermined state related aerosol generation determining least one trigger event detected detection unit first aerosol generation device different wireless communication interface performing data exchange second aerosol generation device via wireless communication interface response detecting least one trigger event first aerosol generation device predetermined state the present invention relates to a method for exchanging data with a second aerosol generation device. the method comprises activating a wireless communication interface of the first aerosol generator device while the second generation device is in a predetermined state the predetermined state being related to aerosol generating and determining at least one trigger event has been detected by a detection unit of a first aerosols generation device di f f ferent from the wireless communications interface and performing data exchange with the second aerosuls generation device via the wireles s communication interface in response to detecting the at leastone trigger event. the invention further relates to the use of the method to exchange data with


one example provided aerosol substrate consumable loading mechanism loading aerosol substrate consumable aerosol generating device loading mechanism comprising actuator configured load partially inserted aerosol substrate consumable said aerosol generating device use insertion sensor configured detect activation input wherein actuator configured load said aerosol substrate consumable said aerosol generating device upon detection activation input a loading mechanism for loading a partially inserted aerosol substrate consumable into an aerosol generating device includes an insertion sensor configured to detect an activation input of the consumable and an actuator configured to load the partially inserted consumable further into the aerosol generator device upon detection of the activation input. the actuator is configured to move between an open configuration and a closed configuration in which the partially insertable consumable is in use and a position in which it is not in use.


aerosol generating system comprising case defining oven cavity bottom surface opening portion tobacco stick received oven cavity first end facing bottom surface first air flow path extending oven cavity tobacco stick inlet outlet inlet including nozzle mounted bottom surface oven cavity extending first end tobacco stick includes acetate tube adjacent first end acetate tube including inner channel first air flow path extending inner channel an aerosol generating system includes a case defining an oven cavity having a bottom surface and an opening portion and a tobacco stick at least partially received in the oven cavity. the tobacco stick includes an acetate tube having an inlet and an outlet fluidly connecting the first air flow path to an exterior of the tobacco sticks and a nozzle mounted on the bottom surface of the cavity and extending through the inlet. the nozzle includes a substantially f rustoconical outer surface and a first axial portion extending through a first end of the nozzle. the aerosol generator further includes a sliding part extending from the first end to the second end of


aerosol generating device comprises case including air inlet air outlet air flow path extending air inlet air outlet aerosol generating device including heater adapted heat fluid flowing air flow path infusion stage provided air flow path downstream heater aerosol generating device including fuel cell metal air battery electrically connected heater fuel cell metal air battery adapted provide fluid flowing air flow path thermal power fuel cell metal air battery including proximal surface closer heater distal surface heat exchanger thermally connected proximal surface andor thermal insulator thermally connected distal surface an aerosol generating device comprising a case including an air inlet an air outlet and an air flow path extending between the air outlet. the case further including a heater adapted to heat a fluid flowing in the air flow pathway with thermal power.