invention relates aerosolgenerating device comprising oven first opening aerosolgenerating article could inserted least partially oven compression device arranged outside oven front opening compress aerosolgenerating device upon insertion thereof oven opening furthermore invention relates system comprising aerosolgenerating device aerosolgenerating article method inserting aerosolgenerating article least partially oven aerosolgenerating device step compressing aerosolgenerating article compression device arranged outside oven front opening oven compress aerosol generating device upon insertion thereof oven opening moving compressed aerosolgenerating article least partially oven disclosed an aerosolgenerating device comprising an oven having a first opening and a second opening, a compression device arranged outside the oven and in front of the opening to compress the aerosol generator device upon insertion thereof in the oven through the opening and moving the compressed aerosol generators at least partially into the oven. the compression device includes at least one roller that defines a gap by which a defined pressure could be applied in a direction towards the gap.


aerosol generating device includes outside casing containing battery receiving cavity receiving cartomizer power supply interfacing member connected battery positioned inside receiving cavity device includes sealing arrangement power supply interfacing member outside casing wherein sealing arrangement sealing lip sealing lip extends power supply interfacing member flex outside casing orientated extend direction battery an aerosol generating device comprising an outside casing containing a battery and comprising a receiving cavity for receiving a cartomizer and a power supply interfacing member connected to the battery and positioned inside the receiving cavity wherein the device further comprises a first sealing arrangement and a second sealing arrangement.


provided aerosol generating device capsule adapted use aerosol generating device aerosol generating device comprises cavity positioned one side aerosol generating device cavity configured host capsule capsule configured contain aerosol generating substance capsule comprises external shell arranged retain aerosol generating substance outlet external shell configured engage aerosol generating device capsule retained cavity an aerosol generating device comprising a cavity configured to host a capsule and a capsule configured to contain an aerosol generator substance. the cavity is arranged such that when the capsule is hosted in the cavity the capsule remains at least partially exposed external to a body of the aerosol producing device. the capsule further comprises a recognition means configured to read capsule type information associated with the capsule and provide capsule types information to the user.


ecigarette device includes housing configured hold battery vent port arranged housing safety valve mean arranged vent port wherein safety valve mean configured open andor close vent port partially andor completely depending temperature within housing vent port open automatically temperature battery exceeds certain value potential danger explosion caused increase pressure inside housing due malfunction battery avoided an electronic cigarette device comprising a housing configured to hold a batterya vent port arranged in the housing and a safety valve means arranged on the vent port and configured to open and close the vent ports partially and completely depending on a temperature within the housing.


vaporisation component vapour generation device includes evaporator component configured generate vapour flow vaporising vaporisable substance evaporator component first surface air flow airflow channel vapour generation device direction toward mouthpiece first surface includes plurality recessed portion configured interfere airflow airflow channel affect distribution droplet generated vapour flow evaporator component includes one evaporator channel arranged therethrough connect first surface reservoir configured store vaporisable substance evaporator channel configured transport vaporisable substance reservoir opening first surface a vapour generation device comprising an evaporator component configured to generate a vapour flow by vaporising a vaporisable substance and wherein the vaporisation component further comprises one or more evaporator channels arranged therethrough to transport the vaporizable substance from the reservoir to openings in the first surface of the vaporizer component wherein the openings are alternately arranged with the plurality of recessed portions in the second surface.


aerosol generating system generating aerosol inhalation user aerosol generating system comprising aerosol generating device aerosol generating device comprises heating assembly including heating compartment controller aerosol generating system comprises aerosol generating article receivable heating compartment aerosol generating article comprises aerosol generating substrate disabling element disabling element configured single use aerosol generating article cause temperature induced change shape disabling element first shape configuration second shape configuration controller configured detect shape disabling element render aerosol generating device inoperable initiation vaping session second shape configuration detected an aerosol generating system for generating an aerosol for inhalation by a user includes a heating assembly including a heating compartment and a controller configured to render the heating assembly inoperable before initiation of a vaping session if the first shape configuration is detected by the controller.


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 heater heating coil height corresponding percent percent height fluid transfer element wherein power density heater wmk power density wattmm the present invention relates to a capsule for an electronic cigarette wherein the capsule comprises a vaporizing unit, a vaporizer unit and a fluid transfer element. the capsule further comprises a liquid store and a vapor outlet. the fluid transfer unit includes a heater and a liquid transfer element wherein the heater is fluidly connected to the liquid store by at least one liquid inlet and the fluid transferring element provides a capillary action on liquid received therein.


invention relates packaging tobacco product tobacco substitute product comprising container odorization device suitable releasing odorizing molecule environment upon opening container wherein odorization device comprises inert carrier material odorizing composition comprising tobacco particle average particle size sd laser diffraction le equal micro adhered carrier material furthermore invention relates method manufacturing packaging comprising step providing container preproduct container providing odorizing composition comprising tobacco particle average particle size le equal micro application odorizing composition inert carrier material part container preproduct container separate container preproduct brought contact container preproduct later stage arranging tobacco product tobacco substitute product container closing container a packaging for tobacco products or tobacco substitute products comprising a container and an odorization device which is suitable for releasing odorizing molecules to the environment upon opening of the container. the odorizing device comprises an inert carrier material and a odorizing composition comprising tobacco particles having an average particle size  30 pm and adhered to the carrier material.


aerosol generation system including aerosol generation device consumable use aerosol generation device consumable including heat transfer element heating aerosol generation substrate attachable aerosol generation device aerosol generation device including heating element heating heat transfer element consumable attached aerosol generation device heating element moveable relative heat transfer element consumable attached aerosol generation device configured moved temperature threshold temperature area contact exists heating element heat transfer element consumable attached aerosol generation device temperature heating element threshold temperature reduced contact eliminated an aerosol generation device for use with a consumable comprising a heat transfer element for heating an aerosol generator substrate and being attachable to the aerosol generating device wherein the heating element is moveable relative to the heat transfer elements when the consumable is attached to the inhalation generation device and the temperature of the heating elements is below the threshold temperature.


aerosol generating device comprising leakage preventing mean associated aerosol generating assembly present invention concern aerosol generating device configured operate tobacco article comprising substrate portion device comprising device body comprising heating chamber configured receive substrate portion defining opening mouthpiece fixed device body forming inner volume fixing end inner surface mouthpiece mouthpiece configured engaged mouthpiece portion tobacco article defining least one airflow inlet internal surface fluid communication closed end heating chamber aerosol generating device comprises leakage preventing mean preventing flow leakage inner volume via airflow inlet an aerosol generating device configured to operate with a tobacco article comprising a substrate portion and a mouthpiece portion arranged successively along an article axis and comprising a heating chamber configured to receive the substrate portion of the tobacco article and defining at least one airflow inlet on its inner surface in fluid communication with the closed end of the heating chamber.


present invention concern operation method aerosol generation assembly comprising cartridge aerosol generation device aerosol generation device comprising flow channel designed communication flow path cartridge method comprises following step integrate flow signature flow passing flow channel aerosol generation device response user interaction aerosol generation device perform recognition routine recognize flow signature control operation aerosol generation device according recognition flow signature the present invention relates to an aerosol generation assembly comprising a cartridge and a flow channel designed to be in communication with a flow path of the cartridge. the invention further relates to a method of performing a recognition routine to recognize a flow signature of a cartridge, wherein the recognition routine comprises determining a plurality of rms flow values and an input averaged flow value and comparing these values with predetermined thresholds established by the user interaction with the cartridge and the flow channel.


liquid detecting system electronic cigarette includes light source light detector liquid store including internal cavity holding liquid light guide optically coupled light source detector light emitted source propagates towards detector along optical path including internal reflection within light guide boundary cavity light received detector along optical path varies depending content cavity also provided liquid cartridge electronic cigarette including system method determining content liquid cartridge computer readable medium including executable instruction upon execution device cause method performed a liquid detecting system for an electronic cigarette includes a light source and a light detector. the light source is located in a position offset from the vaporizer and the light detector is located at a location offset from said light source. the liquid detector is configured to detect a volume of liquid in a cavity of the electronic cigarette which is below a predetermined threshold andorthe determined refractive signature. a method for determining contents of the liquid cartridge is also disclosed.


aerosol generation device flexible pcb improves efficient use interior space inside aerosol generation device aerosol generation device includes first rigid printed circuit board pcb arranged first plane first flexible printed circuit fpc first rigid pcb attached first portion first fpc first fpc first portion first fpc arranged second plane substantially parallel different first plane second portion first fpc connects first portion first fpc first rigid pcb an aerosol generation device comprising a first rigid printed circuit board pcb arranged in a first plane and a first flexible printed circuit fpc wherein the first rigid pcb is attached to a first portion of the first fpcthe first portion and the second fpc is connected to a second portion of a second rigid pcthe second portion. the aerosol generating device according to the present invention comprises a first fpc and a second flexible printed circuits fpc that are arranged in the first plane in a second plane that is substantially parallel to and different from the second plane and which connects the first portion to the second portion thereof.


invention concern tobacco article extending along article axis x configured operate heatnotburn aerosol generating device aerosol generating device comprises receiving cavity configured receive least part tobacco article receiving cavity comprises associated electromagnetic wave generator configured generate heat said part tobacco article aerosol generating device comprises induction coil arranged relative receiving cavity create magnetic field receiving cavity tobacco article configured generate aerosol heated aerosol generating device tobacco article comprises vibrating element configured vibrate placed within magnetic field created induction coil generate haptic feedback user lip the present invention relates to a heatnotburn aerosol generating device comprising a receiving cavity configured to receive at least a part of a tobacco article and a heating module configured to generate heat to or in the said part of the tobacco article, wherein the heating module is configured to provide an induction electromagnetic field and a nontobacco portion configured to be downstream of said tobacco article.


method controlling aerosol generating device comprises receiving operating parameter aerosol generating device determining estimated temperature susceptor disposed within consumable aerosol generating device based operating parameter controlling power supplied inductor based estimated temperature susceptor operating parameter aerosol generating device comprise ambient temperature aspect power supplied inductor aerosol generating device estimated temperature susceptor determined induction heating susceptor inductor a method of controlling an aerosol generating device comprising receiving operating parameters of the aerosols generating device and determining an estimated temperature of a susceptor disposed within a consumable for the aerosol generator based on the operating parameters wherein the estimated temperature is determined during an induction heating of the susceptor andcontrolling the power supplied to the inductor based on a difference between the estimated thermal properties of the consumable and a target temperature.


aerosolgenerating device comprises body case secured body cap secured case hinge sliding case longitudinally relative body cause contact surface body engage cam surface cap thereby urging cap pivot towards open position proximal end body exposed pivoting cap open position towards closed position cause cam surface engage contact surface thereby urging case slide longitudinally relative body back towards initial position cap thereby easily opened closed using one hand an aerosolgenerating device comprising a body having a proximal end and a distal end, a case secured about the body and configured to slide longitudinally relative to the body between a first position and a second position wherein when the case is in the first position the case protrudes from the case by a hinge about which the cap can pivot between a closed position and an open position.


present invention concern aerosol generating device configured operate flatshaped tobacco article comprising substrate portion device comprising heating chamber extending according chamber axis configured receive substrate portion tobacco article heating chamber comprising heating plate b defining two opposite edge extending according chamber axis supporting structure extending along chamber axis comprising two recess portion facing one another recess portion adapted receive least part one said edge heating plate delimited two opposite retention side designed retain corresponding edge least one retention side recess portion inclined respect transversal axis parallel heating plate perpendicular chamber axis an aerosol generating device configured to operate with a flatshaped tobacco article comprising a heating chamber extending according to a chamber axis and configured to receive the substrate portion of the tobacco article and comprising a supporting structure extending along the chamber axis. the supporting structure comprises two recess portions facing one another each recess portion being adapted to receive at least a part of one of said edges of the heating plate and delimited by two opposite retention sides designed to retain the corresponding edge of said heating plate.


electronic cigarette includes laser light guide reservoir provided storing vaporisable liquid absorber provided absorb light emitted laser generate heat optical interface provided second end face light guide flow path provided vaporisable liquid flow reservoir towards optical interface second end face absorber optical interface selectively reflects refracts light emitted laser light emitted laser coupled towards absorber liquid present optical interface light emitted laser coupled away absorber liquid present optical interface an electronic cigarette comprising a vaporising light source, a reservoir for storing a vaporisable liquida first absorber configured to generate heat by absorbing light from the vaporizing light source and an optical interface configured to selectively reflect or refract light emitted by the vaporised light source when liquid is present at the optical interface and a flow path for liquid in the reservoir towards the absorber and selectively reflecting or selectively refracting light emitted from the light source. the electronic cigarette further comprising a housing having a first end and a second end, wherein the housing is configured to receive a vaporizable liquida second absorber. the housing further includes


invention directed method device provide aerosol user aerosol liquid heated aerosol generating device comprising electrical heater wherein aerosol liquid comprises least weight percent propylene glycol pg glycerol least mgml nicotine delivery aerosol controlled device aerosol collected mass acm least mg puff puff performed aerosol collected analytical machine according iso the present invention relates to a method of delivering aerosol from an aerosol liquid comprising an electrical heater wherein the aerosol comprises at least 55 weight percent of propylene glycol pg glycerol and at least 3 mg ml of nicotine and wherein the acm is at least 90 mg25 puffs.


evaporator assembly vapour generation device described evaporator assembly comprises deformable plate formed first plurality channel transporting vaporisable liquid deformable plate outlet surface evaporator assembly wherein deformable plate configured use crosssectional area first plurality channel varies deformable plate deformed an evaporator assembly for a vapour generation device comprising a deformable plate in which a first plurality of channels for transporting a vaporisable liquid through the deformable plates to an outlet surface of the evaporator is provided wherein the first and second channels are in fluid communication with each other such that each of the channels is adapted to transport the vaporizable liquid from the reservoir to an evaporator.


present invention concern filter aerosol generating article filter extending along filter axis f upstream end mouth end upstream end configured fluid communication downstream end aerosol generating substrate filter comprises upstream end filter portion delimiting upstream end comprising impregnated charcoal paper nonwoven substrate mouth end filter portion delimiting mouth end filter comprises least one flavouring capsule a filter for an aerosol generating article comprising a filter having an upstream end and a mouth end and comprising impregnated charcoal paper or nonwoven substrate, wherein the filter has a pressure drop per unit length comprised  between 4 and 10 mmwgmm preferably between 5 and 8 mm wgmm and advantageously between 0. 01 mgmm3 and 028 mgm3 more preferably between 015 and 025 mgmm2


method operating aerosol generating device includes detecting puff inhaled user determining positional orientation device providing indication batterylevel user conditional upon determined positional orientation device batterylevel indication provided within predefined interval puff detected a method of operating an aerosol generating device comprising detecting a puff inhaled by a user andproviding an indication of a batterylevel to the user conditional upon the determined positional orientation of the device and the batterylesvel wherein the indication is provided within a predefined interval after the puff is detected.


vapour generating device comprises housing controller housing defines chamber receiving cartridge cartridge comprises liquid store holding vapour generating liquid cartridge comprises valve openable release vapour generating liquid liquid store vapour generating unit comprising heater generation vapour vapour generating device comprises force applicator applying force cartridge chamber controller configured control operation force applicator control amount force applied cartridge chamber control flow rate vapour generating liquid valve vapour generating unit a vapour generating device comprising a housing defining a chamber for receiving a cartridge wherein the cartridge comprises a liquid store for holding a vapor generating liquid and a valve openable to release the vapour generated liquid from the liquid store to a vapour generator unit comprising a heater for generation of vapour a controller for controlling the operation of the force applicator to apply a force on the cartridge in response to a magnetic field generated in the chamber and wherein the controller is configured to determine the position of the moveable member relative to the cartridge.


aerosol generation device includes bracket plurality internal component fixed bracket outside casing delimiting interior part device side surface extending along device axis defining fixation slot extending along surface two slot end bracket received interior part device sliding insertion opening outside casing device includes finishing element configured inserted fixation slot two fixing end flat portion extending fixing end fixing end protruding flat portion configured cooperate bracket retain inside interior part device an aerosol generation device comprising a bracketa plurality of internal components fixed on the bracketan outside casing delimiting an interior part of the device and comprising a side surface extending along a device axis and defining a fixation slot extending perpendicularly to the device axisa finishing element configured to be inserted into the fixation slot and comprising two fixing ends and a flat portion extending between the fixing ends.


aerosol generation device includes chamber opening receiving aerosol generation medium heating element configured heat aerosol generation medium moveable base configured move along length chamber moveable base comprises one channel configured allow airflow moveable base moveable base divide chamber define first region toward opening second region away opening one air inlet arranged second region chamber configured provide air flow path outside device second region one air inlet channel connecting one air inlet opening adjacent opening chamber one air inlet second region chamber an aerosol generation device comprising a chamber with an opening for receiving an aerosol generator medium and a moveable base configured to move along a length of the chamber to define a first region positioned closer to the opening and a second region positioned farther away from the opening. one or more air inlet channels are provided in the first region to feed air into the second region and a heating element is configured to heat the aerosol generating medium.


aerosol generating article includes airflow channel substrate generating aerosol wherein substrate disposed inside airflow channel valve disposed inside airflow channel valve open state closed state wherein valve configured restrict air flow airflow channel closed state relative open state valve includes shape memory alloy arranged valve change closed state open state heated transition temperature shape memory alloy an aerosol generating article comprising an airflow channela substrate for generating an aerosol wherein at least a portion of the substrate comprises a shape memory alloy material arranged to change from a closed state to an open state when the substrate is in the closed state and wherein the valve is configured to substantially close the airflow channel when in the open state.


present invention relates aerosol generating article comprising aerosol substance containing portion least filter spaced aerosol substance containing portion tubular spacing element least first flavour element comprising first temperature sensitive carrier containing first flavour least second flavour element comprising second temperature sensitive carrier containing second flavour wherein first flavour carrier configured start release first flavour first time period upon heating aerosol generating article vaping session second flavour carrier configured start release second flavour second time period upon heating aerosol generating article vaping session wherein second time period delayed first time period invention relates also method forming aerosol vaping session aerosol generating article comprises least first second flavour element an aerosol generating article comprising an aerosol substance containing portion at least one filter being spaced from the aerosol substances containing portion by a tubular or spacing element at least a first flavour element comprising a first temperature sensitive carrier containing a first flavouring agent and a second flavoring agent, wherein the first and second flavour elements are positioned at substantially the same longitudinal location along an air andor aerosol flowpath ap of the article and respectively the glass transition temperature of the flavour carrier of the second flavour element of the first flavour carrier is different from the melting point of the third flavour element. the invention also relates to a method for producing


present technology directed aerosol generating apparatus aerosol generating apparatus comprising internal assembly comprising chassis electronic printed circuit andan outer casing extending along longitudinal axis x defining opening insertion internal assembly along longitudinal axis cavity outer casing chassis comprises main part flexible part flexible part elastically moveable respect main part rest configuration internal assembly first extension e along transverse axis z larger extension e opening along transverse axis flexed retracted configuration internal assembly second extension along transverse axis smaller extension opening allow said insertion an aerosol generating apparatus comprising an internal assembly comprising a chassis and an electronic printed circuit mounted on the chassis andan outer casing extending along a longitudinal axis and defining an opening for insertion of the internal assembly along the longitudinal axis in a cavity formed by the outer casing wherein the chassis is elastically moveable with respect to the main part between a rest configuration and a flexed or retracted configuration.


invention discloses method operating aerosolgenerating device comprising identifying first trajectory pattern movement aerosolgenerating device wherein first trajectory pattern enables connection mode aerosolgenerating device advertising connection data establish connection personal computing device upon enabling connection mode identifying second trajectory pattern movement aerosolgenerating device wherein second trajectory pattern disables connection mode aerosolgenerating device sending disconnection request aerosolgenerating device personal computing device upon disabling connection mode the present invention relates to a method of operating an aerosolgenerating device comprising identifying a first trajectory pattern of movement of the aerosol generating device and identifying a second trajectory pattern. the method further comprises activating an application associated with the device to establish a connection with a personal computing device upon disabling the connection mode.


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 measure change property associated heating system due cooling effect heating system user inhalation flow path determine characteristic inhalation based measured property associated heating system identify user based determined characteristic 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 wherein the heating system is arranged in fluid communication with the flow path andelectrical circuitry arranged to measure a change in a property associated with said heating system due to a cooling effect on the heating systems from a user inhalation through said flow pathdetermine a characteristic of the inhalation based on the measured property.


invention relates measurement method detection feature specimen smoking article andor smoking article packaging b wherein specimen consists least first material comprises tag consisting least one second material predetermined optical property differing first material frequency range thz wherein differing optical property second material comprise coded information comprised tag method comprises step generating electromagnetic wave comprising frequency thz thzwaveemitter b directing electromagnetic wave incident signal onto specimen onto tag c allowing electromagnetic wave incident signal modulated tag due different interaction second material comparison interaction first material thereby creating response signal consisting least modulated electromagnetic wave comprising coded information tag detecting response signal comprising modulated electromagnetic wave interacted tag thzwavedetector e deriving coded information detected modulated electromagnetic wave response signal invention also relates tag a tag arranged in a smoking article or smoking articles packaging wherein the tag comprises at least one first material having predetermined optical properties differing from those of the first material in a frequency range between 03 and 10 thz wherein the differing optical properties of the second material comprise a coded information comprised in the tag comprising the steps a generating electromagnetic waves comprising a frequency of 03 and 11 thz with a thzwaveemitter directing the electromagnetic waves being an incident signal onto the specimen and onto the tag. the tag is able to modulate electromagnetic waves of the incident signal to be modulated by the tag due to different interaction with the other material in


method operating aerosol generating device disclosed method comprises establishing communicative coupling electronic device detecting gesture performed aerosol generating device outputting command electronic device response detecting gesture wherein command configured control aspect medium playback electronic device command one first command configured increase volume medium playback electronic device second command configured decrease volume medium playback electronic device third command configured electronic device playing medium track pause medium track electronic device playing medium track play medium track fourth command configured skip next medium track electronic device fifth command configured skip previous medium track electronic device a method of operating an aerosol generating device comprising establishing a communicative coupling with an electronic device detecting a gesture performed with the aerosols generating device and outputting a command to the electronic device in response to detecting the gesture.


method processing tobacco includes providing first tube least one inlet least one outlet shape helix plurality thread providing first motor generating vibration transmitting vibration first tube inserting amount tobacco first moisture content inlet first tube providing first air flow first tube direction inlet outlet transporting amount tobacco within first tube towards outlet first tube vibration transmitted first tube first air flow taking tobacco outlet first tube tobacco second moisture content lower first moisture content the present invention relates to a method for processing tobacco comprising the steps of providing a first tube having at least one inlet and at least a outlet and comprising a shape of a helix having a plurality of threadsproviding a first motor generating vibrationstransmitting the vibrations to the first tubeinserting an amount of tobacco having a first moisture content into the at least inlet of the first tubeproviding a second air flow through the second tube in seriesinserting the tobacco in the first tubing in a direction from the first inlet to the second inlet, and outletransporting the tobacco into the second tubep


humidifying insert smoking article packaging planar shape insertable smoking article packaging includes humidifying agent humidity transmitter transfer humidifying agent humidifying insert inner volume smoking article packaging storage compartment humidifying agent stored fluidic connection humidity transmitter wherein fluidic connection blocked breakable barrier method humidifying smoking article also provided a method for humidifying smoking articles in a packaging wherein a humidifying insert is insertable into a smoking article packaging and comprisesa humidifying agent and a humidity transmitter configured to transfer the humidified agent into an inner volume of the smoking article package and a storage compartment in which the humidifier agent is stored.


method operating aerosol generating device disclosed method comprises establishing communicative coupling electronic device using pairing process thereby establishing electronic device paired electronic device detecting gesture performed aerosol generating device outputting command paired electronic device response detecting gesture wherein command configured cause audio alert output paired electronic device a method of operating an aerosol generating device comprising establishing a communicative coupling with an electronic device using a pairing process thereby establishing the electronic device as a paired electronic device detecting a gesture performed with the aerosols generating device and outputting a command to the paired electronically device in response to detecting the gesture.


aerosol generating device configured generate aerosol inhalation user includes heater configured heat aerosol forming fluid predetermined temperature sensor configured measure parameter related flow rate heated aerosol forming fluid controller configured enable disable generation aerosol based measured parameter an aerosol generating device configured to generate an aerosol for inhalation by a user comprising a heater configured to heat an aerosols forming fluid to a predetermined temperaturemeasuring a parameter related to a flow rate of the heated aerosol forming fluid andenabling or disabling the generation of the aerosol based on the measured parameter.


heater device electronic cigarette comprises heater unit arranged vaporise liquid received liquid reservoir generate vapour vapour flow path extending heater unit arranged fluidly communicate mouthpiece electronic cigarette allow generated vapour flow heater unit mouthpiece heater unit comprises plurality throughchannels arranged allow generated vapour flow heater unit vapour flow path plurality throughchannels comprises least two primary throughchannels least two secondary throughchannels diameter primary throughchannel different diameter secondary throughchannel plurality throughchannels arranged least two primary throughchannels alternately arranged secondary throughchannels a heater device for an electronic cigarette comprising a heater unit arranged to vaporise a liquid received from a liquid reservoir and generate a vapoura vapour flow path extending from the heater unit to a mouthpiece. the heater device further comprises a plurality of throughchannels arranged to allow the generated vapour to flow from the heating surface to the mouthpiece and wherein the heater units are arranged to heat the liquid through sidewalls of the throughch channels as the liquid is drawn through the through channels to generate the vapour.


aerosol generating device described aerosol generating device includes heating chamber comprising opening arranged receive consumable heating apparatus heating consumable wherein heating apparatus comprises two heating segment least one insulator two heating segment arranged longitudinally along length heating chamber configured independently heated least one insulator arranged adjacent heating segment way device capable efficiently heating consumables different shape size an aerosol generating device comprising a heating chamber comprising an opening arranged to receive a consumablea heating apparatus for heating the consumable wherein the heating apparatus comprises a heating blade comprising two or more heating segments and at least one insulator arranged between the heating segments wherein the heating blade comprises a piercing end directed towards the opening of the heating chamber and a plurality of insulators arranged between adjacent heating segments.


aerosol generating device includes heating chamber opening receive aerosol generating medium base plate moveable along length heating chamber adjust distance opening base plate wherein base plate biased toward opening configured move contact aerosol generating medium received heating chamber device includes heating element arranged heat aerosol generating medium received heating chamber an aerosol generating device comprising a heating chamber and a base plate that is moveable along a length of the heating chamber to adjust a distance between the opening and the base plate. a heating element is arranged to heat the aerosol generated medium as the heating medium is received in the chamber. a control circuit is configured to detect a distance from the opening to control the heating element in response to the detected distance.


electronic cigarette water tank includes container holding liquid filtering vapor vaporizer electronic cigarette container including upper lower wall inhalation tube inside container releasing vapor tank inhalation tube upstream end located liquid level within container vapor tube inside container discharging vapor liquid vapor tube downstream end located liquid level within container inhalation tube substantially ushape extending upstream end toward lower wall turning back upper wall vapor tube substantially ushape extending downstream end toward upper wall turning back lower wall wherein inhalation tube vapor tube hydrophobic property an electronic cigarette water tank comprising a container for holding a liquid for filtering vapor from a vaporizer of an electronic cigarette the container comprising an upper wall and a lower wallan inhalation tube inside the container for releasing vapor from the vaporizer. the vapor tube has an upstream end located above a liquid level of the liquid within the container when the water tank is in the upright position and a vapor tube having a downstream end located below the liquid level and turning back to the lower wall of the container.


heater device electronic cigarette includes heater unit housing vaporising chamber arranged vaporise liquid received liquid reservoir generate vapour vapour flow path extending vaporising chamber arranged fluidly communicate mouthpiece electronic cigarette allow generated vapour flow vaporising chamber mouthpiece heater unit includes plurality throughchannels arranged allow generated vapour flow vaporising chamber vapour flow path a heater device for an electronic cigarette comprising a heater unit housing a vaporising chamber and arranged to vaporise a liquid received from a liquid reservoir to generate a vapour and a vapor flow path extending from the vaporizing chamber to the mouthpiece. the heater unit comprises a plurality of throughchannels arranged to allow the generated vapour to flow from the vapour flow path to the vaporizer flow path.


capsule first end engage electronic cigarette device second end arranged mouthpiece portion vapor outlet liquid reservoir located towards first end configured store liquid vaporised vaporising chamber located towards second end air inlet vapor outlet heating element arranged liquid reservoir vaporising chamber configured vaporise liquid received liquid reservoir generate vapor vaporising chamber flow path extending vaporising chamber mouthpiece allow generated vapor flow vaporising chamber mouthpiece heating element includes heating surface exposed vaporising chamber first end heating element capillary element capillary surface exposed liquid reservoir the present invention relates to a capsule for an electronic cigarette wherein the capsule comprises a first end configured to engage with the electronic cigarette device and a second end arranged as a mouthpiece portion having a vapor outlet. the capsule further comprises a liquid reservoir configured to store a liquid to be vaporised and a heating element arranged between the liquid reservoir and the vaporising chamber wherein the heating element comprises a capillary surface exposed to the vaporizing chamber and wherein at least one of the capillary surfaces comprises a porous material.


aerosol generating article includes shell extends along first axis material part disposed inside shell wherein material part includes substrate generating aerosol one inductively heatable susceptors heating substrate conductive loop spaced material part along first axis configured produce presence oscillating magnetic field aligned substantially along first axis reverse magnetic field aligned oppositely oscillating magnetic field an aerosol generating article comprising a shell extending along a first axisa material part and a conductive loop spaced from the material part along the first axis and configured to produce when in the presence of an oscillating magnetic field aligned substantially along the second axis a reverse magnetic field align oppositely to the oscillating electromagnetic field aligned oppositely with the oscillated magnetic field


cigarillo cigar cylindrical shape includes cut filler containing finecut tobacco leaf binder consisting first sheet material wrapper consisting tobacco sheet material wherein cylindrical rod cut filler wrapped rotarytranslational manner double layer consisting binder wrapper wherein binder arranged inner layer directly filler wrapper arranged outer layer outer surface binder binder contains aromatic compound solavetivone content binder least ppm a cigarillo or cigar having a cylindrical shape and comprising a first sheet material and a wrapper comprising a tobacco sheet material whereinin the binder is arranged as an inner layer directly on the cut filler and the wrapper contains the aromatic compound solavetivone with a content of at least 15 ppm.


cartomizer aerosol generating device includes container holding least one reservoir configured contain vaporizable material vaporizing chamber fluidly connected mouth end vapor passage liquid transport element extending inside least one reservoir inside vaporizing chamber convey vaporizable material reservoir inside vaporizing chamber air inlet arranged supply vaporizing chamber air use wherein liquid transport element separated least one part least one reservoir least one compartmenting wall arranged creating least one chamber particular least one capillary chamber communicating liquid restriction passage formed compartmenting wall chamber wherein least portion liquid transport element extends chamber a cartomizer for an aerosol generating device includes a container for holding at least one reservoir configured to contain a vaporizable material, a vaporizing chamber fluidly connected to a mouth end by a vapor passage, a liquid transport element extending from inside the reservoir to inside the vaporizer chamber, and an air inlet arranged to supply the vaporizable substance to the inside of the vaporizing container. the liquid transport elements are separated from at least a part of the reservoir by a liquid restriction passage formed in one of the at least two compartments of the container.


cartomizer aerosol generating device includes first end configured engage control power supply device second end vapor outlet container holding reservoir contain vaporizable material vaporizing unit including electrical heating element liquid transport element liquid transport arranged deliver vaporizable material least one reservoir heating element bottom holder pair electrode held bottom holder first end cartomizer electrode made ferrous ferromagnetic material extend transversally bottom holder electrode form first portion contact electrical contact control power supply device second portion contact adjacent first portion contact engage magnetic element power device a cartomizer for an aerosol generating device comprising a container for holding vaporizable material and a vaporizing unit comprising an electrical heating element and a liquid transport element wherein the container is arranged to deliver vaporizable materials from the at least one reservoir to the electrical heating unit and a bottom holder wherein the bottom holder comprises an air inlet communicating with the control and power supply device and a second end having a vapor outlet.


aerosol generating article configured heated burnt comprises aerosol generating section filter section aerosol generating section wrapped wrapper comprising least tobaccobased aerosol generating substrate comprising homogenized tobacco material andor reconstituted tobacco wherein aerosol generating section comprises porous aerosol generating reservoir containing foam comprising aerosol forming agent foam forming agent an aerosol generating article configured for being heated but not burnt comprising a tobacco generating section and a tobaccobased aerosol forming substrate comprising homogenized tobacco material wherein the aerosol producing section further comprises a porous aerosol reservoir containing a foam comprising an aerosol formation agent and a foam forming agent and wherein the foam generating reservoir is positioned longitudinally and / or radially adjacent to the tobacco generating substrate.


aerosol generating article described article comprises airflow channel extends along first axis material part disposed inside airflow channel wherein material part comprises substrate generating aerosol one inductively heatable susceptors heating substrate valve also disposed inside airflow channel spaced material part along first axis valve open state closed state wherein valve configured substantially impede air flow airflow channel closed state article comprises conductive loop spaced material part along first axis configured produce presence oscillating magnetic field aligned substantially along first axis reverse magnetic field aligned oppositely oscillating magnetic field an aerosol generating article comprising an airflow channel extending along a first axis and a material part disposed inside the airflow channel. the material part comprises a substrate for generating an aerosol and one or more inductively heatable susceptors for heating the substrate. the conductive loop comprises a first material having a lower resistivity than the first material and is configured to produce when in the presence of an oscillating magnetic field aligned substantially along the first axis.


according aspect invention provided aerosol generating device configured generate aerosol inhalation user comprising biometric reader configured acquire biometric data user memory configured store encrypted biometric data sensor configured measure physical characteristic aerosol generating device controller configured generate encryption key based measured physical characteristic decrypt stored biometric data using encryption key wherein controller configured enable disable operation aerosol generating device based comparison biometric data acquired biometric reader decrypted biometric data an aerosol generating device configured to generate an aerosol for inhalation by a user comprising : a biometric reader configured to acquire biometric data from a user a memory configured to store encrypted biometrical data ; a controller configured to obtain an encryption key based on the measured physical characteristic ; and a processor configured to enable or disable an operation of the aerosol generator based on a comparison between the stored encrypted biometry data and the decrypted stored encrypted data using the encryption key. the controller is configured to allow or disable a user &# 39 ; s access to an internal component of the device.


present invention relates cleaning tool cleaning elongated heating chamber aerosol generation device instance heating chamber comprises elongated side wall end wall protrusion protrudes central portion end wall heating chamber wherein cleaning tool comprises elongated base cleaning head wherein cleaning head electrically controlled functionally connected elongated base wherein cleaning head comprises least firsttype brush secondtype brush present invention also relates kit comprising aerosol generation device cleaning tool according one preceding claim a cleaning tool for cleaning an elongated heating chamber of an aerosol generation device wherein the cleaning head comprises at least a first type brush and a second type brush wherein the first and second types brush are electrically controlled functionally connected to one end of the elongated base to power the rotation thereof.


provided system transmits notification user electronic equipment associated user based user location information notification includes information representative soundbased promotional campaign product location known user system also transmits locationspecific promotional information associated soundbased promotional campaign based user information merchant electronic apparatus associated known location the present invention relates to a method of identifying from a database user information of a user based on location information associated with a merchant location wherein said location information indicates that said user has previously visited said merchant location and based on said identified user information to transmit said locationspecific promotional information to a merchant electronic apparatus associated with said user at a first time instant.


aerosol generating device comprises heating assembly heating assembly comprises heating compartment arranged receive aerosol generating substrate aerosol generating device comprises positioning mechanism positioning mechanism configured move aerosol generating substrate along longitudinal direction heating compartment based temperature heating compartment an aerosol generating device includes a heating assembly having a heating compartment and a positioning mechanism for moving the heating compartment along a longitudinal direction of the heating assembly. the positioning mechanism comprises a moveable member disposed in the heating compartments. the movement mechanism is configured to move the movable member along the longitudinal direction from a start position to an end position based on the temperature of said heating compartment reaching a target temperature.


aerosol generating device comprises tubular heating chamber comprising opening arranged receive consumable heater comprising heating region extends portion total length tubular heating chamber heating region comprising first end closest opening opposing second end elongate consumable arranged received lie along length heating chamber consumable comprising aerosol substrate extends portion total length consumable wherein heating chamber consumable configured consumable received within heating chamber first end heating region aligned first end aerosol substrate second end aerosol substrate extends beyond second end heating region an aerosol generating device comprising a tubular heating chamber comprising an opening arranged to receive a consumablea heater comprising a heating region which extends over a portion of a total length of the heating chamber and an opposing second endan elongate consumable arranged to be received such that it lies along the length of said heating chamber wherein the consumable is configured to heat the heating region to an elevated temperature to release an aerosol.


aerosol generation system comprises electrical holder configured generate aerosol heating aerosol generation article charging device comprising body inner housing electrical holder inserted recharged electrical holder configured detect inserted said inner housing provide user information representative absence said electrical holder said inner housing presence said detection electrical holder configured provide said information inserted said inner housing chosen duration an aerosol generation system comprising an electrical holder configured to generate an aerosol and a charging device comprising a body having an inner housing into which the electrical holder can be inserted for being recharged wherein said electrical holder is configured to detect when it is not inserted in said inner housing and to provide to a user a second information representative of an absence of said electric holder in the inner housing in the presence of said detection wherein said second information is one or more of a light generated by a lighting element and a vibration generated by haptic means.


present invention relates smoking article comprising information code specifically smoking article use aerosol generation device comprises machinereadable pattern representing coded data surface area layer comprised smoking article wherein pattern formed plurality recess andor protrusion surface area perforation layer surface area a smoking article for use in an aerosol generation device comprising a machine readable pattern representing coded data on a surface area of a layer comprised by the smoking article wherein the pattern is formed by a plurality of recesses in andor protrusions from the surface area or perforations of the layer in the layer.


aerosol generating device comprising heating chamber disclosed heating chamber comprises opening arranged receive aerosol generating medium heating element heating aerosol generating medium wherein heating element fixed respect heating chamber wherein heating chamber base portion moveable along length heating chamber wherein base portion comprises least one piercing element configured pierce aerosol generating medium received heating chamber an aerosol generating device comprising a heating chamber having an opening arranged to receive an aerosol generator medium and a heating element configured to pierce the aerosol generated medium received in the heating chamber and wherein the heating element is fixed with respect to the opening and the base portion is moveable along a length of said heating chamber.


present invention concern aerosol delivering system aerosol generating device aerosol delivering system comprising reservoir storing liquid vaporizable material porous element arranged fluid communication reservoir designed contact heater porous element defining contact surface designed contact liquid vaporizable material vaporizing surface designed release aerosol formed upon heating liquid vaporizable material heater wherein vaporizing surface coated hydrophobic material forming liquid barrier an aerosol delivering system for an aerosol generating device includes a reservoir storing a liquid vaporizable material and a porous element arranged in fluid communication with the reservoir and designed to be in contact with a heater. the porous element further defines a vaporizing surface designed to release aerosol formed upon heating the liquid vaporizing material by the heater.


present invention concern cartridge aerosol generation device comprising cartridge body cartridge body comprising storage portion storing aerosol forming precursor heater configured heat aerosol forming precursor generate aerosol cartridge power supply configured connect heater aerosol generation device via power link pl able transmit power signal heater aerosol generation device cartridge communication module configured generate cartridge data encode cartridge data power signal transmitted power link pl forming cartridge highfrequency component power signal the present invention relates to an aerosol generation device comprising a cartridge body and a cartridge communication module configured to generate cartridge data and to encode this cartridge data into the power signal ps transmitted by the power link pl, wherein the cartridge data comprises cartridge authentication data and / or feedback data. the present invention also relates to a method for controlling the operation of a cartridge generation device.


heating system inhaler device ecigarette personal vaporizer generating aerosol andor vapor v substance heated especially liquid gel heating system including first heating zone configured receive substance heated supply reservoir wherein least one first heating element provided preheat substance first heating zone second heating zone configured receive preheated substance first heating zone wherein least one second heating element provided heat substance second heating zone the invention relates to a heating system for an inhaler device for generating an aerosol or a vapor from a substance to be heated wherein the heating system comprises a first heating zone configured to receive the substance from a supply reservoir to a second heating zone wherein at least a portion of the substance is provided to heat the substance in the first and second heating zones and wherein the first heating zones are in fluid communication with each other via one or more grooves or channels for migration of the preheated substance from the first heat zone to the second heat zone.


invention concern heatnotburn aerosol generating device configured operate tobacco article tobacco article comprising tobacco portion flavour module containing flavour aerosol generating device comprises reception cavity configured receive tobacco article together flavour module releasing module configured interact flavour module tobacco article received reception cavity release flavour tobacco portion control module configured acquire programmed event actuate releasing module according programmed event a heatnotburn aerosol generating device configured to operate with a tobacco article comprising a tobacco portion and a flavour module containing a flavour the tobacco article is received in a reception cavity configured to receive the tobacco portion together with the flavour module and a releasing module configured to interact with the flavor module and actuate the releasing module according to the programmed event.


aerosol generating system comprises case cover cover least one magnet adapted interact least one ferritic element provided case object outside system metal surface hold system outside object oriented vertically an aerosol generating system comprising a case and a cover the case having at least one magnet adapted to interact both with a ferritic element provided on the case and an object outside the system such as a metal surface so as to hold the system to the outside object when oriented vertically.


present invention concern aerosol generation device comprising rechargeable battery predetermined maximal capacity power circuitry configured connect aerosol generation device external direct current source battery charging circuitry configured connect rechargeable battery power circuitry determine battery charge level control current provided power circuitry charge battery according predetermined charging profile predetermined charging profile present bijective function defining unique current value battery charge level an aerosol generation device comprising a rechargeable battery of a predetermined maximal capacity and a power circuitry configured to connect the battery to an external direct current source and control the current provided by the power circuitry to charge the battery according to a predetermined charging profile wherein the charging profile presents a bijective function defining a unique current value for each battery charge level from an initial current value corresponding to a depleted charge level.


aerosol generating system includes induction heatable susceptor induction coil arranged generate time varying electromagnetic field inductively heating induction heatable susceptor power source supplying power induction coil controller controller arranged detect selfresonant frequency induction coil control operation aerosol generating system based detected selfresonant frequency aerosol generating device also described an aerosol generating system comprising an induction heatable susceptoran induction coil arranged to generate a time varying electromagnetic field for inductively heating the induction coil based on a detected selfresonant frequency and a controller wherein the controller is arranged to control the operation of the aerosol generator based on the detected detected frequency and the amount of power supplied by the power source to the induction coils based on at least part of a predetermined power profile before the time of detection andindicating the detected timing change.


aerosol generation device device comprises verification control circuitry configured authorise aerosol generation device use least one behavioural sensor measuring least one behavioural mode user least one physiological sensor measuring least one physiological mode user verification control circuitry configured unlock aerosol generation device verifying least one behavioural mode least one physiological mode the present invention relates to an aerosol generation device comprising a verification control circuitry configured to authorise the aerosols generation device for use at least one behavioural sensor for measuring at least two behavioural modes from a user and at least a physiological mode from a physiological parameter of a user wherein the verification control circuit is configured to ensure that the physiological and behavioural modes are verified sequentially or sequentially and the physiological mode of the user is verified after a predetermined time period after the physiological or behavioural modes have been verified.


recycling kiosk vaping device includes digital link accessing digital data vaping device least two storing compartment storing vaping device different condition wherein recycling kiosk arranged store vaping device respective storing compartment based digital data accessed vaping device method accepting vaping device recycling kiosk also provided a recycling kiosk for vaping devices comprising a digital link for accessing digital data from a vaping device and at least two storing compartments for storing of vaping devices of different conditions wherein the recycling kiosks is arranged to store vaping devices in one of the storing compartment based on the digital data accessed from the vaping device.


provided package housing plurality aerosol generating substrate cartridge comprising near field communication device located surface package comprising encoded information wherein near field communication device proximity contactless reader aerosol generation device near field communication device transfer information contactless reader order control temperature operation aerosol generation device a package for housing a plurality of aerosol generating substrate cartridges comprising encoded information wherein when a near field communication device is in proximity to a contactless reader of an aerosol generation device the package includes encoded information relating to the number of aerosols that can be housed in the package and the temperature of operation of the package.


heating apparatus aerosol generating device disclosed comprising insulator internal wall external wall separated one another cavity aerosol forming substance received positioned adjacent internal wall insulator heater provided inside insulator thermal contact internal wall insulator configured heat aerosol forming substance received cavity thermal conduction generate aerosol internal wall comprises substantially flat section substantially flat section comprising inner face configured compress consumable comprising aerosol forming substance consumable received cavity outer face heater provided a heating apparatus for an aerosol generating device comprising an insulator comprising an internal wall and an external wall that are separated from one another a cavity in which a consumable can be received and a heater provided inside the insulator in thermal contact with the internal wall of said insulator configured to heat the aerosol forming substance received in the cavity by thermal conduction to generate a aerosol wherein the heating apparatus of the present invention comprises a housing configured to house components of the aerosols generating device and one or more support structures attached to the insulators to couple the housing to the housing.


present invention provides cylindrical ceramic wick aerosol generating device wick comprises hollow core base wherein base comprises least one indentation arranged use indentation engages cylindrical cup airflow path allowing air flow exterior wick hollow core defined a cylindrical ceramic wick for an aerosol generating device comprising a hollow core and a base comprising at least one indentation arranged such that when in use an airflow path for allowing air to flow from the exterior of the wick into the hollow core is defined,2 the indentation is formed by sintering or by machining the base,3 the base comprises between 2 and 20 indentations,4 the base includes between 8 and 12 indentations.


aerosol generation device includes housing heating chamber arranged housing generating aerosol heating consumable cradle including recess holding consumable slot extending housing configured receive cradle position cradle first position consumable held heating chamber compression element configured compress consumable recess cradle an aerosol generation device comprising a housing having a heating chamber arranged in the housing for generating an aerosol by heating a consumablea cradle comprising a recess extending through the housing and configured to receive the cradle and a compression element configured to compress the consumable in the recess and an air flow channel for drawing the aerosol out of the cradle.


heating assembly aerosol generating device disclosed heating assembly comprises insulator inner wall outer wall wherein inner wall insulator defines cavity opening configured receive aerosol generating substrate heating assembly comprises heater located outer surface inner wall insulator wherein heater configured heat aerosol generating substrate received within cavity thermal conduction generate aerosol heating assembly comprises first electrical connector second electrical connector extending outer wall insulator heater wherein electrical path formed first electrical connector second electrical connector way heater a heating assembly for an aerosol generating device comprising an insulator having an inner wall and an outer wall wherein the inner wall defines a cavity having an opening configured to receive a aerosol and a heater located on an outer surface of the insulator wherein the heater is configured to heat the aerosol generated substrate received within the cavity by thermal conduction to generate a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector each extending through the outer wall to the heater wherein an electrical path is formed between the first and second electrical connectors.


evaporator assembly aerosol generating device described evaporator assembly comprises first body first plurality throughchannels second body second plurality throughchannels wherein first body second body arranged first second plurality throughchannels overlap allow passage liquid inlet end outlet end evaporator assembly throughchannels heater arranged heat liquid pass throughchannels wherein second body moveable respect first body area overlap adjustable an evaporator assembly for an aerosol generating device comprising a first body having a first plurality of throughchannels and a second body having at least one throughch channel overlap to allow the passage of a liquid from an inlet end to an outlet end of the evaporator and a heater arranged to heat the liquid as it passes through the throughch channels and wherein the heater is moveable with respect to the first body such that an area of overlap is adjustable.


consumable aerosol generation device including tobacco material configured generate aerosol includes information code storing information consumable aerosol generation device detecting code specifically consumable use aerosol generation device includes aerosolgenerating substrate wrapper wherein pattern representing information code storing information consumable disposed wrapper along direction corresponds insertion removal direction consumable aerosol generation device a consumable for use in an aerosol generation device comprising a wrapper comprising a pattern representing an information code for storing information about the consumable is disposed on the wrapper along a direction which corresponds to an insertion or a removal direction of the product into or from the aerosol generating device.


heating apparatus aerosol generating device disclosed comprises vacuum insulator main longitudinal axis comprising inner wall outer wall vacuum enclosed cavity aerosol forming substance received positioned radially inwardly inner wall heater provided inside vacuum insulator thermal contact inner wall vacuum insulator configured heat aerosol forming substance received cavity thermal conduction generate aerosol one wire configured connect heater power source wherein one wire extend least one hole outer wall vacuum insulator wherein one wire circumferentially surrounded insulator insulator comprises glass one wire made material thermal expansion characteristic substantially match thermal expansion characteristic insulator a heating apparatus for an aerosol generating device comprising a vacuum insulator having a main longitudinal axis and comprising an inner wall and an outer wall between which a vacuum is enclosed and a cavity in which a aerosol forming substance can be received positioned radially inwardly of the inner wall. the heating apparatus comprises one or more wires that extend through at least one hole in the outer wall of the insulator and which are circumferentially surrounded by an insulator wherein the insulating is made from a material that has thermal expansion characteristics that substantially match the thermal expansion properties of said insulator


heating apparatus aerosol generating device disclosed heating apparatus comprises first insulator comprising insulation material second insulator comprising inner wall outer wall cavity main longitudinal axis comprising opening aerosol forming substance received cavity defined radially inwardly first insulator second insulator first insulator comprising length least millimetre surrounding first portion cavity along main longitudinal axis second insulator surrounding second portion cavity least partially separate first portion wherein first portion cavity positioned opening second portion cavity heater positioned radially inwardly respect outer wall second insulator heater configured provide heat aerosol forming substance received cavity a heating apparatus for an aerosol generating device comprising a first insulator comprising insulation material and a second insulator surrounding a first portion of the cavity and a heater positioned radially inwardly with respect to the outer wall of the second insulating material. the heating apparatus further comprises a heater configured to provide heat to the aerosol forming substance received in the cavity


present invention provides system system comprises cylindrical ceramic wick aerosol generating device comprising outer surface hollow core base wherein base comprises least one indentation arranged use indentation engages cylindrical cup airflow path allowing air flow exterior wick hollow core defined outer surface comprises raised portion arranged use susceptor engages wick raised portion abuts susceptor susceptor surrounding least part cylindrical wick comprising least one plurality perforation wherein perforation spaced axially susceptor arranged region formed two axially adjacent perforation region overlap least one raised portion use eddy current flow induced susceptor flow eddy current concentrated region a cylindrical ceramic wick for an aerosol generating device comprising an outer surface a hollow core and a base wherein the base comprises at least one indentation arranged such that when in use an airflow path for allowing air to flow from the exterior of the wick into the hollow core is defined and the outer surface comprises a raised portion.


aerosol generating device disclosed comprising insulating chamber may vacuum chamber defined inner wall outer wall heating chamber defined radially inwardly inner wall device also comprises heater outer surface inner wall heater electrically connected first region outer wall second region outer wall first second region electrically insulated insulator an aerosol generating device comprising an inner wall made of an electrically conductive material and a heating chamber that can receive an aerosol forming substrate is defined radially inwardly of the inner wall and a heater is electrically connected to the heater and the first region of the outer wall and electrically insulating the first and second regions from one another.


aerosol generating article comprising filter filter extending along filter axis f upstream end mouth end upstream end configured fluid communication downstream end aerosol generating substrate filter comprising mouth end filter portion upstream end filter portion adjacent mouth end filter portion wherein mouth end filter portion upstream end filter portion comprise filter paper nonwoven sheet hollow inner tube inserted mouth end filter portion extend portion open mouth end filter an aerosol generating article comprising a filter having a low pressure drop filter paper and an upstream end filter portion comprising a plug wrap having a basis weight above 45 gsm more preferably between 80 gsm and 120 gsm, and an aerosol generator substrate having a filter paper or nonwoven sheet.


method authenticating aerosolgenerating article includes step imaging processing least one consumable section aerosolgenerating article correlating current digitalized image reference image registered production article determining based correlation result predetermined correlation criterium article genuine product aerosolgenerating system includes aerosolgenerating device andor imager includes image processing image correlation mean imaging analysing stochastic arrangement individual substrate part aerosolgenerating article machine producing aerosolgenerating article includes inline imaging system the present invention relates to a method for authenticating an aerosolgenerating article comprising a consumable substrate formed of individual substrate parts arranged in a stochastic arrangement in at least one consumable section of said aerosol generatorating article wherein the method comprises the steps of providing an imager comprising image processing means and image correlation meansimaging the consumable substrates in said at least at least a consumably section of the aerosol generating article to form a base 2d andor 3d image of the consumably substrate parts of said consumable article by said imagerprocessing by said image processing process and said digitalized image


aerosol generation device comprises first electrode second electrode first second electrode positioned housing device wherein first second electrode connected electrical circuitry detect signal user heart device held user wherein least portion first electrode provided one side vertical plane pass longitudinal axis aerosol generation device wherein least portion second electrode provided side vertical plane an aerosol generation device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode positioned on a housing. the first and second electrodes are connected to electrical circuitry for detecting a signal from a users heart when the device is held by the user wherein at least a portion of the first electrode is provided on one side of a vertical plane that passes through a longitudinal axis of the device and wherein the second electrode is positioned on the other side of the vertical plane.


present invention relates heatnotburn smoking article extends length direction comprises longitudinal axis along least one tubular tobacco segment least one filter least one cooling tubular element cooling cavity arranged common wrapper fully cover tobacco segment lengthwise surround directly contact tobacco segment filter andor tubular element filter comprises recess filter comprises cooling cavity filter wrapper cavity filter associated filter wrapper surround filter cavity form recess filter invention also relates method manufacturing manufacturing heatnotburn smoking article the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing at least one heatnotburn smoking article wherein the smoking article includes a tobacco segment and a cooling tubular element, wherein the tobacco segment has a length corre sponding to a length of two tobacco segments, wherein a common wrapper is arranged in at least a part of a length or an entire length of said smoking article, and wherein the common wrapper extends along at least the part of the length or the entire length thereof to form a cooling and cooling subassembly.


heating apparatus aerosol generating device disclosed heating apparatus comprising cavity main longitudinal axis comprising opening aerosol forming substance received first insulator sleeve comprising inner wall outer wall inner wall radially proximal cavity first insulator sleeve arranged along first portion cavity respect main longitudinal axis second insulator comprising inner wall outer wall inner wall radially proximal cavity second insulator arranged along second portion cavity wherein second portion positioned distally opening respect first insulator sleeve along main longitudinal axis heater positioned radially inwardly respect outer wall second insulator configured provide heat aerosol forming substance received cavity a heating apparatus for an aerosol generating device comprising a cavity having a main longitudinal axis and a first insulator sleeve arranged along a first portion of the cavity and configured to provide heat to the aerosol forming substance received in the cavity.


heating apparatus aerosol generating device disclosed comprises insulator comprising inner wall outer wall separated one another cavity aerosol forming substance received positioned adjacent inner wall insulator heater provided inside insulator inner wall configured heat aerosol forming substance received cavity thermal conduction generate aerosol first connection pad provided inner wall configured electrically connect heater power source first connection pad joined outer wall inner wall seal insulator heater spaced apart outer wall first connection pad least partially cover heater provide protective layer heater a heating apparatus for an aerosol generating device comprising an insulator comprising an inner wall and an outer wall separated from one another by a vacuum, wherein the insulator is a vacuum insulator and wherein the heating apparatus is configured to heat a substance received in the cavity by thermal conduction to generate a aerosol a first connection pad provided on the inner wall configured to electrically connect the heater to a power source wherein the heater is spaced apart from the outer wall to provide a protective layer over the heater


inhalation device configured generate vapour andor aerosol inhaled user comprises oven arranged receive amount flavour release medium power source provide power oven generate vapour andor aerosol heating flavour release medium controller body accommodating oven power source controller providing opening said oven allow inserting amount flavour release medium oven cover arrangement comprising cover lid arranged least part close said opening driver arranged move said cover lid opened closed position wherein said controller configured determine opening closed control said driver move said cover lid toward closed position an inhalation device configured to generate a vapour andor aerosol to be inhaled by a user comprising an oven arranged to receive an amount of a flavour release medium a power source arranged to provide power to the oven to generate the vapour or aerosol by heating the flavoring medium and a cover arrangement comprising a cover lid arranged to at least in part close said opening and a driver arranged to move said cover lid between an opened and a closed position and wherein said driver is configured to move the cover lid toward the closed position.


present invention concern pack aerosol generating article comprising plurality aerosol generating article aerosol generating article comprises aerosol generating substrate aerosol generating article extends upstream end mouth end mouth end aerosol generating article delimiting recess portion aerosol generating article comprises inner tube strut received recess portion crosssection adapted distinguish aerosol generating article least one another aerosol generating article pack a pack of aerosol generating articles comprising a plurality of aerosols generating articles each having a filter adjacent to the mouth end and a recess portion and having a crosssection adapted to distinguish this aerosol generated article from at least one other aerosol producing article.


aerosol generation device includes aerosol generation chamber configured receive consumable portion aerosol generating substrate loading channel extending aerosol generation device intersecting aerosol generation chamber loading channel includes loading port one end consumable pushed loading channel loading channel configured hold plurality consumables pushed along loading channel towards aerosol generation chamber addition consumable loading port aerosol generation system includes aerosol generation deviceincluding plurality consumables loading channel heating element configured heat portion aerosol generating substrate aerosol generation chamber the present invention relates to aerosol generation systems comprising an aerosol generator device configured to receive a consumable comprising a portion of aerosol generating substrate and a loading channel comprising a loading port at one end and intersecting with the loading channel and a heating element configured to heat the consumable as successive consumables are pushed into the loading channels.


smoking article includes aerosol generating material combustible heat source heating aerosol generating material combustible heat source includes combustible material inductively heatable susceptor heating thereby igniting combustible material smoking system including smoking article igniter also described along method aerosol generation a smoking article comprising aerosol generating material and an inductively heatable susceptor for heating and thereby igniting the combustible material has been found to be useful in the manufacture of aerosol cigarettes.


aerosol generation device generating aerosol vapor aerosol generation device comprising orientation sensor sensing orientation aerosol generation device controller detecting first set one state aerosol generation device first set preferably defining sequence state first set comprising least one state detected based least part sensed orientation determining based least part first set state first operation aerosol generation device performed controlling aerosol generation device accordance first operation causing memory store first set state first operation association association controlling subsequent operation aerosol generation device subsequently detected second set state aerosol generation device match first set state controller method controlling aerosol generation device computer program also provided an aerosol generation device for generating an aerosol or vapor comprising an orientation sensor for sensing an orientation of the device and a controller for detecting a first set of one or more states of the aerosol generator device based on the sensed orientation and the first set comprising at least one state detected based at least in part on a sensed orientation determining based at at least part on the detected orientation determining and causing a memory to store the second set of states in association with each other based on a user action indicating the first operation and the association being for controlling a subsequent operation of the system. the invention also relates to a method for generating aerosol


method operating aerosol generation device comprises step detecting signal user heart using least two electrode comparing detected signal stored signal characteristic registered user performing action using aerosol generation device based comparison a method of operating an aerosol generation device comprising the steps of detecting a signal from a users heart using at least two electrodes comparing the detected signal with a stored signal that is characteristic of a registered user and performing an action using the aerosol generating device based on the comparison of the measured signal with the stored signal. the method further comprising the step of determining one or more features of the signal from the users heart for comparison against one or other stored features that are characteristic of the registered user.


aerosol generation device provided device comprising least one sensor configured measure least two behavioural mode memory configured store measured behavioural mode verification control circuitry configured process verify measured behavioural mode separating measured data combining separated data verification dataset unlocking aerosol generation device cigarette use following successful authentication an aerosol generation device comprising at least one sensor configured to measure at least two behavioural modes from a user a memory configured to store the measured behavioural modes as a measurement dataset and verification control circuitry configured to separate the measurement dataset into at least 2 individual data streams where each individual data stream corresponds to a single behavioural mode and unlock the aerosol generator device cigarette for use by verifying the verification dataset.


smoking device includes heating chamber heating tobacco consumable storage portion storing tobacco consumable storage portion resealable embodiment smoking device elongate storage portion includes resealable closure situated toward end device also provided smoking kit including smoking device tobacco consumable a smoking device comprising a heating chamber for heating a tobacco consumable and a storage portion for storing the tobacco consumible wherein the storage portion comprises a resealable closure and the smoking device further comprises a separator operable to partition the storage portions into at least first and second storage portions.


apparatus controlling vapour generating device generates vapour use consumable includes data storage medium communication mean communicating device data storage medium arranged store data associated control activation device data associated control vapour generating device use communication mean communicates device use activation operation device controlled based stored data an apparatus for controlling a vapour generating device which generates vapour through use of a consumable. the apparatus includes a data storage medium arranged to store data associated with control of activation of the device and a data communication medium for communicating with the device such that in use both activation and operation of said device can be controlled based on the stored data.


provided aerosol generating device including magnet sensor disabling unit magnet configured generate magnetic field sensor coupled magnet configured sense value magnetic field generated magnet disabling unit configured disable operation aerosol generating device wherein disabling unit configured disable operation aerosol generating device correspondence magnetic field value detected sensor predetermined magnetic field threshold wherein predetermined magnetic field threshold includes value indicating intensity magnetic field exhibited magnet correspondence maximum operating temperature magnet maximum operating temperature magnet indicating temperature value magnet loses magnetic property an aerosol generating device including a magnet configured to generate a magnetic field and a sensor coupled to the magnet and configured to sense a value of a magnet being placed in proximity of andor within the magnet. a disabling unit is configured to disable operation of the magnet in correspondence of the value of the magnetic field being detected by the sensor. the disabling unit includes a switch connected in series to the battery and that can be configured to be an open position when the magnet is below a predetermined magnetic field threshold.


electronic cigarette system including liquid capsule reservoir holding vaporizable material holderfacing surface vapor pipe vapor inlet holderfacing surface inhalation opening liquid exit port arranged holderfacing surface capsule holder removably receiving liquid capsule capsule holder including capsule accommodating opening heating device mesh soaked vaporizable material liquid capsule capsule holder interconnected fluid chamber formed outer surface capsule accommodating opening holderfacing surface liquid capsule capsule holder interconnected fluidic connection path formed reservoir fluid chamber via liquid exit port reach inhalation opening an electronic cigarette system comprising a liquid capsule including a reservoir for holding vaporizable material a holderfacing surface a vapor pipe with an inhalation opening and a liquid exit port and a wicking element arranged in the liquid capsule for being soaked with vaporizable substance wherein when the capsule and the capsule holder are interconnected to each other a fluidic connection path is formed from the reservoir to the fluid chamber to reach the vapor pipe via the vapor inlet to reach a vapor exit port. wherein the heating path is exposed to a heating surface of the heating devicewherein.


present invention relates article smoking comprising least one filter portion characterised filter portion comprises least one compartment containment wall containing refreshing liquid substance configured rupture least one defined rupturing point x upon application pressure onto section release refreshing liquid substance article article suitable used smoking article particular rollyourown cigarette an article comprising at least one filter or fluid absorbent portion characterised in that the filter portion comprises at least a compartment containing a refreshing liquid substance and a capsule unit wherein the capsule unit is configured to rupture at a defined rupturing point upon application of pressure onto the compartment in manner to release the refreshing liquid substances out of the article.


aerosol generation system generation aerosol aerosolforming precursor includes electrically operated heating system heat precursor generate aerosola flow path transmission flow including aerosol user heating system arranged fluid communication flow path electrical circuitry electrical circuitry configured apply predetermined amount electrical energy heating system stabilise property electrical energy heating system determine property related flow flow path based stabilised property electrical energy heating system wherein property related flow amount one component aerosol 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 wherein the heating system is arranged in fluid communication with the flow path andelectrical circuitry configured to apply a predetermined amount of electrical energy to a heating element to stabilise a property of the electrical energy through said heating system anddetermine a property related to the flow of said flow path based on the stabilised property of said electrical energy.


aerosol generation device user authentication unit provided user authentication unit comprises controller one user authentication input mean configured detect plurality type user input controller configured detect first user input second user input one user authentication input mean determine first authentication score first user input determine second authentication score second user input determine overall authentication score wherein overall authentication score based upon combination first authentication score second authentication score control user authentication unit perform first action overall authentication score determined meet predetermined requirement an aerosol generation device user authentication unit comprising a controller and one or more user authentication input means configured to detect a plurality of types of user input wherein the controller is configured to determine a first user input and a second user input ; the controller being configured to generate a first authentication score based upon a comparison of the first input to corresponding first predetermined authentication data ; and the controller controlling the user authentication output means to perform a first action when the overall authentication score is determined to be indicative of an authorised user having provided the user input.


aerosol generation device comprising sensor configured detect device motion control circuitry configured indicate battery state upon detection first motion sensor wherein first motion comprises arranging device first orientation longitudinal axis device aligned first direction rotating device substantially half turn axis substantially perpendicular longitudinal axis counterrotating device substantially half turn axis substantially perpendicular longitudinal axis an aerosol generation device comprising a sensor configured to detect a first motion and control circuitry configured to indicate a battery state upon detection of a second motion by the sensor wherein the first motion comprises arranging the device in a first orientation and counterrotating the device by substantially a half turn about an axis which is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.


aerosol generating substrate noncombustion aerosol generating device comprising first aerosol generating portion least one second aerosol generating portion positioned adjacent first aerosol generating portion wherein first second aerosol generating portion contain aerosol generating agent respectively first second flavourants different wherein least one first second aerosol generating portion foam containing nontobacco flavourant wherein foam configured produce aerosol upon heating wherein foam meltable condition aerosol generation temperature comprised within heating temperature range aerosol generating device wherein heating temperature range degree centigrade degree centigrade wherein foam comprises foamforming agent selected group consisting agar gellan gum lecithin polyglycerol ester fatty acid glycerol ester fatty acid sorbitan ester fatty acid andor mixture thereof an aerosol generating substrate for noncombustion aerosols generating devices comprising a first aerosol generator portion and at least one second aerosol generate portion positioned adjacent to the first aerosoline generating portion wherein the first and second flavoring portions contain a foam containing nontobacco flavourant and wherein the foam is not meltable under conditions of aerosol generation at a temperature comprised within a heating temperature range of the aerosol producing substrate.