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公开(公告)号:US20210315254A1
公开(公告)日:2021-10-14
申请号:US17269606
申请日:2019-08-19
Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Inventor: Rui Nuno Batista , Pietro Davide LaPorta
Abstract: An apparatus (100) for crimping a band of material and a method of crimping and shaping a band of material is disclosed. The apparatus (100) comprising a crimping portion (1) comprising a first crimping roller (2) defining a first rotational axis and a second crimping roller (3) defining a second rotational axis, wherein the first and second crimping rollers are configured to allow a band of material to pass therebetween and towards an adjacent apparatus; and an adjustment portion (20) configured to adjust the position of at least one of the first and second rotational axes relative to the position of the adjacent apparatus to thereby adjust the tension in the band of material between the crimping portion and the adjacent apparatus.
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公开(公告)号:US11140919B2
公开(公告)日:2021-10-12
申请号:US15577957
申请日:2016-06-08
Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
Inventor: Rui Nuno Batista
Abstract: A cartridge for an electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion configured to store a liquid; a fluid permeable heating element, including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being arranged in an upstream position configured to receive a liquid, and the second surface being arranged in a downstream position configured to release the liquid in vaporized form; and a capillary body having a first elongated end and a second end, the first elongated end extending into the liquid storage portion configured to contact the liquid, the second end contacting the first surface of the heating element, wherein a cross sectional area of the capillary body at the second end is greater than a cross sectional area of the capillary body at the first elongated end.
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公开(公告)号:US20210244075A1
公开(公告)日:2021-08-12
申请号:US17251862
申请日:2019-06-28
Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Inventor: Silvia Capo , Rui Nuno Batista
Abstract: The invention relates to a casting apparatus (100) to cast a web (1) of a material containing alkaloids, the casting apparatus (100) including: a casting box (10) adapted to contain a slurry (2) to be cast to form the web (1) of a material containing alkaloids, the casting box (10) defining one or more lateral walls (12,14); a slidable lid (80) adapted to slide on the one or more lateral walls (12,14) of the casting box (10); a movable support (20); and a casting blade (70) adapted to cast the slurry (2) contained in the casting box (10) onto the movable support (20) so as to form the cast web (1). The invention also relates to a method to cast a web of a material containing alkaloids.
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公开(公告)号:US20210212355A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-15
申请号:US16972673
申请日:2019-06-28
Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Inventor: Silvia Capo , Chiara Fasciani , Rui Nuno Batista
Abstract: The present invention relates to a casting apparatus (100) for the production of a cast sheet of a material containing alkaloids, the casting apparatus comprising: ⋅a casting box (10) adapted to contain a slurry (18) of the material containing alkaloids; ⋅a slurry supply element (5) adapted to feed the slurry to the casting box; ⋅a movable support (2); ⋅a casting blade (1) adapted to cast the slurry contained in the casting box onto the movable support so as to form the cast sheet; and ⋅path diverting fins (12, 13) adapted to come into contact with the slurry and placed within the casting box. The invention also relate to a method to cast a sheet.
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公开(公告)号:US10925316B2
公开(公告)日:2021-02-23
申请号:US15577932
申请日:2016-05-26
Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
Inventor: Rui Nuno Batista , Stephane Antony Hedarchet
Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a power supply; a controller connected to the supply; an aerosol-generating element connected to the controller; and a first sensor connected to the controller to provide a first signal to the controller in response to a first user input action, the controller being responsive to the first signal to switch from an off state to a ready state in which the controller prevents at least one function of the system but is responsive to a second user input action providing a second signal to the controller, and the controller comparing the second signal with stored data and switching from the ready state to an on state if the second signal matches the stored data, and in the on state the controller is responsive to a third user input action to switch to an active state in which the controller activates the function.
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公开(公告)号:US10888676B2
公开(公告)日:2021-01-12
申请号:US15320458
申请日:2015-06-19
Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
Inventor: Frederic Buehler , Rui Nuno Batista
IPC: A61M15/00 , A61M15/06 , A24F40/485 , A24F40/48 , A61M11/04
Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a first container including at least one aerosol-generating substrate; a rupturing system including a first tube and a second tube, the first and second tubes being arranged in operational engagement defining a volume, wherein the first and second tubes are movable relative to each other along a first motion path from a first position to a second position, such that the defined volume is larger in the first position than in the second position, wherein the first tube includes a first rupturing member disposed at least partially inside the first tube, such that in the first position, the first rupturing member is contained completely in the defined volume of the first and second tubes, and wherein in the second position, the first rupturing member at least partially protrudes from the defined volume to rupture the container including said substrate.
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公开(公告)号:US20200337366A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-29
申请号:US16611506
申请日:2018-05-09
Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Inventor: Poh Yoke Tritz , Rui Nuno Batista
IPC: A24B15/167 , A61M15/06
Abstract: The present invention relates to a rod-shaped aerosol-generating article for use with an electrically heated aerosol-generating device. The article comprises a substrate core and a filler sleeve surrounding the substrate core. The substrate core comprises an aerosol-forming substrate and has a non-circular outer cross-section. The invention further relates to electrically heated aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating system for use with an aerosol-generating article.
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公开(公告)号:US10757975B2
公开(公告)日:2020-09-01
申请号:US15323924
申请日:2015-07-10
Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
Inventor: Rui Nuno Batista , Stephane Hedarchet
Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device, a removable aerosol-forming cartridge, and a removable heater provided separately from the cartridge. The cartridge includes at least one aerosol-forming substrate; the heater includes at least one electric heater element and first electrical contacts connected to the heater element; the device includes a main body defining a main cavity and at least one opening configured to receive the cartridge and the heater within the cavity, and an electric power supply and second electrical contacts connected thereto. When the cartridge and the heater are received within the cavity, the first and second electrical contacts contact each other and the heater is configured to heat the substrate, the cartridge and the heater are substantially flat, and the cavity, the cartridge, and the heater are arranged so that the cartridge and the heater are substantially parallel and adjacent to each other.
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公开(公告)号:US20190208813A1
公开(公告)日:2019-07-11
申请号:US15768852
申请日:2016-10-21
Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Inventor: Noelia Rojo-Calderon , Rui Nuno Batista
CPC classification number: A24F47/008 , H05B6/108
Abstract: The aerosol-generating article (14) comprises aerosol-forming substrate and a susceptor, wherein the susceptor is coated by the aerosol-forming substrate. The article further comprises a shape-giving element (20, 21), the shape-giving element (20, 21) at least partly defines an external shape and at least partly defines an external size of the aerosol-generating article (14).
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公开(公告)号:US10328443B2
公开(公告)日:2019-06-25
申请号:US15578850
申请日:2016-06-27
Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
Abstract: There is provided a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge including a liquid storage container containing: a first liquid composition and a second composition; a plurality of capsules, each capsule encapsulating the second composition to separate the second composition from the first liquid composition, each capsule including a frangible shell encapsulating the second composition; a capsule retainer; and an outlet in the liquid storage container configured to deliver liquid from the liquid storage container, the capsule retainer substantially preventing any frangible shells, or parts thereof, from exiting the cartridge through the outlet. An aerosol-generating device configured to receive the cartridge to form an aerosol-generating system is also provided.
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