公开(公告)号：US12070054B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-27

申请号：US17254490

申请日：2019-06-28

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Irene Taurino ,  Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik

IPC: A24B15/167 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24B15/30 ,  A24F40/10

CPC classification number: A24B15/167 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24B15/30 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge containing a nicotine source including a liquid nicotine formulation, the liquid nicotine formulation including glycerine in an amount of at least 10 percent by weight and nicotine, in which a ratio by weight of nicotine to glycerine in the liquid nicotine formulation is between about 3:2 and about 9:1. An aerosol-generating system is also provided, including: the cartridge; and an aerosol-generating device including a housing defining a device cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge, and a heating element configured to heat the cartridge.

公开(公告)号：US20240272149A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18681989

申请日：2022-10-06

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Sandro STEINER

IPC: G01N33/543

CPC classification number: G01N33/54366

Abstract: A sensor chip and a sensing device containing the sensor chip is provided. The sensing device is configured to detect one or more bioactive agents in a surrounding medium. The sensor chip includes a reaction cell containing a plurality of receptor protein complexes, and a membrane separating the reaction cell from the surrounding medium. The membrane is permeable to the bioactive agents and the receptor protein complexes are configured to bind to the bioactive agents within the reaction cell to induce a state change of the receptor protein complexes which is detected.

公开(公告)号：US20240268485A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18567656

申请日：2022-06-16

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Irene Taurino

IPC: A24F40/70 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/46 ,  C09D5/44 ,  C25D13/12 ,  C25D13/20 ,  C25F1/00

CPC classification number: A24F40/70 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/46 ,  C09D5/448 ,  C25D13/12 ,  C25D13/20 ,  C25F1/00

Abstract: A method of forming an aerosol-generating component of an aerosol-generating system, and a system for forming an aerosol-generating component of an aerosol-generating system, the method comprising: submerging at least a portion of a heating element (1) in a deposition liquid (6): submerging at least a portion of an auxiliary electrode (4) in the deposition liquid (6): and supplying a voltage between the heating element (1) and the auxiliary electrode (4) to deposit an aerosol-forming substrate on the heating element (1) by electrophoretic deposition.

公开(公告)号：US20240268464A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18636524

申请日：2024-04-16

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Guillame FREDERICK ,  Patrick Charles SILVESTRINI ,  Jean-Marc WIDMER ,  Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK

IPC: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/70

CPC classification number: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/70 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the heater assembly including: a fluid-permeable heating element configured to vaporise a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a transport material configured to transport liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the fluid-permeable heating element, the transport material having a thickness defined between a first surface of the transport material and an opposing second surface of the transport material, the first surface being arranged in fluid communication with the fluid-permeable heating element and the second surface being arranged to receive liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the second surface of the transport material being provided with at least one hole that extends into the transport material to a depth corresponding to at least a part of the thickness of the transport material to define a formed fluid channel for the liquid aerosol-forming substrate, and the first surface of the transport material being convex.

公开(公告)号：US12059033B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US17422799

申请日：2020-01-15

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno Batista ,  Ricardo Cali ,  Edward Kiernan

IPC: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/20

CPC classification number: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/20

Abstract: The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device comprising a main body and a top cover. The top cover comprising a cavity for removable insertion of an aerosol-generating article comprising aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-generating device further comprises a heater in the cavity. The top cover is configured as movable with respect to the main body between a first position and a second position. The cavity is accessible for insertion of the aerosol-generating article when the top cover is in the first position. The cavity is inaccessible for insertion of the aerosol-generating article when the top cover is in the second position. Movement of the top cover between the first and second position is caused by one or more of pivotal movement around, or transversal, to a longitudinal axis of the aerosol-generating device and sliding movement transversal to the longitudinal axis of the aerosol-generating device. The invention also relates to a system comprising an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article.

公开(公告)号：US12059030B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US16973594

申请日：2019-06-13

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Pieter Van Lancker ,  Louis-Philippe Vancraeynest ,  Simon Desnerck

IPC: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/85 ,  H05B3/42 ,  A24F40/20

CPC classification number: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/85 ,  H05B3/42 ,  A24F40/20

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device for generating an inhalable aerosol, the aerosol-generating device including: a housing; a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol-generating article containing an aerosol-generating substrate; and a heating element disposed in the heating chamber and being configured to be arranged in a first position, in which the heating element penetrates the aerosol-generating substrate, and in a second position, in which the heating element is at least partly retracted from the heating chamber, and being further configured to move, during retraction from the heating chamber, relative to the housing. A method for retracting a heating element from a heating chamber of an aerosol-generating device is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US12059023B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US17779654

申请日：2020-12-22

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Andreas Loeb ,  Luca Bosi ,  Matteo Grosoli

IPC: A24C5/34 ,  A24C5/01 ,  G01V3/08 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/465 ,  G01V3/10

CPC classification number: A24C5/34 ,  A24C5/01 ,  G01V3/081 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/465 ,  G01V3/088 ,  G01V3/10

Abstract: The present invention relates to method for inspecting an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article (1) for the presence of a susceptor (21) using at least one sensor (110) that is responsive to the susceptor (21) being at least one of electrically conductive, magnetic or magnetized. The invention further relates to method and apparatus for inspecting an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article for a desired article alignment at a specific article location in an article manufacturing apparatus, wherein the susceptor is provided for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate comprised in the article, and wherein an arrangement of the susceptor at or in the article is asymmetric with regard to a length axis of the article. The method and the apparatus comprises usage of at least a first senor which is arranged and configured to detect at a first test site of the article location a presence or absence of a susceptor, wherein the presence of the susceptor at the first test is indicative of the presence of the desired article alignment at the article location. The first sensor is responsive to the susceptor being at least one of electrically conductive, magnetic or magnetized and responsive to the presence of the susceptor at the first test site.

公开(公告)号：US12053027B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US17440038

申请日：2020-03-13

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno Batista ,  Ricardo Cali ,  Nikita Karelin

IPC: A24F40/51 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/70 ,  A24F40/95 ,  G01N21/25 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: A24F40/51 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/70 ,  A24F40/95 ,  G01N21/255 ,  H02J7/0044

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system (50) has an optical sensor (23) disposed on a portion of an exterior surface of the aerosol-generating system. The optical sensor is configured to output sensor data. A controller (29) is operably coupled to the optical sensor. The controller is configured to manipulate one or more operating parameters of an aerosolizer element of the aerosol-generating system based on the optical sensor data.

公开(公告)号：US12048762B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17939348

申请日：2022-09-07

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Nicolo Volpe

IPC: A61K9/00 ,  A61K9/16 ,  A61K31/465

CPC classification number: A61K9/0075 ,  A61K9/1617 ,  A61K9/1623 ,  A61K9/1682 ,  A61K31/465

Abstract: A method includes combining nicotine with a liquid carrier to form a liquid mixture and spray drying the liquid mixture to form a first plurality of particles. The first pluralities of particles are then milled to form a second plurality of particles.

公开(公告)号：US12048322B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US16957539

申请日：2018-12-12

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Marine Jarriault ,  Celine Lesuffleur ,  Alain Sciboz

IPC: A24B15/14 ,  A24B3/14 ,  A24B15/167

CPC classification number: A24B15/14 ,  A24B3/14 ,  A24B15/167

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a material containing alkaloids, said method comprising: —forming a mixture comprising a reducing sugar and particles of a material containing alkaloids; —extruding the mixture, wherein extruding includes: feeding the mixture to an extruder; heating the mixture to a first temperature lower than or equal to about 190 Celsius degrees; cooling the mixture from the first temperature to a second temperature lower than or equal to about 70 Celsius degrees; and discharging an extruded mixture from the extruder.