公开(公告)号：US20250064140A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18727846

申请日：2023-01-11

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Marios Georgiou ,  Matias Novo ,  Olivier Troisfontaine ,  Johan Valette

IPC: A24F40/80 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/53

Abstract: There is provided a testing apparatus for analysing an aerosol generated by an aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a mouthpiece. The testing apparatus comprises an airflow channel that extends from a first channel opening that is configured to receive a mouthpiece of an aerosol-generating system. The testing apparatus further comprises a sensing assembly comprising an emitter configured to emit electromagnetic radiation into the airflow channel and a receiver configured to receive at least some of the electromagnetic radiation from the airflow channel. The testing apparatus further comprises a pump assembly that, in a first configuration of the testing apparatus, is configured to draw air through the airflow channel in a first direction such that an aerosol generated by the aerosol-generating system in use is drawn from the mouthpiece received in the first channel opening and through the airflow channel; and a controller configured to determine at least one characteristic of the aerosol drawn through the airflow channel based on signals received from the sensing assembly. There is also provided a method of analysing an aerosol using the testing apparatus and a method detecting a defect in an aerosol-generating system.

公开(公告)号：US20250057255A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18285552

申请日：2022-04-08

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Clement Besso ,  Houxue Huang

IPC: A24F42/60 ,  A24F42/10

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device (3) comprises an axially extending heating chamber (15), an axially extending storage chamber (17), and a positioning mechanism (81). The storage chamber (17) is provided in coaxial arrangement with the heating chamber (15). The aerosol-generating device (3) is configured to receive an aerosol-generating article (5) in a consumption position. In the consumption position, an aerosol-generating section (9) of the aerosol-generating article (5) is at least partially arranged in the heating chamber (15). The aerosol-generating device (3) is configured to receive the aerosol-generating article (5) in a storage position. In the storage position, the aerosol-generating section (9) of the aerosol-generating article (5) is at least partially arranged in the storage chamber (17). The positioning mechanism (81) is configured to move the aerosol-generating article (5) form the storage position into the consumption position. The positioning mechanism (81) is configured to move the aerosol-generating article (5) from the consumption position into the storage position.

公开(公告)号：US20250056679A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18929274

申请日：2024-10-28

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Ihar ZINOVIK ,  Oleg MIRONOV ,  Keethan Dasnavis FERNANDO

IPC: H05B3/34 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A61M11/00 ,  A61M11/04 ,  A61M15/00 ,  A61M15/06 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B5/02 ,  B32B27/06 ,  B32B27/12 ,  B32B27/28 ,  G05D23/24 ,  H05B3/14

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system including a cartridge is provided, the cartridge including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an opening; and a heater assembly including at least one heater element fixed to the housing and extending across an opening of the housing, wherein a width of the at least one heater element of the heater assembly is smaller than a width of the opening of the housing. The heater element may be spaced from a periphery of the opening, leading to more efficient heating and aerosol production.

公开(公告)号：US20250049140A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18707054

申请日：2022-11-09

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Michel BESSANT ,  Stéphane BILAT ,  Fabrice STEFFEN

IPC: A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/40

Abstract: A method of controlling an aerosol-generating system is provided, the system including: an aerosol-generating article including a taggant having an identifiable spectroscopic signature and being excitable by light to emit a light emission, and an aerosol-generating device configured to engage with, and disengage from, the article, the device including: a light source to illuminate the article engaged with the device, and a light receiver to receive light emitted by the article engaged with device; and the method including: illuminating, by the light source, the article engaged with the device so as to excite the taggant to emit the light emission, ending the illuminating, by the light source, of the article, receiving, by the light receiver, the light emission after the light source ending the illuminating, and analysing the light emission received by the light receiver to determine a characteristic of the article.

公开(公告)号：US12219997B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-11

申请号：US17278826

申请日：2019-09-24

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik ,  Irene Taurino

IPC: A24F40/465 ,  H05B6/10

Abstract: There is provided an inductively heating aerosol-generating device configured to generate an aerosol by heating an aerosol-forming substrate, the device including a receiving cavity configured to receive the aerosol-forming substrate; an induction source configured to generate an alternating electromagnetic field; and a susceptor assembly configured and arranged to inductively heat the aerosol-forming substrate within the receiving cavity under influence of the alternating magnetic field generated by the induction source, the susceptor assembly including a first susceptor and a second susceptor, the first susceptor including a first susceptor material having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance, and the second susceptor including a second ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic susceptor material having a negative temperature coefficient of resistance. There is also provided an aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article for the aerosol-generating device, the article including an aerosol-forming substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20250044817A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18921494

申请日：2024-10-21

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Alexandre MALGAT ,  Noori Moyad BRIFCANI ,  Rui BATISTA ,  Oleg MIRONOV

IPC: G05D23/24 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/70 ,  A24F42/80 ,  A61M11/04 ,  A61M15/00 ,  A61M15/06 ,  A61M16/00 ,  H05B3/06 ,  H05B3/14 ,  H05B3/16 ,  H05B3/26 ,  H05B3/34

Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the liquid storage portion including at least two parts in fluid communication with each other; a first part of the liquid storage portion including a heater assembly, a first capillary material, provided in contact with the heater assembly, and a second capillary material in contact with the first capillary material and spaced apart from the heater assembly by the first capillary material; and a second part of the liquid storage portion including a container configured to hold the liquid aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid form to supply the liquid to the second capillary material.

公开(公告)号：US20250043298A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18722473

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Lucien BOVET ,  Aurore HILFIKER ,  Nikolai IVANOV ,  Kacper Piotr KAMINSKI

IPC: C12N15/82 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/10

Abstract: There is disclosed a mutant, non-naturally occurring or transgenic Nicotiana plant leaf, part of the plant leaf and/or stem having reduced expression or activity of methyl putrescine oxidase (MPO)-S and MPO-T, wherein the MPO-S comprises, consists or consists essentially of: (i) a polynucleotide sequence comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1; or (ii) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (i); or (iii) a polypeptide having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2; and wherein the MPO-T comprises, consists or consists essentially of: (iv) a polynucleotide sequence comprising, consisting or consisting essentially of a sequence having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3; or (v) a polypeptide encoded by the polynucleotide set forth in (iv); or (vi) a polypeptide having at least 75% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 4; and wherein the expression or activity of the MPO-S set forth in (i), (ii) or (iii), and the MPO-T set forth in (iv), (v) or (vi) are reduced as compared to a control plant.

公开(公告)号：US20250040618A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18714187

申请日：2022-12-12

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Cristina APETREI BIRZA ,  Matteo BOLOGNA ,  Guillaume COLOTTE ,  Maxime Georges DUCROS ,  Grégori ISCHI ,  Filip STANKOVIKJ ,  Fabrice STEFFEN ,  Jerome UTHURRY

IPC: A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/53 ,  H05B1/02

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity to receive an aerosol-forming substrate; an electrical heater to heat the substrate when received within the cavity; a rechargeable power supply to provide first and second experiences without intermediate recharge; and a controller to control power to the heater during first and second time periods, determine in the first time period whether the experience is the first or the second experience, and to determine a rate of increase in a heater temperature during the first time period by determining a time taken for the heater temperature to increase from a first to a second predetermined temperature during the first time period, and adjust the power during the second time period based on if the experience is the first or the second experience and based on the determined rate of increase in the heater temperature during the first time period.

公开(公告)号：US20250040590A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18576784

申请日：2022-07-07

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Houxue Huang ,  Anu Ajithkumar

IPC: A24D1/20 ,  A24B3/14 ,  A24B15/16 ,  A24C5/01 ,  A24C5/28 ,  A24D1/18

Abstract: There is provided an aerosol-forming substrate for use in a heated aerosol-generating article, the aerosol-forming substrate comprising a co-laminated sheet comprising a layer of aerosol-forming material and a layer of carbon-based thermally conductive material.

公开(公告)号：US12213526B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US17018652

申请日：2020-09-11

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Jean-Claude Schneider ,  Julien Plojoux ,  Felix Fernando ,  Olivier Greim

IPC: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/70 ,  H05B1/02 ,  H05B3/00

Abstract: An aerosol-generating smoking device, is provided, including: a heater configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate, the heater including an electrically resistive heating element and a heater substrate, the electrically resistive heating element including a first portion formed from a first material and a second portion formed from a second material different than the first material, configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the electrically resistive heating element, the first portion is heated to a higher temperature than the second portion as a result of the electrical current.