公开(公告)号：US11812777B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US17311836

申请日：2019-12-11

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Ricardo Cali ,  Pierre Herve ,  Danny Hirdes ,  Andreas Loeb ,  Joern Patscher ,  Fabrice Teseo ,  Johan Valette ,  Jan Verbeeck

IPC: A24C5/34 ,  A24F40/80 ,  G01N1/24

CPC classification number: A24C5/34 ,  A24F40/80 ,  G01N1/24

Abstract: An apparatus is provided, including: a housing; a first assessment section defining a first airflow pathway and including a first conduit including inlet and outlet ends, the inlet end to receive a mouth end of an aerosol-generating system or a smoking article, a first pump in fluid communication with the first conduit outlet end and to draw fluid through the first conduit from the inlet end to the outlet end, and a first cover arranged on the housing; and a second assessment section defining a second airflow pathway and including a second conduit including inlet and outlet ends, the inlet end to receive a mouth end of an aerosol-generating device or a smoking article, a second pump in fluid communication with the second conduit outlet end and to draw fluid through the second conduit from the inlet end to the outlet end, and a second cover arranged on the housing.

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：US20220346437A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

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

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.