AEROSOL-FORMING CARTRIDGE AND SYSTEM WITH NICOTINE GEL

    公开(公告)号:US20240365865A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-07

    申请号:US18690442

    申请日:2022-09-02

    Abstract: An aerosol-forming cartridge includes a housing defining a cartridge body and having a housing interior, an aerosol-forming substrate reservoir fixed within the housing interior, and a revolver element rotatably fixed to the housing interior and having two or more chambers disposed about the revolver element. The aerosol-forming substrate reservoir contains a volume of aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-forming substrate is a gel. A bias element applies force to the volume of aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-forming substrate reservoir having an outlet aperture. The two or more chambers of the revolver are sequentially aligned with the outlet aperture as the revolver element rotates.

    A FORMULATION FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230000131A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17784927

    申请日:2020-12-16

    Abstract: A formulation for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the formulation including: one or more aerosol formers; and one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of: polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol, polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, polydioxanone, polycaprolactone, polyethylene, polypropylene glycol, and starch, in which the formulation has a melting point of between 100 degrees Celsius and 300 degrees Celsius. An aerosol-generating article for the aerosol-generating system, and an aerosol-generating system, are also provided.

    HEATING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR INDUCTIVELY HEATING AN AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE

    公开(公告)号:US20220030947A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-03

    申请号:US17278806

    申请日:2019-09-24

    Abstract: There is provided an inductive heating assembly to inductively heat an aerosol-forming substrate to an operating temperature, the assembly including an induction source connected to a DC power supply to generate an alternating electromagnetic field to inductively heat a susceptor assembly including a first susceptor and a second susceptor having a Curie temperature below the operating temperature, and a controller operatively connected to the induction source and the DC power supply, to determine an actual apparent resistance of the susceptor assembly indicative of the actual temperature of the susceptor assembly, to determine a minimum value of the apparent resistance occurring during pre-heating of the susceptor assembly, and to control operation of the induction source such that the actual apparent resistance corresponds to the determined minimum value of the apparent resistance plus a pre-determined offset value of the apparent resistance to control heating of the substrate to the operating temperature.

    AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH CONCEALED VENTILATION AIRFLOW

    公开(公告)号:US20200221777A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-16

    申请号:US16627463

    申请日:2018-07-13

    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a cartridge assembly including a cartridge having an upstream end and a downstream end, and a ventilation air inlet positioned downstream of the cartridge; and an aerosol-generating device including a housing defining a device cavity configured to receive an upstream end of the cartridge assembly, an electric heater configured to heat the cartridge when the cartridge assembly is received within the device cavity, a power supply, and a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the power supply to the electric heater, the system being configured so that, when the upstream end of the cartridge assembly is received within the device cavity, the ventilation air inlet is positioned within the device cavity and a portion of an internal surface of the device cavity overlying the ventilation air inlet is spaced apart from the cartridge assembly.

    HEATER FOR AEROSOL-FORMING SUBSTRATE COMPRISING A POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT THERMISTOR

    公开(公告)号:US20230069561A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17787281

    申请日:2020-11-18

    Abstract: A heater is provided for heating an aerosol-forming substrate, the heater including: a heating element to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, the heating element including at least one positive temperature coefficient (PTC) thermistor, the PTC thermistor being configured to be supplied with an electric current so as to heat the PTC thermistor, in which a resistance of the PTC thermistor increases when a temperature of the PTC thermistor increases within a stabilised temperature range, a lower end of the stabilised temperature range being, when a constant voltage is applied to the PTC thermistor, a reference temperature at which the resistance of the PTC thermistor is twice a value of a minimum resistance of the PTC thermistor, and in which the reference temperature is between about 100° C. and about 350° C. when a constant voltage of 3.3V is applied to the PTC thermistor.

    A FORMULATION FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230023830A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17785861

    申请日:2020-12-16

    Inventor: Irene TAURINO

    Abstract: A formulation for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the formulation including: one or more aerosol formers; one or more metal salts; and one or more polymeric thickening agents, in which the formulation has a polymeric thickening agent content of greater than or equal to about 0.5 percent by weight, and in which the one or more metal salts include one or more metal stearates. An aerosol-generating article for the aerosol-generating system, and an aerosol-generating system, are also provided.

    AN AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING A BARRIER

    公开(公告)号:US20230008126A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-12

    申请号:US17784908

    申请日:2020-12-16

    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the article including: a storage portion having an outlet; an aerosol-forming substrate contained within the storage portion; and a vaporisable barrier to seal the outlet, in which the barrier includes one or more polymers, has a polymer content of greater than or equal to 1 percent by weight, is configured to be vaporised during a first heating cycle of the article during first use of the article in the system, further includes one or more metal salts, and the salts are selected from the group consisting of metal alginates, metal benzoates, metal cinnamates, metal cycloheptanecarboxylates, metal levulinates, metal propanoates, metal stearates, and metal undecanoates. An aerosol-generating system, and a method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating article, are also provided.

    AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED INDUCTOR COIL

    公开(公告)号:US20210204603A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17055745

    申请日:2019-05-16

    Inventor: Irene TAURINO

    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing defining a chamber configured to receive at least one susceptor and at least one aerosol-forming substrate, the chamber having a length along a longitudinal axis thereof extending from a first end of the chamber to a second end of the chamber; and an inductor coil provided within the housing, disposed around the chamber, and extending along at least a portion of the length of the chamber, the inductor coil including a first portion disposed closest to the first end of the chamber, a second portion disposed closest to the second end of the chamber, and a third portion disposed between the first and the second portions, and a number of turns per unit length in the third portion is less than a number of turns per unit length in one or both of the first and the second portions.

    HEATER ASSEMBLY HAVING FLUID PERMEABLE HEATER WITH DIRECTLY DEPOSITED TRANSPORT MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:US20230329341A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-19

    申请号:US18001669

    申请日:2021-06-17

    Inventor: Irene TAURINO

    CPC classification number: A24F40/46 A24F40/10 A24F40/42

    Abstract: A heater assembly is provided for an aerosol-generating system, the heater assembly including: a fluid permeable heating element configured to heat a liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, the fluid permeable heating element including a plurality of apertures configured to allow fluid to permeate through the fluid permeable heating element; and a transport material including a plurality of channels configured to convey a liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the plurality of apertures of the fluid permeable heating element, the transport material including a ceramic, which is deposited directly on to a fluid permeable surface of the fluid permeable heating element, and for over 50 percent of the apertures of the fluid permeable heating element, the transport material further includes a corresponding channel configured to convey liquid aerosol-forming substrate to its respective aperture.

    LIQUID NICOTINE FORMULATION COMPRISING LOW MOLAR MASS METAL SALT

    公开(公告)号:US20220053816A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-24

    申请号:US17417975

    申请日:2019-12-18

    Inventor: Irene TAURINO

    Abstract: A liquid nicotine formulation for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the nicotine formulation including: one or more water-miscible polyhydric alcohols, the nicotine formulation having a water-miscible polyhydric alcohol content of greater than or equal to about 5 percent by weight; and one or more low molar mass metal salts, the one or more low molar mass metal salts being selected from the group consisting of metal cinnamates, metal cycloheptanecarboxylates, metal levulinates, metal propanoates, metal stearates, and metal undecanoates. An aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating system are also provided.

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