公开(公告)号：US12295405B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-13

申请号：US17434212

申请日：2020-02-27

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno Batista ,  Yves Jordil ,  Ivan Prestia

IPC: A24C5/01 ,  A24D1/20 ,  B21D31/04 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/465

Abstract: An inductively heatable aerosol-generating article for an inductively heating aerosol-generating device is provided, including at least one aerosol-forming substrate and at least one susceptor in thermal proximity to the aerosol-forming substrate or thermal contact with the aerosol-forming substrate, the susceptor including an expanded metal sheet including a plurality of openings through the sheet. A method for manufacturing an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article is also provided. An apparatus for manufacturing a susceptor of an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US12004555B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17540449

申请日：2021-12-02

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Ivan Prestia ,  Daniele Sanna ,  Christian Agostini ,  Alessandro Balboni

IPC: A24B3/14 ,  A24C5/01 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/465

CPC classification number: A24C5/01 ,  A24B3/14 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/465

Abstract: The method for manufacturing inductively heatable tobacco rods comprises the steps of providing a continuous profile of a susceptor, guiding an aerosol-forming tobacco substrate along a tobacco substrate converging device, positioning the continuous profile of susceptor in the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate and converging the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate to a final rod shape. Therein, the step of positioning the continuous profile of susceptor in the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate is performed before performing the step of converging the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate to its final rod shape.

公开(公告)号：US20220408800A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17779330

申请日：2020-11-23

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Ivan Prestia

IPC: A24D1/02 ,  D21H27/30 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24B15/12 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/20

Abstract: An aerosol generating substrate element is circumscribed by exactly two paper layers that do not extend beyond an aerosol generating substrate. The aerosol generating substrate includes from about 10% to about 30% glycerine by weight. The first paper wrapper and the second paper wrapper have a combined thickness in a range from about 60 micrometres to about 200 micrometres. The first paper wrapper does not overlap itself and a second paper wrapper does not overlap itself.

公开(公告)号：US20220287354A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-15

申请号：US17626220

申请日：2020-06-23

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Michele Del Borrello ,  Clemente Iadanza ,  Ivan Prestia ,  Sandro Sartini

IPC: A24B3/14 ,  A24B15/18 ,  A24C5/01 ,  F17D1/14 ,  F17D3/01

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for casting a sheet of a material containing alkaloids, the method comprising: —forming a slurry of the material containing alkaloids, the slurry having a viscosity value; —storing the slurry in a first tank; —providing a first flow-path and a second flow-path for fluid communication between the first tank and a casting box, the first flow-path comprising a first pump and the second flow-path comprising a second pump; —directing the slurry either along the first flow-path or along the second flow-path from the first tank to the casting box, defining a flow of slurry through the first flow-path or through the second flow-path, on the basis of the viscosity value of the slurry; and—casting the slurry to obtain a sheet of material containing alkaloids. The invention further relates to a casting apparatus for the production of a sheet of material containing alkaloids.

公开(公告)号：US20220142226A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17438523

申请日：2020-01-24

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno Batista ,  Ivan Prestia

IPC: A24B3/14 ,  A24C5/18 ,  A24B15/12 ,  A24B15/167

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of manufacturing a corrugated polymeric material web for an aerosol-generating article. Polymeric material pellets are first heated to form a p polymeric material melt. A polymeric material web is formed from the polymeric material melt, and the polymeric material web is then worked at an elevated temperature to form a corrugated polymeric material web. The corrugated polymeric material web is then wound onto a bobbin. A preferred polymeric material is polylactic acid.

公开(公告)号：US12256787B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US17768546

申请日：2020-10-16

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Ivan Prestia

IPC: A24F40/95 ,  A24F40/40

Abstract: A charger for charging an aerosol-generating device is provided, the charger including: a housing defining a cavity to receive the device to be charged, the cavity having an opening; at least one electrical contact disposed in the cavity; and a cover rotationally slidable relative to the opening between open and closed positions, an inner surface of the cover facing the cavity when the cover is in the closed position, at least a portion of the inner surface of the cover defines a profiled engagement member having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the profiled engagement member sloping into, or towards, the cavity when the cover is in the closed position, a slope increasing in a direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the profiled engagement member. An aerosol generating system and a method of operating an aerosol-generating system are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US12041962B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17898752

申请日：2022-08-30

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Ivan Prestia ,  Michele Del Borrello ,  Yorick Klipfel

IPC: A24B3/14 ,  A24B15/14 ,  A24B15/18 ,  B32B5/16 ,  B32B19/04 ,  B32B23/12 ,  B32B27/14 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/36 ,  B32B37/00 ,  B32B37/20 ,  B32B37/26 ,  B32B38/18 ,  B65H18/28 ,  B65H39/16 ,  A24C5/01

CPC classification number: A24B3/14 ,  A24B15/14 ,  A24B15/186 ,  B32B5/16 ,  B32B19/045 ,  B32B19/046 ,  B32B23/12 ,  B32B27/14 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/322 ,  B32B27/36 ,  B32B37/0053 ,  B32B37/20 ,  B32B37/26 ,  B32B38/18 ,  B65H18/28 ,  B65H39/16 ,  A24C5/01 ,  B32B2037/268 ,  B32B2264/06 ,  B32B2309/105 ,  B32B2317/00 ,  B32B2317/12 ,  B32B2323/04 ,  B32B2323/10 ,  B32B2327/18 ,  B32B2367/00

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a bobbin and a bobbin. The bobbin includes a plurality of windings of a continuous laminated sheet having at least one layer of alkaloids containing material and at least one layer of a first protective material. The at least one layer of alkaloids containing material and the at least one layer of a first protective material define an adhesion surface between them. The first protective material is selected from polypropylene, polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyester, or paper.

公开(公告)号：US20240049765A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18269343

申请日：2021-12-23

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno Rodrigues Alves Batista ,  Ricardo Cali ,  Ivan Prestia ,  Alexandra Sereda

IPC: A24B3/10 ,  G01N33/00 ,  G08B21/18

CPC classification number: A24B3/10 ,  G01N33/0027 ,  G08B21/182

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to monitor tobacco material to detect insect infestation, the method comprising: —providing tobacco material in a closed space; —measuring the concentration of a semiochemical in the air present in the closed space; —comparing the measured concentration of the semiochemical with a threshold; and—lowering the temperature of the closed space if the concentration of the semiochemical is higher than the threshold.

公开(公告)号：US11779047B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US17442727

申请日：2020-03-24

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Massimiliano Bertoldo ,  Fabio Cantieri ,  Ivan Prestia

IPC: A24D3/02 ,  B29C35/04 ,  B29C70/44 ,  B29C70/30 ,  B29K1/00 ,  B29L23/00

CPC classification number: A24D3/0229 ,  B29C35/049 ,  B29C70/30 ,  B29C70/446 ,  A24D3/022 ,  A24D3/0233 ,  A24D3/0295 ,  B29K2001/12 ,  B29L2023/22

Abstract: The forming apparatus comprises a forming device with a tubular element adapted to form continuous tow material into a continuous tubular rod. The forming device comprises a fluid compressor for generating pressurized fluid, the fluid compressor being in fluid connection with the tubular element to provide pressurized fluid to the continuous tubular rod to heat or cool the continuous tubular rod. The forming device further comprises several fluid conduits to provide pressurized fluid from the fluid compressor to several injection sites arranged along the transport path, wherein at least two fluid conduits of the several fluid conduits comprise a pressure control unit including a pressure sensor and a pressure influencer.

公开(公告)号：US20220408844A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17779305

申请日：2020-12-11

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Ricardo Cali ,  Fabio Cantieri ,  Ivan Prestia

IPC: A24F40/95 ,  A24F40/40

Abstract: A charging case for an aerosol-generating device, the charging case including a case connector for receiving electrical power from an external source, a plurality of case cavities, a mounting section for connecting the aerosol-generating device to the charging case, and a case control unit. Each of the plurality of case cavities being configured to receive at least one of a plurality of power sources. The case control unit arranged to charge a first one of the plurality of power sources via the case connector using electrical power from the external power source and charge the aerosol-generating device connected to the mounting section via a second one of the plurality of power sources, or via the case connector using electrical power from the external power source.