公开(公告)号：US20240188622A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18286155

申请日：2022-04-07

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Luca Natali ,  Matteo Balboni

IPC: A24C5/34 ,  A24C5/32

CPC classification number: A24C5/3412 ,  A24C5/322

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for checking an aerosol-generating article for manufacturing defects, comprising: —recording several 2-dimensional surface profiles of the aerosol-generating article while rotating the aerosol-generating article, —combining several surface profiles recorded at different rotation angles to obtain a 3-dimensional surface profile, calculating a maximum height difference of the 3-dimensional surface profile, and —rejecting the aerosol-generating article if the maximum height difference of its 3-dimensional surface profile is above a threshold value.

公开(公告)号：US20230371578A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18030719

申请日：2021-10-11

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Matteo Balboni

IPC: A24C5/18 ,  A24C5/01 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24D1/00 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/465 ,  H05B6/10

CPC classification number: A24C5/1892 ,  A24C5/01 ,  A24C5/1807 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24D1/002 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/465 ,  H05B6/105

Abstract: A device (1) for producing an aerosol-generating rod (2) includes a converging device (3), a conveyor system (13), a susceptor guide (15), and an additive dispensing pipe (21). The conveyor system is configured to convey sheet material (11) through the converging device. The susceptor guide is configured to guide a susceptor (9). The susceptor guide extends into the converging device along an axial direction and comprises an exit opening (19) for the susceptor within the converging device. The additive dispensing pipe has an end section (29) extending within the converging device in parallel with the susceptor guide. The end section comprises a dispensing opening (31) to dispense an additive through the dispensing opening.

公开(公告)号：US20230371577A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18030712

申请日：2021-10-08

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Matteo Balboni

IPC: A24C5/18 ,  A24C5/01

CPC classification number: A24C5/1892 ,  A24C5/1807 ,  A24C5/01

Abstract: A method for producing a rod (3) containing herbaceous material comprises the steps of: providing a sheet material (5) containing herbaceous material; shaping the sheet material into a rod-shape by conveying the sheet material along a conveying direction (7) through a funnel-shaped converging device (13); and dispensing an additive (21) onto the sheet material within the converging device.