公开(公告)号：US20240188636A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18582052

申请日：2024-02-20

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Oleg MIRONOV ,  Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK ,  Oleg FURSA

IPC: A24F40/465 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/50 ,  H05B6/06 ,  H05B6/10

CPC classification number: A24F40/465 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/50 ,  H05B6/06 ,  H05B6/105 ,  A24F40/20 ,  H05B2206/023

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-forming substrate; and a susceptor configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate, the susceptor including a first susceptor material and a second susceptor material being different from the first susceptor material, the second susceptor material being plated, deposited, or welded onto the first susceptor material, the susceptor being an elongate susceptor having a length dimension that is greater than a width dimension thereof or than a thickness dimension thereof, and the second susceptor material having a Curie temperature that is lower than 500° C. An aerosol-generating system is also provided, including: an electrically-operated aerosol-generating device having an inductor configured to produce an alternating magnetic field, and the aerosol-generating article. A method of using the aerosol-generating article is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20240041111A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-08

申请号：US18489258

申请日：2023-10-18

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Oleg MIRONOV ,  Jean-Marc WIDMER

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/70 ,  H05B3/26

CPC classification number: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/70 ,  H05B3/26 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion including a housing to contain a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including an electrically insulating element having an opening, an electrical heating element supported by the insulating element and to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, first and second electrically conductive contact portions disposed at opposite sides of the opening and to contact with a battery to supply power to the heater assembly, and a capillary material including a ceramic or a ceramic-based material and having first and second faces, the first face being in physical contact with the heating element and the second face being opposite the first face, the capillary material to convey the substrate to the heating element by capillary action, the heater assembly being fixed to the housing of the liquid storage portion.

公开(公告)号：US20230191045A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US18166190

申请日：2023-02-08

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Oleg MIRONOV ,  Rui Nuno BATISTA

IPC: A61M15/00 ,  A61M11/04 ,  A61M11/00 ,  H05B3/34 ,  A61M15/06 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/53 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B5/02 ,  B32B27/06 ,  B32B27/12 ,  B32B27/28 ,  H05B3/14

CPC classification number: A61M15/0028 ,  A61M11/042 ,  A61M11/003 ,  A61M15/0021 ,  H05B3/34 ,  A61M15/06 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/53 ,  B32B3/266 ,  B32B5/024 ,  B32B27/06 ,  B32B27/12 ,  B32B27/281 ,  H05B3/145 ,  H05B3/347 ,  A61M2206/14 ,  A61M2205/8206 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: A cartridge for an electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion including a housing holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an opening; and a fluid-permeable heater assembly including a plurality of electrically conductive filaments, the fluid-permeable heater assembly being fixed to the housing and extending across the opening of the housing. An aerosol-generating system, and a method of manufacture of a cartridge for an electrically operated aerosol-generating system, are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20230165305A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US17998100

申请日：2021-05-12

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Jerome Christian COURBAT ,  Oleg MIRONOV ,  Ozgur OZSUN

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/465 ,  H05B6/10

CPC classification number: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/465 ,  H05B6/108

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the aerosol-generating article including a main reservoir to store aerosol-forming liquid; a capillary buffer reservoir in fluid communication with the main reservoir to store the aerosol-forming liquid due to capillary action; and a liquid conduit in fluid communication at least with the capillary buffer reservoir and being configured to provide the aerosol-forming liquid at an interface to an outside of the capillary buffer reservoir and the main reservoir, in which the liquid conduit includes a filament bundle, and in which the filament bundle includes a plurality of first filaments including or being made of a first susceptor material.

公开(公告)号：US20220386698A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17624494

申请日：2020-06-25

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Ricardo CALI ,  Jerome Christian COURBAT ,  Oleg MIRONOV ,  Enrico STURA

IPC: A24F40/465 ,  H05B6/10 ,  H05B6/44 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24D1/20

Abstract: An inductive heating element for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the inductive heating element including: a first susceptor, the first susceptor being a tubular susceptor defining an inner cavity configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate; a second susceptor, the second susceptor being a tubular susceptor defining an inner cavity configured to receive aerosol-forming substrate; and a separation between the first susceptor and the second susceptor, the separation thermally insulating the first susceptor from the second susceptor. An inductive heating arrangement, an aerosol-generating device, and an aerosol-generating system are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20220167466A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17669162

申请日：2022-02-10

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Ihar ZINOVIK ,  Oleg MIRONOV ,  Keethan Dasnavis FERNANDO

IPC: H05B3/34 ,  A61M11/04 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A61M15/06 ,  G05D23/24 ,  A61M11/00 ,  A61M15/00 ,  B32B3/26 ,  B32B5/02 ,  B32B27/06 ,  B32B27/12 ,  B32B27/28 ,  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：US20210052004A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-25

申请号：US17092540

申请日：2020-11-09

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Oleg MIRONOV ,  Michel THORENS ,  Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK

IPC: A24F40/42

Abstract: There is provided a cartridge for use in an aerosol-generating system, the aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device, the cartridge configured to be used with the device, wherein the device includes a device housing, an inductor coil positioned on or within the housing, and a power supply connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high frequency oscillating current to the inductor coil, the cartridge including a cartridge housing containing an aerosol-forming substrate and a ferrite mesh susceptor element positioned to heat the aerosol-forming substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20200375255A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-03

申请号：US16636533

申请日：2018-08-09

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Jerome Christian COURBAT ,  Oleg MIRONOV ,  Tony REEVELL ,  Andreas Michael ROSSOLL ,  Enrico STURA

IPC: A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/20 ,  H05B6/10 ,  H05B6/06 ,  H05B6/44

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device, including a housing, a heating chamber defining a heating zone and being sized to receive at least a portion of an aerosol-forming substrate within the heating zone, an induction element disposed around, or adjacent to, the heating zone, a power supply, and a controller connected to the induction element and configured to provide an alternating electric current to the induction element to generate an alternating magnetic field within the heating zone, the induction element being configured to be controlled to sequentially provide a first alternating magnetic field having a first frequency for a first period of time followed by a second alternating magnetic field having a second frequency for a second period of time.

公开(公告)号：US20200245683A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-06

申请号：US16637440

申请日：2018-07-25

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Oleg MIRONOV ,  Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK ,  Oleg FURSA ,  Tony REEVELL

IPC: A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/20 ,  H05B6/10

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing defining a chamber configured to receive at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article; an inductor coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber; an elongate susceptor element projecting into the chamber; and a power supply and a controller connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide an alternating electric current to the inductor coil such that the inductor coil generates an alternating magnetic field to heat the elongate susceptor element and thereby heat at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article received in the chamber, the elongate susceptor element including an elongate support body and at least one heating portion formed from a susceptor layer on an outer surface of the elongate support body, and the elongate support body being formed from a thermally insulative material and the susceptor layer including one or more susceptor materials.

公开(公告)号：US20200037664A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-06

申请号：US16339090

申请日：2017-11-22

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Oleg FURSA ,  Oleg MIRONOV

IPC: A24F47/00 ,  H05B6/10

Abstract: There is provided an inductive heating device configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate and a susceptor, and to heat the susceptor when the article is received by the device, the device including a DC power supply to provide a DC supply voltage and a DC current; and power supply electronics including a DC/AC converter connected to the power supply, and an inductor connected to the converter to inductively couple to the susceptor when the article is received by the device, the electronics being configured to supply power to the inductor from the power supply, via the converter, for heating the susceptor when the article is received by the device, the supplied power being provided in a plurality of pulses separated by time intervals, and to control a duration of the time intervals between successive pulses based on measurements of the current provided by the power supply.