公开(公告)号：US20240423261A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18827327

申请日：2024-09-06

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Enrico GUIDOTTI

IPC: A24D1/04 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24D3/18

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article for producing an aerosol upon heating is provided, the article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate including an aerosol former, the substrate having an aerosol former content of greater than 10 percent on a dry weight basis; a hollow tubular support element positioned immediately downstream of the rod; and an aerosol-cooling element downstream of the hollow tubular support element, the aerosol-cooling element extending all the way to a downstream end of the article and including a hollow tubular segment arranged immediately downstream of the hollow tubular support element and having a transverse wall at a location between upstream and downstream ends thereof, such that the hollow tubular segment defines a first cavity upstream of the transverse wall and a second cavity downstream of the transverse wall, and the transverse wall including one or more openings establishing a fluid communication between the first and the second cavities.

公开(公告)号：US20240349787A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18685811

申请日：2022-08-29

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Ricardo CALI ,  Cheng PENG

IPC: A24F40/20 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24F7/02 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/48

CPC classification number: A24F40/20 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24F7/02 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/48

Abstract: A mouthpiece for inhaling an aerosol is provided, the mouthpiece including: an airflow path for an aerosol, the airflow path leading through the mouthpiece; and flavor granules arranged in the airflow path, the flavor granules containing at least one flavoring agent for flavoring the aerosol, the flavor granules being configured to be movable by a user's puff, the flavor granules including a porous matrix material including the at least one flavoring agent, and the porous matrix material having a density of between 0.4 and 2 g/cm3.

公开(公告)号：US20230210184A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17998180

申请日：2021-05-07

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Ricardo CALI ,  Toney Moses RAJAN ,  Alexandra SEREDA

IPC: A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/57 ,  H05B6/10 ,  H05B6/36

CPC classification number: A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/57 ,  H05B6/108 ,  H05B6/36

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating arrangement including an induction coil, a first sliding arrangement including a first contact, the first sliding arrangement being arranged adjacent to the induction coil of the heating arrangement and being configured to slide parallel to a longitudinal axis of the induction coil, and the first contact being mounted on the first sliding arrangement and being arranged to contact the induction coil; and a second sliding arrangement including a second contact, the second sliding arrangement being arranged adjacent to the induction coil of the heating arrangement and being configured to slide parallel to a longitudinal axis of the induction coil, and the second contact being mounted on the second sliding arrangement and being arranged to contact the induction coil, in which alternating current is supplied to the induction coil between the first contact and the second contact.

公开(公告)号：US20230204556A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US17923697

申请日：2021-04-15

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Ricardo CALI ,  Tobias LIPP

IPC: G01N33/00

CPC classification number: G01N33/0065 ,  G01N33/004

Abstract: The present invention relates to A method to detect a specific chemical substance in an environment, the method comprising:—providing a sensing layer adapted to sense the specific chemical substance;—providing a substrate layer, the substrate layer comprising a single-use wireless transmitter;—attaching the sensing layer to the substrate layer so as to form a sensing module;—detecting the amount of the specific chemical substance in the environment by means of the sensing layer;—if the amount of the specific chemical substance is above or below a first threshold, sending data representative of the sensed specific chemical substance to a receiving device using the wireless transmitter. The invention also relates to a sensing module and a kit to measure the specific chemical substance.

公开(公告)号：US20230088876A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17759536

申请日：2021-01-28

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Ricardo CALI ,  Andreas LOB

IPC: A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/50

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a device housing defining a cavity; an adjustable retaining element positioned in or adjacent to the cavity and defining a passage; and an actuator configured to actuate the element between receiving and retaining positions, in which a cross-sectional dimension of the passage is greater when the element is in the receiving position than when in the retaining position, the element defining a passage entrance and a passage exit and includes a surface defined between the entrance and the exit, a longitudinal cross-section of the surface having a curved shape when the element is in the retaining position, a portion of the curved shape including a convex curve defining a constriction in the passage at a turning point of the curve, and the element being compressed in a longitudinal direction when the element is actuated from the receiving position to the retaining position.

公开(公告)号：US20230068343A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17759442

申请日：2021-01-22

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Ricardo CALI ,  Daria TZIMOULIS ,  Adela SAHRAOUI

IPC: A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/465 ,  H05B6/10

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a first air inlet and an air outlet; a liquid storage portion holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate and having a liquid outlet and a storage portion air inlet; an airflow passage from the first air inlet to the air outlet past the liquid outlet; a wick in the airflow passage at a distance from the liquid outlet and to receive liquid from the liquid storage portion in response to a pressure drop in the airflow passage at the liquid outlet; and a first heating element to heat the liquid in the wick, and the airflow passage extending from the first air inlet to the air outlet past the storage portion air inlet and past the liquid outlet such that air enters the liquid storage portion via the storage portion air inlet and then travels therethrough and exits at the liquid outlet.

公开(公告)号：US20230010295A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-12

申请号：US17782827

申请日：2020-12-10

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Daria TZIMOULIS ,  Adela SAHRAOUI

IPC: A24F40/465 ,  H05B6/10 ,  H05B6/36

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol by inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the device including: a device housing including a cavity to removably receive the substrate; an inductive heating arrangement including an induction coil configured to generate an alternating magnetic field within the cavity in a range between 500 kHz to 30 MHz, the coil being formed by a plurality of turns of a composite cable arranged around the cavity, the cable including a first side facing inward towards the cavity, a second side opposite to the first side facing outward away from the cavity, and an electrical conductor embedded in an insulating conductor encasement and including non-insulated wires in electrical contact with each other, and the conductor being arranged asymmetrically with regard to an outer cross-section of the cable to be closer to the first side than to the second side.

公开(公告)号：US20220338545A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17635516

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Ricardo CALI

IPC: A24F40/465 ,  A24F40/20 ,  H05B6/10 ,  H05B6/36

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate; and an induction heating arrangement including a susceptor arrangement and an induction coil, the induction coil being arranged at least partly surrounding the susceptor arrangement, and the induction coil being arranged axially movable along the susceptor arrangement, and a guiding element to guide the axial movement of the induction coil, the induction coil being movable to at least a first heating position and a second heating position around the cavity, the susceptor arrangement including at least a first susceptor and a second susceptor, which are arranged distanced from each other along a longitudinal axis of the aerosol-generating device, and the induction coil being movable to surround the first susceptor corresponding to the first heating position and movable to surround the second susceptor corresponding to the second heating position.

公开(公告)号：US20220322734A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17760614

申请日：2020-09-16

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Ricardo CALI

IPC: A24D1/20 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24B15/18 ,  A24C5/18 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/465

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a first tubular aerosol-forming substrate layer defining a cylindrical hollow central core; and a second tubular aerosol-forming substrate layer arranged around the first tubular aerosol-forming substrate layer, the first tubular aerosol-forming substrate layer being a gel layer. A method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating article, a method of generating an aerosol, and an aerosol-generating system are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20220295894A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：US17636318

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

Inventor： Rui Nuno BATISTA ,  Ricardo CALI

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

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate; and an induction heating arrangement including susceptor arrangement and an induction coil, the susceptor arrangement including at least two elongate susceptors, the susceptors being arranged in the cavity, the susceptor arrangement having a flared shape at a downstream end, and an upstream end of each susceptor being attached to a base of the cavity. A system including the an aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article is also provided.