Philip Morris Products S.a.

Philip Morris USA Inc.

Clement Besso

Charles Kuersteiner

Laurent Lavanant

Anne Wyss-Peters

Alen Kadiric

Dorothy Tritz

Leonardo Nappi

Alexandre Camus

Frederic Ulysse Buehler

Aurelien Guyard

Nazan Gunduz

Rui Nuno Batista

Yves Jordil

Ricardo Cali

Pieter Van Lancker

Mirko Minzoni

Emeric Grandjean

Julie Polier

Digvijay Singh

Antonio Alvarez De La Cadena

Diogo Meira Brandao

Benoit Mivelaz

Thomas Valcke

Bart Bruggeman

Thomas Philipp Salvador

Joanne Venouil

Alexandra Gypa

Gabriele Giunta

An aerosol-generating device has a body configured to receive an aerosol-generating substrate; a heating element configured to heat the aerosol-generating substrate; a power source operatively connected to the heating element; a controller configured to control the power source and the heating element; and a switch comprising a sensor to detect presence of an actuator. The switch is operatively connected to the controller. A method for using the aerosol-generating device includes placing the actuator adjacent the sensor and detecting the presence of the actuator; and controlling power supply to the heating element.

Aerosol-generating device with switch

An aerosol-generating system comprising: an aerosol-generating article (), the aerosol-generating article comprising a single metered dose of an aerosol-forming substrate; an airflow pathway () arranged between an air inlet () and an air outlet (); an aerosolisation chamber () arranged at a location along the airflow pathway () such that the airflow pathway passes through at least a portion of the aerosolisation chamber (); and a flow controller () for selectively controlling the flow of air through the airflow pathway (), the flow controller () having an open configuration in which air can flow into and out of the aerosolisation chamber () and a closed configuration in which air is substantially prevented from flowing into and out of the aerosolisation chamber (); wherein the aerosolisation chamber () is configured to open to receive only one aerosol-generating article () at a time; wherein the aerosolisation chamber () is configured to close to contain the aerosol-generating article (); the aerosol-generating system further comprising a heating element () arranged to heat the aerosolisation chamber () when an aerosol-generating article () is received within the aerosolisation chamber (); wherein the aerosol-generating system is configured to heat the aerosolisation chamber () containing the aerosol-generating article () only when the flow controller () is in the closed configuration.

Aerosol-generating system and article for use therewith

A filter segment for use in a filter of a smoking article includes a substrate loaded with at least one smoke-modifying agent. The substrate is located within the body of the filter segment and is formed from filter plug wrap having an air permeability ranging from about 6,000 Coresta units to about 24,000 Coresta units.

Filter segment including a substrate loaded with a smoke-modifying agent

The container may comprise a box, a lid, at least a first bundle and a second bundle of consumer goods, and an expandable spacer. The expandable spacer comprises at least one spacer weakening line. The at least one spacer weakening line is provided on the spacer bottom wall. The expandable spacer has an initial size that is defined by an initial distance between the first side wall and the second side wall of the expandable spacer for containing a predetermined number of consumer goods. The spacer weakening line is configured to break when more than the predetermined number of consumer goods are inserted between the expandable spacer walls so that the first and the second side walls of the expandable spacer are spaced further apart. Methods of using disclosed containers are also disclosed.

Container with expandable spacer for used and unused consumer goods

A consumable product for use in an aerosol generating device is disclosed, the consumable product comprising a foam matrix (); and a packaging element housing the foam matrix; wherein the packaging element is configured to hold the foam matrix in a first, compressed, configuration prior to use of the consumable product in an aerosol generating device, the packaging element having a first sacrificial seal, wherein upon opening the first sacrificial seal the packaging element holds the foam matrix in a second, less compressed, configuration.

Consumable product for an aerosol generating device and methods of filling and manufacturing a consumable product for an aerosol generating device

A smoking article has an outer surface and a plurality of frangible microcapsules provided on the outer surface, wherein the microcapsules are capable of being manually ruptured by a consumer to release an odorant encapsulated therein. The smoking article preferably comprises a wrapped tobacco rod; and a filter attached to the wrapped tobacco rod by tipping paper, a mouth end portion of which is 'over tipped' with a band or strip of “Peel and Sniff” microcapsules and/or a band or strip of “Scratch and Sniff” microcapsules.

Smoking article with manually releasable odorant

An aerosol-generating article is provided, including a combustible heat source; an aerosol-generating substrate adjacent the heat source; a freshener segment upstream of the heat source and at least partially covering an upstream end of the heat source, the freshener segment including a segment of support material having an annular shape defining a channel extending through at least a part of the segment between upstream and downstream ends thereof, and at least one freshener delivery element contained within the channel and being detachable from the heat source to expose the heat source prior to use of the article; and a wrapper circumscribing at least the freshener segment and the heat source, including a line of weakness extending around the wrapper and overlying an upstream edge of the heat source so that the freshener segment is detachable from the heat source by breaking the wrapper along the line of weakness.

Aerosol-generating article having detachable freshener segment

A container for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a first compartment being sealed and tubular, and including a nicotine source; a second compartment being sealed and tubular, and including a delivery enhancing compound; and a transfer section disposed between the first compartment and the second compartment, at least one of the first compartment and the second compartment including a recessed end, and the transfer section being formed by a recess when one end of the first compartment abuts one end of the second compartment.

Containers for aerosol-generating devices

A smoking article includes a tobacco substrate and a filter segment comprising filtration material axially aligned in an abutting end to end relationship with the tobacco substrate. A hydrophobic plug wrap is disposed about the filtration material. The plug wrap is hydrophobic via hydrophobic groups chemically bonded to the plug wrap.

Hydrophobic plug wrap

A smoking article () comprises a tobacco rod () and a filter () connected to the tobacco rod. The filter () comprises a flow restrictor (). The smoking article further comprises a ventilation zone () at a location along the filter downstream of the flow restrictor. The diameter of the tobacco rod () is from about 5 mm to about 8.5 mm, the tobacco packing density within the tobacco rod is from about 180 mg/cubic centimetre to about 280 mg/cubic centimetre, and the length of the tobacco rod is from about 15 mm to about 45 mm. Further, the tobacco rod () is circumscribed by a wrapper () having an air permeability of less than about 20 Coresta units, the wrapper being made of a transparent regenerated cellulose film, or cellophane.

Smoking article with reduced sidestream smoke

An aerosol generating article () comprises an aerosol generating substrate (); a mouthpiece () comprising an element () defining a cavity having a longitudinal axis; and a particulate aerosol altering material () partially filling the cavity. The particulate aerosol altering material () is adhered to the cavity-defining segment () by means of a permanent adhesive provided over at least a portion of an inner surface of the cavity-defining segment () to define an aerosol passage () substantially concentric with the longitudinal axis of the cavity.

Aerosol generating article having cavity with particulate aerosol altering material

There is provided a smoking article () comprising: a charge () of tobacco material; a wrapper () circumscribing the charge () of tobacco material; a filter () arranged downstream of the charge () of tobacco material; and a hollow tube () defining an inner cavity () and attaching the filter () to the wrapper (). An affixing portion () of the wrapper () is received within the inner cavity () and permanently secured to the hollow tube (). A downstream end of the charge () of tobacco material is secured to the wrapper () by means of a thermally deactivatable adhesive () provided on an outer surface of the charge () of tobacco material or on an inner surface of the wrapper () or on both such that, upon deactivation of the adhesive (), at least a portion of the charge () of tobacco material becomes slidable within the wrapper () in relation to the filter ().

Smoking article with extinguishment means

A container for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including a first compartment including a nicotine source, a second compartment including a delivery enhancing compound, and a transfer section disposed between the first compartment and the second compartment, the first and second compartments being formed from a laminate material including at least one layer of cardboard material and at least one layer of polymeric material, the layer of polymeric material forming an internal surface of the compartments. There is also provided a container where at least one of the first compartment and the second compartment comprises a recessed end, wherein the transfer section is formed by a recess when one end of the first compartment abuts one end of the second compartment. An aerosol-generating system is also provided, including an aerosol-generating device configured to receive the container.

A smoking article has an outer surface and a plurality of frangible microcapsules provided on the outer surface, wherein the microcapsules are capable of being manually ruptured by a consumer to release an odorant encapsulated therein. The smoking article preferably comprises a wrapped tobacco rod; and a filter attached to the wrapped tobacco rod by tipping paper, a mouth end portion of which is 'over tipped' with a band or strip of 'Peel and Sniff' microcapsules and/or a band or strip of &#x201c;Scratch and Sniff&#x201d; microcapsules.

There is provided a filter for a smoking article, the filter including a filter segment of filter material and a flow restrictor. The flow restrictor is embedded in the filter segment and surrounded on all sides by the filter material. A cross sectional dimension of the flow restrictor measured perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the filter is between about 60% and about 95% of the diameter of the filter segment. There is also provided a smoking article including such a filter.

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Clement Besso