Philip Morris Products S.a.

Gennaro Campitelli

Gianpaolo D'Ambra

Onur Dayioglu

Fabiana Spadaro

Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik

Gerard Zuber

Irene Taurino

Daniele Sanna

Leonardo Nappi

Jerome Uthurry

Gianluca Sechi

Silvia Capo

Farhang Mohseni

Marie Farine

Gérard Zuber

Antonio Consolante

Waller Judith

Gianpaolo D'ambra

Valerio D'AMBROGI

Chrystophe Schaller

A holder for an inhaler article includes a housing having a housing cavity for receiving an inhaler article and having a sleeve configured to retain an inhaler article within the housing cavity. The sleeve includes a sleeve cavity and is movable within the housing cavity along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The sleeve includes a first open end and a second opposing end. The first open end is configured to receive an inhaler article and the second opposing end of the sleeve is configured to allow air to enter the sleeve cavity. The second opposing end of the sleeve is configured to induce a swirl on the air entering the sleeve cavity.

Holder for inhaler article

A tubular element for an aerosol-generating article is provided, the tubular element having a longitudinal length and including: a first wrapper that forms a first longitudinal passageway; and a plurality of porous threads loaded with gel and running longitudinally, parallel to the longitudinal length of the tubular element, the gel including an aerosol former and an active agent, the aerosol former including between 60 percent and 95 percent by weight of glycerol, and the active agent including nicotine.

Tubular element with threads for use with an aerosol generating article

A tubular element for an aerosol-generating device, the tubular element including: a first longitudinal passageway; and a porous medium loaded with gel, the gel including an active agent, the porous medium loaded with gel being crimped, the gel including an active agent includes an aerosol former, the gel including the active agent includes between 60 percent and 95 percent by weight of glycerol, the active agent includes nicotine, and the porous medium includes cotton. An aerosol-generating article including a tubular element, and a method of manufacturing a tubular element, are also provided.

Tubular element, comprising porous medium, for use with an aerosol generating article

A tubular element for an aerosol-generating article is provided, the tubular element including: a wrapper that forms a first longitudinal passageway; a porous medium loaded with gel; and a susceptor disposed longitudinally within the tubular element, the gel including an active agent, wherein the wrapper including paper, and the susceptor being in contact with the porous medium loaded with the gel.

Tubular element, comprising porous medium and a wrapper, for use with an aerosol generating article

An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a fluid guide having proximal and distal ends, and an inner longitudinal region including an inner longitudinal passageway between the distal end and the proximal end thereof, such that fluid can travel from the distal end to the proximal end, the fluid guide including a barrier between the inner and outer longitudinal passageways; a tubular element including a gel or a porous medium or a thread loaded or any combination, the gel or the medium or the thread or the combination includes an active agent, the tubular element having proximal and distal ends and disposed to a distal side of the fluid guide; an aperture to allow fluid to pass to the tubular element and exit the article at the proximal end; a combustible heat source at the distal end of the article; and a cavity between the fluid guide and the tubular element.

Aerosol generating article comprising a heat source

A tubular element for an aerosol-generating article is provided, the tubular element including: a wrapper that forms a first longitudinal passageway; and a gel comprising an active agent, the wrapper including paper, the wrapper being water-resistant, the gel including an active agent including an aerosol former, and the gel including the active agent includes between 60 percent and 95 percent by weight of glycerol. An aerosol-generating article including a tubular element, and a method of manufacturing a tubular element, are also provided.

Tubular element for use with an aerosol generating article

A system, apparatus and method of manufacturing a tubular element () for use in an aerosol generating article. The tubular element () may comprise gel (), or comprise a porous medium () loaded with gel (), or comprise thread loaded with gel (), or comprise a combination thereof.

System, apparatus and method of manufacturing a tubular element for use with an aerosol generating article

An inhaler article includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece end to a distal end with an endpiece element at the distal end. A capsule cavity is defined within the body and extends along the longitudinal axis a cavity length. The capsule cavity includes a helical feature on or in an inner surface of the capsule cavity. The helical feature extends along the cavity length. An air inlet region is between the endpiece element and the capsule cavity. The air inlet region has an air inlet and an air passageway extending from the air inlet to the capsule cavity. A porous element defines a downstream end of the capsule cavity. A mouthpiece air channel extends from the capsule cavity, through the porous element to the mouthpiece end.

Inhaler with vortex capsule cavity

An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a fluid guide to allow movement of fluid, the guide having proximal and distal ends and inner and outer longitudinal regions separated by a barrier, the inner longitudinal region including an inner longitudinal passageway between the distal and proximal ends, and the outer longitudinal region including an outer longitudinal passageway that communicates external fluid through an aperture to the distal end so external fluid can travel along the outer passageway to the distal end of the fluid guide; a tubular element including a gel including an active agent, the tubular element having proximal and distal ends and being disposed at the distal end of the fluid guide; and a cavity between the distal end of the fluid guide and the proximal end of the tubular element. An aerosol-generating device, and a method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating article, are also provided.

Aerosol generating article for use with an aerosol generating device

An inhaler article includes a body extending from a mouthpiece end to a distal end with an endpiece element at the distal end. A capsule cavity is defined within the body and extends a cavity length. An air inlet region is between the endpiece element and the capsule cavity. The air inlet region has an air inlet and an air passageway extending from the air inlet to the capsule cavity. The air passageway has an inner diameter less than an inner diameter of the capsule cavity. A porous support element defines a downstream end of the capsule cavity. The porous support element includes one or more apertures extending the length of the porous support element.

Inhaler with aperatured porous support element

An inhaler article includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece end to a distal end with an endpiece element at the distal end. A capsule cavity is defined within the body and extends along the longitudinal axis. A mouthpiece air channel extends from the capsule cavity to the mouthpiece end. A vortex tunnel is between the endpiece element and the capsule cavity. The vortex tunnel has an air inlet and an air passageway extending from the air inlet to the capsule cavity. The endpiece element is configured to restrict or prevent airflow through the distal end to the capsule cavity and the air inlet and air passageway of the vortex tunnel are configured to enable air to be drawn into the capsule cavity and form a vortex of inhalation air through the capsule cavity.

Inhaler with vortex tunnel

An aerosol-generating system includes an aerosol-generating article () comprising an article housing () and an aerosol-forming substrate () disposed in the article housing. The system further includes an aerosol-generating device () comprising a device housing () that defines a receptacle () configured to receive the aerosol-generating article. The device further includes control electronics () disposed in the device housing and includes a sensor () operably coupled to the control electronics and configured to detect a state of the device or the article when the article is received in the receptacle. In addition, the system includes a shape-changing element () disposed on or in at least one of the article housing and the device housing. The shape-changing element changes shape in response to the state of the device or the article detected by the sensor to cause a sufficient change in shape of an exterior surface of the device or the article to provide tactile feedback to a user.

Surface changing aerosol-generating system

An inhaler article includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece end to a distal end and a capsule cavity defined within the body. The capsule cavity has a length extending along the longitudinal axis. A mouthpiece air channel extends from the capsule cavity to the mouthpiece end. An end cap is disposed within the distal end and extends to the capsule cavity. The end cap includes an air channel extending from the end cap distal end to the end cap inner end. A capsule is disposed within the capsule cavity and has a capsule length. The capsule length is in a range from about 25% to about 99% of the cavity length, or about 50% to about 95% of the cavity length, or about 70% to about 90% of the cavity length, or from about 75% to about 85% of the cavity length, or about 80% of the cavity length.

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Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Gennaro Campitelli