Philip Morris Products S.a.

Roland Antonopoulos

Jean-Luc Fringeli

Kok Hwa Liew

Giovanna Landi

Ricardo Cali

Sze Chiek Aw

Morten Grosfjeld

Peter Norrby

Alexandra Linden

Teemu Maattanen

Franck Pourrat

Prasad Girme

Hao Yin

Xueqing Zhang

Morten Grøsfjeld

Alexandra Lindén

The invention relates to a shisha device comprising: a cavity configured for receiving a capsule comprising aerosol-forming substrate; and a trough in fluid communication with the cavity.

Shisha device with trough

An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device to receive an aerosol-forming substrate and generate an aerosol from the substrate, the device including a rechargeable power source; a charger electrically connectable to the device to supply power to the device to recharge the power source; and an electrical connector including: a first connector part including electrical contacts and a first magnetic element, and a second connector part, releasably electrically connectable to the first part and including electrical contacts, at least one of which is a resilient contact actuable between an extended position and a depressed position and is biased to return to the extended position, and a second magnetic element, the device including one of the first and second connector parts and the charger including the other one of the first and second connector parts, and the first and second connector parts are positionable in a first connection position.

Magnetic connector

A shisha device comprises (i) a vessel having an interior volume configured to contain a liquid; and (ii) a receptacle configured to receive a cartridge including an aerosol-forming substrate. The shisha device comprises a heating element configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate when the cartridge is received in the receptacle. The shisha device has a receptacle inlet in communication with, and upstream of, the receptacle and has a receptacle outlet in communication with, and downstream of, the receptacle. The shisha device comprises a conduit in communication with the receptacle outlet and extending into the vessel via the vessel inlet. The shisha comprises an air inlet channel in communication with an ambient environment and the receptacle inlet. The air inlet channel extends along an exterior of the conduit.

Device for heating aerosol-forming substrate with air preheat

An extractor configured to extract an aerosol-generating article received in an aerosol-generating device is provided, the extractor including: a body defining a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; and a resilient coupling element attached to the body, the resilient coupling element is movable independent of the body to releasably couple the extractor to a portion of the aerosol-generating device. There is also provided an aerosol-generating device and a mouthpiece for an aerosol-generating device, both including the extractor.

Extractor for an aerosol-generating device

A case for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the case including a housing; a holder to receive a portion of the device, the holder being movably couplable to the housing and movable relative to the housing between an open position configured to receive the device and a closed position configured to store the device; a holder position detector configured to detect whether the holder is in the open position or the closed position, the holder position detector including circuitry configured to determine a position of the holder relative to the housing; a power supply; an electrical connector configured to electrically connect the power supply to an aerosol-generating device received in the holder; and power supply control circuitry configured to control a supply of power from the power supply to the device received in the holder and connected to the electrical connector.

Case for aerosol-generating device with detector

A removable heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the removable heater assembly being configured to heat a tobacco plug and including an electrical heater, a data storage device, and data stored on the data storage device, the data including calibration data for the electrical heater. An aerosol-generating device is also provided, including the removable heater assembly, a housing defining a cavity configured to removably receive the removable heater assembly and an aerosol-generating article, a power supply, and a controller configured to receive data from the data storage device of the removable heater assembly and to control a supply of electrical power from the power supply to the electrical heater of the removable heater assembly based on the received data.

Heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device

An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device and a case configured to receive the aerosol-generating device. The case includes a housing having an opening and a device holder pivotally coupled to the housing and pivotable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position. The device holder includes an external wall and one or more internal walls arranged to releasably hold the aerosol-generating device. The device holder has a first end and a second end, opposite the first end, and the device holder is pivotally coupled to the housing at or around the first end.

Aerosol-generating system with case

An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device having a first connector part; a charging unit to receive the device and having a second connector part. The first part includes first through third electrical contacts, the third at least partially circumscribes the first. The second part includes first through third electrical contacts, the second and the third being spaced radially outwardly from the first. The first and the second parts electrically engage when the device is received by the charging unit, such that the first contact of the first and the second parts engage, the second contract of the first part engages the second or the third contact of the second part, and the third contact of the first part engages the other of the second or the third contact of the second part, regardless of angular position of the second part relative to the first.

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Neuchatel, Switzerland

Roland Antonopoulos