Philip Morris Products S.a.

Altria Client Services LLC

Rui Nuno Batista

Laurent Manca

Stephane Antony Hedarchet

Oleg Mironov

Ricardo Cali

Frederic Ulysse Buehler

Alexandre Malgat

Ben Mazur

Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik

Jens Ulrik Poulsen

Yves Jordil

Jean-Marc Widmer

Noelia Rojo-Calderon

Keethan Dasnavis Fernando

Dani Ruscio

Jerome Christian Courbat

Oleg Fursa

Enrico Stura

Ivan Prestia

Bruce Renfrew

Noori Moyad Brifcani

Shaun Phillips

Frederic Nicolas

Tony Reevell

Andreas Michael Rossoll

Michel Thorens

Clement Besso

Michel Bessant

Julien Plojoux

Yorick Klipfel

Robert William Emmett

Marine Jarriault

Evan Jochnowitz

Corinne Deforel

Dorothy Tritz

Robert Emmett

Adela Sahraoui

Poh Yoke Tritz

Ben Bright

Eva Ferrari

Daria Tzimoulis

Silvia Capo

Nazan Gunduz

Serge Maeder

Toney Moses Rajan

Nikita Karelin

Chiara Fasciani

Nikolaus Martin Ernest Wilhelm Ricketts

Pascal Rausis

Riccardo Riva Reggiori

Valerio Oliana

Andrea Carraro

Pietro Davide La Porta

Cyrille Poindron

Alexandra Sereda

Lambert Wijnand Breman

Edward Kiernan

Audrey Cally

Michele Andrea Cattoni

Andreas Lob

Pietro Davide LaPorta

Joanne Venouil

Stéphane Antony Hedarchet

Stéphane Hedarchet

Frédéric Buehler

Serge Lopez

Andreas LÖB

Antoine Zuend

Gianluca Bongiovanni

Bekele Bedasso

The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating device comprises a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The first housing portion comprises a cavity for receiving an aerosol-generating article comprising aerosol-forming substrate. The first housing portion and second housing portion are configured arrangeable in a first position, in which the first housing portion is extended relative to the second housing position, and in which the cavity is accessible for insertion of the aerosol-generating article. The first housing portion and second housing portion are configured arrangeable in a second position, in which the second housing portion is retracted at least partly within the cavity.

Aerosol-generating device with movable portions

An aerosol-generating system has an optical sensor disposed on a portion of an exterior surface of the aerosol-generating system. The optical sensor is configured to output sensor data. A controller is operably coupled to the optical sensor. The controller is configured to manipulate one or more operating parameters of an aerosolizer element of the aerosol-generating system based on the optical sensor data.

Aerosol-generating system with chromatic recognition

An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate; and an induction heating arrangement including an induction coil and a susceptor assembly, the susceptor assembly including a central susceptor arrangement arranged centrally within the cavity, and a peripheral susceptor arrangement arranged distanced from and around the central susceptor arrangement, and the central susceptor arrangement including at least two central susceptors. A system is also provided, including the aerosol-generating device, and an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate.

Induction heater comprising central and peripheral susceptor

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.

Aerosol-generating system with leakage prevention

An inductive heating element for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the inductive heating element including: a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate to be heated by the inductive heating element; a first susceptor; a second susceptor; and an intermediate element disposed between the first susceptor and the second susceptor, the intermediate element being gas permeable, the intermediate element including at least one of: a thermally insulative material configured to thermally insulate the first susceptor from the second susceptor, and an electrically insulative material configured to electrically insulate the first susceptor from the second susceptor. An inductive heating arrangement and an aerosol-generating device are also provided.

Inductive heating arrangement with gas permeable segmented inductive heating element

An aerosol-generating article for providing an electrical stimulation to a user is provided, including an aerosol-forming substrate; first and second electrodes; and first and second tipping papers, the first electrode being disposed at a first position of the substrate to provide a first electrical contact to the user, the second electrode being disposed at a second position at a front face of the substrate to provide a second electrical contact to the user, the second position being different from the first position to provide an electrical potential between the first and the second electrodes and to provide an electrical stimulation to the user, the first electrode being accessible for a first region of the mouth that is a first area on a tongue of the user, and the second electrode being accessible for a second region of the mouth of the user that is different from the first region.

Aerosol generating article for providing an electrical stimulation to a user

An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate, the cavity including a base, and the base including at least one air aperture; an induction heating arrangement including a susceptor arrangement and an induction coil, and being arranged at least partly surrounding or forming the cavity; and a thermally insulating element arranged between the susceptor arrangement and the induction coil, the thermally insulating element being sealingly attached to the base so as to prevent lateral airflow in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the device into the cavity at the base of the cavity, and one or more sidewalls of the susceptor arrangement are permeable and configured for lateral airflow to enter the cavity in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the device.

Thermal insulation for aerosol-generating device

The invention relates to an aerosol-generating device () comprising a top portion (), a main portion (), and a cartridge (). The top portion comprises a proximal end comprising a cavity () for receiving an aerosol-generating article (). The top portion further comprises a distal end comprising a top cartridge connector () and a top airflow channel extending from the top cartridge connector to the cavity. The main portion comprises a proximal end comprising a main cartridge connector (). The main portion furthers comprises a main air inlet and a main airflow channel extending from the main air inlet to the main cartridge connector. The top cartridge connector is removably attachable to a proximal end of the cartridge and the main cartridge connector is removably attachable to a distal end of the cartridge enabling a first mode of operation. The top cartridge connector is directly removably attachable to the main cartridge connector enabling a second mode of operation.

Aerosol-generating device with sensorial media cartridge

An aerosol-generating device () for use with an aerosol-generating article comprises a chamber () for removably receiving at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article. Along a center axis () of the chamber (), an inner surface () of the chamber () comprises a first axial portion () and a second axial portion (), wherein the first axial portion () is closer to a proximal end () of the chamber () than the second axial portion (). The second axial portion () is dimpled comprising a plurality of indentations (), wherein the plurality of indentations () extend from a base level area of the second axial portion () outwards in a direction away from the center axis (). The first axial portion () comprises a plurality of first protrusions (), wherein the plurality of first protrusions () are configured to contact at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article when the article is received in the chamber (), and wherein the plurality of first protrusions () extend from abase level area of the first axial portion () in a direction towards the center axis () beyond the base level area of the second axial portion ().

Aerosol-generating device comprising a chamber for receiving an aerosol-generating article

An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a main component and a cartridge that is removably coupled to the main component, the cartridge including a liquid storage portion containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate and a fluid-permeable electric heater assembly, and the main component includes a power supply, the heater assembly including: an electrically insulating substrate, an aperture being formed in the substrate, and a heater element fixed to the substrate, the heater element spanning the aperture and including a plurality of electrically conductive filaments connected to first and second electrically conductive contact portions, the first and the second contact portions being disposed on opposite sides of the aperture to one another, the first and the second contact portions being configured to allow contact with the power supply, and the heater assembly being provided at an end of the cartridge that is opposite to a mouthpiece portion of the system.

Aerosol-generating system having a fluid-permeable heater assembly

A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol generating system includes a sheet heating element and a delivery device configured to deliver a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from a liquid storing portion to the sheet heating element. The sheet heating element is spaced apart from the delivery device and is configured to heat the delivered liquid aerosol forming substrate.

Assembly comprising sheet heating element and delivery device

An atomizing assembly includes a tubing section having an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end of the tubing section is connectable to a liquid storage portion, and the outlet end of the tubing section is in fluid communication with an atomizing nozzle. The tubing section is configured to deliver a flow of liquid aerosol-forming substrate through the atomizing nozzle. The atomizing nozzle includes an air channel configured to establish an air flow through the nozzle. The air flow is mixed with the flow of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.

Atomizing assembly for use in an aerosol-generating system

An aerosol-generating article may include a base layer, at least one aerosol-forming substrate positioned on the base layer, and a cover layer overlying the at least one aerosol-forming substrate and secured to the base layer so that the at least one aerosol-forming substrate is sealed between the base layer and the cover layer. The cover layer includes a polymeric film comprising at least one of a plurality of micropores and a plurality of microperforations.

Aerosol-generating article having a cover layer

A filter part (') for use in an aerosol generating article and a method of manufacturing the filter part (′). The filter part (′) includes an aerosol permeable core () within a sleeve () formed integrally therearound. The core () is shorter than the integrally formed sleeve (). The method includes conveying a plurality of aerosol permeable cores () along a conveying path at a first speed (S) and forming a sleeve () around each core () at a second speed (S). The second speed (S) is greater than the first speed (S) to generate a space between consecutive cores () within the sleeve ().

Aerosol generating articles

A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol-generating system may comprise a delivery device and a heater assembly. The heater assembly may comprise a heat resistive substrate and a heating element. The delivery device is configured to deliver an aerosol-forming substrate to at least a surface of the heat resistive substrate, wherein the heating element is isolated or separated from the aerosol-forming substrate by the heat resistive substrate. The present disclosure is also directed to a method for generating an aerosol.

Vaporizer including a heater assembly and a delivery device

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Rui Nuno Batista