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

Poh Yoke Tritz

Jerome Christian Courbat

Oleg Fursa

Enrico Stura

Ivan Prestia

Bruce Renfrew

Noori Moyad Brifcani

Shaun Phillips

Frederic Nicolas

Ben Bright

Eva Ferrari

Adela Sahraoui

Tony Reevell

Andreas Michael Rossoll

Silvia Capo

Serge Maeder

Nazan Gunduz

Edward Kiernan

Chiara Fasciani

Michel Thorens

Clement Besso

Michel Bessant

Yorick Klipfel

Robert William Emmett

Marine Jarriault

Corinne Deforel

Dorothy Tritz

Nikolaus Martin Ernest Wilhelm Ricketts

Pascal Rausis

Riccardo Riva Reggiori

Cyrille Poindron

Audrey Cally

Joanne Venouil

Pietro Davide LaPorta

Alexandra Sereda

Nikita Karelin

Andreas Lob

Daria Tzimoulis

Toney Moses Rajan

Michele Andrea Cattoni

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

An inhaler article includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece end to a distal end. A capsule cavity may be within the body bounded downstream by a mouthpiece. An air inlet at the distal end and an air outlet at the mouthpiece end. A first mouthpiece air channel may extend from the distal air inlet, through the capsule cavity to the mouthpiece air outlet. A second mouthpiece air channel may extend from a point downstream of the separator to the mouthpiece air outlet. The second mouthpiece air channel may be separate from the first mouthpiece air channel. A coating layer of flavour may be disposed on a surface of the second mouthpiece air channel and a protective layer may be disposed on the coating layer of flavour.

Inhaler mouthpiece with separate flavour air channel

A container for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a plurality of blister capsules, each blister capsule including a blister shell, a volatile liquid disposed in the blister shell, and a film configured to seal the blister shell, the film and the blister shell being frangible; and a hollow tubular canister including a first end; a second end; and a mixing chamber disposed between the first end and the second end, at least one blister capsule of the plurality of blister capsules being coupled to the first end and at least one blister capsule of the plurality of blister capsules being coupled to the second end.

Blister capsule, and container, for an aerosol-generating system

An inductively heatable aerosol-generating article for an inductively heating aerosol-generating device is provided, including at least one aerosol-forming substrate and at least one susceptor in thermal proximity to the aerosol-forming substrate or thermal contact with the aerosol-forming substrate, the susceptor including an expanded metal sheet including a plurality of openings through the sheet. A method for manufacturing an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article is also provided. An apparatus for manufacturing a susceptor of an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article is also provided.

Inductively heatable aerosol-generating article, method for manufacturing such an article and an apparatus for manufacturing a susceptor of such an article

The invention relates to a casting apparatus () to cast a sheet of a material containing alkaloids, the casting apparatus including: •a casting box () apt to contain a slurry () to be cast to form the sheet; •a slurry supply element () defining a feeding channel () apt to introduce the slurry into the casting box in a supply direction; •path diverting fins () positioned within the feeding channel, the path diverting fins being apt to come into contact with the slurry inside the feeding channel; •a movable support (); and •a casting blade () apt to cast the slurry contained in the casting box onto the movable support so as to form the cast sheet. The invention relates also to a method to cast a sheet of a material containing alkaloids.

Casting apparatus and method for the production of a cast sheet of a material containing alkaloids

An electrically heated aerosol-generating device includes a main housing having a cavity, a closure body engageable with the main housing to enclose a cartridge in the cavity, and a heater assembly. The heater assembly includes an elongate piercing assembly configured to extend into the open-ended passage of the cartridge and one or more electric heaters. The piercing assembly has a first hollow shaft portion connected to the main housing and a second hollow shaft portion connected to the closure body. The first and second hollow shaft portions have first and second piercing surfaces configured to breakthrough first and second frangible seals when the cartridge is enclosed in the cavity.

Aerosol generating device with piercing assembly

An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.

Flexible aerosol-generating devices

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Morges, Switzerland

Rui Nuno Batista