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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2020
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Stefanos Papakyrillou, Neuchatel, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
An aerosol-generating article defining a longitudinal direction extending between an upstream end and a downstream end is provided, including: a plug of aerosol-forming substrate at the upstream end; a hollow tubular support element positioned immediately downstream of the plug; and a filter segment at the downstream end of the article and positioned immediately downstream of the element, the article having a length extending in the longitudinal direction, the plug having a length extending in the longitudinal direction, the element having a length extending in the longitudinal direction between a first end of the element and a second end of the element, a ratio of the length of the element to the length of the article is between 0.3 to 1 and 0.5 to 1, and a ratio of the length of the plug to the length of the element is between 0.5 to 1 and 0.8 to 1.