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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2021
Nicoventures Trading Limited, London, GB;
NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an article (). The article comprises an aerosol-generating substrate () and a region () positioned longitudinally relative to the aerosol generating substrate. The region comprises a rod segment () formed from a plurality of elongate strips () of sheet material () extending longitudinally through said rod segment. The present invention also relates to a segment of sheet material for a rod segment. The segment of sheet material comprises a segment of a web () of sheet material () of discrete length comprising a plurality of elongate strips () and a band () of sheet material extending transversely to the plurality of elongate strips. The plurality of elongate strips extend from the band of sheet material. The present invention also relates to an apparatus () for manufacturing rod segments and a method of forming a rod segment.