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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchâtel, CH;
Inventors:
Gennaro Campitelli, Neuchâtel, CH;
Onur Dayioglu, Neuchâtel, CH;
Fabiana Spadaro, Lausanne, CH;
Gérard Zuber, Boulens, CH;
Assignee:
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/00 (2006.01); A24F 13/08 (2006.01); A24F 42/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 13/08 (2013.01); A24F 42/20 (2020.01); A61M 15/003 (2014.02); A61M 15/0035 (2014.02); A61M 15/004 (2014.02);
Abstract
A holder () for an inhaler article () includes a housing () defining an inhaler article cavity (). A piercing element () is fixed to and extends into the inhaler article cavity. A sleeve () is disposed within the inhaler article cavity and is configured to retain an inhaler article. The sleeve is movable along the housing longitudinal axis. A spring element () is configured to bias the sleeve toward the open proximal end () of the housing.