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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2021
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Chrystophe Schaller, Neuchatel, CH;
Jerome Uthurry, Neuchatel, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
A hollow tubular element () for an aerosol-generating article (), the hollow tubular element () comprising: a peripheral portion () providing a curved outer surface of the hollow tubular element (), and defining a hollow inner region () of the hollow tubular element (); and an internal projection () extending into the hollow inner region (). The hollow tubular element () is formed from a sheet, the sheet comprising: a first part and a second part adjacent to the first part with a first fold line () therebetween. The first part of the sheet forms at least part of the peripheral portion () of the hollow tubular element (). The entirety of the first part of the sheet forms at least part of the curved outer surface of the hollow tubular element (). The second part of the sheet defines the internal projection () of the hollow tubular element (), the internal projection () extending into the hollow inner region () of the hollow tubular element () from the first fold line ().