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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2019
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Olivier Blattler, Liebefeld-Berne, CH;
Guillaume Frederick, Neuchatel, CH;
Patrick Charles Silvestrini, Neuchatel, CH;
Dominique Paul Gabriel Stohr, Liebefeld-Berne, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a cartridge main body including a cartridge air outlet; a storage container within the body and containing a supply of liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a heating element disposed at a first end of the body and in fluid communication with the container; and a cartridge cap including a cartridge air inlet, a top portion to cover the first end of the body and the heating element, and a side portion extending from the top portion and over a part of a side portion of the body and including an engagement portion to releaseably engage with a corresponding portion of the body, and, when the engagement portion is disengaged from the body, the cartridge cap is configured to move relative to the body between a first position, which blocks air from flowing, and a second position, in which an airflow path exists.