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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 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
An aerosol-generating article () comprising: a first element () comprising an aerosol-forming substrate (); and a hollow tubular element () disposed downstream of the first element (). The hollow tubular element () comprises: a peripheral portion () defining a hollow inner region () of the hollow tubular element (); and a support element () formed from a sheet and extending from a first point () at the peripheral portion () across the hollow inner region () to a second point () at the peripheral portion (). The hollow tubular element () has an average weight of about 10 milligrams per millimetre length or less.