Patents Assigned to Japan Tobacco Inc.
  • Publication number: 20240099361
    Abstract: A flavor source-containing rod includes: a cap member at a tip end that is opposite of a mouthpiece end; and a flavor source-filled object downstream of the cap member. The cap member includes a natural fiber-containing sheet and the sheet is disposed such that a main surface thereof is roughly parallel to the longitudinal direction of the flavor source-containing rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroshi SHIBUICHI
  • Publication number: 20240099394
    Abstract: A controller for an inhalation apparatus operates by electric power supplied from a chargeable power supply. The controller includes a holding portion configured to hold an atomizer including a heater configured to heat an aerosol source, a nonvolatile display configured to display an indicator concerning a remaining amount of the power supply, and a processor configured to change the indicator in a case where the remaining amount becomes smaller than a first threshold in discharging of the power supply, and to change the indicator in a case where the remaining amount becomes larger than a second threshold different from the first threshold in charging of the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Ikuo FUJINAGA, Hajime FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20240100275
    Abstract: A controller for an inhalation apparatus, which operates by electric power supplied from a power supply, includes a holding portion configured to hold an atomizer including a heater configured to generate flavored aerosol from a generation source of an aerosol source, a nonvolatile display; and a processor configured to control update of display of the nonvolatile display, wherein the processor determines whether to perform the update in response to occurrence of a factor for changing a remaining amount of the generation source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Ikuo FUJINAGA, Kentaro YAMADA, Hajime FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20240090563
    Abstract: Provided is a flavor molded article that is easy to store and transport, that prevents volatilization of flavor components during storage and transport, and that has a sufficient strength and a good flavor. This production method for a flavor molded article comprises: a step for forming a mixture by mixing a tobacco powder material having an average particle size of at most 100 ?m with an alcohol having 2-7 carbon atoms; a step for compression-molding the mixture; and a step for removing at least a portion of the alcohol from the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventor: Ryosuke NAGASE
  • Publication number: 20240090590
    Abstract: This inhalation device is provided with: a power source unit for supplying power; a heating unit for using power supplied from the power source unit to heat a substrate containing an aerosol source; a measurement unit for measuring a measurement value corresponding to the temperature of the heating unit; an operation unit, which is different from the heating unit, that runs on power supplied from the power source unit; and a control unit for controlling operation of the heating unit on the basis of heating settings stipulating a time series transition in a target temperature that is a target value for the temperature of the heating unit. The control unit implements correction processing to correct the measurement value in response to the start of power supply to the operation unit from the power source unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Toru NAGAHAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Ryo YOSHIDA, Tatsunari AOYAMA, Takashi FUJIKI, Junji MINATO
  • Publication number: 20240090571
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flavor molded body for non-combustion heating type flavor inhalers, the flavor molded body exhibiting good handling properties, while having high strength even after use, wherein an aroma component stably volatilizes over the whole period of use. A flavor molded body for non-combustion heating type flavor inhalers, the flavor molded body containing a tobacco powder material, an adsorbent onto which a volatile aroma component is adsorbed, and an aerosol source, wherein the compression breaking strength of the flavor molded body by means of a stake plunger as determined using a tablet hardness meter is 10 N or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventor: Ryosuke NAGASE
  • Publication number: 20240090575
    Abstract: This aerosol generation system including an elongated heat generation unit that, when energized, generates heat to heat an aerosol generating substrate from the inside thereof; and a pair of metal plates disposed to respectively cover the facing surfaces of the heating unit along the elongated shape. The electrical resistance value of the heating unit in the direction in which the pair of metal plates faces each other is 100 to 1400 times the electrical resistance value of each of the pair of metal plates in the longitudinal direction of the elongated shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Yasunobu INOUE
  • Publication number: 20240081428
    Abstract: Provided is an information processing method that enables flexible setting of the operations of an inhalation device from a remote location using a user terminal and that provides usability for preventing the inhalation device from implementing an operation setting not intended by a user due to an erroneous manipulation by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventor: Kosuke OSAWA
  • Publication number: 20240081409
    Abstract: This aerosol generation system including a heating unit for heating an aerosol generation component, and an electric power supply unit for supplying electric power to the heating unit. The heating unit has a ceramic part, an electricity-resistant part that is disposed inside the ceramic part and that generates heat due to the electric power supplied from the electric power supply unit, and a metal electrode that is disposed in close contact with the vicinity of the ceramic part and that electrically connects the electricity-resistant part and the electric power supply unit. The heating unit is inserted into the aerosol generation component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Yasunobu INOUE
  • Publication number: 20240081408
    Abstract: An aerosol generation system that generates aerosol by heating an aerosol generation product containing an aerosol source, and comprises: an accommodation part that has an internal space and an opening through which the internal space communicates with the outside, and that accommodates the aerosol generation product inserted into the internal space though the opening; a first electrically-insulating part, which is an electrically-insulating film-like member disposed outward of the accommodation part; an electrical resistance part that is disposed outward of the first electrically-insulating part and generates heat when energized; and a heat radiation suppressing part that is disposed further outward than the electrical resistance part and suppresses heat radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Yasunobu INOUE
  • Patent number: 11925750
    Abstract: An inhalation device that makes it possible to reduce the possibility of a user neglecting to replenish the remaining amounts of elements required for inhalation of aerosol or aerosol imparted with flavor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu Yamada, Manabu Takeuchi, Hirofumi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 11925211
    Abstract: A smoking system includes a consumable containing a smokable substance and a device that includes a chamber receiving the consumable and heats and atomizes the smokable substance of the consumable received in the chamber. The chamber includes an opening through which the consumable is inserted and a holding unit that holds the consumable. The holding unit includes a first pressing unit which presses a part of the consumable. The consumable includes a first portion having a first hardness and a second portion having a second hardness, in which the second portion is a different portion from the first portion in the insertion direction of the consumable. When the consumable is positioned at the desired position in the chamber, the consumable is positioned such that at least a part of the first portion is pressed against the first pressing unit, while at the same time, at least a part of the second portion is pressed against the first pressing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu Yamada, Yasunobu Inoue, Tateki Sumii
  • Publication number: 20240074490
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a filter in which a liquid having phenol filtration capability is prevented from leaking out even after prolonged storage; and a flavor inhalation article equipped with said filter. The problem is solved by a filter that is for a flavor inhalation article, and that has a filtering medium including a biodegradable material, and a paper roll wound around the filtering medium. The filtering medium contains a liquid having a phenol filtration capability. A surface of the roll paper where a contact is made with the filtering medium is made of a layer exhibiting liquid-repellent properties with respect to said liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Michihiro INAGAKI, Hiroyuki KUBOTA, Kuanhsuan LIN, Ryota Matsuba, Toru SAKURAI, Takeo TSUTSUMI, Tsukasa MANO, Pranav KULKARNI, Diego DA SILVA ROSA
  • Publication number: 20240074496
    Abstract: A power supply unit of an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply; a heater connector to which a heater is connected; a controller configured to control supply of power from the power supply to the heater connector, a charging IC including an input terminal and a charging terminal connected to the power supply and configured to convert power input to the input terminal and output the power from the charging terminal; a receptacle including a power supply terminal and a data terminal and electrically connected to an external power supply; a power supply line connecting the power supply terminal and the input terminal; a data line connecting the data terminal and the controller; first protective components on the power supply line; and a second protective component on the data line. The number of the first protective components is larger than the number of the second protective component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi FUJIKI, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Toru NAGAHAMA, Tatsunari AOYAMA, Ryo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240079893
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device that generates an aerosol by heating an aerosol source, the power supply unit including: a power supply; a connector electrically connectable to an external power supply; a first load; a charging IC including an input terminal connected to the connector, a charging terminal connected to the power supply, and an output terminal connected to the first load, and configured to convert electric power input to the input terminal and output the converted electric power from the charging terminal; and a discharge path configured to connect the power supply and a second load without passing through the charging IC, in which the charging IC is configured to supply electric power input from the power supply to the charging terminal to the first load via the output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Toru NAGAHAMA, Takashi FUJIKI, Ryo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240074483
    Abstract: Provided is a tobacco sheet for non-combustion heating type flavor inhalers, which has high bulkiness. The tobacco sheet for non-combustion heating type flavor inhalers contains a tobacco raw material, in which the cross-sectional surface of the tobacco sheet when observed in the direction of thickness of the tobacco sheet has a corrugated shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Akihiro KOIDE, Kimitaka UCHII, Manabu YAMADA, Hiroshi SHIBUICHI, Tetsuya MOTODAMARI, Toru SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20240076278
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having an mPGES-1 inhibitory activity and useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of pain, rheumatism, osteoarthritis, fever, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, arteriosclerosis, glaucoma, ocular hypertension, ischemic retinal disease, systemic scleroderma and/or cancer including colorectal cancer. The present invention relates to a compound of formula [I-a], [I-b] or [I-c] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Ikuo Mitani, Yutaro Hirono, Masaki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20240074495
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generating device, includes a power supply, a heater connector connected to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source by consuming power supplied from the power supply, a case which constitutes a surface of the power supply unit, and a sensor which is disposed in the vicinity of the case and is configured to output a value related to a temperature of the case. Protection control for prohibiting one or both of charging of the power supply and discharging from the power supply to the heater is executed based on an output value of the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Manabu YAMADA, Tatsunari AOYAMA, Hiroshi KAWANAGO, Hiroki NAKAAE, Toru NAGAHAMA, Yuki NISHIMURA, Takashi FUJIKI, Yuki MASUDA, Ryo YOSHIDA
  • Publication number: 20240074482
    Abstract: Provided is a tobacco sheet having high swelling property for a non-combustion heating type flavor inhaler. The tobacco sheet for a non-combustion heating type flavor inhaler includes tobacco powder having a cumulative 90% particle size (D90) of 200 ?m or more in a volume-based particle size distribution measured by a dry laser diffraction method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Akihiro KOIDE, Kimitaka UCHII, Takahiro MATSUDA, Ayaka HASHIMOTO, Manabu YAMADA, Hiroshi SHIBUICHI, Tetsuya MOTODAMARI, Toru SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20240075037
    Abstract: [PROBLEM] The problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a novel pharmaceutical use of a JAK inhibitor. [SOLUTION MEANS] A therapeutic or preventive agent for a skin disease selected from the group consisting of senile xerosis, asteatosis, eczema and contact dermatitis, containing a JAK inhibitor as an active ingredient. [EFFECT] The followings are found: a JAK inhibitor increases the expression amounts of filaggrin, loricrin, involucrin and ?-defensin 3 as skin barrier function-related proteins; a JAK inhibitor significantly increases NMF production in a Tape Stripping-treated mouse; and a JAK inhibitor significantly accelerates a reduction in TEWL in a dry skin mouse model, namely improves the skin barrier function. The JAK inhibitor can be used as an active ingredient of a therapeutic or preventive agent for skin diseases such as senile xerosis, asteatosis, eczema, contact dermatitis, ichthyosis vulgaris, Netherton syndrome, type B peeling skin syndrome, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicants: Japan Tobacco Inc., Kyoto University
    Inventors: Atsuo TANIMOTO, Yoshifumi UEDA, Yukari KIMOTO (formerly KITAO), Wataru AMANO, Kenji KABASHIMA