Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a conditioning system including a first roller, a second roller, a first drive system configured to rotate the first roller in a first rotational direction and rotate the second roller in a second rotational direction and a second drive system configured to move the first roller and the second roller in opposing linear directions, the first drive system and the second drive system being configured to cooperatively control the first roller and the second roller to process a substance.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices for inhaling gases, such as smoke or vapor, produced from a combustible material, as well to methods for producing these devices and methods for inhaling such gases. Devices according to the present disclosure utilize one or more electrical arcs for the combustion of the desired combustible material as opposed to prior art methods that utilize, e.g., fire. The electrical arcs produced by devices according to the present disclosure cause an electrical field to form that ionizes the gas to be inhaled by the user, and cause a larger proportion of negatively ionized particles to be ingested by the user. Methods for forming such devices, including methods for assembly that allow for access to electronic circuitry for forming the electrical arcs for, e.g., recharging purposes, are also described, as are methods for inhalation of the gas produced by the combustible material.

Abstract: A step of letting a preform made of resin adsorb a sterilizer, a step of sterilizing the preform by heating the preform having adsorbed the sterilizer to a temperature suitable for a blow-molding treatment to activate the sterilizer adsorbed by the preform and a step of shaping the preform into a bottle by blowing aseptic air into the preform in a mold are performed sequentially. According to the above-mentioned steps, the sterilizer does not enter a blow-molding machine.

Abstract: A brass smoking pipe is modified with numerous improvements. It is nickel-brass plated to prevent tarnishing. The draft holes are enlarged from the standard 1/16? to 3/32? diameter and drilled at an angle. The tar trap is drilled into a new deep-dish configuration. These modifications improve the pipe's draw. A titanium or quartz crystal retaining rod is provided, both to store multiple quartz crystal bowls in the storage canister and to serve as a domeless nail, converting an herb pipe to a concentrate pipe. A push nut holds quartz crystal bowls on the retaining rod. An oversized poker, available in brass, titanium, or glass, holds the tar trap in place and removes the tar trap for cleaning. The poker may be fitted with an easy-pull grip nut or a removal tool to remove the retaining rod and quartz crystal bowls from the storage canister.

Abstract: A portable extinguisher for an aerosol generating article having a solid heat source is described. The extinguisher includes an inner element extending between a first portion and an opposing second portion and having a longitudinal axis. An outer shell completely surrounds at least a portion of the inner element. The outer shell is slidable along the longitudinal axis of the inner element between an open position and a covered position. The first portion includes a cavity sized to receive a solid heat source of an aerosol generating article. The cavity is accessible in the open position and surrounded by the outer shell in the covered position.

Abstract: A leaf removal assembly including a frame comprising a front plate having a feed opening, a leaf stripping assembly mounted on said front plate in front of said feed opening and an upper sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of upper socket grippers extending radially outward of the upper sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. The leaf removal assembly further includes a lower sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of lower sprocket grippers extending radially outwardly of the lower sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. At least one of the upper sprocket wheel and the lower sprocket wheel may be adjustably attached to the frame. A process for separating a leaf from a stalk comprising at least one leaf is also included.

Abstract: A method of forming homogenized tobacco material is provided, including forming a homogenized slurry including tobacco powder; casting the homogenized slurry onto a moving belt; incorporating a porous reinforcement sheet into the cast homogenized slurry; and drying the cast homogenized slurry with the incorporated porous reinforcement sheet to form the homogenized tobacco material, the porous reinforcement sheet having anisotropic properties such that the porous reinforcement sheet has a higher tensile strength in a longitudinal direction thereof than in a transverse direction thereof.

Abstract: Adapters for refilling an aerosol delivery device are provided. The adapters comprise a body having a container-side end and an opposing, device-side end that are sealably connectable with respectively a container of aerosol precursor composition and an aerosol delivery device having a refillable reservoir. The body defines a passageway between the ends for transfer of aerosol precursor composition from the container into the refillable reservoir. In one adapter, the container-side end is configured to engage a valve of the container during refilling of the reservoir, and thereby defines separate and distinct filling and mating ports. In another adapter, the device-side end includes a valve configured to engage the aerosol delivery device during refilling of the reservoir in which the airflow port of the aerosol delivery device is closed by the valve to prevent the aerosol precursor composition from passing through the airflow port.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes for forming compositions comprising small domains of an active agent and a matrix material, and methods of using them. A suspension of an active agent, a matrix material, a first solvent, and a second solvent is formed at a temperature T1, heated to a temperature T2 and spray dried.

Abstract: Modular smoking devices that vaporize certain materials, such as tobacco or cannabis are disclosed. The technology provides for intelligent ignition, combustion, or vaporization of given material at the appropriate temperatures that prevent generation of harmful and unwanted byproducts. According to one embodiment, the modular smoking device comprises a self-contained combustion chamber to hold the material, a combustion mechanism integrated with the self-contained combustion chamber, and an energy source, such as a rechargeable battery, to power the combustion mechanism. The combustion mechanism is configured to provide targeted combustion of the material, where the active ingredients generated upon the combustion are consumed by inhaling a smoke or vapor resulting from the combustion or vaporization.

Abstract: There is provided an aerosol generating device (10), the device comprising: a target (11); a laser emitter (13) configured to emit light and vaporise a vaporisable material at the target in use; and an optional light guide (14) for guiding light emitted from the laser emitter to the target. There is also provided an aerosol generating system comprising the aerosol generating device and further comprising an outer shell (400A, 400B) for receiving the aerosol generating device in use.

Abstract: A rupturing system for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the rupturing system including a first tube and a second tube being movable relative to each other along a first motion path from a first position to a second position, such that the defined volume is larger in the first position than in the second position; a rupturing member connected to one of the first tube and the second tube, the rupturing member being arranged such that in the first position the rupturing member is contained completely in the defined volume of the first tube and the second tube, and in the second position the rupturing member at least partially protrudes from the defined volume and is configured to rupture a container; and a first wrapper overlying at least a portion of the first tube and being attached to the first tube.

Abstract: A vape cleaning device for easily and thoroughly cleaning vape coils for reuse and avoiding the need for frequent replacement. The device has a base enclosing a fan oriented to direct air upwardly, a heat block suspended above the fan, a heating element coupled to the heat block, and a shield coupled to the base and having a central opening. A cup is removably positioned in the central opening of the shield and in contact with the heat block to be heated thereby. A vape coil holder may removably suspended in the cup that the vape coil is submerged in a cleaning fluid in the cup. After the cup has been warmed to a predetermined temperature for a cleaning cycle, the cup may be removed and the vape coil holder suspended from the shield. The fan may then be operated for a predetermined time period for a drying cycle.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a case into which a cigarette is to be inserted; a cap detachably coupled to a top portion of the case; a cover configured to slide on a top surface of the cap so as to open or close a cigarette insertion hole; a first sensor configured to sense whether the cigarette insertion hole is open or closed; and a controller configured to determine whether the cigarette insertion hole is open or closed based on a signal sensed by the first sensor and set an operational mode of the aerosol generating device as an ON mode or an OFF mode based on a result of the determining.

Abstract: A cigar ventilating implement includes both a cylindrical punch and a piercing member such as a needle or spike. The punch and piercing member are sequentially extendable in response to a continuous twisting motion of a knob, with the sequencing being controlled by multiple slotted guide cylinders, a pair of actuator/driving cylinders, and a detent mechanism that initially prevents and subsequently enables relative rotation of the actuator and guide cylinders. Retraction of the punch and piercing members is carried out upon reverse rotation of the knob.

Abstract: The invention relates to a smoking article (10) comprising a tobacco rod (12) and a filter, the filter comprising a filter unit (14) comprising a first segment (16) of filtration material; a second segment comprising a tubular element (18) of filtration material upstream of the first segment (16), the tubular element (18) having an outer diameter (D2) and an inner diameter (D1). An inner surface of the tubular element (18) is substantially air impermeable. The second segment further comprises a frangible or irreversibly collapsible flow restrictor (24) disposed in the tubular element (18). When the flow restrictor (24) is in a substantially unbroken or non-collapsed state, the filter unit (14) has a first RTD. When the flow restrictor (24) is broken or collapsed, the filter unit (14) has a second RTD, the second RTD being smaller than the first RTD.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette, including: a cigarette holder assembly; a threaded sleeve; a meshed heating disc; e-liquid conducting cotton; an e-liquid load module; and a base assembly. The cigarette holder assembly includes a cigarette holder, an air adjusting ring, and a threaded gasket. The air adjusting ring includes a bottom wall and is embedded in the cigarette holder. The threaded gasket is in threaded connection to the air adjusting ring, and a plurality of holes is disposed in the bottom wall of the air adjusting ring. The e-liquid load module includes a cotton support, an e-liquid feeding hopper, a compression ring, a telescopic column, a spring, an anode connecting piece and an end plug. The spring, the telescopic column, the compression ring and the e-liquid feeding hopper are mounted in the anode connecting piece in that order. The cotton support is embedded in the anode connecting piece.

Abstract: The method for providing an aerosol-generating device for use with a shape-transformable aerosol-forming substrate comprises providing an aerosol-generating device comprising a device housing comprising a moulding cavity. The moulding cavity at least partially corresponds to a moulding space between a first mould half and a second mould half of a mould, the first mould half and the second mould half being internal surfaces of the device housing. The method further comprises the step of providing a flat aerosol-forming substrate adapted to change shape when pressed into the moulding cavity and being transformed into a non-flat aerosol-forming substrate. The invention also refers to a flat aerosol-generating article and a kit comprising a flat aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device.

Abstract: A packaging machine is for forming a product cavity in a web including a forming die box defining a recess into which the product cavity is formed. An insert is axially movable in the recess to thereby vary a depth of the recess. A variable depth mechanism selectively moves the insert to vary the depth of the recess. The packaging machine includes a latching mechanism that moves the forming die box into and between a first position in which the forming die box is spaced apart from the die box base and a second position in which the forming die box is supported by the die box base.