Abstract: The auger assembly includes an auger cartridge with a proximal end and a distal end, a proximal end surface at the proximal end, a platform extending perpendicular to the proximal end surface and distally from the proximal end surface, and a proximal end channel extending through the auger cartridge between the proximal end and the distal end, and an agitator assembly coupled to the auger cartridge, the agitator assembly including, a snout in confronting relation with the proximal end surface of the auger cartridge, an auger shaft received by and extending through at least a portion of the proximal end channel of the auger cartridge and the snout.

Abstract: An oral product includes a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a mouth-stable polymer matrix, cellulosic fibers embedded in the mouth-stable polymer matrix, and an additive dispersed in the mouth-stable polymer matrix. The oral product is adapted to release the additive from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity and exposed to saliva.

Abstract: A method of generating an aerosol in an aerosol-generating system includes storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid storage portion and delivering via a pump a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to an atomizer. The method also includes sensing a puff via a puff sensor in an airflow path of the aerosol-generating system and determining a puff intensity during the puff via a controller. The delivery flow rate of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the atomizer is adjusted in response to the determined puff intensity.

Abstract: A container for consumer goods includes a rigid outer box, an inner package, an inner frame and a pull tab. The outer box has a hinged lid configured to provide access to an inner volume of the outer box. The inner frame is paperboard having a pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the inner package. The pull tab covers the opening with a first adhesive that releasably adheres an edge portion of the pull tab to the inner frame and a second adhesive that permanently adheres the pull tab to the inner package and the outer box.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment relates to a composite material. In at least one example embodiment, the composite material includes an elastic layer and a support layer. The support layer is adhered to at least a portion of the elastic layer. The support layer extends across at least apportion of a surface of the elastic layer.

Abstract: A capsule may include a housing containing an aerosol-forming substrate. The capsule may additionally include a device body configured to facilitate heating of the aerosol-forming substrate within the capsule. The device body includes a device base and a thermoelectric cell. The thermoelectric cell is configured to transfer heat from the capsule when the thermoelectric cell is provided with an electric current.

Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to an aerosol generating device, system, method, and/or non-transitory computer readable medium for authenticating capsules compatible with the aerosol generating device using statistical analysis of security tags. The aerosol generating device may include a housing configured to receive a capsule, the capsule containing an aerosol-forming substrate; a heating element configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate to generate an aerosol; and control circuitry configured to, determine whether the capsule includes a security tag using a security sensor, increment a counter based on results of the determining whether the capsule includes the security tag, and determine a statistical probability of authenticity of the capsule based on a count of the counter and a first desired threshold value.

Abstract: The cartridge includes a housing, an air passage and a vent hole defined within the housing, a reservoir defining a cavity configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation such that the pre-vapor formulation surrounds the air passage, the vent hole being in communication with the cavity and with air that is external to the reservoir, a ceramic structure in communication with the air passage and the cavity so as to receive the pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir, and a heater configured to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation in the ceramic structure.

Abstract: A consumable for an aerosol-generating device may include a body panel including a first edge and an opposing second edge, the body panel bent such that the first edge is adjacent to the second edge so as to define a chamber configured to contain an aerosol-forming substrate; and a lower panel extending from the body panel and folded to cover a first open end of the chamber, the lower panel and the body panel being a single contiguous piece of material, the lower panel defining at least one aperture in fluidic communication with the chamber.

Abstract: Methods for forming an oral product include depositing a solution onto or near one or more surfaces of a substrate by a gravure printing process to form one or more layers that define at least a portion of the oral product. The solution includes an active ingredient, a flavorant, or a combination of the active ingredient and the flavorant.

Abstract: A heating assembly for an aerosol-generating product may include a primary cap component defining a first aperture and a plurality of second apertures; a heating element configured to extend through the first aperture; and a secondary cap component configured to engage with the primary cap component so as to retain the heating element.

Abstract: An example aerosol delivery device includes a mouthpiece having an airflow outlet, and an airflow passage extending between an airflow inlet and the airflow outlet. The example aerosol delivery device further includes a housing configured to receive a cartridge that includes an aerosolizable substance and a vapor element configured to heat the aerosolizable substance, and an internal power source configured to provide electrical power. The example aerosol delivery device further includes a controller coupled to the internal power source to receive a portion of the electrical power and configured to, when the cartridge is installed at the housing, cause the vapor element of the cartridge to heat the aerosolizable substance to release an aerosol into the airflow passage during an inhalation through the airflow outlet, and a connector configured to receive power from an external source to recharge the internal power source.

Abstract: A battery section of an electronic vaping device may include a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, the housing having a first end and a second end, a power supply in the housing, a control circuit in the housing, and a conductive contact assembly at the second end of the housing, the contact assembly electrically connecting the power supply and the control circuit. The contact assembly is configured to receive external power and at least one command.

Abstract: A system configured to output an indication of engagement with a device. The system includes at least one processor and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. The memory is configured to store instructions. The at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to monitor usage of the device, determine the indication of engagement with the device based on the usage of the device, and output the indication of engagement with the device.

Abstract: The method includes supporting at least one first heater, and at least partially supporting at least one portion of at least one first wick, using a support plate in an e-vaping section, configuring the at least one first wick to transfer a pre-vapor formulation from a reservoir to the at least one first heater, forming an electrical connection between the at least one first heater and a terminal that is electrically connectable to a power supply, and positioning the support plate nearer a downstream end than an upstream end of the reservoir relative to a normal direction of airflow through the e-vaping section during use, a major surface of the support plate being transverse to the normal direction of airflow.

Abstract: An e-vapor device may include a reservoir, a heater, and a bimetallic actuator. The reservoir is configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation. The reservoir defines an outlet configured to release the pre-vapor formulation therefrom. The heater is configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation released from the reservoir to generate a vapor. The bimetallic actuator may be configured to seal the outlet of the reservoir when vaping is not occurring and configured to unseal the outlet when vaping is occurring.

Abstract: The method includes forming a housing defining a first channel, the first channel having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first channel being in communication with an air inlet that traverse through the housing, arranging a heater to heat a pre-vapor formulation to form a vapor within the first channel, defining a cavity near the second end of the first channel, and configuring a hydrogel within the cavity.

Abstract: A non-nicotine e-vaping device includes a heater, a power control circuit, and a memory module. The heater element is configured to heat a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation, the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation being devoid of nicotine and including at least one non-nicotine compound. The power control circuit is coupled to the heater element through a wire. The power control circuit is configured to apply a pulse width modulated power signal to the heater element through the wire, and to receive information over the wire. The memory module is configured to detect a plurality of pulses in the pulse width modulated power signal, record information based on the detected plurality of pulses, and output the recorded information to the power control circuit via the wire.

Abstract: A package includes a base, a lid, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes an arm and a flexible member. The arm extends from the lid and has a first engaging structure. The member includes a flexible rib connected to a base floor, and a second engaging structure and a contact structure on a rib outer surface. The member flexes in response to a first force applied in a first direction to the contact structure and relaxes in response to absence of the first force. The member engages the first and second engaging structures based on the member being relaxed while the lid is closed. The member disengages the first and second engaging structures based on the member being flexed while the lid is closed. The lid may be opened based on applying a second force to the lid in a second direction while the member is flexed.