Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heater casing housing a heating chamber, the heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate; an air-flow tube configured to provide air to the heating chamber; and a controller configured to control operation of the aerosol-generating device, in which the heater casing, the air-flow tube, and the control element are mounted to one another and form a self-supporting component of the aerosol-generating device. A self-supporting component for an aerosol-generating device, and an aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article, is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating is provided, the aerosol-generating article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate including an aerosol former content of at least about 5 percent on a dry weight basis; and a wrapper wrapped around at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article, the wrapper including an embossed portion circumscribing at least the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the embossed portion of the wrapper circumscribing the rod of aerosol-generating substrate along at least 80 percent of a length of the rod.

Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating device (100), a first module (201), and a second module (202). The aerosol generating device comprises a housing (110). The first module is operably couplable to the housing of the aerosol generating device. The second module is operably couplable to the first module or to the housing of the aerosol generating device.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article extending from a mouth end to a distal end is provided, including: an aerosol-generating element; and a downstream section located downstream of the aerosol-generating element, the downstream section extending from a downstream end of the aerosol-generating element to the mouth end of the aerosol-generating article, a resistance to draw (RTD) of the downstream section being less than 10 mm H2O, between about 5 percent and about 35 percent of a length of the downstream section includes a first section defining a first empty region for air to flow, at least about 65 percent of the length of the downstream section further includes a second section defining a second empty region for air to flow, and a total cross-sectional area of the first empty region defined by the first section being less than a total cross-sectional area of the second empty region defined by the second section.

Abstract: A reusable aerosol-generating article configured to be received into a cavity of an aerosol-generating device is provided, the reusable aerosol-generating article including: a housing including a compartment configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate and an air-flow tube arranged downstream of the compartment, at least parts of the housing being pivotable about a hinge and configured to provide access to the compartment and the air-flow tube. An aerosol-generating system, including an aerosol-generating device including a cavity, and the reusable aerosol-generating article, is also provided.

Abstract: There is described an aerosol-forming substrate for use in combination with an inductive heating device. The aerosol-forming substrate comprises a solid material capable of releasing volatile compounds that can form an aerosol upon heating of the aerosol-forming substrate and at least a first susceptor material for heating of the aerosol-forming substrate. The first susceptor material is arranged in thermal proximity of the solid material. The aerosol-forming substrate further comprises at least a second susceptor material having a second Curie-temperature which is lower than a predefined maximum heating temperature of the first susceptor material. There is also described an aerosol-delivery system.

Abstract: There is provided a cartridge assembly (10) for use in an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge assembly comprising: a cartridge (12) comprising at least a first compartment (18) extending along a longitudinal axis, the first compartment comprising an aerosol-generating compound and being sealed at a first end by a first frangible barrier (22) extending in respective planes transverse to the longitudinal axis; and at least a first piercing member (38) configured to rupture the first frangible barrier (22). The first piercing member (38) comprises: a first piercing body (40) having a cross-sectional surface area at least about 40 percent of a cross-sectional area of the at least one compartment (19); and a first channel (381, 382) extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cartridge through the first piercing body (40), the first channel (381, 382) having an inlet and an outlet.

Abstract: A susceptor assembly for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the susceptor assembly including a multi-layer susceptor tube defining a cavity configured to receive an induction coil inside the multi-layer susceptor tube, the multi-layer susceptor tube includes an inner tubular layer, which includes a first electrically conductive material, and an outer tubular layer surrounding the inner tubular layer, which includes a second electrically conductive material, and an electrical resistivity of the first electrically conductive material is greater than an electrical resistivity of the second electrically conductive material. An inductive heating assembly for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate, an aerosol-generating article for an aerosol-generating device, and an aerosol-generating system are also provided.

Abstract: A capsule for use in a smoking article includes a liquid sensory enhancing material; and a shell surrounding the liquid sensory enhancing material. The shell has an outer surface rendered hydrophobic by hydrophobic groups covalently bond to the outer surface of the shell. The shell may be rendered hydrophobic by reacting hydroxyl groups at outer surface of the shell with fatty acid halides to covalently attach fatty acid moieties to the surface of the capsule.

Abstract: An aerosol-forming substrate for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the aerosol-forming substrate including: one or more aerosol formers, the aerosol-forming substrate having an aerosol former content of greater than 30 percent by weight; hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose; and one or more cellulose based strengthening agents including cellulose powder, the aerosol-forming substrate having a cellulose powder content of between about 0.5 percent by weight and about 50 percent by weight.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate and an aerosol-forming marker; and an aerosol-generating device configured to receive the aerosol-generating article, the aerosol-generating device including: control electronics, an electrochemical sensor switch operably coupled to the control electronics, the electrochemical sensor switch being configured to change from a first state to a second state when the electrochemical sensor switch detects an amount of the aerosol-forming marker that is above or below a predetermined threshold amount, and a heater operably coupled to the control electronics via the electrochemical sensor switch, the control electronics being configured to cause the heater to deactivate when the electrochemical sensor switch changes from the first state to the second state, and the aerosol-generating article including a reservoir containing the aerosol-forming marker, the reservoir including a capsule including an

Abstract: An aerosol generator configured to generate an aerosol from an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the aerosol generator including: a non-thermal aerosol-generating element configured to aerosolise an aerosol-forming substrate; at least one air inlet; at least one air outlet; a chamber between the air inlet and the air outlet, the non-thermal aerosol-generating element being arranged in the chamber and being further configured to release aerosolised aerosol-forming substrate into the chamber; an airflow path extending through the chamber between the air inlet and the air outlet, via the non-thermal aerosol-generating element; and a side wall circumscribing the non-thermal aerosol-generating element, the side wall having a curved surface defining a curved surface of the chamber, the air inlet extending through the side wall and being configured to direct air into the chamber in a direction tangential to the curved surface of the chamber.

Abstract: An aerosol generating article including a tubular element is provided, the tubular element including: a tubular body defining a cavity extending from a first end of the tubular body to a second end of the tubular body, the cavity having an area as measured perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the tubular element; and a folded end portion forming a first end wall at a first end of the tubular body, the first end wall delimiting an opening for airflow between the cavity and an exterior of the tubular element, the opening having an area, as measured perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the tubular element, of from about 0.6 percent to about 60 percent of an area of the cavity.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; and a paper wrapper wrapped around at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article, the paper wrapper including an embossed portion circumscribing the rod of aerosol-generating substrate along at least 80 percent of the length of the rod and having a basis weight of from 50 grams per square meter to 100 grams per square meter. A method of producing an aerosol-generating article is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate having a length of between 8 millimetres and 16 millimetres, the aerosol-generating substrate including a shredded tobacco material having an average density of between 150 mg per cubic centimetre and 500 mg per cubic centimetre; a downstream section provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the downstream section including at least one hollow tubular element; and an upstream element provided upstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and abutting an upstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the upstream element having a length of between 2 millimetres and 8 millimetres.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating kit including an aerosol-generating device and an accessory for the aerosol-generating device is provided, the aerosol-generating device including: a device cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate, a device heating element arranged at least partly around the device cavity, a power supply configured to supply electrical energy to the heating element, a controller configured to control the supply of electrical energy from the power supply to the device heating element, device electrical contacts, and a proximal end configured for attachment with the accessory, the device electrical contacts being arranged at the proximal end of the aerosol-generating device and being configured to enable an electrical connection between the aerosol-generating device and the accessory; and the accessory including: a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate, and a heating element arranged at lea

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-generating substrate; and a downstream section extending from a downstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating article, the aerosol-generating substrate having a density of no more than 0.5 grams per cubic centimetre, and the aerosol-generating substrate having a length-to-diameter ratio of no more than 6.0. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-forming substrate; an odor inhibition substrate including at least 10 different odor components; and a wrapper circumscribing at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, the odor inhibition substrate being provided on the wrapper. An aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device including a heater, and the aerosol-generating article, is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a plurality of elements assembled in a form of a rod having a mouth end and a distal end upstream from the mouth end, the plurality of elements including an aerosol-forming substrate located at or towards the distal end of the rod, in which an elongate susceptor is arranged substantially longitudinally within the rod and in thermal contact with the aerosol-forming substrate, in which the aerosol-forming substrate includes tobacco, and in which the aerosol-forming substrate further includes a single aerosol former or a combination of two or more aerosol formers. An aerosol-generating system, a method of operating the aerosol-generating article, and a method of producing the aerosol-generating article, are also provided.

Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an elongate heating chamber configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; and a heating element arranged around the elongate heating chamber, the elongate heating chamber having a first length and the heating element having a second length, the first length of the elongate heating chamber being greater than the second length of the heating element, such that there is a proximal distance between a proximal end of the elongate heating chamber and a proximal end of the heating element, and the proximal distance being between 0.1 millimeter and 4 millimeters. An aerosol-generating device including the heater assembly, and an aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article, are also provided.