Patents Assigned to Philips Morris Products S.A.
  • Publication number: 20230404136
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article including a plurality of elements assembled in the form of a rod is provided, the elements including: a first element including an aerosol-generating substrate; and a tubular element positioned upstream or downstream of the first element, 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, and a folded end portion forming a first end wall at the 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 cavity in the tubular element being an empty cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Gennaro CAMPITELLI, Valerio D'AMBROGI, Chrystophe SCHALLER, Jerome UTHURRY
  • Publication number: 20230397665
    Abstract: A heating assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the heating assembly including: a substrate layer that is an electrically isolating substrate layer; and a heating element arranged on a first portion of the substrate layer, the substrate layer including a second portion on which the heating element is not disposed, the substrate layer being rolled into a tubular shape, such that the first portion of the substrate layer is positioned as an inner layer, the second portion of the substrate layer being positioned as an outer layer surrounding the first portion of the substrate layer, and the heating element being arranged between the first portion of the substrate layer and the second portion of the substrate layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Michel BESSANT, Silviu Natanael PANTEA, Johannes Petrus Maria PIJNENBURG, Jun Wei YIM, Grégori ISCHI, Marco DELL’ANNA, Stefano PICCIN, Omar RISPOLI, Sandro SARTOR
  • Publication number: 20230397663
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device for heating an aerosol-generating article is provided, the device including: a housing having an opening; a chamber within the housing to receive at least a portion of the article through the opening; a heater assembly within the housing and including a heating element to heat at least a portion of the chamber; a mechanism including at least one member at or proximate to the opening and configured to move between a first position in which the article can be inserted into the chamber via the opening, and a second position in which the member has reduced a size of the opening relative to a size of the opening when the member is in the first position; and at least one guide track along which the member is configured to slide when the member moves between the first and the second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Michael Elliott DOYLE
  • Publication number: 20230397659
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a vibratable transducer configured to aerosolise a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a controller coupled to the transducer, the controller being configured to provide a driving signal for vibrating the transducer, in which all or part of the driving signal defines a sensory output of the transducer detectable by at least one of an auditory sense of a user and a touch sense of a user, and adjust the driving signal such that the sensory output is indicative of a state of the aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-delivery system, and a method of operating an aerosol-generating device having a vibratable transducer, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Leander DITTMANN, Robert EMMETT
  • Publication number: 20230397653
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate having a length of between 8 millimetres and 16 millimetres and a resistance-to-draw (RTD) of between 4 millimetres H2O and 10 millimetres H2O; a downstream section provided downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the downstream section including at least one hollow tubular segment; 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 and being formed of a hollow tubular segment defining a longitudinal cavity providing an unrestricted flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Jerome UTHURRY
  • Publication number: 20230397666
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating article configured to produce an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the article extending from a mouth end to a distal end and including: an aerosol-generating element, and a downstream section located downstream of the element, the downstream section extending from a downstream end of the element to the mouth end of the article, the downstream section including a hollow tubular element and a resistance-to-draw of the downstream section being less than about 10 mm H2O; and an aerosol-generating device having distal and mouth ends, the device including: a body extending from the distal to the mouth end, the body defining a device cavity to removably receive the article at the mouth end, and a heater to heat the element when the article is received within the device cavity, and to externally heat the article when received within the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Jerome UTHURRY
  • Publication number: 20230397650
    Abstract: A capsule for an aerosol generating article is provided, the capsule including: an active agent; susceptor particles configured to be heatable upon inductive heating; and one or both of a carrier gel or a carrier liquid, the susceptor particles being dispersed in the one or both of the carrier gel or the carrier liquid, and the susceptor particles having a particle size of about 10 ?m to 70 ?m. An aerosol-generating article including the capsule is also provided. An aerosol-generating system is also provided, including: the aerosol-generating article; an aerosol-generating device; and an induction heating element. A method of operating the aerosol-generating system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Rui Nuno Rodrigues Alves BATISTA, Valerio OLIANA
  • Publication number: 20230397649
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating substrate for a heated aerosol-generating article is provided, the aerosol-generating substrate including: homogenised tobacco material, the homogenised tobacco material including dried green tobacco material, an aerosol former, and a binder, the homogenised tobacco material having an aerosol former content of between 5 percent and 55 percent by weight on a dry weight basis. A dried green tobacco material for forming an aerosol-generating substrate for an aerosol-generating article, and a method of producing dried green tobacco material for the aerosol-generating substrate, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Lucien BOVET, Simon GOEPFERT, Aurore HILFIKER, Delphine LANGLET
  • Publication number: 20230398068
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions may include chloroquine. More specifically, a pharmaceutical composition comprising chloroquine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt(s) thereof for use in the treatment or prevention of a viral lung infection, preferably caused by Betacoronavirus, including but not limited to 2019-nCoV (coronavirus), SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome CoV (MERS-CoV), wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered by inhalation. An improved delivery into the lungs of a subject with minimum systemic exposure may be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Florian Alexis CALVINO, Philippe Alexandre GUY, Julia HOENG, Aditya Reddy KOLLI, Arkadiusz KUCZAJ, Shoaib MAJEED, Anatoly MAZUROV, Manuel PEITSCH, Tanja ZIVKOVIC SEMREN, Marco VAN DER TOORN
  • Patent number: 11839234
    Abstract: A filter part (1, 1?) for use in an aerosol generating article and a method of manufacturing the filter part (1, 1?). The filter part (1, 1?) includes an aerosol permeable core (2) within a sleeve (3) formed integrally therearound. The core (2) is shorter than the integrally formed sleeve (3). The method includes conveying a plurality of aerosol permeable cores (2) along a conveying path at a first speed (S1) and forming a sleeve (3) around each core (2) at a second speed (S2). The second speed (S2) is greater than the first speed (S1) to generate a space between consecutive cores (2) within the sleeve (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Rui Nuno Batista, Eva Ferrari, Yves Jordil, Poh Yoke Tritz
  • Patent number: 11839237
    Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion including a housing to contain a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including an electrically insulating element having an opening, an electrical heating element supported by the insulating element and to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, first and second electrically conductive contact portions disposed at opposite sides of the opening and to contact with a battery to supply power to the heater assembly, and a capillary material including a ceramic or a ceramic-based material and having first and second faces, the first face being in physical contact with the heating element and the second face being opposite the first face, the capillary material to convey the substrate to the heating element by capillary action, the heater assembly being fixed to the housing of the liquid storage portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Oleg Mironov, Jean-Marc Widmer
  • Patent number: 11844168
    Abstract: An inductive heating device heats an aerosol-forming substrate including a susceptor. The device includes a device housing, a DC power source for providing a DC supply voltage and a DC current, power supply electronics including a DC/AC converter, the DC/AC converter including an LC load network including a series connection of a capacitor and an inductor having an ohmic resistance, a cavity in the device housing for accommodating a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate to inductively couple the inductor of the LC load network to the susceptor. The inductor is embedded in the device housing at a proximal end of the device housing to surround the cavity which is also arranged at the proximal end of the device housing. A microcontroller determines from the DC supply voltage and the DC current an apparent ohmic resistance, and from the apparent ohmic resistance the temperature of the susceptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Oleg Mironov, Oleg Fursa
  • Patent number: 11839715
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system has a biosensor configured to detect a biological characteristic of the user. A controller provides health data based on the at least one biological characteristic detected by the biosensor. The health data may be provided to the user, used to modify an aerosol delivery profile of an aerosolizer, stored for later use, or may be communicated to other devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Robert Emmett, Rui Nuno Batista, Michel bessant, Riccardo Riva Reggiori, Nazan Gunduz
  • Publication number: 20230389608
    Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating chamber configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; a heater casing arranged around the heating chamber, the heater casing being arranged radially distanced from the heating chamber; a first connecting wall and a second connecting wall; and an air-tight hollow space defined between the heating chamber, the heater casing, and the first and the second connecting walls, the air-tight hollow space being filled with a gaseous composition at ambient pressure, and a heating element being arranged at least partly around the heating chamber. An aerosol-generating device including the heater assembly, and an aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and the aerosol-forming substrate, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Michel BESSANT, Silviu Natanael PANTEA, Johannes Petrus Maria PIJNENBURG, Jun Wei YIM, Grégori ISCHI, Jun Jie HOW, Dennis Yape DELA PAZ
  • Publication number: 20230389593
    Abstract: A heatable aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol generating rod, the aerosol generating rod including a sheet for an aerosol-generating device, the sheet including: cellulosic material including cellulose powder, a weight ratio of cellulose powder to total cellulosic material in the sheet on a dry weight basis being greater than about 1:2; one or more nicotine salts; and at least one aerosol former, the sheet having an aerosol former content of at least 10% by weight on a dry weight basis, the sheet including no tobacco material, and a weight ratio of aerosol former to nicotine salt in the sheet on a dry weight basis being between and 3:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne DEFOREL, Judith WALLER, Gerard ZUBER
  • Publication number: 20230389612
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a liquid reservoir; a susceptor assembly including a susceptor element in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir such that liquid from the liquid reservoir is conveyed to the susceptor element in use, the susceptor element being substantially planar and extending parallel to a first plane; first and second inductor coil, the first coil positioned on a first side of the susceptor assembly and extending parallel to the first plane, the second coil positioned on a second side of the susceptor assembly opposite the first side and extending parallel to the first plane, in which the susceptor element is positioned between, and substantially equidistant from, the first and the second coils; and control circuitry connected to the first and the second coils and configured to provide alternating current to the first and the second coils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Guillaume FREDERICK, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK (deceased)
  • Publication number: 20230389597
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a component of an aerosol-generating article is provided, the apparatus including: a conveyor configured to convey a band of material through the apparatus along a first path; and a device disposed along the first path, the device including: one or more nozzles configured to apply additive to the band of material, when the band of material passes the device, and a device body including a contact surface configured to contact the conveyed band of material as the band of material passes the device, the contact surface having a convex profile as viewed in a direction of the first path at the device; and a funnel having a first open end configured to receive the band of material and a second open end providing an exit point for the band of material, the first open end being positioned downstream of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Matteo BALBONI, Daniele SASSI
  • Patent number: 11832641
    Abstract: Smoking articles include a marking that includes an indicia that is hidden when viewed from certain angles and visually distinct when viewed from other angles. The marking may be provided on a wrapper, such as a plug wrap, a smokable material wrap, or a tipping paper wrap. The marking may include aligned embossed and printed features with a portion being misaligned. The marking may include a coloured adjacent or surrounding region into which the indica may be hidden and from which it may appear, depending on the viewing angle. The marking may allow a consumer to identify the smoking article as genuine, as opposed to counterfeit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Leonardo Nappi
  • Patent number: 11832647
    Abstract: There is provided a cartridge (300) for a handheld aerosol-generating system, comprising: a cartridge body (305) comprising an outer wall (325) and an inner airflow tube (320) within the outer body, wherein the inner airflow tube is spaced from the outer wall; and a reservoir (340) of aerosol-forming substrate between the outer wall and the inner airflow tube; wherein the outer wall and inner airflow tube are connected to one another through one or more ribs (326) extending between the outer wall and inner airflow tube, and wherein the outer wall, inner airflow tube and one or more ribs are integrally moulded. With this arrangement a robust cartridge can be inexpensively and reliably manufactured. The ribs provide mechanical support between the outer wall and the inner airflow tube. The integral moulding of the outer wall, inner airflow tube and one or more ribs can ensure or minimise leakage of liquid from the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Oleg Mironov, Jerome Christian Courbat, Enrico Stura
  • Patent number: 11837897
    Abstract: An electrically operable aerosol-generating system is provided, including charging and aerosol-generating devices having proximal and distal ends and a body extending therebetween, a user operable button located on the body between the ends, the system having a first engagement state in which the devices are engaged and a second engagement state in which the devices are not engaged, such that when in the first state at least a first side-portion of the body extending between the ends faces the charging device, and at least a second side-portion of the body extending between the ends faces away from the charging device and is exposed, the button being located on the second side-portion and operable when the system is in the first state, the button activating a first function when the system is in the second state, and activating a different second function when the system is in the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Raphael Holzherr, Hankak Lee