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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).