Abstract: Aerosol delivery devices and aerosol source members are disclosed herein. In one aspect, an aerosol delivery device may comprise a control body having a closed distal end and an open engaging end, a heating member, a control component located within the control body and configured to control the heating member, a power source located within the control body and configured to provide power to the control component, and a removable aerosol source member that includes a substrate portion. The substrate portion may include a continuous heat conductive framework integrated with an aerosol forming material, wherein the continuous thermally conductive framework is configured to enhance heat transfer from the heating member to the aerosol forming material.

Abstract: A method for preparing an aerosol precursor composition is provided, which includes the steps of preparing an aqueous solution containing one or more organic acids and nicotine in water; and combining the aqueous solution with one or more vapor formers. The disclosed method can lead to enhanced control over the composition and characteristics of the produced aerosol precursor composition.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article provides for separate delivery of two or more components of an aerosol precursor composition to one or more heaters so as to control the rate of delivery or the rate of heating of the separate components of the aerosol precursor composition.

Abstract: A vaporizer apparatus is provided. The vaporizer apparatus includes a cartridge body and a child resistant device. The cartridge body includes an activation button and an inhalation portion. The inhalation portion is operable to allow a user to draw vapor from the cartridge body. The child resistant device includes an outer cap and an inner cap nestled within an inside chamber of the outer cap. The inner cap is coupled with the cartridge body to prevent access to the inhalation of the cartridge body. In a locked configuration, the outer cap and the inner cap are disengaged such that the outer cap is freely movable independent of the inner cap. In an unlocking configuration, the outer cap and the inner cap are engaged with one another such that movement of the outer cap detaches the child resistant device from the cartridge body.

Abstract: An atomizing element for an electronic cigarette is provide, which includes: a porous body comprising an atomizing surface and a liquid absorbing surface; and a porous heating film formed on the atomizing surface. An electronic cigarette and an atomizing assembly including the same are also provided.

Abstract: An electronic smoking device (210) is provided including a power supply (18), a liquid reservoir (34) storing a liquid, and an atomizer (26) adapted to atomize liquid stored in the liquid reservoir (34) when operated by the power supply (18). The liquid reservoir (34) is configured to allow addition of additives (50) to liquid stored in the liquid reservoir (34).

Abstract: Systems for tamper proofing vapor device e-liquid tanks are provided. The systems comprise tanks with one or more irremovable Radio Frequency Identification tags (RFID) tags. The tanks are used in conjunction with vaping devices that are equipped with a wireless RFID scanner and a processor. The tank may include a memory device with authentication data and a partial wired circuit segment connected thereto. The vape device may also include a wired a circuit segment connected to the processor and a battery. The two wired circuit segments are connected together physically and electrically to form a complete circuit when the tank makes physical contact with the vape device. The connection allows the processor to periodically read the memory device to ensure the tank is not replaced with an adulterated tank after the RFID tag(s) enable the heating element.

Abstract: A filter for a smoking article or an aerosol generating product comprising a first filter section and a second filter section, the second filter section being located downstream of the first filter section the first filter section comprising filter material and two or more capsules comprising additive, the capsules being disposed in an axial region proximal a longitudinal axis of the filler and being spaced in sequence in a direction along the axis; the second filter section comprising at least one channel located in an axial region of the second filter section proximal a longitudinal axis of the filter, to facilitate, in use, drawing of an aerosol through the axial region of the first filter section in which the capsules are disposed.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating film for generating an aerosol upon heating is provided, including: preparing a film-forming composition including a cellulose based film-forming agent, a non-cellulose based thickening agent, at least about 30 wt percent of water, and at least about 20 wt percent of a polyhydric alcohol being glycerin; forming a layer of the composition less than 1 millimeter thick; and heating the layer to evaporate at least some of the water to obtain the film, the layer being heated to a temperature and for a time such that the film contains less than or equal to about 30 wt percent of water, and the step of preparing the composition further includes dissolving the cellulose based agent and the non-cellulose based thickening agent in the water to form a water-based preparation, defoaming the preparation, and mixing the polyhydric alcohol into the preparation to obtain the composition.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a heater configured to heat smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material, wherein the heater is elongate and comprises a plurality of independently controllable heating regions arranged sequentially along a longitudinal axis of the heater.

Abstract: An atomizer and an electronic atomization device are disclosed. The atomizer includes: a housing, having an outer wall; and a mouthpiece, having an inner wall, and the inner wall defining a cavity. A plurality of anti-rotation grooves are defined on one of the inner wall and the outer wall, one or more anti-rotation ribs are arranged on the other of the inner wall and the outer wall, and the number of the anti-rotation grooves is greater than or equal to the number of the anti-rotating ribs. The housing is assembled with the cavity, and the one or more anti-rotation ribs are engaged in the corresponding one or more of the plurality of anti-rotation grooves.

Abstract: An e-vaping apparatus is described. The e-vaping apparatus includes a heater component. The e-vaping apparatus also includes a cartridge with a channel. The channel is filled with an oxygen producing component. The oxygen producing component is configured to release a vapor upon being heated by the heater component. The vapor includes oxygen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating device (1) for generating an aerosol by inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate (30). The device comprises a device housing (10) including a heating chamber (16) for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate to be heated and an induction source for generating an alternating electromagnetic field within the heating chamber. The device further comprises a reusable susceptor (20) configured to get into removable contact with the aerosol-forming substrate for heating the substrate. The susceptor is displaceable between an operation position defined by the susceptor being arranged within the heating chamber (16), and a preparation position defined by the susceptor being arranged at least partially outside of the heating chamber. The invention further relates to aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-generating device according to invention and an aerosol-generating article including aerosol-forming substrate to be heated.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power supply assembly and an electronic atomizing device. The power supply assembly includes a battery, an electrode post electrically connected to the battery, a sealing member, and a support. The battery supplies power to the atomizer through the electrode post. The sealing member is provided with a through hole, and the electrode post extends through the through hole. The support has a first abutting surface. The battery and the sealing member are disposed in the support. When a difference between a pressure of one end of the sealing member adjacent to the battery and a pressure of the other end of the sealing member away from the battery is greater than a threshold pressure, the sealing member presses against the first abutting surface, and is deformed to seal a clearance between the electrode post and the sealing member in the through hole.

Abstract: An aerosol generating material is disclosed containing a reconstituted cocoa bean husk material. The reconstituted material can contain extracted cocoa husk fibers in combination with web building fibers, such as softwood fibers. The reconstituted cocoa husk material is capable of generating an aerosol, such as a smoke, that has a very mild and neutral taste without any harsh components. The reconstituted cocoa husk material contains no nicotine and produces lower tar than conventional tobacco materials. The material can be used as a carrier for delivering various active agents in an aerosol generated by the material in a controlled, consistent and uniform manner.

Abstract: The method for manufacturing inductively heatable tobacco rods comprises the steps of providing a continuous profile of a susceptor, guiding an aerosol-forming tobacco substrate along a tobacco substrate converging device, positioning the continuous profile of susceptor in the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate and converging the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate to a final rod shape. Therein, the step of positioning the continuous profile of susceptor in the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate is performed before performing the step of converging the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate to its final rod shape.

Abstract: The garniture includes at least one first garniture section with a first longitudinal length and a first upper surface, a first groove being defined within the first upper surface along the first longitudinal length, the first groove being defined by one or more first mating surfaces, and at least one first insert overlaying the first groove, an upper end of the at least first insert defining a second groove within a second upper surface of the at least one first insert, a lower end of the at least one insert including one or more second mating surfaces, a first upper portion of the first upper surface and a second upper portion of the second upper surface being substantially flush with each other.

Abstract: A screen adapter device supports a screen member relative to a smoke inlet tube of a water pipe that has a water container coupled between a drawtube and the smoke inlet tube. The screen adapter device has an adapter plate with a screen aperture supporting the screen member releasably therein. The adapter plate has an outer diameter which is greater than an inner diameter of the smoke inlet tube to be supported spanning across the inlet end of the smoke inlet tube. The device is easily disassembled for ease of cleaning or replacing the screen. Optionally, a resilient support body is joined to the adapter plate assists in securing the adapter plate on the smoke inlet tube.

Abstract: A paper hookah hose includes a bendable tube, a smoking mouth and a connecting tube. The bendable tube is a tubular member made of paper and having at least two layers and a spiral structure. The bendable tube has a section of bellows for bending. The bendable tube may be a full bellows or a combination of a bellows and a straight tube. The smoking mouth and the connecting tube are completely made of traditional pulp.

Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including: a combustible heat source having front and rear ends; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the rear end; an outer wrapper circumscribing the substrate and at least a rear portion of the heat source; one or more airflow pathways along which air may be drawn through the article for inhalation; one or more third air inlets downstream of the substrate for drawing air into the airflow pathways; and an airflow directing element downstream of the substrate, the third air inlets being provided between a downstream end of the substrate and a downstream end of the airflow directing element, the airflow pathways include an airflow pathway extending between the third air inlets and a mouth end of the article, and the heat source being isolated from the pathways such that air drawn through the article along the pathways does not directly contact the heat source.