Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device; a cartridge including a liquid agent, the cartridge being configured to be detachably connected to the aerosol-generating device; and an aerosol-generating article, the aerosol-generating device including a cavity configured to receive the aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate, and a heating element configured to heat the aerosol-generating article received in the cavity, the heating element including a compartment wall, a first part of the compartment wall being located in the cavity and a second part of the compartment wall extending outside the cavity, and the second part of the compartment wall being configured to interact with the cartridge. A method of operating an aerosol-generating system is also provided.

Abstract: A replaceable cartridge configured to be detachably connected to an aerosol-generating device is provided, the replaceable cartridge including: a liquid storage portion configured to store a liquid agent, the liquid storage portion including a liquid outlet configured to direct the liquid agent out of the liquid storage portion; a slidable sealing element configured to seal the liquid outlet, the slidable sealing element being configured to slide away from the liquid outlet upon application of a pressure to the sealing element; and a wicking element arranged adjacent to the liquid outlet and being configured to absorb and to supply the liquid agent to the liquid outlet. An aerosol-generating system including the replaceable cartridge is also provided. A method of operating an aerosol-generating system is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-generating rod for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating is provided, the rod including: a first aerosol-generating segment including a first aerosol-generating substrate, the first aerosol-generating substrate including a tobacco material and an aerosol former; a second aerosol-generating segment at a location upstream of the first aerosol-generating segment; and a wrapper circumscribing at least the first aerosol-generating segment and the second aerosol-generating segment, the second aerosol-generating segment including a plug of a porous substrate, and at least a core portion of the plug including an aerosol-generating medium or a flavourant or both. An aerosol-generating system including a heating device and the aerosol-generating article is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the aerosol-generating device including: a cavity having an opening configured to receive the aerosol-forming substrate, the cavity being defined by side walls extending away from the opening; a cavity base configured to support the aerosol-forming substrate, or an aerosol-generating article including the aerosol-forming substrate, when received in the cavity, the cavity base being arranged to be longitudinally movable within the side walls defining the cavity; a push rod configured to move the cavity base, the push rod protruding from a body of the aerosol-generating device when the aerosol-forming substrate, or the aerosol-generating article including the aerosol-forming substrate, is positioned within the cavity; and at least one induction coil located external to the cavity and arranged to generate a fluctuating magnetic field.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to monitor tobacco material to detect insect infestation, the method comprising: —providing tobacco material in a closed space; —measuring the concentration of a semiochemical in the air present in the closed space; —comparing the measured concentration of the semiochemical with a threshold; and—lowering the temperature of the closed space if the concentration of the semiochemical is higher than the threshold.

Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the cartridge being engageable with and disengageable from the device, the cartridge including: a mouthpiece; a housing including a susceptor material, the housing defining a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate; and an ejector, a portion of the ejector being slideable within the cavity so as to eject the aerosol-forming substrate from the cavity. An aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device and the cartridge is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device for simultaneously generating an aerosol from first and second aerosol-forming substrates, the device including a device housing defining: first and second substrate receiving portions to respectively receive the first and the second substrates; a primary airflow path extending through the first portion; and a secondary airflow path extending through the device such that, in use, the secondary airflow path is in fluidic communication with the second substrate received in second receiving portion, the secondary airflow path merging with the primary airflow path at a junction downstream of the first portion; an aerosol-generating article including the first substrate and being receivable in the first portion; and a cartridge including the second substrate and being receivable in the second portion, the article defining a rod and an exterior wall of the rod including a fluid-permeable portion downstream of the first substrate.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device configured for heating an aerosol-generating article so as to generate an inhalable aerosol from an aerosol-forming substrate of the aerosol-generating article is provided, the aerosol-generating device including: a housing including a cavity configured to receive the aerosol-generating article, the housing being configured to define a cooling air flow path extending from outside of the housing, through an interior of the housing, to an air-permeable portion of a wall of the cavity, the wall being tubular, the air-permeable portion of the wall including at least one annular air-permeable band being configured to radially channel an air flow from the cooling air flow path into the cavity around a periphery of the tubular wall of the cavity. An aerosol-delivery system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article defining a rod is also provided. An aerosol-generating article for an aerosol-generating device is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article for generating an inhalable aerosol upon heating is provided, the article having proximal and distal ends and including: a first aerosol-generating substrate located between the distal end and the proximal end of the article; a first air inlet configured to admit air into the article; a second aerosol-generating substrate located between the first aerosol-generating substrate and the proximal end of the article; a second air inlet configured to admit air into the article; a first airflow pathway extending from the first air inlet through the first aerosol-generating substrate towards the proximal end of the article; and a second airflow pathway extending from the second air inlet through the second aerosol-generating substrate towards the proximal end of the article, the first airflow pathway and the second airflow pathway being isolated from one another. An aerosol-generating system including the article and an aerosol-generating device is also provided.

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 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: A system associated with an aerosol-generating device is provided, the system including: one or more biosensors configured to obtain biometric information of a user having an age; and one or more controllers configured to: analyze the biometric information obtained by the one or more biosensors to determine whether the age of the user is above or below an age threshold, and generate a control signal for controlling operation of the aerosol-generating device based on whether the age of the user is determined to be above or below the age threshold. A method for controlling operation of the aerosol-generating device is also provided.

Abstract: A replaceable module is provided for an aerosol- and flavor-generating device, including an air chamber including an air inlet for an entrance of an airflow into the air chamber, an air outlet for an exit of a first portion of the airflow out of the air chamber, the air outlet to be connected to an aerosol-generating article to direct the first portion of the airflow through the aerosol-generating article, the air chamber further including an opening arranged at a circumference of the air chamber for an exit of a second portion of the airflow radially out of the air chamber, and holder for holding a flavor-generating article between the air inlet and the opening. A heating system for an aerosol- and flavor-generating device, an aerosol- and flavor-generating device, and a method of providing an airflow through a replaceable module for an aerosol- and flavor-generating device, are also provided.

Abstract: A mouthpiece is provided for an aerosol generating device, including: an airflow channel extending at least partially through the mouthpiece to a mouthpiece opening arranged at a proximal end of the mouthpiece; a first electrode arranged on a front face of the mouthpiece to provide a first electrical contact to a user, the front face being a surface extending essentially perpendicular or angular to a longitudinal direction of the mouthpiece; and a second electrode arranged on a lateral surface of the mouthpiece to provide a second electrical contact to a user, the lateral surface being a peripheral surface of the mouthpiece. A method for an electrical stimulation of taste buds of a user, and a manufacturing method for a mouthpiece for an aerosol-generating device, are also provided.

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 downstream section including a first ventilation zone configured to provide ventilation into the downstream section, the first ventilation zone extending from a downstream end to an upstream end, the upstream end being less than 5 millimetres from the downstream end of the substrate, a resistance-to-draw of the downstream section being less than 10 mm H2O, and the first ventilation zone including a porous portion of the downstream section having a ventilation of at least 20 percent. An aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device including a heater, and an aerosol-generating article, is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device (100) comprises a first power source (120), an aerosolizer (110) configured to receive power from the first power source and configured to generate aerosol from an aerosol-generating substrate (170), a second power source (130), and a heating circuit (160) configured to receive power from the second power source to heat the first power source.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including: a battery, and a heater configured to heat the battery as a first heating function of the heater, the heater being further configured to perform a second heating function, the first heating function being different from the second heating function, the electronic device being configured to switch between the first and the second heating functions of the heater in dependence on a temperature of the battery, the electronic device being an aerosol-generating device, and in which heating an aerosol-forming substrate is the second heating function. An aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating article and the electronic device, and a method for operating the electronic device, are also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a battery, and a heater configured to heat the battery, in which one or both of the battery and the heater are movably mounted in the aerosol-generating device, such that the battery and the heater are relatively movable towards each other between a near position and a distanced position, the near position being different from the distanced position. An aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating article and the aerosol-generating device, and a method for heating a battery in the aerosol-generating device, are also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: at least two heating arrangements, each heating arrangement including a heating coil, first, second, and third contacts, the first contact being arranged contacting a distal end of the heating coil, the second contact being arranged contacting a proximal end of the heating coil, and the third contact being arranged contacting the heating coil between the first and second contacts, and a sliding arrangement, the heating coils being arranged side by side parallel to a longitudinal axis of the device, the sliding arrangement being arranged adjacent the heating coils and configured to slide parallel to the longitudinal axis and parallel to the heating coils, the third contacts being mounted on the sliding arrangement, and an electrical contact point between each third contact and each respective heating coil being adaptable by sliding the sliding arrangement.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating arrangement including an induction coil, a first sliding arrangement including a first contact, the first sliding arrangement being arranged adjacent to the induction coil of the heating arrangement and being configured to slide parallel to a longitudinal axis of the induction coil, and the first contact being mounted on the first sliding arrangement and being arranged to contact the induction coil; and a second sliding arrangement including a second contact, the second sliding arrangement being arranged adjacent to the induction coil of the heating arrangement and being configured to slide parallel to a longitudinal axis of the induction coil, and the second contact being mounted on the second sliding arrangement and being arranged to contact the induction coil, in which alternating current is supplied to the induction coil between the first contact and the second contact.