Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a fluid guide to allow movement of fluid, the guide having proximal and distal ends and inner and outer longitudinal regions separated by a barrier, the inner longitudinal region including an inner longitudinal passageway between the distal and proximal ends, and the outer longitudinal region including an outer longitudinal passageway that communicates external fluid through an aperture to the distal end so external fluid can travel along the outer passageway to the distal end of the fluid guide; a tubular element including a gel including an active agent, the tubular element having proximal and distal ends and being disposed at the distal end of the fluid guide; and a cavity between the distal end of the fluid guide and the proximal end of the tubular element. An aerosol-generating device, and a method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating article, are also provided.

Abstract: An inhaler article includes a body extending from a mouthpiece end to a distal end with an endpiece element at the distal end. A capsule cavity is defined within the body and extends a cavity length. An air inlet region is between the endpiece element and the capsule cavity. The air inlet region has an air inlet and an air passageway extending from the air inlet to the capsule cavity. The air passageway has an inner diameter less than an inner diameter of the capsule cavity. A porous support element defines a downstream end of the capsule cavity. The porous support element includes one or more apertures extending the length of the porous support element.

Abstract: An inhaler article includes a body (110) extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece (112) end to a distal end with an endpiece element at the distal end (114). A capsule cavity is defined within the body. An air inlet region is between the endpiece element (120) and the capsule cavity (116). A composite porous support element (140) defines a downstream end of the capsule cavity. The composite porous support element is formed of a first porous material concentrically disposed about a second porous material. The first porous material has a first resistance to draw and the second porous material having a second resistance to draw. The first resistance to draw is different than the second resistance to draw. A mouthpiece air channel (113) extends from the capsule cavity, through the composite porous element to the mouthpiece end.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the article including: a mouthpiece assembly including first, second, and third tubes; and an aerosol-forming substrate, in which the first tube abuts a downstream end face of the second tube, and the third tube abuts an upstream end face of the second tube, an internal diameter of the second tube is smaller than an internal diameter of the first tube and of the third tube, the internal diameter of the first tube is between 3 mm and 8 mm, a ratio of the internal diameter of the first tube to the internal diameter of the second tube is between 1.2 and 5, a ratio of the internal diameter of the first tube to the internal diameter of the third tube is between 0.5 and 2, and the second tube is a cellulose acetate tube.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the aerosol-generating article including: an aerosol-forming substrate including a gel composition, the gel composition including at least one gelling agent, at least one of an alkaloid compound and a cannabinoid compound, and an aerosol former; an upstream element upstream of the aerosol-forming substrate; and a recess extending from an upstream end of the aerosol-generating article, through the upstream element, and through at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, in which a longitudinal inner surface of the recess is provided with a wrapper.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; a downstream section at a location downstream of the rod and including an aerosol-cooling element in longitudinal alignment with the rod, in which the aerosol-cooling element includes a hollow tubular segment that defines a cavity extending all the way from an upstream end to a downstream end of the hollow tubular segment; and a ventilation zone at a location along the hollow tubular segment, the hollow tubular segment having a length of less than about 10 millimetres, in which a volume ratio between a ventilation airflow admitted into the article via the ventilation zone at the location along the hollow tubular segment and a sum of an airflow from the rod and the ventilation airflow is of from about 25 percent to about 45 percent.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating is provided, the article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; a mouthpiece element having a length L1 and including at least one mouthpiece filter segment formed of a fibrous filtration material; and an intermediate hollow section between the rod and the mouthpiece element, the intermediate hollow section having a length L2 and including: an aerosol-cooling element downstream of the rod and including a hollow tubular segment defining a longitudinal cavity providing an unrestricted flow channel, a length of the aerosol-cooling element being less than 10 millimetres, and a support element between the aerosol-cooling element and the rod, in which an upstream end of the aerosol-cooling element abuts a downstream end of the support element, and in which the length L1 of the mouthpiece element is at least 0.4 times the length L2 of the intermediate hollow section.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate including a gel composition including at least one gelling agent, at least one of an alkaloid compound and a cannabinoid compound, and an aerosol former; a mouthpiece element; and an intermediate hollow section between the rod and the mouthpiece element and including: a support element downstream of the rod and including a first hollow tubular segment defining a first longitudinal cavity providing a first unrestricted flow channel, the first segment having at least 1 millimeter wall thickness, and an aerosol-cooling element in axial alignment with the mouthpiece element and abutting an upstream end of the mouthpiece element, the aerosol-cooling element including a second hollow tubular segment having a length of less than 10 millimeters, the second segment defining a second longitudinal cavity providing a second unrestricted flow channel, the first and the second channels being empty.

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; a mouthpiece element having a length of at least 10 millimetres; and an intermediate hollow section between the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and the mouthpiece element, the intermediate hollow section including an aerosol-cooling element in axial alignment with the mouthpiece element and abutting an upstream end of the mouthpiece element, the aerosol-cooling element having a length of less than 10 millimetres and including a hollow tubular segment defining a longitudinal cavity providing an unrestricted flow channel, in which the hollow tubular segment has a wall thickness of between 1.5 millimetres and 2.5 millimetres.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the aerosol-generating article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate including a gel composition, the gel composition including at least one gelling agent, at least one of an alkaloid compound, and a cannabinoid compound, and at least 50 percent by weight of an aerosol former; an upstream element upstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and abutting the upstream end of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, in which a resistance-to-draw (RTD) of the upstream element is between 5 millimetres H2O and 80 millimetres H2O; and a downstream section arranged downstream of the rod of aerosol-generating substrate and in axial alignment with the rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the downstream section including one or more downstream elements.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; a downstream section at a location downstream of the rod and including: a support element located immediately downstream of the rod and being in longitudinal alignment with the rod and including a first hollow tubular segment having an internal diameter (DFTS), and an aerosol cooling element positioned immediately downstream of the support element and in longitudinal alignment with the support element and the rod and including a second hollow tubular segment having an internal diameter (DSTS); and a ventilation zone at a location along the second segment, in which the DSTS of the second segment is greater than the DFTS of the first segment, a ratio between the DSTS of the second segment and the DFTS of the first segment being at least about 1.25.

Abstract: The method for the manufacture of a susceptor sheet material comprising an aerosol-forming gel comprises the steps of providing a susceptor sheet material comprising at least one depression on both sides of the susceptor sheet material; and applying aerosol-forming gel to the at least one depression on both sides of the susceptor sheet material. Also a dosing device for the application of an aerosol-forming gel is described.

Abstract: A tubular element for an aerosol-generating article is provided, the tubular element including: a wrapper that forms a first longitudinal passageway; and a gel comprising an active agent, the wrapper including paper, the wrapper being water-resistant, the gel including an active agent including an aerosol former, and the gel including the active agent includes between 60 percent and 95 percent by weight of glycerol. An aerosol-generating article including a tubular element, and a method of manufacturing a tubular element, are also provided.

Abstract: A tubular element for an aerosol-generating device, the tubular element including: a first longitudinal passageway; and a porous medium loaded with gel, the gel including an active agent, the porous medium loaded with gel being crimped, the gel including an active agent includes an aerosol former, the gel including the active agent includes between 60 percent and 95 percent by weight of glycerol, the active agent includes nicotine, and the porous medium includes cotton. An aerosol-generating article including a tubular element, and a method of manufacturing a tubular element, are also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a fluid guide having proximal and distal ends, and an inner longitudinal region including an inner longitudinal passageway between the distal end and the proximal end thereof, such that fluid can travel from the distal end to the proximal end, the fluid guide including a barrier between the inner and outer longitudinal passageways; a tubular element including a gel or a porous medium or a thread loaded or any combination, the gel or the medium or the thread or the combination includes an active agent, the tubular element having proximal and distal ends and disposed to a distal side of the fluid guide; an aperture to allow fluid to pass to the tubular element and exit the article at the proximal end; a combustible heat source at the distal end of the article; and a cavity between the fluid guide and the tubular element.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method of manufacturing a tubular element (500) for use in an aerosol generating article. The tubular element (500) may comprise gel (124), or comprise a porous medium (125) loaded with gel (124), or comprise thread loaded with gel (214), or comprise a combination thereof.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: a fluid guide to allow movement of fluid, the guide having proximal and distal ends and inner and outer longitudinal regions separated by a barrier, the inner longitudinal region including an inner longitudinal passageway between the distal and proximal ends, and the outer longitudinal region including an outer longitudinal passageway that communicates external fluid through an aperture to the distal end so external fluid can travel along the outer passageway to the distal end of the fluid guide; a tubular element including a gel including an active agent, the tubular element having proximal and distal ends and being disposed at the distal end of the fluid guide; and a cavity between the distal end of the fluid guide and the proximal end of the tubular element. An aerosol-generating device, and a method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating article, are also provided.

Abstract: A tubular element for an aerosol-generating article is provided, the tubular element including: a wrapper that forms a first longitudinal passageway; a porous medium loaded with gel; and a susceptor disposed longitudinally within the tubular element, the gel including an active agent, wherein the wrapper including paper, and the susceptor being in contact with the porous medium loaded with the gel.

Abstract: An inhaler article includes a body (110) extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece (112) end to a distal end with an endpiece element at the distal end (114). A capsule cavity is defined within the body. An air inlet region is between the endpiece element (120) and the capsule cavity (116). A composite porous support element (140) defines a downstream end of the capsule cavity. The composite porous support element is formed of a first porous material concentrically disposed about a second porous material. The first porous material has a first resistance to draw and the second porous material having a second resistance to draw. The first resistance to draw is different than the second resistance to draw. A mouthpiece air channel (113) extends from the capsule cavity, through the composite porous element to the mouthpiece end.

Abstract: An inhaler article includes a body extending from a mouthpiece end to a distal end with an endpiece element at the distal end. A capsule cavity is defined within the body and extends a cavity length. An air inlet region is between the endpiece element and the capsule cavity. The air inlet region has an air inlet and an air passageway extending from the air inlet to the capsule cavity. The air passageway has an inner diameter less than an inner diameter of the capsule cavity. A porous support element defines a downstream end of the capsule cavity. The porous support element includes one or more apertures extending the length of the porous support element.