Abstract: A method of applying elongate susceptor elements to an aerosol-forming substrate for an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article is provided, the method including the steps of: providing an aerosol-forming substrate in the form of a sheet material; providing elongate susceptor elements; dispersing the elongate susceptor elements in a fluid medium; supplying the elongate susceptor elements dispersed in the fluid medium to and passing them through an applicator including at least one convergent applicator nozzle causing the elongate susceptor elements dispersed in the fluid medium to be discharged from the at least one convergent applicator nozzle in at least partial alignment along a direction of discharge of the at least one convergent applicator nozzle; and depositing the elongate susceptor elements dispersed in the fluid medium, being discharged from the at least one convergent applicator nozzle in at least partial alignment, on a main surface of the sheet material.

Abstract: A method of applying elongate susceptor elements to an aerosol-forming substrate for an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article is provided, the method including the steps of: providing an aerosol-forming substrate in the form of a sheet material; providing elongate susceptor elements; supplying the elongate susceptor elements to and conveying them through a vibratory alignment conveyor including at least one guide channel in which the elongate susceptor elements are conveyed by vibration towards a discharge end of the guide channel, thereby aligning their length dimension at least partially along a longitudinal direction of the guide channel; and depositing the at least partially aligned elongate susceptor elements discharged from the discharge end of the guide channel on a main surface of the sheet material.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article for an inductively heating aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an aerosol-forming substrate; and a susceptor arrangement configured to heat the substrate by interaction of the susceptor arrangement with an alternating magnetic field provided by the device, the substrate being a solid aerosol-forming substrate, the susceptor arrangement including a plurality of elongate susceptor elements including a susceptor material that are dispersed throughout the substrate, the elongate susceptor elements being one of fiber elements, or thread elements, or grain elements, or rod elements, and a ratio of a maximum length dimension of the elongate susceptor elements to a maximum transverse dimension of the elongate susceptor elements perpendicular to a length dimension being greater than 20, and a maximum transverse dimension of the elongate susceptor elements being equal to or smaller than 100 micrometers.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article for an inductively heating aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an aerosol-forming substrate; and a susceptor arrangement to heat the substrate by interaction of the arrangement with an alternating magnetic field provided by the device, the arrangement including 1D-elongate susceptor elements having a greater extent in one predominant dimension than in the two remaining dimensions, the susceptor elements including a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic susceptor material and being dispersed throughout the substrate, the susceptor elements further including a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic temperature marker material in addition to the susceptor material, the susceptor material being surrounded by the temperature marker material, an aspect ratio of a maximum extent of the susceptor elements in the one predominant dimension to a maximum extent of the susceptor elements in the remaining dimensions being greater than 4, and the susceptor elements being fiber elements, or wire

Abstract: A method of applying elongate susceptor elements to an aerosol-forming substrate for an inductively heatable aerosol-generating article is provided, including: providing an aerosol-forming substrate as a sheet material; providing elongate susceptor elements; supplying the elements to a belt conveyor system including a conveyor belt; conveying the elements on the belt towards a discharge end of the system, the belt returning around a magnetic head pulley, which generates a magnetic field causing the elements moving around the pulley to be attracted and aligned along the field, so that when moving out of the field, the elements are discharged from the belt at the discharge end in at least partial alignment to a travel direction; and depositing the elements discharged on a main surface of the sheet material, the substrate being made from a substrate slurry casted into the form of the sheet material, the elements being deposited on the casted slurry.