Abstract: A cartridge for use in an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the liquid storage portion including at least two parts in fluid communication with each other; a first part of the liquid storage portion including a heater assembly, a first capillary material, provided in contact with the heater assembly, and a second capillary material in contact with the first capillary material and spaced apart from the heater assembly by the first capillary material; and a second part of the liquid storage portion including a container configured to hold the liquid aerosol-forming substrate in liquid form to supply the liquid to the second capillary material.

Abstract: There is provided an inductive heating device configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate and a susceptor, and to heat the susceptor when the article is received by the device, the device including a DC power supply to provide a DC supply voltage and a DC current; and power supply electronics including a DC/AC converter connected to the power supply, and an inductor connected to the converter to inductively couple to the susceptor when the article is received by the device, the electronics being configured to supply power to the inductor from the power supply, via the converter, for heating the susceptor when the article is received by the device, the supplied power being provided in a plurality of pulses separated by time intervals, and to control a duration of the time intervals between successive pulses based on measurements of the current provided by the power supply.

Abstract: An aerosol-forming article for use in an electrically heated aerosol-generating device is provided, the aerosol-forming article including a mouthpiece, an aerosol-forming substrate, and a plurality of magnetic particles including a magnetic material having a Curie temperature of between 60 degrees Celsius and 200 degrees Celsius. An electrically heated aerosol-generating device for receiving the aerosol-forming article is also provided, the device including a heater element configured to heat the aerosol-forming article, an inductor, and a controller configured to measure an inductance of the inductor and to control a supply of electrical current to the heater element in response to the measured inductance.

Abstract: A fluid permeable heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a cap and a substantially flat electrically conductive and fluid permeable heating element. The cap includes a hollow body with a first cap opening and a second cap opening. The first cap opening is opposite to the second cap opening. The heating element is configured to vaporise aerosol-forming substrate. The heating element is mounted on the cap, such that the heating element extends across the first cap opening. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system includes the heater assembly, a liquid storage portion, a mouth piece, and a retainer.

Abstract: An inductive heating device (1) comprises: a device housing (10), a DC power source (11), a power supply electronics (13) comprising a DC/AC inverter (132) including a Class-E power amplifier with a transistor switch (1320), a transistor switch driver circuit (1322), and an LC load network (1323) configured to operate at low ohmic load (1324), the LC load network (1323) comprising a shunt capacitor (C1) and a series connection of a capacitor (C2) and an inductor (L2), and a cavity (14) arranged in the device housing (10), the cavity (14) having an internal surface shaped to accommodate at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate (20), wherein the cavity (14) is arranged such that the inductor (L2) is inductively coupled to the susceptor (21) of the aerosol-forming substrate (20) during operation.

Abstract: An aerosol-forming article for use in an electrically heated aerosol-generating device is provided, the aerosol-forming article including a mouthpiece, an aerosol-forming substrate, and a plurality of magnetic particles including a magnetic material having a Curie temperature of between 60 degrees Celsius and 200 degrees Celsius. An electrically heated aerosol-generating device for receiving the aerosol-forming article is also provided, the device including a heater element configured to heat the aerosol-forming article, an inductor, and a controller configured to measure an inductance of the inductor and to control a supply of electrical current to the heater element in response to the measured inductance.

Abstract: There is described an aerosol-forming substrate for use in combination with an inductive heating device. The aerosol-forming substrate comprises a solid material which is capable of releasing volatile compounds that can form an aerosol upon heating of the aerosol-forming substrate and at least a first susceptor material for heating the aerosol-forming substrate. The at least first susceptor material is arranged in thermal proximity of the solid material. The aerosol-forming substrate further comprises at least a second susceptor material which has a second Curie-temperature which is lower than a first Curie-temperature of the first susceptor material. The second Curie-temperature of the second susceptor material corresponds to a predefined maximum heating temperature of the first susceptor material. There is also described an aerosol-delivery system.

Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device and a cartridge configured to be removably coupled with the device, the device including a device housing comprising a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge when the device housing is engaged with the device housing, an inductor coil disposed around or adjacent to the cavity, and a power supply connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high frequency oscillating current to the inductor coil; and the cartridge including a cartridge housing configured to engage the device housing and containing an aerosol-forming substrate, the cartridge housing having an external surface surrounding the aerosol-forming substrate, at least a portion of the external surface being formed by a fluid permeable susceptor element configured to allow the aerosol-forming substrate, in liquid phase, to permeate therethrough.

Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device and a cartridge configured to be used with the device, the device including a device housing configured to engage at least a portion of the cartridge; an inductor coil positioned around or adjacent to the cavity; and a power supply connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high frequency oscillating current to the inductor coil; the cartridge including a cartridge housing configured to engage the device housing and containing an aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an external surface surrounding the aerosol-forming substrate, at least a portion of the external surface being formed by a fluid-permeable susceptor element.

Abstract: A method for combining segments of a smoking article, comprises the steps of: —providing a group of segments having a heat source (10; 20) and an aerosol-forming substrate (11; 21) the aerosol-forming substrate (10; 20) being arranged such that a remote end (112; 212) thereof faces away from the heat source (10; 20) while a near end (112; 211) thereof abuts the heat source (10; 20), —feeding an airflow directing truncated hollow cone (13; 23) having a widest end (131; 231) and a truncated narrowest end (130; 230) such that the truncated narrowest end (130; 230) is arranged to face the remote end (112; 212) of the aerosol-forming substrate (11; 21), and —moving the truncated hollow cone (13; 23) towards the remote end (112; 212) of the aerosol-forming substrate (11; 21) to abut the remote end (112; 212) thereof or to extend into an indentation (113; 213) in the remote end (112; 212) thereof.

Abstract: The aerosol-generating device (200) comprises a device housing comprising a cavity having an internal surface forming part of a receiving chamber (230) for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article (10). A plurality of ribs (2301) extends into the cavity and are arranged along an internal sidewall of the receiving chamber and in an oblique manner relative to a longitudinal axis (2300) of the receiving chamber. The retention ribs are configured for contacting at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article.

Abstract: The invention refers to an aerosol-generating article comprising a susceptor assembly (1). The susceptor assembly for heating an aerosol-forming substrate comprises a first susceptor material (11) having an elongate shape and being coated with a coating material (3). The assembly further comprises a second susceptor material provided in the form of a plurality of susceptor particles (12) and having a second Curie temperature below 500 degree Celsius, wherein the susceptor particles are embedded in the coating material.

Abstract: An aerosol generating system including a housing defining an airflow outlet; a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; an aerosol generator, configured to generate an aerosol from the liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a perforated plate disposed between the aerosol generator and the airflow outlet, the perforated plate defining a plurality of apertures extending through the perforated plate; and an electrode disposed between the aerosol generator and the perforated plate, wherein the perforated plate is electrically conductive, and wherein the electrode and the perforated plate are configured to generate an electrical potential.

Abstract: There is provided a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge comprising a container comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the container outer surface at least partially defines an outer surface of the cartridge. The cartridge also includes a susceptor material comprising a susceptor material inner surface at least partially defining a cartridge cavity, the susceptor material inner surface defining a plurality of interstices. The cartridge also includes an aerosol-forming substrate in the form of a gel at room temperature, plurality of interstices are configured to hold the gel.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating article including at least one component incorporating an aerosol-forming substrate; a luminescent material having a temperature-dependent phosphorescence characteristic; a heater configured to heat the luminescent material and the at least one component; and an aerosol-generating device including a support configured to at least partially receive the aerosol-generating article, a light source configured to illuminate and to excite the luminescent material, a detector configured to detect a temperature-dependent phosphorescence characteristic of the excited luminescent material, and electrical hardware configured to control heating by the heater based on the detected characteristic. A method for controlling the aerosol-generating system is also provided.

Abstract: The inductively heatable tobacco product for aerosol-generation comprises an aerosol-forming substrate containing a susceptor in the form of a plurality of particles. The aerosol-forming substrate is a crimped tobacco sheet comprising tobacco material, fibers, binder, aerosol-former and the susceptor in the form of the plurality of particles.

Abstract: There is provided an electrically operated aerosol-generating device for heating an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate by heating a susceptor element positioned to heat the substrate. The device includes a housing defining a chamber configured to receive at least a portion of the article, an inductor including an inductor coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber, and a power source connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide a high frequency electric current to the inductor coil to generate a fluctuating electromagnetic field to heat the susceptor element and thereby heat the substrate. The inductor further includes a flux concentrator disposed around the inductor coil and configured to distort the fluctuating electromagnetic field towards the chamber. The flux concentrator includes a plurality of discrete flux concentrator segments positioned adjacent to one another. An aerosol-generating system and an inductor assembly are also provided.

Abstract: There is provided a smoking article having a mouth end and a distal end, the smoking article including a heat source positioned at the distal end; an aerosol-forming substrate adjacent to the heat source; and a cap configured to at least partially cover the heat source. The cap is attached at a line of weakness to the distal end, including a cylindrical plug of material circumscribed by a wrapper, and is removable to expose the heat source prior to use of the smoking article.

Abstract: The hybrid aerosol-generating element (2) for use in an aerosol-generating article comprises a liquid retention material (22) for holding an aerosol-forming liquid and a solid aerosol-forming substrate (21) arranged next to the liquid retention material.

Abstract: The aerosol-generating device includes a housing, and a power supply configured to supply electrical power to a heating element by way of a transformer assembly within the housing. The transformer assembly includes a magnetic flux guide, a primary circuit including a primary winding extending around a first portion of the magnetic flux guide and electrically connected to the power supply, and a secondary circuit including a secondary winding inductively coupled to the primary winding and extending around a second portion of the magnetic flux guide. The number of turns in the primary winding is greater than the number of turns in the secondary winding. The secondary circuit includes at least two electrical contacts configured to form an electrical connection with the heating element.