Abstract: A filter part (1, 1?) for use in an aerosol generating article and a method of manufacturing the filter part (1, 1?). The filter part (1, 1?) includes an aerosol permeable core extrusion (2) surrounded by a sleeve (3) formed of predominantly linear, axially oriented fibres. The method includes forming two or more strips (4a, 4b) into segments surrounding a conveying path, bringing the segments together into a sleeve former (7) to form the sleeve (3) and introducing an aerosol permeable core extrusion (80) between the segments upstream of the sleeve former (7) and bonding the segments together to form a sleeve surrounding the core extrusion (80), thereby forming a filter rod (9). The filter rod (9) is then cut to form the filter part (1, 1?).

Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol-generating device includes a storage portion configured to contain an aerosol-forming substrate and having a fluid permeable internal surface surrounding an open-ended passage extending through the cartridge. The device includes a housing having a cavity for receiving the cartridge, and a heater assembly positioned in the cavity. The heater assembly includes an elongate support member connected to the housing and arranged to extend into the open-ended passage of a cartridge inserted in the cavity. The heater assembly also includes a plurality of electric heaters fixed to and spaced along the length of the elongate support member.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system including a liquid storage portion is provided, the portion including a rigid housing holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an opening and a fluid permeable heater assembly including a plurality of electrically conductive filaments, wherein the fluid permeable heater assembly is fixed to the housing and extends across the opening of the housing. The provided heater assembly that extends across an opening of a liquid storage portion allows for a robust construction that is relatively simple to manufacture and allows for a large contact area between the heater assembly and liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The heater assembly may be substantially flat, allowing for simple manufacture.

Abstract: A particle includes a core of susceptor material and a first coating including a first aerosol-forming substrate. The core of susceptor material is coated with the first coating including the first aerosol-forming substrate. Additionally, an aerosol-generating system includes a plurality of such particles. The system further includes an inductor for being inductively coupled to the core of susceptor material of at least some particles of the plurality of particles.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system including a fluid-permeable electric heater assembly is provided, the fluid-permeable electric heater assembly including: an electrically insulating substrate; an aperture formed in the electrically insulating substrate; and a heater element fixed to the electrically insulating substrate, the heater element spanning the aperture and comprising a plurality of electrically conductive filaments connected to first and second electrically conductive contact portions, the first and the second electrically conductive contact portions disposed on opposite sides of the aperture to one another, and the plurality of electrically conductive filaments form interstices, the first and the second electrically conductive contact portions being configured to allow contact with an external power supply; and the aerosol-generating system having a longitudinal axis and the heater element being substantially flat and extending parallel to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device for heating an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the aerosol-generating device including: a heating element configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate when the aerosol-forming substrate is received by the aerosol-generating device, the heating element including a plurality of metallic nanoparticles configured to receive light and to generate heat by surface plasmon resonance.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may comprise an electrical power supply, a housing defining a cavity for receiving an aerosol-generating article, at least one electrical heater within the cavity, and a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the electrical power supply to the at least one electrical heater. The controller is configured to activate the at least one electrical heater for a total time period when an aerosol-generating article is received within the cavity. The aerosol-generating device may also comprise a segmented visual feedback device, wherein a plurality of segments of the segmented visual feedback device each correspond to a portion of the total time period. Each of the plurality of segments is configured to provide visual feedback when an aerosol-generating article is received within the cavity and when the corresponding portion of the total time period has elapsed.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a chamber; an inductor coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber; an elastic susceptor element disposed within the chamber and having a tubular shape configured to receive at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article within the elastic susceptor element; and a power supply and a controller connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide an alternating electric current to the inductor coil such that the inductor coil generates an alternating magnetic field to inductively heat the elastic susceptor element and thereby heat at least a portion of the aerosol-generating article received within the elastic susceptor element.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an air inlet; an air outlet; an air flow passage extending in a first direction between the air inlet and the air outlet; a heating element in the air flow passage configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; a first temperature sensor configured to measure a first temperature at a first position along the air flow passage; a second temperature sensor spaced apart in the first direction from the first sensor configured to measure a second temperature at a second position along the air flow passage; and a controller configured to control an operating parameter of the aerosol-generating device based on the measured first temperature and the measured second temperature.

Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating assembly including an aerosol-forming substrate, at least one electric heater configured to heat the substrate, a first data storage device, a first electrical connector, and a computing device including a supply of electrical energy, a user interface, at least one user input device, a second data storage device, a plurality of software applications installed on the second device, a microprocessor, and a second electrical connector. The first and second electrical connectors are configured to enable two-way data transfer between the computing device and the assembly, and to enable a supply of electrical current from the supply of electrical energy to the heater. At least one of the applications is configured to control the supply of electrical current to the heater in accordance with a predetermined heating profile stored on at least one of the first and second data storage devices.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a fluid-permeable electric heater assembly, the heater assembly including an electrically insulating substrate, an aperture being formed in the electrically insulating substrate, and a heater element having a first face fixed to the electrically insulating substrate, the heater element spanning the aperture and including a plurality of electrically conductive filaments connected to first and second electrically conductive contact portions, the first and second electrically conductive contact portions positioned on opposite sides of the aperture to one another, wherein the first and second electrically conductive contact portions are configured to allow contact with an external power supply.

Abstract: An atomizing assembly includes a tubing section having an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end of the tubing section is connectable to a liquid storage portion, and the outlet end of the tubing section is in fluid communication with an atomizing nozzle. The tubing section is configured to deliver a flow of liquid aerosol-forming substrate through the atomizing nozzle. The atomizing nozzle includes an air channel configured to establish an air flow through the nozzle. The air flow is mixed with the flow of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.

Abstract: A heater and wick assembly for an aerosol generating system includes a capillary body, a heating element on an outer surface of the capillary body, and a pair of spaced apart electrical contacts fixed around the capillary body and coupled with the heating element. The heater and wick assembly also includes a support member extending along at least part of the length of the capillary body.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rod-shaped aerosol-generating article for use with an electrically heated aerosol-generating device. The article comprises a substrate core and a filler sleeve surrounding the substrate core. The substrate core comprises an aerosol-forming substrate and has a non-circular outer cross-section. The invention further relates to electrically heated aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating system for use with an aerosol-generating article.

Abstract: A heater and wick assembly for an aerosol generating system includes a capillary body, a heating element on an outer surface of the capillary body, and a pair of spaced apart electrical contacts fixed around the capillary body and coupled with the heating element. The heater and wick assembly also includes a support member extending along at least part of the length of the capillary body.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.

Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device, a removable aerosol-forming cartridge, and a removable heater provided separately from the cartridge. The cartridge includes at least one aerosol-forming substrate; the heater includes at least one electric heater element and first electrical contacts connected to the heater element; the device includes a main body defining a main cavity and at least one opening configured to receive the cartridge and the heater within the cavity, and an electric power supply and second electrical contacts connected thereto. When the cartridge and the heater are received within the cavity, the first and second electrical contacts contact each other and the heater is configured to heat the substrate, the cartridge and the heater are substantially flat, and the cavity, the cartridge, and the heater are arranged so that the cartridge and the heater are substantially parallel and adjacent to each other.

Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device, and first and second removable aerosol-forming cartridges each including a resistive heater. The first cartridge includes a first aerosol-forming substrate having a first heating profile and the second cartridge includes a second aerosol-forming substrate having a second heating profile. The device includes a main body defining a cavity and at least one opening configured to removably receive one of the first and second cartridges in the cavity; an electrical power supply and a controller configured to control a supply of electrical current from the power supply to the heater, to detect whether the first or second cartridge has been received within the cavity based upon a resistive load of the respective heater, and to control the supply of electrical current to the heater according to either the first or the second heating profile in response to a detected cartridge.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing defining a chamber configured to receive at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article; an inductor coil disposed around at least a portion of the chamber; an elongate susceptor element projecting into the chamber; and a power supply and a controller connected to the inductor coil and configured to provide an alternating electric current to the inductor coil such that the inductor coil generates an alternating magnetic field to heat the elongate susceptor element and thereby heat at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article received in the chamber, the elongate susceptor element including an elongate support body and at least one heating portion formed from a susceptor layer on an outer surface of the elongate support body, and the elongate support body being formed from a thermally insulative material and the susceptor layer including one or more susceptor materials.