Abstract: It is the object of the present invention to reduce the amount of labor that is required for distal closure of a cigarette or joint by providing a device and related method for folding and dimpling the distal tip of a joint through single actuation.

Abstract: A system and associated method is provided for inspecting filter rods used to form cigarette filter elements, wherein each filter rod defines a longitudinal axis extending between opposed ends, with each end extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, and includes a filter material having an axially-extending strand disposed therein. A filter rod support device is adapted to receive at least one filter rod such that one end thereof is exposed. An analysis unit is disposed with respect to the filter rod support device so as to interact with the one end of the at least one filter rod to determine a status of the at least one filter rod and to provide a corresponding signal in response thereto.

Abstract: A mouthpiece assembly for an aerosol provision device includes a first housing for being received, in use, in a mouth of a user, and a second housing for containing a material through which, in use, an aerosol generated by the aerosol provision device flows before passing out of the mouthpiece assembly for inhalation by the user. The first housing and the second housing are connected together to form the mouthpiece assembly, and the mouthpiece assembly is configured to be releasably connectable to a section of the aerosol provision device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage container assembly configured to prevent child tampering with contents therein. The storage container assembly includes a base container and a lid, rotationally joined to the base container. The present invention relates to an improved storage container assembly creating a reusable storage container, a rigid storage container, a non-flammable storage container and a storage container having an airtight seal between the base container and the lid.

Abstract: An ashtray comprising: a detecting module signally connected to a control module; an air intake module signally connected to the control module; a remnants removal module fluidically connected to the air intake module; and an air exhaust module fluidically connected to the remnants removal module. The ashtray is configured to be installed inter alia in a vehicle. Additional embodiments of the ashtray and its various functions are disclosed herein.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a body of pre-vapor formulation configured to be contained within a reservoir, the pre-vapor formulation being a gel formulation. The apparatus includes a surface heater in contact with a surface of the body of gel formulation, the heater being configured to heat the body of gel formulation to form a vapor.

Abstract: Disclosed is an article for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The article includes a sheet including smokable material, and heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the smokable material. The sheet may be a planar sheet or a rolled sheet. Also disclosed is a system including the article and apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus includes a heating zone for receiving at least a portion of the article, and a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field to be used in heating the smokable material when the portion of the article is in the heating zone.

Abstract: There is provided a device for an electronic aerosol provision system, wherein the device includes a housing, the housing being formed of a chassis section and a hatch section. The hatch section is connected to the chassis section and moveable between a first position wherein the chassis section and hatch section together define an enclosed space for an aerosol forming component to be located for aerosol generation, and a second position wherein the chassis section and hatch section are spaced so as to provide access to the space.

Abstract: There is provided a hatch section for an electronic aerosol provision device, wherein the hatch section includes a sleeve for receipt of an aerosol forming component, wherein the hatch section includes a retention section configured to resist removal of the aerosol forming component following insertion into the sleeve.

Abstract: A method of generating an aerosol in an aerosol-generating system includes storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid storage portion and delivering via a pump a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to an atomizer. The method also includes sensing a puff via a a puff sensor in an airflow path of the aerosol-generating system and determining a puff intensity during the puff via a controller. The delivery flow rate of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the atomizer is adjusted in response to the determined puff intensity.

Abstract: A vaporizer includes a liquid storage configured to store a liquid composition, an aerosol generator coupled to one end of the liquid storage, and including a wick configured to absorb the liquid composition from the liquid storage, a liquid heater configured to generate aerosol by heating the wick, an aerosol chamber surrounding the wick and the liquid heater, an inlet through which external air is introduced into the aerosol chamber, and an outlet through which the aerosol generated in the aerosol chamber is discharged, and an air supplier configured to supply the external air to the aerosol generator, and including a first opening connected to the inlet of the aerosol generator and a second opening that is opposite to the first opening and connected to the outside at a position spaced apart from the first opening along a direction from the one end to another end of the liquid storage.

Abstract: An atomizing element for an electronic cigarette is provide, which includes: a porous body comprising an atomizing surface and a liquid absorbing surface; and a porous heating film formed on the atomizing surface. An electronic cigarette and an atomizing assembly including the same are also provided.

Abstract: A vapor dispenser includes a bifurcated housing having a body attached to a mouthpiece. A vaporizer cavity of the bifurcated body pneumatically communicates with an inlet orifice of the mouthpiece. A vaporizing component is received in the vaporizing cavity. An exhaust cavity of the bifurcated body pneumatically communicates with an outlet orifice of the mouthpiece. The exhaust cavity is pneumatically separated from the vaporizer cavity. A one-way valve is positioned in a selected one of: (i) the exhaust cavity; and (ii) outlet orifice and that: (i) opens in response to exhalation through the bifurcated mouthpiece; and (ii) closes in response to inhalation through the bifurcated mouthpiece. An air filter is received in the exhaust cavity.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette, an electronic cigarette display method and an indicator light group are provided. The electronic cigarette comprises: an electronic cigarette body; an indicator light group arranged in the electronic cigarette body; an angle detection device arranged in the electronic cigarette body, for detecting angle information of the electronic cigarette body; a control device, arranged in the electronic cigarette body, and connected to the indicator light group and the angle detection device, for controlling the indicator light group to display electric quantity according to the angle information of the electronic cigarette body.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic cigarette includes a power supply device, a control device, a tobacco heating device and an e-liquid atomizing device. The power supply device is configured to provide electric power to the control device, the tobacco heating device and the e-liquid atomizing device. The tobacco heating device and the e-liquid atomizing device have a common smoke outlet. The control device is electrically connected to each of the tobacco heating device and the e-liquid atomizing device. The control device is configured to control the tobacco in the tobacco heating device to be heated when receiving an instruction for heating the tobacco and control the e-liquid in the e-liquid atomizing device to be atomized when a condition for atomizing the e-liquid is satisfied.

Abstract: An aerosol delivery device includes a receptacle configured to receive a substrate configured to carry an aerosol precursor composition, and a resonant transformer including a transmitter coupling device and a resonant receiver coupling device that is positioned in proximity to the substrate when received in the receptacle. The aerosol delivery device also includes a pulse width modulation (PWM) inverter configured to drive the resonant transformer. The PWM inverter includes a bridge circuit coupled to the transmitter coupling device, and a PWM controller embodied as an integrated circuit and configured to output a PWM signal to the bridge circuit configured to drive the transmitter coupling device to generate an oscillating magnetic field and induce an alternating voltage in the resonant receiver coupling device when exposed to the oscillating magnetic field.

Abstract: A welding station for welding parts of electronic cigarettes includes feeding means, set in a feeding area for feeding parts of electronic cigarettes to be welded; welding means, set in a welding area, downstream of the feeding area, for welding the parts of electronic cigarettes; and a transfer device, set between the feeding means and the welding means for receiving from the feeding means the parts of electronic cigarettes to be welded and transferring them from the feeding area to the welding area. The transfer device includes a first transfer sector and a second transfer sector, pre-arranged for receiving from the feeding means, respectively, first parts and second parts of electronic cigarettes to be welded and transferring them into the welding area. The first transfer sector and the second transfer sector are mobile in rotation about an axis, independently of one another.

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring of biometric and contextual variables to assist in screening for, quantification of, and prediction of smoking behavior, and for assisting in smoking cessation are described.

Abstract: Kits enabling an end user to efficiently compound inhalable formulations containing medicinal compounds, for use in in aerosol device (e-cigarette; personal vaporizer). Kits include a reusable storage device, a filling station, at least one predetermined amount aerosol precursor in a container and at least one empty cartomizer (cartridge) for use in an aerosol delivery device. Optionally, kits may also include a predetermined amount of extract containing a known amount of medicinal compound, enabling the production of an amount an inhalable formulation. Optionally, kits may contain amounts of inputs that enable the refilling/reuse of cartridges.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flavor delivery article, a mouthpiece, a cartridge, and/or an aerosol delivery device that includes such flavor delivery article. The flavor delivery article includes a hollow elongate unit formed of a substantially continuous wall extending between a first end and a second end and defining an interior storage volume, the substantially continuous wall being formed of a porous material having a graded porosity across a thickness of the substantially continuous wall. The flavor delivery article further includes a flavor liquid contained with the interior storage volume of the hollow elongate unit. The flavor delivery article may be positioned anywhere within an aerosol delivery device (or a mouthpiece or a cartridge of an aerosol delivery device) wherein the flavor liquid may pass through the substantially continuous wall to be entrained in an air stream and/or vapor stream and/or aerosol stream passing through the aerosol delivery device.

Abstract: Systems and methods utilizing a first housing magnet of a vaporizing device cartridge port substantially oriented in a first polar configuration and a second housing magnet of the cartridge port substantially oriented in a second polar configuration, wherein the second polar configuration is substantially opposite the first polar configuration, to properly orient and seat a cartridge in a vaporizing device. Systems and methods can further include alternative or complementary aspects for imposing cartridge orientation and fit, such as mechanical interference aspects.

Abstract: A vaporizer and aromatherapy diffuser includes a base and angled tank floor. A lower end of a coil support tube is configured as a connector to a battery housing and an upper end forms a central air passage. A second air slot communicates with a first air slot in the base. A heating coil within the coil support tube is adjacent at least one opening, and a porous wick surrounds the heating coil. A tank cap forms a sealed fluid tank for holding vaping fluid. When suction is applied, air is drawn upward into the coil support tube through the porous wick and draws botanical extract contained within the sealed fluid tank through the coil support tube into the porous wick for vaporization. The tank cap has a fill hole. A drop tip is secured onto the tank cap and covers the plug to prevent refill.

Abstract: This invention relates to a breast support garment for use in active environments, where the wearer of such garment is engaged in an activity that results in accelerating movements. In some preferred embodiments, these garments may be athletic or sports bras that redirect momentum related to a wearer's accelerating movements, for example, during exercise.

Abstract: This invention relates to an adjustable breast support garment that can adjust the size and the amount of breast support to preferred fit and sensation (more supported or less) from a single point using a single tensioning system that is easy reachable by the wearer. The adjustable breast support garment of the invention is configured to adjust the tension over the shoulders, around the chest, and in some implementations around the under-arm openings and neckline from a single point using a system of channels integrated into the garment. Elastic straps, webbings, shock cords or any combination thereof can be inserted and run through the system of channels in order to provide a tension change when pulled from a single point.

Abstract: This invention relates to a breast support garment for use in active environments, where the wearer of such garment is engaged in an activity that results in accelerating movements. In some preferred embodiments, these garments may be athletic or sports bras that redirect momentum related to a wearer's accelerating movements, for example, during exercise.

Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, an upper torso garment that includes a torso section extending from a waist region to a neck region, the torso section including a front region and a back region. The torso section includes a left torso region and a right torso region. The upper torso garment includes a first reversed pocket positioned on a left lateral side of the front region of the torso section and proximate to the waist region, the first reversed pocket including a first pocket opening oriented at least partly toward the right torso region, and a second reversed pocket positioned on a right lateral side of the front region of the torso section and proximate to the waist region, the second reversed pocket comprising a second pocket opening oriented at least partly toward the left torso region.

Abstract: A vortex generator might be attached to various types of articles to reduce the drag. For example, vortex generators might be attached to a garment or to adhesive tape. In addition, vortex generators might be attached to various types of athletic equipment. A mapping can suggest placement of a vortex-generator arrangement on an article, as well as prescribe particular vortex-generator arrangements for regions of a person.

Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for providing an anti-counterfeit element within a filtering mask. A method of manufacturing a filtering mask may comprise extruding a filtering material from a source of the filtering material; melt-blowing the extruded filtering material to form a plurality of fibers; collecting the melt-blown fibers onto an outer surface of a lathe, wherein the outer surface of the lathe comprises a logo pattern; forming a fiber material about the logo pattern on the outer surface of the lathe via the collected melt-blown fibers; removing the formed fiber material to create an anti-counterfeit layer for use in the filtering mask, wherein at least one surface of the anti-counterfeit layer comprises the logo pattern within the fiber material; and assembling the anti-counterfeit layer within the filtering mask.

Abstract: A thin organic solvent resistant glove (100) is disclosed including: a first polymeric layer (202) in a shape of a glove including at least one of a blend of a polyisobutylene material and a nitrile-butadiene material, or a nitrile-butadiene material; a second polymeric layer (206) in a shape of a glove including at least one of a polyisobutylene material or a blend of a polyisobutylene material and a nitrile-butadiene material, disposed on the first polymeric layer, and a third polymeric layer (212) in a shape of a glove including a nitrile-butadiene material or an acrylic polymer material disposed on the second polymeric layer.

Abstract: A compression garment may generally include an upwardly disposed waist, a seat spaced apart from and connected to a pant front, the seat and the pant front connected to the waist, a single leg portion connected to the seat and the pant front and configured to receive a first leg of a wearer, and an opposing side portion connected to the seat and the pant front and including an aperture opposed to the waist and defined by distal edges of the seat and the pant front, and a compression portion circumferentially around at least a portion of the first leg of the wearer to exert therapeutic pressure on the first leg of the wearer when the compression garment is in use.

Abstract: A modular turnout personal protective garment is described that includes a full body barrier garment fabricated from a moisture barrier layer. The full body barrier garment may optionally be worn alone or under one or more of a separate jacket and trouser portion. The jacket and trouser portion are fabricated from an abrasion resistant layer and a thermal insulation layer and are configured to be worn over the moisture barrier full body barrier garment layer.

Abstract: A magnetic clip, a system including one or more such magnetic clips, and a method for their use are provided. The two-part magnetic clip includes a clip body and a post that is separate from, and completely detachable from, the clip body, the post not being integrally formed with the clip body. The clip body and post are configured to magnetically mate with one another with a portion of an attaching material captured between them. Each clip body is formed to include at least one loop for attaching a connector, decorative element or tying material to the clip body.

Abstract: A magnetic fastener such as for an article of footwear comprises a male fastener portion and a female fastener portion. The male fastener portion is configured to magnetically fasten to the female fastener portion. The female fastener portion defines a recess with an outer periphery that is asymmetric about a center axis of the recess. The male fastener portion fits into the recess when the male fastener portion is in a first orientation relative to the female fastener portion, and interferes with the female fastener portion when the male fastener portion is urged to rotate about the center axis of the recess away from the first orientation.

Abstract: A fiber bundle for artificial hair that has good curl setting characteristics, good combing property, tactile sensation and glossiness similar to human hair, and flame retardancy is provided. According to the present invention, provided is a fiber bundle for artificial hair is comprising 20 to 90 parts by mass of a polyester fiber and 10 to 80 parts by mass of a polyamide fiber, wherein the polyester fiber contains a polyester resin (A), a flame retardant (C1) and an auxiliary flame retardant (D1), and the polyamide fiber contains a polyamide resin (B), a flame retardant (C2) and an auxiliary flame retardant (D2).

Abstract: Disclosed is a shield for eyelash extension of an eyelash extension system for extending a subject's eyelashes by bonding fake eyelashes thereto. The shield includes a safety cover divided into an upper body and a lower body such that front ends of the upper body and the lower body are paired to be opened or closed together to bite a subject's eyelashes placed therebetween. The safety cover includes a concave curved receiving groove in a front end of the safety cover to accommodate the subject's eyelashes while in contact with a protruding eye of the subject with his or her eye closed, and a work space with an entrance open to a rear side is provided behind the receiving groove. The work space is for accommodating the eyelashes pulled by being bitten between the front ends of the upper and lower bodies and conducting eyelash extension work therein.

Abstract: A novel and useful system and method for measuring an article of clothing (AOC) that may include one or more of an apparel expander (AE) having at least one expansion chamber configured to be inserted into at least one cavity of the AOC and to receive an operating fluid (OPF), a fluid distribution unit (FDU) coupled to the AE and configured to control a supply of the OPF to, or from, the apparel expander, at least one sensor configured to detect contours of the AE when at least a portion of the AE is situated within the at least one cavity of the AOC and form corresponding sensor information, and at least one controller configured to control the FDU to supply the OPF to the AE to expand the AE when at least a portion of the AE is situated within the at least one cavity of AOC, obtain the sensor information from the at least one sensor, reconstruct a three-dimensional (3D) model of the at least one AOC based upon the detected contours of the AE obtained from the sensor information, and form digital size inform

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a shower cap that includes various features for protecting users' hair and maintaining user comfort during bathing and other activities. The shower cap includes a waterproof hood that fits over a user's head to cover the user's head and keep the user's head and hair dry. A hair pocket at least partially surrounds or receives a gathered portion of the user's hair. A brim and a skirt may direct a flow of water on the surface of the waterproof hood away from the user's face and downward toward the user's torso. A flexible headband may be positioned between the waterproof hood and the user's head and secures the waterproof hood to the user's head.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a swimming head cap that is effectively and efficiently configured to couple with a user's head in a substantially watertight configuration unlike any known swimming head cap, while substantially maintaining the integrity of a user's hair disposed within the swimming head cap. The swimming head cap is defined by an inner layer comprising an annular shaped elastic band and an outer layer of an elastically deformable material. The material composition of the inner layer and the outer layer facilitates an easy and convenient removal process wherein no part of the swimming head cap painfully pulls or tugs the user's hair and scalp upon removal of the swimming head cap from the user's head.

Abstract: Attachment systems for releasably securing an accessory to an article, such as a helmet, are disclosed. In one embodiment, an attachment system (100) includes an attachment plate (102) that includes engaging features (108, 110) which engage corresponding engagement features on an attachment base (104). At least one of the engaging features (110) on the attachment plate is associated with a flexible member (112), and is movable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration via deformation of the flexible member. A pair of grips (114) are provided on opposing ends of the flexible member, and the grips are pressed toward one another to move the movable engaging feature between the locked and unlocked configurations.

Abstract: A helmet has inner and outer shells separated by a plurality of interconnected relatively soft columns or posts. The columns each have a middle post or pillar section, a capital that is of larger diameter than the post, and a base also of larger transverse dimension than the post. When an impact above a design threshold occurs on the outer shell, the columns, particularly the post sections thereof, near the impact location compress and buckle, dissipating impact kinetic energy, while columns spaced from the impact zone stretch and support more of the impact force. The applied force is therefore reduced and spread out over a relatively large area, and a resultant wave created within the column manifold disperses additional heat, further reducing the force and torque applied on the outer shell and transmitted to the inner shell and onto the skull of a helmet user. A method and mold for fabricating the column manifold are also disclosed.

Abstract: A dual functioning head protection device for a fall prone user including a c-shaped neck collar that is configured to compress the jugular veins of the user during application to the user's neck and an expandable airbag helmet that is removably affixed to the collar. The airbag helmet includes an inflatable innerbag surrounded by an outer hag, such that the structure of the outer bag defines a shape of the airbag helmet when the inner bag is inflated. The inner bag includes a number of chambers which inflate to protect the user's skull during a fall. A trigger device in the collar detects if the user is falling and inflates the airbag helmet in such instances. This dual functioning device also protects the user's brain from brain slosh because of the collar's compression of the user's jugular veins. Compression of the vein sends blood into the skull with each fall impact, which reduces the brain's freedom to jostle around in the skull in a fall.

Abstract: Protective goggles for human use including a pair of protective goggles for human use with at least one lens, an upper edge that is positioned against the user's forehead and a lower edge that is positioned against the user's cheek. Each of the user's eyes are covered by a separate section of lens and each of these sections extends along at least one line of curvature. It is intended that each lens section has a first and a second line of curvature that, at least in substantial part, are positioned transversely to one another, and along which the individual sections of lens extend; furthermore, that the lines of curvature of one lens section are inclined towards the lines of curvature of the other lens section in terms of their positioning.

Abstract: The invention relates to a functional footwear unit, in particular in the form of knit-of-parts, which has preferably a particularly modular protective function against chemical and/or biological toxic and/or harmful substances, especially warfare agents. The invention also relates to the uses thereof.

Abstract: An insole installed on top of existing footwear with a sealed chamber extending across the plantar surface of the foot filled with a fluid that can traverse across the chamber in response to pressure caused by a weight shift by the wearer. The movement of the fluid (which may be a liquid, gas, or gel) serves to massage the foot muscles and tendons, release toxins, and increase circulation. The chamber may also have restrictions or unique shapes to guide the fluid for maximum effectiveness.

Abstract: A shoe may include an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile (e.g., a knit textile) that includes multiple regions having different textile properties to improve the performance of the shoe, including durability and comfort. In some cases, the multi-region upper portion may include regions having different thickness and/or flexibility based on a location relative to a wearer's foot to better support the wearer's foot. For example, the multi-region upper portion may include a reinforcement region having a first thickness and a flex region having a second thickness less than the first thickness. As another example, the multi-region upper portion may include a reinforcement region having a first stiffness and a flex region having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness.

Abstract: An article of footwear may include an upper with an outer layer, an inner layer, and a chamber element positioned at least partially between the outer layer and the upper layer. The chamber element may be formed of two layers of a transparent colored polymer material and may be sealed to enclose a fluid. The chamber element may also have a plurality of subchambers. The outer layer may have a plurality of apertures. Each subchamber may protrude at least partially through a corresponding one of the apertures.

Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper coupled to the sole structure. The upper includes a base layer and a plurality of support members. The base layer has a peripheral portion. The support members have end portions and an intermediate portion extending between the end portions. The end portions of the support members are coupled to the peripheral portion of the base layer. Each of the intermediate portions of the support members intersect with one or more other ones of the support members and is independently movable between a relaxed state and an engaged state relative to the one or more other ones of the support members.

Abstract: A process for manufacturing a waterproof and vapor-permeable shoe is provided. In the process, an adhesive layer is provided on a knitted fabric to form a laminate, and a shoe upper unit is formed from the laminate, and has an adhesive component defining an inner space of the shoe upper unit. A shoe lining member, which is worn on a last, is placed into the shoe upper unit to permit a knitted component of the shoe upper unit to be bonded to the shoe lining member through the adhesive component under a heating treatment.

Abstract: A one-side clothing fastening section and another-side clothing fastening sections being provided to face opposite each other and having no button insertion holes provided thereon, the one-side clothing fastening section and the other-side clothing fastening section being fastened together when the clothing is worn on a human body. Each of the ornaments for the clothing includes a button-like base portion having the decorative surface on the front side thereof; and a sharply protruding portion extending from and through the rear side of the button-like base portion and having a hook portion at the tip end side thereof. The sharply protruding portion being passed through the clothing from the front side to the rear side of the one-side clothing fastening section and then from the front side to the rear side of the other-side clothing fastening section.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention relates to a releasable flexible coupling system comprising a base, a coupling member, and a sewn member. The coupling member is fixably coupled to the base across the widthwise dimension on opposite sides of the lengthwise dimension forming a recess between the base and the coupling member. The sewn member comprises a strap, a folded region, and a primary stitch. The strap includes a body and a lengthwise end. The folded region is disposed on the lengthwise end of the strap and includes a portion that overlaps the body. The primary stitch extends through both the folded region and the body of the strap. An optional stiffener may be disposed between the lengthwise end of the strap and the folded region. The primary stitch will also extend through the stiffener if present.