Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing an ethanol-free vanilla extract, and an ethanol-free vanilla extract obtainable by the process according to the invention. In particular, the present invention relates to an ethanol-free vanilla extract comprising at most 100 mg/kg ethanol, the use of this ethanol-free vanilla extract and products comprising the ethanol-free vanilla extract. The focus of the present invention is in particular to provide an ethanol-free vanilla extract which contains only traces of ethanol naturally contained in fermented vanilla beans and is produced without the use of ethanol.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of flavouring food and relates to dried fermented spice plant part particles, a process for producing the spice plant part particles according to the invention, a flavouring extract from the dried fermented spice plant part particles, the use of the dried fermented spice plant part particles as well as the aroma extract from the dried fermented spice plant part particles as well as products comprising the spice plant part particles of the invention or the aroma extract from the dried fermented spice plant part particles. The focus of the present invention is in particular to obtain spice plant part particles with a high yield of flavouring substances.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cracking-shelling mechanism for nuts with a hard or soft shell, with a plurality of first and second blocks the facing sides of which have a plurality of complementary first and second notches in a staggered arrangement, wherein each first notch is associated with at least a second notch and forms a cracking hole with each one, wherein the notches have first and second vertexes for each hole, forming a specific angle with respect to the longitudinal axis, and in the standby position of the first block, said first and second vertexes of each first notch are arranged so as to coincide with second and first vertexes, respectively, of a second notch.

Abstract: A fibre removing machine capable of removing coconut fibre has a plurality of fibre removing units; wherein any two adjacent fibre removing units are spaced apart from each other by a distance to form a fibre removing space; two ends of the fibre removing space correspond to a feeding port and a discharging port, respectively; a driving device drives the fibre removing units to rotate, so that the metal bristles of the fibre removing units are able to go into and out of the fibre removing space repeatedly. Thus, after a husk-removed coconut is put in the feeding port, the coconut passes through the fibre removing space, and is transported out via the discharging port, and then the metal bristles will repeatedly scrape off the coconut fibres of the coconut while the transportation process.

Abstract: The invention relates to olive processing, and includes methods for producing olives, as well as the olives produced thereby. In one aspect, the invention provides compositions directed towards packaged olive preparations having novel and beneficial characteristics, for example, olive preparations that are free of packing liquids such as brine solutions. In other aspects, the packaged olive preparations of the invention can have other beneficial properties, such as extended shelf life and flavored stuffings or flavor infusions. In other aspects, the invention provides methods for producing such olives. The invention relates particularly, but not exclusively, to black-ripe olives.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a material containing alkaloids, said method comprising:—forming a mixture comprising a reducing sugar and particles of a material containing alkaloids;—extruding the mixture, wherein extruding includes: feeding the mixture to an extruder; heating the mixture to a first temperature lower than or equal to about 190 Celsius degrees; cooling the mixture from the first temperature to a second temperature lower than or equal to about 70 Celsius degrees; and discharging an extruded mixture from the extruder.

Abstract: The disclosure describes methods for the purification of protein-enriched extracts to provide concentrates and isolates and methods for incorporation of such materials into products. The purification methods are adapted for removal of nicotine and may have other benefits, e.g., lightening the color of the protein-enriched extracts. The methods generally include treatment with peracetic acid or hydrogen peroxide and filtrations. A protein composition in the form of a concentrate or isolate is provided, the protein composition including RuBisCO, F2 fraction proteins, or combination thereof extracted from a plant of the Nicotiana species, wherein the protein composition is characterized by relatively low nicotine content.

Abstract: An apparatus for mass producing smokable products filled with cannabis, hemp, and/or other smokable materials includes a cone loading station that separates individual paper cones from stacks of cones, a cone weighing and filling station for dispensing precisely weighed amounts of powdered biomass into the cones, and a cone twisting station for twisting ends of the cones to complete the smokable products. A transport mechanism is provided to transfer the cones between stations and hold the cones during filling and twisting. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing smokable products that enables production steps to be performed simultaneously while also providing for capacity expansion within a limited production facility footprint.

Abstract: A system and method for closing and sealing a cone is provided. One embodiment extends a first closing head in a first downward slant onto an open top of the cone filled with the smokable material to form a first fold on the top of the cone; extends a sealing head downward onto the first fold; extends a second closing head in a second downward slant onto the open top of the cone to form a second fold on the top of the cone; extends the sealing head downward onto the first fold and the second fold; extends a third closing head in a third downward slant onto the open top of the cone to form a third fold on the top of the cone; and extends the sealing head downward onto the first fold, the second fold, and the third fold.

Abstract: Described herein is a wrapper for wrapping an aerosolizable material, the wrapper including at least three layers, wherein the peripheral layers comprise paper and an intermediate layer comprises a non-combustible material, and wherein at least the intermediate layer and one of the peripheral layers are provided as a laminate structure.

Abstract: A inhaler includes a piezoelectric element substrate having an IDT constructed by use of a pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes, a liquid supplier for supplying liquid, which is to be atomized, to a front surface of the piezoelectric element substrate on which the pair of interlocking comb-shaped metallic electrodes is positioned, a sensor, which includes at least a pair of detection parts which are opposite to each other, for detecting liquid supplied to the front surface of the piezoelectric element substrate, and a controller for controlling, based on result of detection by the sensor, the liquid supplier in such a manner that the liquid supplier supplies a certain quantity of the liquid to the front surface of the piezoelectric element substrate.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette, including: a mouthpiece assembly, an atomization assembly and a base assembly. The mouthpiece assembly includes a mouthpiece; a limited post; a spring; a fixed ring; an upper cover that is rotatable; a silicone ring; a cylindrical casing; a glass tube; a lower cover. The atomization assembly includes a first electrode; a first sealing joint; a first heating wire; a first piece of cotton; a first fixed seat; a sleeve; a second fixed seat; a second piece of cotton; a second heating wire; a second sealing joint; a second electrode. The base assembly includes a joint; a seal ring; and a base cover. The limited post is disposed in the spring. The cylindrical casing includes a flange provided with a locating hole. The spring is embedded in the locating hole. The fixed ring is disposed in the upper cover to control the rotation of the upper cover.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a power supply assembly for an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette. The power supply assembly includes a main body and a trigger switch. The main body may be provided with an accommodation space for accommodating circuit components. The trigger switch may be mounted inside the accommodation space by a seal. A first channel and an air flow sensing duct may be connected to the trigger switch. The first channel may include a first end and a second end that are arranged oppositely. The first end may communicate with the air suction pathway of an atomizer of the electronic cigarette, and the air flow sensing duct may communicate with a lateral wall of the first channel close to the first end.

Abstract: The connector is configured to couple a first section and a second section of an e-vaping device, and the connector includes a flange with a first end and a second end, a shaft extending from the first end of the flange, an outer shelf being formed by a portion of the first end of the flange, a cylindrical base extending from the second end of the flange, and an inner shelf within the connector, the cylindrical base and the inner shelf at least partially defining a longitudinal opening, the flange defining at least one first notch, the at least one first notch at least partially along the second end of the flange.

Abstract: An aerosol provision system for generating aerosol from a removable consumable comprising an aerosol forming material. The system includes an aerosol provision device and a removable consumable. The aerosol provision device includes a power source; a receptacle; and a first component configured to operate in response to power received from the power source. The removable consumable is for engagement with the receptacle, and the removable consumable comprises a second component configured to interact with the first component.

Abstract: A cartridge includes a storage configured to store an aerosol generating material; a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating material to generate aerosol; and at least one terminal configured to transfer power from an external battery to the heater and comprising a conductive structure surrounding a wire connected to the heater, wherein the conductive structure takes a compressed form in which the wire is in contact with the conductive structure.

Abstract: A cartridge for an electronic vaping device includes an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction and a reservoir configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation. The reservoir is in the outer housing. The reservoir has a first reservoir end and a second reservoir end. The cartridge also includes a seal at the first reservoir end, a transfer pad at the second reservoir end, and a wick in contact with the transfer pad. The transfer pad includes a plurality of fibers. Each of the plurality of fibers is substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device that includes a reservoir housing that defines a mouthpiece channel. The aerosol delivery device includes a sealing member configured to be received within the reservoir housing to define a reservoir chamber configured to retain an aerosol precursor composition therein. The aerosol delivery device also includes a substrate member that is configured to be received within the reservoir housing and to be directly engaged with a vaporizing assembly for forming an aerosol. The reservoir housing, sealing member, substrate member, and/or vaporizing assembly can be used for forming aerosols with precise and reproducible compositions.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette device includes an elongate main body including a power supply unit, electrical circuitry and a seating for a liquid reservoir. Front and back panels are slidably attached to the elongate main body and configured to move in the longitudinal direction between an extended position and a retracted position. The panels include connectors configured to slide on rail members in a longitudinal direction. The connectors include a movable portion that is movable relative to a fixed portion, and which allows movement of the panel in a direction that is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the rail members.

Abstract: Described is an aerosol provision device for generating aerosol for user inhalation, the aerosol provision device including a first aerosol generating area and a second aerosol generating area each for receiving an aerosol precursor material; a mouthpiece from which a user inhales generated aerosol during use, wherein the mouthpiece comprises first and second mouthpiece openings; a first pathway extending from the first aerosol generating area to the first mouthpiece opening for transporting a first aerosol generated from the aerosol precursor material in the first aerosol generating area; and a second pathway extending from the second aerosol generating area chamber to the second mouthpiece opening for transporting a second aerosol generated from the aerosol precursor material in the second aerosol generating area, wherein the first and second pathways are physically isolated from one another to prevent mixing of the first and second aerosols as the first and second aerosols are transported along the respect

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a liquid-storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a control system. The second electrode is spaced from the first electrode. At least a portion of the liquid storage portion is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The control system is configured to measure an electrical quantity between the first electrode and the second electrode, and detect a draw on the aerosol-generating system based on the measured electrical quantity information.

Abstract: A smoking article and a method for making a smoking article are provided.

Abstract: An electronic vapor provision system includes a control unit configured to provide power from a battery in the control unit to components of the system, and including a controller configured to control components of the system; and an aerosolizable substrate material carrying portion separably connectable to the control unit to obtain power from the battery, and including a first electrical circuit including a characteristic-carrying element; and a second electrical circuit including a vapor generating element configured to generate an inhalable vapor from an aerosolizable substrate material; wherein: the second electrical circuit can be selectively provided with power from the battery when power is supplied to the aerosolizable substrate material carrying portion; and the controller is configured to operate in a first mode in which a characteristic of the characteristic-carrying element is determined by providing power from the battery to the first electrical circuit, and in a second mode in which the vapor

Abstract: Described is an aerosol provision system for generating aerosol for user inhalation, wherein the system includes an aerosol generating article including an aerosolizable material, the aerosolizable material being a solid or a gel; and a control unit having a receptacle configured to receive the aerosol generating article, wherein the control unit is configured, in use, to generate aerosol from the aerosolizable material. The aerosol generating article includes a data storage unit configured to store an identifier identifying the aerosol generating article. The control unit is configured to receive the identifier from the data storage unit and, based on the received identifier, cause the control unit to perform an action.

Abstract: There is provided an aerosol generation apparatus capable of determining whether an aerosol source is insufficient in quantity while suppressing variation in a generation quantity of aerosol in a period during which a user inhales aerosol.

Abstract: An inhaler includes an atomizing unit including a piezoelectric element substrate having a first IDT including a pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes. The atomizing unit is configured to atomize liquid by a surface acoustic wave generated by applying a high-frequency voltage to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes, and a controller is configured to monitor a resonant frequency of the pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes and apply a voltage to the pair of interlocking comb-shaped electrodes at a frequency determined based on the monitored resonant frequency.

Abstract: An aerosol provision device is configured to couple to a consumable component, and includes a transceiver configured for connection of the device to a communications network; and a processor configured to: obtain identification information from a consumable component engaged with the device, the identification information being uniquely provided to the consumable component or to a group of consumable components to which the consumable component belongs; configure the identification information as an identifier for the consumable component; send, via the communications network, an authorization query including the identifier to a remote server holding a list of one or more authorized identifiers; receive, via the communications network, an authorization response to the authorization query from the remote server; and identify the consumable component as authorized if the authorization response indicates that the identifier is comprised in the list of authorized identifiers.

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: A vaping device has a rechargeable battery providing a voltage to an inserted removable cartridge. The cartridge contains a chemical solution that generates an aerosol upon an increase in temperature. A mode switch allows selection between two voltages, in turn allowing selection of two different temperatures.

Abstract: A vaping device includes: a main body with a heating chamber, an air entry aperture, a vapor exit aperture, a heating canal, a herb loading shovel with a sliding knob, a residue tray; a mouthpiece with a vapor exit aperture, a vapor canal, a vapor cooler; such that a herb material is insertable into an interior of the heating chamber, such that the herb material is heated by the heating element, such that a vapor is produced by the herb material, and such that an external surface of the heating chamber is heated; such that the air is heated from a convective heat emitted by the external surface of the heating chamber.

Abstract: A wearable article includes a front and back elastic belts, a crotch region, a waist opening, and leg openings. Each elastic belt is a laminate having an inner sheet, an outer sheet, and an elastic member. Elastic adhesive bonding continuously bonds the elastic member for at least about 10 mm in the direction of stretch adjacent the side edges of the belts. A discrete patterned adhesive bonding is applied to at least one of the inner and outer sheets to intermittently bond the inner and outer sheets. The discrete patterned adhesive bonding extends substantially along the transverse direction between the elastic adhesive bonding, and substantially along the longitudinal direction between the distal and proximal edges of the elastic belts. The same adhesive agent provides the elastic adhesive and discrete patterned adhesive bonding. Heat bonds form side seams, and the remainder of the laminate is free of heat bonds.

Abstract: An anti-slip device, including at least one main body, including an outer surface to resist movement across a ground surface, and an inner surface to connect to footwear.

Abstract: A garment constructed in accordance with the present disclosure provides support to a wearer, while still contouring to the wearer's body. Preferably, the garment is made from a disclosed combination of rigid panels and more elastic panels, with more support on the wearer's front and more elasticity for contouring to the wearer's back and sides. The mesh panels take the natural shape of the wearer's hips and buttocks, supporting the form rather than trying to force the wearer's body into a particular shape.

Abstract: Described herein is an infant or toddler sleep device or accessory in the form of a garment with two detachable or non-removable weighted sleeves—one for each arm—to provide gentle pressure on the infant's arms to reduce the moro (startle) reflex. This device safely mimics the swaddling effect by adequately reducing the startle reflex and flailing of arms and safely exerting the benefits of deep pressure touch stimulation (DPST) without weighing down the infant's torso, thus helping baby sleep safely for longer periods of time. The weighted sleeves may be removed once the startle reflex decreases in intensity and the infant/toddler can still continue to wear the sleep garment to sleep. The sleep device may eliminate the risk of suffocation or overheating that other swaddle or swaddle transition garments or devices might pose.

Abstract: A workout garment device consisting of a dickie and a hood, the front panel of the dickie comprising a moisture absorbing material for wiping sweat from a user's face, and the hood and back panel of the dickie each comprising a moisture wicking material for wicking sweat away from the user's head and shoulders.

Abstract: A garment includes a first layer configured to contact a wearer of the garment and keep the garment from riding up during use, one or more pocket panels coupled to the first layer such that one or more pockets are defined between the pocket panels and the first layer, and a strap extending circumferentially at least partially about an upper portion of the garment. The first layer extends generally vertically between the upper portion of the garment and a lower portion of the garment. The pocket panels include one or more stretch materials configured to expand in a transverse direction while being substantially less expandable in a longitudinal direction. The strap is configured to control a size of a waist opening defined by the upper portion of the garment and support a load on the first layer and/or pocket panels.

Abstract: The present invention provides a strutting piece for masks, comprising an approximately convex shell-like supporter and a sealing element. The supporter comprises a ring frame and a shell part connected to one side of ring frame. The shell part is apart from the mouth and nose at a proper distance, and its outside is covered with the mask. The sealing element is arranged outside the ring frame to contact the face tightly and maintain the leakproofness of wearing mask. Thereby, it can mantle the mouth and nose with its outside covered with a planar mask.

Abstract: A disposable mask having a vertical direction and a width direction, includes: a mask body formed of a body sheet; and a pair of ear looping straps that extends from both of side edges of the mask body. The mask body includes a plurality of pleat portions formed by folding the body sheet in a pleated shape; and a lower end edge that includes a central part that is convex upwardly.

Abstract: Surgical preparation garments comprising in combination a fabric top portion consisting of a jacket having sleeves and a fabric bottom portion consisting of a pair of trousers having a right and left trouser leg. The top portion and bottom portion have openings located at predetermined points for convenient access to the human body to carry out surgical procedures.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a protective sports glove having a novel combination of liner sections, breathable mesh sections, stretch joints, and shock absorbing cushions to provide maximum protection to the user's fingers, hands, wrists, and lower forearms while maintaining as much flexibility within the glove and tactile feel on both palmar and dorsal sides of the glove as possible. A novel 2-panel palmar section construction eliminates the presence of seams, stitching or excess material in a critical area on the palmar side of a wearer's hand to further improve tactile feel and grip.

Abstract: A disposable medical gown is provided, the disposable medical gown comprising: a front side; at least one side portion coupled to the front portion; at least one arm portion coupled to and extending from the front portion; and at least one pocket, the pocket detachable from the front side or the at least one side portion, the pocket configured to receive contaminated medical waste.

Abstract: The present application relates to an elastomeric article, such as a glove, comprising: (i) an elastomeric film comprising one or more film layers, and including an external surface and an internal surface, (ii) an antimicrobial agent that is effective against both beneficial and harmful microorganisms on the external surface of the elastomeric film, and (iii) a skin-protective agent selected from a probiotic, a prebiotic, or a combination thereof on the internal surface of the elastomeric film; wherein the inner surface of the film is free of an antimicrobially-effective amount of an antimicrobial agent that is effective against both beneficial and harmful microorganisms. The elastomeric articles may further comprise a barrier film layer that provides separation between the antimicrobial agent and the skin-protective agent. Also described are methods for the manufacture of such articles.

Abstract: A sweatpants garment assembly for wearing sweatpants without using a drawstring includes a pair of pants that are comprised of a stretchable, loose fitting fleece. The pair of pants has a waistband and the pair of pants has a belt sleeve being integrated therein. A belt is extendable through the belt sleeve to tighten the pair of pants around the user's waist.

Abstract: This invention provides a head scarf with hair weave. The device includes a flexible fabric base including a hair weave affixed to a lower side thereof. In one variation, the flexible fabric base includes a satin panel that is affixed atop the hair weave, whereby the satin panel contacts the wearer's scalp for providing a comfortable fit. The flexible fabric base can be secured in a variety of configurations. For example, the portion of the fabric base positioned above the upper part of the head can be knotted so that the hair hangs down the back of the wearer, or the portion positioned above the rear part of the head can be knotted to cause the hair to fall in front of the wearer's head thereby resembling bangs. The head scarf with hair weave is designed to enhance the appearance of an individual wearing the headscarf with hair weave.

Abstract: The present invention is a shape conforming artificial eyelash. The shape conforming artificial eyelash is a more flexible eyelash that conforms to the wearer's eyelid profile. The shape conforming artificial eyelash contains a flexible base strip, a plurality of artificial lashes, and an adhesive. The flexible base strip extends between a first end and a second end. Each of the plurality of artificial lashes extends between a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of each of the plurality of artificial lashes is connected to the flexible base strip. The plurality of artificial lashes is distributed along the flexible base strip between the first end and the second end. The adhesive is distributed along the flexible base strip opposite to the plurality of artificial lashes, where the adhesive is configured to attach to an inferior portion of a human eyelid.

Abstract: A storage device for needles having: a tubular housing, a first cylindrical tube is retained in said tubular housing; first and second cylindrical tubes; the second tube is adapted to reciprocate within the first cylindrical tube; a third cylindrical tube is adapted fit over the first cylindrical tube; a mounting retainer is adapted to engage said tubular housing, the mounting retainer has a tubular protrusion extending therefrom, the tubular protrusion has a cylindrical bearing surface, the cylindrical bearing surface rotatably retains said third cylinder with a portion of said third cylinder protruding through said mounting retainer, a deformable needle mounting element is disposed with the second cylindrical tube, the deformable needle mounting element is adapted both to retain needles and allow withdrawal of needles therefrom, the second cylindrical tube is advanceable and retractable in the rotatable third cylindrical tube by turning of the third tube about its longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A modifiable transferrable insert-able hair and skin protection baseball cap liner is an apparatus in which the device can be inserted into any standard baseball cap undetected by others, to protect the hair and skin of the user when wearing. The invention can be manufactured by the method of sewing. A crown is formed from a non-woven fabric. A structural felt fabric is attached to the underside of the front formed crown and is sandwiched between the non-woven fabric in the underside of the crown, and the skin and hair protecting satin fabric. The felt fabric lines the lower inner portion of the invention to the rear of the apparatus for structural support on both sides of the invention. A parallel, sewn in grid on the lower left and right side of the invention allows the user to modify the device by cutting the selected grid lines to accommodate various type of baseball caps.

Abstract: Headwear for partially covering a hat is described wherein the hat has a crown and a headband region. The headwear comprises a piece of material o fan irregular shape which has an aperture located closer to a side portion of the headwear material than other sides of the material. The aperture size is adjustable so as to permit the headwear material to be fixable to the hat about the headband region of the hat and to leave the crown of the hat uncovered by the material. This arrangement allows for the remainder of the material to depend from the hat and fall below the headband of the hat about the head of the wearer of the hat. The specification also discloses a hood for clothing having an adjustable sized aperture so as to permit the hood material to be fixable to the that about the headband region of the hat and to leave the drown of the hat uncovered by the material while the hood is still part of the clothing such as a sweat shirt.

Abstract: A safety helmet, for example, usable in sports such as football, is shown and described. The safety helmet includes an outer shell, an inner shell, and an inner head seating structure. The latter encircles a head of a wearer of the safety helmet. The inner head seating structure is coupled in spaced apart relation to the inner shell by elastically deformable pin assemblies and associated deformable pins engaged by the pin assemblies. The pins protrude through the inner shell to the inner head seating structure, and outside the inner shell to the outer shell. The pin assemblies may have lattice construction providing openings further accommodating deformation responsive to impact forces. Inner and outer shells may have holes to accept ends of pins of pin assemblies. The number of holes may exceed those actually occupied by ends of pins, thereby providing adjustability in number and location of pin assemblies and pins.

Abstract: A head-mounted device includes: an outer shell; a first flow channel that is a gap between a head of a wearer and the outer shell; a second flow channel provided in the outer shell and joining the first flow channel; a fan configured to blow air from one of the first flow channel and the second flow channel to the other of the first flow channel and the second flow channel; a first humidity sensor configured to measure an absolute humidity of intake air entering one of the first flow channel and the second flow channel; and a second humidity sensor configured to measure an absolute humidity of exhaust air exiting from the other of the first flow channel and the second flow channel.