Abstract: A tobacco sheet containing 15-60 mass % of a tobacco ingredient and 20-70 mass % of cellulose fibers, and having a thickness of 55-85 ?m, a basis weight of 25-42 g/m2, and a tensile strength of 12 N/15 mm or more.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol upon heating is provided, the aerosol-generating article including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate, the rod including a sheet of homogenised plant material, the homogenised plant material being arranged longitudinally between an upstream end of the rod and a downstream end of the rod; and a wrapper circumscribing the homogenised plant material, the sheet of homogenised plant material including a plurality of formed fluid passageways extending through a thickness of the sheet and configured to establish a fluid communication between opposite sides of the sheet. A method of making a rod for an aerosol-generating substrate in an aerosol-generating article, a rod for an aerosol-generating substrate in an aerosol-generating article, and an aerosol-generating system, are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tobacco rod for a flavor inhaler, including a plurality of rod-shaped segments connected to one another, in which each of the segments includes a cylindrical container and a flavor source including tobacco filled in the cylindrical container, the flavor source being filled in such a manner as to form, over a longitudinal direction, a channel for causing a flavor component to pass therethrough, and the channels of the segments are discontinuously connected at the connecting portion.

Abstract: A smoking pipe is constructed of a flat sheet having perforated creases enabling the sheet to be folded into a rectangular tube. The tube may be held together by adhesive or other fastening solutions. An aperture in the sidewall of the sheet contains a metal screen that can be folded into the interior of the tube to prevent loss of combustibles contained therein. At one end of the sheet, a cotton barrier forms a spark arrestor when the pipe is assembled.

Abstract: A hookah includes a column along an axis provided with a channel for passage of vapor. A container below the column is in fluid-flow communication with the channel for receiving water. A bowl above the column is in fluid-flow communication with the channel and includes a perforated member arranged transversely to the axis to form a lower region for receiving a substance to be smoked and an upper region for supporting briquettes. A down stem extends the channel into the container. A hose port is in fluid-flow communication with the interior of the container. A hose is connected to the hose port and provided with a mouthpiece. A vibrating device selectively vibrates the bowl to break up and release ash formed on the briquettes to expose the briquettes to oxygen to thereby enhance combustion and the generation of heat that can be applied to the substance to be smoked.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to child resistant containers and methods of making same for products made or derived from tobacco, or that otherwise incorporate tobacco, and are intended for human consumption.

Abstract: A device for generating an inhalable medium, the device comprising: a container retaining a first volatilizable material; a heater for volatilising the first volatilizable material held in the container; a chamber containing aerosolizable material comprising nicotine; a reservoir containing a basic solution; and an outlet; the arrangement being such that in use, the basic solution is released from the reservoir and enters the chamber containing the aerosolizable material, and the first volatilizable material is volatilized by the heater to form a vapor and/or an aerosol, which passes through the chamber containing aerosolizable material and entrains one or more constituents of the aerosolizable material, thereby forming an inhalable medium which passes through the outlet.

Abstract: An electronic atomizing device and an atomizer thereof are provided. The atomizer includes a liquid storage assembly and an atomizing assembly. The liquid storage assembly forms a liquid storage cavity therein and an accommodating cavity in communication with the liquid storage cavity, the accommodating cavity includes a first opening formed on a surface of the liquid storage assembly. The atomizing assembly is detachably embedded in the liquid storage assembly via the first opening and the atomizing assembly is accommodated in the accommodating cavity in an interference fit manner via at least one sealing member.

Abstract: An atomizer includes a liquid storage assembly and an atomizing assembly. A liquid storage cavity is provided in the liquid storage assembly. The liquid storage assembly is provided with a mounting hole. The mounting hole is in communication with the liquid storage cavity. An atomizing cavity is provided in the atomizing assembly. The atomizing assembly is provided with a liquid inlet hole communicating with the atomizing cavity, The atomizing assembly is slidably disposed in the mounting hole along an axial direction of the mounting hole. When the atomizing assembly slides to a first state, an inner wall of the mounting hole shields the liquid inlet hole such that the liquid inlet hole and the liquid storage cavity are staggered. When the atomizing assembly slides to a second state, the liquid inlet hole communicates the liquid storage cavity and the atomizing cavity. Also provided is an electronic cigarette using the atomizer.

Abstract: A closed bottom vaporizer pod prevents vaporizable material from exiting the pod and entering into a heat source of a vaporizer. A closed bottom vaporizer pod further reduces contamination and/or fouling of a vaporizer and comprises a closed bottom capsule, at least one air inlet for drawing air into the closed bottom capsule, and at least one air outlet for drawing air out of the closed bottom capsule. An air flow path is created from the at least one air inlet, the closed bottom capsule, and the air outlet which prevents contamination of the vaporizer.

Abstract: An aerosol delivery system has a fluid-transfer article with a first region for holding an aerosol precursor and a second region to which the aerosol precursor is transferred from the first region. The second region includes an activation surface which interacts thermally with a heater of the aerosol delivery system to form an aerosol from said aerosol precursor. When the user sucks or inhales through the aerosol delivery system, the diaphragm flexes to open an air-flow pathway between the activation surface and the heater, so that aerosol passes from the heater to the user in the airflow. When the user ceases to suck or inhale, the flexible diaphragm flexes to close the air-flow pathway and reduce escape of aerosol precursor from the second part of the fluid-transfer article.

Abstract: A device includes a ceramic core and a metal heating wire. The ceramic core includes a body including a through hole.

Abstract: An atomizer includes a ceramic core, a first heating wire, and a second heating wire. The ceramic core includes a body including a through hole. The first heating wire is soldered on the second heating wire.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aerosol generation system comprising: a controller for an inhalation device, the controller including a first power supply, a first connector, and a first processor configured to perform energization control of a heater which is used to heat an aerosol source, and a power supply device including a second power supply, a second connector which is connected to the first connector at the time of charging of the first power supply, and a second processor configured to perform control of power supply from the second power supply to the controller via the second connector, wherein a first voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the first processor and a second voltage applied to a power supply terminal of the second processor are different from each other.

Abstract: An aerosol delivery device comprises an aerosol-generation apparatus, including a heater and a fluid-transfer article. The fluid-transfer article has a reservoir for the holding an aerosol precursor, a wick arrangement to receive aerosol precursor from the reservoir, and a wick support element. The wick support element has at least one capillary bore therethrough. Hence, it allows aerosol precursor to pass from the reservoir to the wick in a capillary manner through the or each bore. Preferably, the heater makes abutting, unbonded contact with an activation surface of the wick so as to interact thermally therewith. This allows the heater to separable from the wick, for example, when the fluid-transfer article is separated from the rest of the device. This may be necessary when the aerosol precursor in the reservoir of the fluid transfer article has been consumed.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic atomization device and an atomization assembly thereof, and a manufacturing method of the atomization assembly. The atomization assembly includes a porous matrix and a heating body. The porous matrix includes an atomization face. The heating body includes a heating part and at least one fixing part connected to the heating part. The at least one fixing part is embedded in the porous matrix, such that the heating body is mounted on the porous ceramic matrix and the heating part is arranged to correspond to the atomization face. The beneficial effect is that mounting of the heating body is realized by having the fixing part embedded in the porous matrix to improve reliability of the atomization assembly.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device is provided. The power supply unit includes an internal power supply configured to hold power supplied to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source, a first connector connectable to an external device and including a first communication terminal, a controller configured to control power supply from the internal power supply to the heater and including a second communication terminal, a first communication path between the first communication terminal of the first connector and the second communication terminal of the controller, and a switch unit positioned on the first communication path and configured to set the first communication path to a conductive state or a disconnected state.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to compositions, and related devices and methods, useful in vaporizing devices such as electronic cigarettes. The composition may comprise nicotine, at least one solvent, and at least one ion pairing agent, and may be vaporized to form a condensation aerosol, wherein inhalation of the aerosol allows for deposition of nicotine with the respiratory system, including deep lung deposition. The vaporizing device may comprise a vaporization unit, a battery, and an integrated circuit coupled to the battery, wherein the integrated circuit is configured to control the battery for rapid initial vaporization without overheating, producing thermal degradation products, or draining battery energy. The battery may operate with pulse width modulation for at least a portion of the time the vaporizing device is being used.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a case into which a cigarette is to be inserted; a cap detachably coupled to a top portion of the case; a cover configured to slide on a top surface of the cap so as to open or close a cigarette insertion hole; a first sensor configured to sense whether the cigarette insertion hole is open or closed; and a controller configured to determine whether the cigarette insertion hole is open or closed based on a signal sensed by the first sensor and set an operational mode of the aerosol generating device as an ON mode or an OFF mode based on a result of the determining.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to apparatus, methods, and non-transitory computer readable storage media that may control the operation of vaporizing cannabinoids included in a vaporizer cartridge. Apparatus and methods consistent with the present disclosure may identify contents included in a vape cartridge based on an identifier that may be scanned or read. Once the materials in a cartridge are identified, a smart vaporizer may be configured to vaporize those materials in controlled ways. In certain instances, recommended vaporization parameters may be modified based on user input. Parameters that control the heating of a heating element or the opening of a valve that controls a flow of liquid from a reservoir at the cartridge may be changed based on environmental conditions such that a user using the smart vaporizer may be able to inhale vaporized substances at preferred temperatures or flow rates even when environmental conditions change.

Abstract: A vaping monitor system comprises an electronic vapor provision system (EVPS) operable to generate vapor from a payload in response to an inhalation by a user, and to supply inhalation data to a dosage processor that is operable to calculate an amount of an active ingredient delivered to the user's bloodstream based on pharmacokinetic data for the EVPS and the inhalation data, the dosage processor also being operable to convert the calculated amount of an active ingredient into an equivalent number of a reference conventional combustion product based on pharmacokinetic data for the reference conventional combustion product, and the vaping monitor system being operable to indicate the equivalent number of a reference conventional combustion product via a user interface.

Abstract: An inhaler controller includes a first path configured to connect a first voltage terminal to which a first voltage is supplied and a connection terminal to which a heater configured to heat an aerosol source is connected, a second path configured to connect a second voltage terminal to which a second voltage different from the first voltage is supplied and the connection terminal via a resistor, and a measurement circuit configured to measure a resistance value of the heater.

Abstract: The present invention provides a controller for an inhalation device, comprising: a sensor configured to detect an atomization request of an aerosol source; and a processor configured to perform energization control of a heater, which is used to heat the aerosol source, in accordance with the atomization request detected by the sensor, wherein the processor determines whether each of a first constraint condition, a second constraint condition, and a third constraint condition for the energization control is met, and restricts, in a case where at least one of the first constraint condition, the second constraint condition, and the third constraint condition is met, energization to the heater even if the atomization request is detected by the sensor.

Abstract: An inhaler controller includes a power supply, a connection terminal to which a heater configured to heat an aerosol source by using a current supplied from the power supply is connected, a processor including a detector configured to detect a current supplied from the power supply and/or a current supplied to the power supply, and configured to control a state of the inhaler controller based on a detection result obtained by the detector, and a protection circuit including a monitor configured to monitor a state of the power supply, and configured to protect the power supply based on a monitoring result obtained by the monitor, the protection circuit being discrete from the processor.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising: one or more processors; a radio transceiver; memory storing a unique serial number identifying the electronic device; pairing circuitry configured to communicatively couple, using the radio transceiver, the electronic device with an external device distinct from the electronic device; first electronic circuitry configured to perform a plurality of operations of the electronic device; and activation circuitry configured to activate and deactivate the first electronic circuitry; wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to (i) detect, using the pairing circuitry, a successful pairing of the electronic device with a first external device; and (ii) in accordance with the detection of the successful pairing, activate, using the activation circuitry, the first electronic circuitry.

Abstract: An inhalation device appropriately ascertains the state of a power supply part and, in particular, quickly and reliably detects the state when a power supply abnormality has occurred during battery discharge. An inhalation device generates an aerosol and includes a heating part that atomizes an aerosol source, a power supply part that performs an operation that supplies power to the heating part, a sensor that detects a voltage value for the power supply part, a control part that determines the state of the power supply part on the basis of a total power supply count and a normal power supply count that are tallied in accordance with the power supply operation, the normal power supply count being tallied when the voltage value for the power supply part is at or above a prescribed voltage threshold value throughout the power supply operation, and a notification part that gives notification of the state of the power supply part.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include a first heater for generating a first aerosol and a second heater for heating a second aerosol-generating substrate, and may significantly increase the initial atomization amount of the aerosol generating device by heating the second heater based on a preheating time of the first heater in a preheating section for increasing the temperatures of the first heater and the second heater.

Abstract: An inhaler controller includes a first path configured to connect a first voltage terminal to which a first voltage is supplied and a connection terminal to which a heater configured to heat an aerosol source is connected, a second path configured to connect a second voltage terminal to which a second voltage different from the first voltage is supplied and the connection terminal via a resistor, and a measurement circuit configured to measure a resistance value of the heater.

Abstract: A aerosol generation system comprising: a controller for an inhalation device, the controller including a first power supply, a first connector, and a first processor configured to perform energization control of a heater which is used to heat an aerosol source, and a power supply device including a second power supply, a second connector which is electrically connected to the first connector at the time of charging of the first power supply, and a second processor configured to perform control of power supply from the second power supply to the controller via the second connector, wherein the first processor has a first operation mode and a first sleep mode, and the second processor has a second operation mode and a second sleep mode.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aspiration device that makes it possible to enhance the quality of an aspiration experience provided to a user. There is provided an aspiration device in which an aspiration article that accommodates a flavor source is detachably mounted. This aspiration device is characterized in that: the aspiration article is provided with a flavor designation part that indicates at least the type of the flavor source; and the aspiration device is provided with a holding part that holds the flavor source, a sensing operation part that senses the aspiration article and interacts with the flavor designation part, a control unit that discriminates the type of flavor source through the sensing operation part, and a notification unit that issues notification of a state that corresponds to the result of discrimination by the control unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aroma-producing body to be heated and an aromatic cartridge equipped therewith, as well as a manufacturing method and a manufacturing device for the heated aromatic producing body. The aroma-producing body to be heated includes an aroma-producing substrate to be heated and a packaging material winding up the aroma-producing substrate to be heated. The aroma-producing body to be heated has a gas flow path of voids formed by the aggregation of heated aromatic producing substrates into primary aggregates, and a gas flow path of voids formed by the aggregation of the aroma-producing substrate to be heated and the primary aggregate thereof into a secondary aggregate, and a gas flow path of voids formed by the heated aromatic producing substrate and its primary aggregate in contact with the packaging material. These gas paths have a deformed gas flow path that penetrates the aroma-producing body to be heated.

Abstract: Methods and systems for testing Cannabis vaping liquid for liquid vaporizers and vaporizer devices to ensure compliance with product quality are disclosed. The methods and systems allow Cannabis extractors to test Cannabis vaping liquids produced with the Cannabis extract by using a universal attachment couplable with a vaporizer device at various settings of the vaporizer device. The test results can be stored in the cloud accessible by Cannabis extractors, Cannabis-infused product producers, vaporizer device manufacturers, and end users so that the quality data of the vaping liquid and optimum vaporizer settings are easily determined.

Abstract: A system for testing a vapor product with a mouthpiece that has a non-circular cross section includes an adaptor coupled to a neck portion of a filter pad holder. The adaptor includes a nose to receive the neck portion and an adaptor body coupled to the nose. An opening is defined by the adaptor body and the nose, the opening extending through the adaptor body and the nose and configured to receive the neck portion. A sealing member is configured to be received by the adaptor and the filter pad holder. The sealing member includes a sealing member nose configured to be received by the neck portion, and a sealing member body coupled to the sealing member nose and configured to be received by the opening. The sealing member body defines an orifice, the orifice extending through the sealing member body.

Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device is provided. The power supply unit includes an internal power supply configured to hold power supplied to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source, a first connector connectable to an external power supply including a second connector including a first power supply terminal and a second power supply terminal, the first connector including a third power supply terminal and a fourth power supply terminal, and a polarity unification circuit. The polarity unification circuit includes four diodes to enable the first connector to be connected to the second connector of the external power supply in different directions.

Abstract: A case for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the case including: a case housing; a case power supply; a holder to receive the aerosol-generating device, the holder being movably coupled to the case housing and configured for both rotational movement relative to the case housing and translational movement relative to the case housing, and being movable relative to the case housing between an open position to receive the device and a closed position configured to store the device; a case electrical connector to supply power from the case power supply to the device when the device is received within the holder and when the holder is in each of the open and closed positions; an input; and case control circuitry to receive data from the input and to transmit a signal to the device by the connector, the signal being indicative of a state of the input.

Abstract: The invention disclosed a high-elastic, lightweight and comfortable underwear and a production process thereof, comprising underwear inner-layer and underwear outer-layer, wherein elastomeric strips are provided between the underwear inner-layer and underwear outer-layer. The production process comprises the following steps: 1) printing the elastomeric strip shapes; 2) pressing elastomeric strips; 3) cutting residual material; 4) finishing garment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wearable article continuous in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction comprising a front elastic belt region, a back elastic belt region, a crotch region, a waist opening, and a pair of leg openings, wherein the article has a Belt Elastic Bonding Percentage of less than about 25% and an Individual Elastic Bonding Percentage of from about 10% to about 75%.

Abstract: An adhesive for securing a nipple shield to a breast. The breast adhesive includes a flexible member, having a front side and a rear side, wherein the rear side can secure to both a breast and a nipple shield simultaneously. The flexible member includes U-shape with a first end and a second end disposed opposite one another, such that the first end and the second end are symmetrical about a vertical axis. An outer perimeter of the flexible member includes a plurality of curved flanges therealong that adhere to a user's breast. In operation, an inner perimeter of the flexible member is positioned interior to an outer perimeter of the nipple shield and the outer perimeter of the flexible member is to be positioned exterior to the outer perimeter of the nipple shield. In this way, the nipple shield is secured to a mother while breastfeeding.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bra with a wide under band hem and a manufacturing method thereof. The bra comprises cups, a center front, back wings and an under band hem; the under band hem is of a continuous strip-shaped structure; the under band hem has positioning lines; the lower edges of the cups are connected to the under band hem along the positioning lines; and the under band hem is not connected to the cups in an area where the under band hem and the cups are relatively overlapped, so that interlayers are formed between the under band hem and the cups, and the interlayers are used for accommodating part of breast fat. According to the bra with a wide under band hem and the manufacturing method thereof provided by the present invention, the bra is simple in structure, comfortable to wear, and good in supporting stability and shaping effect, and the problems of stuffiness and airtightness of the bra and the curling and eversion of the under band hem can be effectively avoided.

Abstract: A fit adjuster for a portion of a pant leg comprises a first strip attached to an inseam position of a pant leg and having a first unattached end; a second strip attached to an outseam position of the pant leg and having a second unattached end; a bow or knot provided between the first unattached end of the first strip and the second unattached end of the second strip; and a patch portion disposed between the pant leg and the first and second strips.

Abstract: A seam structure of protective clothing that is capable of being formed quickly and has high sealing performance provided includes: a first cloth including a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to each other; a second cloth welded to the first cloth and including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein the first surface is abutted against and welded to the first side surface to form a first welding portion; a sealing cloth including a first sealing section and a third sealing section, wherein the first sealing section is abutted against and welded to the second side surface of the first cloth to form a second welding portion, and the third sealing section is abutted against and welded to the second surface of the second cloth to form a fourth welding portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a protective knee pad (1) for workmen, the protective knee pad comprising a knee support (100) and a protective member (200), said knee support comprising a front portion (10) and a rear portion (20), wherein the knee support is adapted to be wrapped around a user's knee and the protective member comprises a plurality of interconnected overlapping plates (40).

Abstract: A face mask with embedded technology is provided. The face mask may include a face covering portion with attachment members. The attachment members are configured to secure the face covering portion to a face of a wearer. Technology may be embedded within the face covering portion, wherein the embedded technology enhances human expression of the wearer. The embedded technology may be a digital screen with a micro controller, a speaker with a micro controller, an air intake sensor, a visual element, a GPS device, a timer, or the like. Further, in some embodiments, the embedded technology is coupled to a user computing device, wherein the user computing device operates to provide additional control of the embedded technology.

Abstract: The present invention is a neck warmer that includes a mask member, a filtration material, a closable aperture, a nose holder, a first stitching, a second stitching, and a third stitching. The mask member has a top, a bottom, a front and an interior. The mask member fits flexible material encircling and covering the nose, mouth and neck area of a wearer. The filtration material has one or more filter layers. The one or more filter layers have material sufficient to reduce a presence of certain substances in air that passes through the one or more filter layers. The closable aperture is attached to the interior of the front of the mask member. The closable aperture is sized to receive the filtration material. The nose holder is attached to the interior of the front of the mask member. The nose holder has a first and second nose portions. The first and second nose portions firmly cover the nose of the wearer.

Abstract: This present invention relates to personal protection equipment, and in particular to a face mask having a positive or forced air flow provided by a portable pump to the interior of the face mask. The face mask system reduces the amount of carbon monoxide the wearer is exposed to by providing a one-way valve system which closes to allow the expelled carbon monoxide to dissipate. The face mask system serves to force out previously expelled air through on or more vents located in the mask.

Abstract: Provided is a microfluidic PDMS face mask, including a face mask body having a plurality of bores mounted on a surface thereof, a microfluidic block array including a plurality of microfluidic blocks being arranged in arrays and received in the bores, each of the microfluidic block includes a microfluidic module for allowing a fluid to flow therethrough, thereby capturing microparticles, and a strap having one end attached to a left side of the face mask body and the other end attached to a right side of the face mask body for adhering the face mask body to the face of a user.

Abstract: A ventilating visor is adapted to be worn by a health care provider, who is also wearing a face mask with eyeglasses and/or a face shield. The ventilating visor comprises a visor band and a visor extension. The two ends of the visor band are connected by an adjustable visor strap which secures the ventilating visor on the wearer's forehead. The visor extension supports one or more fans, which direct ambient air downward into the mask, either directly or through tubing. The air pressure on the upper side of the mask diverts the wearer's respiration downward away from the wearer's eyeglasses and/or face shield.

Abstract: A mask for covering a user's nose and mouth includes covering material and a band system. The covering material includes an upper section and a lower section and the band system includes a main band for attachment to upper side edges of the upper section, and a lower band for attachment to the lower section. The main band remains attached at all times to the upper side edges of the upper section to hold the upper section of the covering material against the user's face at all times when worn. The user maintains connection of the lower band when the lower section is to be closely held against the user's face while the mask is worn by the user, and releases connection of the lower band when the lower section of the covering material is to hang freely in front of the user's face while the mask is worn.

Abstract: Embodiments herein are directed to a strapless facemask assembly that includes a facemask and a support member. The support member has a pair of resilient legs and a bridge portion. Each of the pair of resilient legs has a terminating end and each are joined at the bridge portion. The bridge portion is rounded to rest on a nasal bone of a user at an apex of the bridge portion at a first facial contact surface. The pair of resilient legs extend from the bridge portion to the terminating end and have a second facial contact surface between the terminating end and the bridge portion at a zygomatic bone of the user such that each of the pair of resilient legs extends adjacent and below the zygomatic bone in a vertical direction. The terminating end of the pair of resilient legs terminating at a third facial contact surface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are face shields, eyewear, and kits which provide a user the ability to protect their face from solids or liquids while simultaneously providing the ability to manipulate any eyewear the user may desire to wear.