Abstract: Methods of production of edible filamentous fungal biomat formulations are provided as standalone protein sources and/or protein ingredients in foodstuffs as well as a one-time use or repeated use self-contained biomat reactor comprising a container with at least one compartment and placed within the compartment(s), a feedstock, a fungal inoculum, a gas-permeable membrane, and optionally a liquid nutrient medium.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions that promote gut health. In some cases, the compositions comprise dietary fibers.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions with enhanced protein content, proteins with high solubility, protein combinations and methods for the preparation thereof.

Abstract: A method of coating batter onto food products, including the steps of conveying at least one food product on atop surface of a conveyor toward a battering machine, conveying the at least one food product under a batter distribution chamber of the battering machine, wherein the batter distribution chamber comprises a plurality of spaced apertures extending through a bottom distribution chamber surface through which batter is dispensable, and wherein the batter distribution chamber oscillates in a direction that is generally perpendicular to a direction in which the at least one food product is being conveyed, and dispensing batter from the plurality of spaced apertures onto an outer surface of the at least one food product to provide a pattern of batter stripes on the outer surface.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-forming substrate including a sheet, including: a fibrous material including cellulose fibres; one or more nicotine salts; sugar; and at least one aerosol former, the sheet having an aerosol former content of at least 15% by weight on a dry weight basis, and the sheet including no tobacco material.

Abstract: A method for adjusting nicotine content of aerosol in an inhaler comprises: a feeding step in which at least one liquid having a first nicotine content is fed from a vaporizer tank to an electric vaporizer; a vaporizing step in which the at least one liquid is vaporized producing an aerosol; and a dispensing step in which a final aerosol consisting of a combination of all aerosols formed in the inhaler from the at least one liquid is dispensed from the inhaler to a user, wherein: at least one of the at least one liquid comprises a precursor substance capable of being converted into nicotine by a chemical reaction; and the method further comprises a nicotine generation step in which said precursor substance is converted into nicotine by the chemical reaction so that the final aerosol comprises a second nicotine content higher than the first nicotine content.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a tobacco material including a natural flavor material and a method of preparing the tobacco material. The tobacco material may have a core-shell structure in which a core includes a natural flavor material and is surrounded by a shell including a tobacco mixture, such that the aerosol generating article including the tobacco material generates a characteristic flavor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an article (1) for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system, an apparatus for manufacturing an article (1) for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system, and a method of manufacturing an article (1) for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system. The apparatus comprises: an aerosol-generating material receiving section (41); and at least one magnet (48) configured to position a ferrous susceptor element (25) in a first predetermined position relative to an aerosol-generating material (15) received in the aerosol-generating material receiving section (41). The at least one magnet has a first operative state in which it is operative to exert a moving force on a ferrous susceptor element, and a second operative state. The at least one magnet can be selectively moved between the first and second operative states.

Abstract: A flavoring sheet with improved physical properties, a smoking article including the same, and methods of producing the flavoring sheet and the smoking article are provided. The flavoring sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a hydrocolloid material configured to form a sheet, a flavoring, and a plasticizer. The plasticizer can improve physical properties of the flavoring sheet and thus enhance workability of a process of cutting the flavoring sheet.

Abstract: A smoking article comprises a tobacco rod and a filter connected to the tobacco rod. The filter comprises a first filter segment and a hollow tube segment downstream of the first filter segment. The hollow tube segment defines a cavity at the mouth end of the filter providing an unrestricted flow channel that extends from the downstream end of the first filter segment to the mouth end of the filter. The length of the hollow tube segment is at least about 25 percent of the overall filter length. Further, the smoking article comprises a ventilation zone comprising at least one circumferential row of perforations provided at a location around the first filter segment.

Abstract: An insert system for use with a smokable (e.g., such as a pre-rolled or empty cone) including an internal partition that extends from the insert system's first end to an intermediate location between the insert system's first and its second end. A flavor releasing mechanism (e.g., a flavor ball) is located within the insert system between the intermediate location and the system's second end. Accordingly, the internal partition obstructs the flavor releasing mechanism from passing through the system's first end. The system's second end includes an obstructor (e.g., a perforated cap) thereby obstructing the flavor releasing mechanism from passing through the system's second end. The insert system may then be coupled with a smokable item to serve as the item's mouthpiece.

Abstract: A cigar humidor includes a first tube, a second tube, and a collar. The collar connects the first tube and the second tube. The first tube, the second tube, and the collar define a cavity configured to receive a cigar.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device that may comprise a housing defining an outer wall. The device may further include a power source and a control component, an exit aerosol path defined through an opening, a tank portion that includes a reservoir configured to contain a liquid composition, and an atomization assembly configured to vaporize the liquid composition to generate an aerosol. The atomization assembly may comprise two or more vibrating assemblies each of which includes a mesh plate. In some implementations, the mesh plates may be substantially coplanar and substantially perpendicular to the exit aerosol path. In other implementations, the mesh plates may be non-coplanar.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a reservoir containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; an aerosol-generating element configured to generate an aerosol from the liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-generating element including an electrically operated, vibrating transducer; an electrically operated pump configured to deliver the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the reservoir to the aerosol-generating element; and control circuitry connected to the pump and the transducer, the control circuitry being configured to control operation of the pump in dependence on one or more operating parameters of the transducer. A method of operating the aerosol-generating device is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable electronic vaporizing device for use in the inhalation of vaporizable substances.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a first housing portion defining a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; a second housing portion extending from the first housing portion, the second housing portion being movable relative to the first housing portion; an electric heater; a power supply; and a controller configured to supply power from the power supply to the electric heater, the electric heater being positioned within the first housing portion, and at least one of the power supply and the controller being positioned within the second housing portion. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article is also provided.

Abstract: A consumable article equips an aerosol generation device and includes a receptacle containing an aerosol-forming substance arranged for generating an aerosol when it is heated and mixed with air, and a first tubular member having a peripheral wall including a first end connected to an open end of this receptacle, at least one air inlet allowing entry of air into the first tubular member for feeding the receptacle open end, and a second end opposed to this first end and including an outlet for discharging the generated aerosol.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided including a first cartridge with a first central passageway and a first reservoir with a first product. The first product heated within the first cartridge forms a first quantity of vapor. The apparatus further includes a second cartridge having a second central passageway axially aligned with the first central passageway when the second cartridge is connected to the first cartridge and a second reservoir having a second product. The second product heated within the second cartridge forms a second quantity of vapor that passes through the second central passageway. The apparatus also includes a mouthpiece connected to the first cartridge and configured to deliver a combination of the first and second quantities of vapor from the first central passageway to a user.

Abstract: A heating element for use in an electronic vaporizer includes a heating element base, a heating circuit, first and second electronic leads and first and second thermocouple wires. The electronic vaporizer includes a controller configured to sense an operating temperature of the heating element. The heating circuit is encapsulated within the heating element base and has a first terminal and a second terminal. The first electronic lead is connected to the first terminal of the heating circuit. The second electronic lead is connected to the second terminal of the heating circuit. The first thermocouple wire is coupled to the first electronic lead. The second thermocouple wire is coupled to the second electronic lead. The first and second thermocouple wires are composed from different materials and configured to be connected to respective inputs of the controller.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device; a cartridge including a liquid agent, the cartridge being configured to be detachably connected to the aerosol-generating device; and an aerosol-generating article, the aerosol-generating device including a cavity configured to receive the aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate, and a heating element configured to heat the aerosol-generating article received in the cavity, the heating element including a compartment wall, a first part of the compartment wall being located in the cavity and a second part of the compartment wall extending outside the cavity, and the second part of the compartment wall being configured to interact with the cartridge. A method of operating an aerosol-generating system is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention applies to vape type devices also known as e-cigarettes and e-cigars. To expand the capabilities of Vape type devices, added here is programmable multi mixable flavors and wide temperature controls per flavor, programmable flavor sequencing as well as a self-cleaning capability. A “green” feature includes vaping by way of non combustion techniques. “Green” in context means non carcinogenic. The continued expansion of settings where it will be acceptable to allow the use of Vape type devices is represented by the exhalation filtration feature, which is offered with a wider bore than the intake bore to permit a more comfortable exhalation. The novelties of more than one flavor and temperature controls are included in this invention.

Abstract: It is provided an extension unit (and correspondingly an aerosol generation device and system) for an aerosol generation device, the extension unit comprising a first connection interface, at a first end of the extension unit, that is connectable to the aerosol generation device. Further, the unit comprises means for enabling at least one additional functionality of the aerosol generation device, further to aerosol generation, when connected to the aerosol generation device.

Abstract: An aerosol provision system configured to generate aerosol from an aerosol-generating material for user inhalation comprises a computer. The computer is configured to derive user profile data indicating a user's usage of an aerosol provision system as a function of time, obtain data of a target usage profile indicating a target usage of the aerosol provision system as a function of time, estimate a difference between at least a part of the user profile and a corresponding part of the target usage profile for a predetermined period of time, and adjust one or more operational parameters of the aerosol provision system to at least partially map the user's usage as indicated by the user profile data to the target usage of the aerosol provision system for the predetermined period of time.

Abstract: A detailed listing of all claims that are, or were, in the present application, irrespective of whether the claim(s) remain(s) under examination in the application is presented below. The claims are presented in ascending order and each includes one status identifier. Those claims not cancelled or withdrawn but amended by the current amendment utilize the following notations for amendment: 1. deleted matter is shown by strikethrough for six or more characters and double brackets for five or fewer characters; and 2. added matter is shown by underlining.

Abstract: A power supply unit of an aerosol generation apparatus is provided. The power supply unit includes a controller configured to control an electric power supply by a power supplier and notifications by a first notification unit and a second notification unit. The controller acquires a remaining amount of an element consumed to generate flavored aerosol, makes a notification of the remaining amount of the element by the first notification unit in a case where a remaining amount of a power supply is not smaller than a first threshold, and makes a notification of the remaining amount of the element by the second notification unit in a case where the remaining amount of the power supply is smaller than the first threshold.

Abstract: A method of controlling heating in an aerosol-generating system including a heater is provided, the method including: providing a predetermined power to the heater and monitoring a resistance of the heater, the monitored resistance being indicative of a temperature of the heater; monitoring for a predetermined condition and upon detection of the predetermined condition, recording the resistance of the heater; determining a target resistance corresponding to a target temperature of the heater based on the recorded resistance; and detecting a dry puff when the recorded resistance increases above a threshold value or when a power required to maintain the heater at the target resistance decreases below a threshold value. An aerosol-generating system including a heater, a power supply, and a controller to perform the method, is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-forming substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode; an aerosol-generating device including a power supply, and a controller configured to connect to the first electrode and the second electrode; and a capacitor including the first electrode, the second electrode, and at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, the controller being configured to supply an alternating voltage to the first electrode and the second electrode for dielectrically heating the aerosol-forming substrate, measure or determine an electrical property between the first electrode and the second electrode, and control heating of the aerosol-forming substrate based on the measured or determined electrical property.

Abstract: An apparatus for a non-combustible aerosol provision device can include an induction circuit including an induction element for inductively heating a susceptor arrangement arranged to heat an aerosol-generating material to thereby generate an aerosol; drive circuitry arranged to provide, from an input direct current, a varying voltage across the induction circuit for driving the induction element to inductively heat the susceptor arrangement; and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to cause the drive circuitry to selectively operate: in a first mode in which the drive circuitry repeatedly alternates a polarity of the voltage provided across the induction circuit; and in a second mode in which the drive circuitry repeatedly alternates between providing a first voltage of non-zero magnitude across the induction circuit and providing substantially no voltage across the induction circuit.

Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a heater assembly for a nicotine pod assembly includes a base, a wick feed, a slide, and a holder. The wick feed extends toward the base and defines a channel configured to receive a wick structured to draw a nicotine pre-vapor formulation via capillary action. The slide is configured to move along a plane on a top face of the base. The holder is disposed on the top face of the base.

Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a heater assembly for a non-nicotine pod assembly includes a base, a wick feed, a slide, and a holder. The wick feed extends toward the base and defines a channel configured to receive a wick structured to draw a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation via capillary action. The slide is configured to move along a plane on a top face of the base. The holder is disposed on the top face of the base.

Abstract: A charger for charging an aerosol-generating device is provided, the charger including: a housing defining a cavity to receive the device to be charged, the cavity having an opening; at least one electrical contact disposed in the cavity; and a cover slidable relative to the opening between open and closed positions, an inner surface of the cover facing the cavity when the cover is in the closed position, at least a portion of the inner surface of the cover defines a profiled engagement member having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and the profiled engagement member slopes into, or towards, the cavity when the respective moveable element is in the closed position, the slope increasing in a direction from the leading to the trailing edge. An aerosol-generating system including the charger and the device, and a method of using the system are also provided.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods that include a garment, which includes an undergarment, wherein the undergarment includes an upper, circumferential edge; and a tubular extension operably attached around at least a portion of the upper, circumferential edge, wherein the tubular extension terminates at a free annular edge.

Abstract: An infant body bag for receiving an infant to assist the infant in sleeping peacefully, while enabling an easy placement in and removal from the infant body bag of the infant by caretakers.

Abstract: A heat absorbing undergarment device for limiting perspiration and reducing a risk of a yeast infection includes a brassiere. A tube is attached to a band of the brassiere and extends substantially along and proximate to an intersection that is defined by the band and a pair of cups of the brassiere. The tube, which is closed ended, is positioned between the breasts and the torso of the user upon donning of the brassiere. A substance having a latent heat of fusion which is equal to or greater than that of water is positioned in and substantially occupies the tube. The substance is substantially fused upon positioning of the brassiere in a freezer. Upon donning of the brassiere by the user, the substance absorbs heat from an area proximate to the intersection, thereby limiting perspiration and reducing a risk of a yeast infection.

Abstract: A bathing suit-type garment with an integrated shaping girdle configured to apply pressure on the tissues or skin of a wearer. Likewise, the girdle integrated into the bathing suit can come into contact with water whether it be pools, sea, lagoons, among non-limiting examples, without the possibility of compromising its shape, integrity, and/or compressibility, furthermore, the girdle is discreetly and integrally integrated into a design of a brief-type swimsuit/bathing suit.

Abstract: Accessory restraint systems, accessories, and methods of manufacture are provided. An accessory restraint system may be securable to a garment and may include one or more fastening portions designed to be secured to an interior portion of the garment by stitching or another process. One or more accessories may be removably attachable to the fastening portion(s). Each fastening portion may include a hook-and-loop material and may be designed as a single length of the hook-and-loop material or as a number of patches including the hook-and-loop material. The hook-and-loop material may have any dimensions or characteristics compatible with any number of garments. The garment may be a bottom garment (e.g., a pair of jeans or yoga pants) or any other garment. The interior portion of the garment may be a waistband or a pocket. Compatible accessories may include a pouch, a sheath, a holster, a belt, or any other accessory.

Abstract: An exercise garment having attachments that can selectively positioned about it in order to urge certain body parts along paths of aerobic exercise movement or to provide resistance to them moving along those paths.

Abstract: A reusable protective clothing includes a one-piece protective suit which includes integrated top and trousers attached with gloves and shoe covers, and a protective headpiece having a face shield. A front side of the protective headpiece is provided with a full-vision goggle with 180-degree field of view, the full-vision goggle is integrated with the face shield, a back side of the protective headpiece is provided with a protective hood made of a material of the one-piece protective suit, the protective hood is integrated with the top, the front side of the protective headpiece is provided with an air vent for a mouth and a nose configured according to facial features of a wearer, and an outer side of the protective headpiece is provided with ear-shaped hooks. The protective clothing is designed according to application environment and medical requirements to prevent exposure to pathogenic microorganisms.

Abstract: A kneepad adapted to be worn on a wearer's leg for working on an inclined work surface at various working angles. A pad defines an open cavity for receiving the knee of the wearer, and a contacting interface for adhering to the inclined work surface is secured to the pad. A leg connector is connected to the body of the kneepad and securable to a knee region of the wearer's leg, the leg connector being adapted to abut the pad against the knee. A foot connector is connected to the body of the kneepad and securable to a foot region of the wearer's leg, the foot connector extending from the body of the kneepad to the foot region along the wearer's leg. The foot connector is load-bearing to refrain the body from sliding up the wearer's leg when a force is applied along the wearer's leg.

Abstract: Proposed is a batting pad that aids a batter's batting. The batting pad is provided with a thumb ring fitted over a batter's thumb and a shock absorption portion seated on the web area of a batter's hand, as well as a curved protruding end convexly protrudes upward from the shock absorption portion extending from the thumb ring, a web contact end, and a palm cover end and a backhand cover end extended from the web contact end.

Abstract: A respiratory protective mask that prevents carbon dioxide rebreathing is disclosed. The respiratory mask includes a filter element that is dimensioned to cover an opening of a wearer's mouth. A cup like element is configured to rest against and retain the filter element against a wearer's chin. A top extent of the filter element extends laterally across a wearer's lip between a wearer's nose and the opening of the wearer's mouth, when worn. An arm of the filter element is defined by a convergence of the top extent and a lower extent of the filter element. The lower extent that converges upwardly from the cup like element towards a lateral end of the filter element subjacent to a wearer's ear, when worn. A retaining element is attached at the lateral end of the filter element and is configured to removably secure the filter element to cover the wearer's mouth.

Abstract: A sports glove for being worn by a hand may include a backhand panel and a palm panel joined to the backhand panel to form a palm cavity therebetween. The palm cavity extends from a base portion to a knuckle portion. The sports glove may further include finger stalls extending from the palm cavity, the finger stalls comprising an index finger stall and a thumb stall extending from the palm cavity. The sports glove may further include a slit within the backhand panel. The slit may extend along an axis that crosses the base portion and that intersects the index finger stall, or that extends between the index finger stall and the thumb stall. A securement panel may extend across the slit distal and non-overlapping with respect to a wrist sleeve and a wrist strap.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a glove including a glove main body knitted with a yarn made of fiber, the glove main body including: a main body portion; five finger-receiving portions each having a bottomed cylindrical shape; and a cylindrical cuff portion, wherein the main body portion is formed into a bag shape to cover a palm and a dorsal side of a wearer's hand, the five finger-receiving portions extend from the main body portion to cover each of a first finger to a fifth finger of the wearer, and the cuff portion extends in a direction opposite to the five finger-receiving portions, in at least a part of a palm part, the main body portion has a repeating structure of: a strip-shaped electrically conductive part containing an electrically conductive yarn; and a strip-shaped electrically non-conductive part not containing the electrically conductive yarn, the main body portion has unevenness on a front face thereof, in which the electrically conductive part is a concave portion and the electrically

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a glove including: a glove main body knitted with a yarn made of fiber, the glove main body including: a main body portion; five finger-receiving portions each having a bottomed cylindrical shape; and a cylindrical cuff portion, wherein in at least a part of a palm part, the main body portion has a repeating structure of: a strip-shaped electrically conductive part containing an electrically conductive yarn; and a strip-shaped electrically non-conductive part not containing the electrically conductive yarn, a ratio of the number of courses of the electrically conductive part to the number of courses of the electrically non-conductive part, the electrically conductive part and the electrically non-conductive part being adjacent to each other, is no less than 1:2 and no greater than 1:6, the electrically conductive part is constituted by plating knitting of the electrically conductive yarn and an electrically non-conductive plating yarn, a fineness ratio of the electrically

Abstract: A hat headliner with temperature control members that is configured to provide a temperature dissimilar to that of its environment at locations along a lower edge of a hat. The present invention includes a body that is either permanently or releasably secured into the head cavity of a hat. The body of the present invention includes a perimeter band member wherein the perimeter band member has formed therein a plurality of receptacles. The plurality of receptacles have an interior volume wherein the interior volume is configured to receive and store temperature members. The temperature members include a housing from a malleable material having a temperature controlling gel therein. The receptacles have a first side and a second side wherein the first side of the receptacle is manufactured from a thermally conductive material and is adjacent a wearer's head.

Abstract: A protective helmet (200) adapted for the external display of controllably selectable images, comprising: an outer portion (202); and a display module (212) comprising a flexible electronic display screen (214); wherein the outer portion comprises a recess (206) configured to receive the display module; and wherein the display module is positioned within the recess such that an outer surface (213) of the display module continues a profile of the outer portion.

Abstract: A hard hat with symmetric front and back mounting ridges to support a headlamp is described. The hard hat provides mounting ridges to receive insertion slots of a rigid mounting bracket that fit around the ridges. The rigid mounting bracket includes channels to loop a strap through the channels and support a lamp on the bracket. The strap may include a hook and loop fastener system to enable attachment of a variety of lamps to the rigid support bracket. In this way, the hard hat can support a wide variety of headlamps attached to the rigid mounting bracket without destructive alterations to the hard hat. Clips may be added to the rigid mounting bracket to secure or lock the bracket in place during operation and prevent accidental knocks or jarring of the headlamp.

Abstract: Helmet-mounted systems (100) that may include lighting systems (102) and solar-powered battery systems (112), automated controls (116), and/or integrated sensors (104) that result in an automated and fully integrated systems that do not require user-initiated recharging of batteries or require a user to manually turn the components of the system on and off.

Abstract: A protective helmet to be worn by a player engaged in a sport comprises a flexible outer shell and a multi-layer liner assembly disposed within the outer shell. The multi-layer liner assembly includes an inner-layer, a middle-layer and an outer-layer, and permits relative rotational movement between said layers when the helmet is worn by the player and receives an impact. The inner-layer is made from a first material with a first density and is mechanically coupled to the outer-layer without adhesive. The outer-layer is made from a second material with a second density that is greater than the first density of the inner-layer. The middle-layer is made from a third material that has a third density that is greater than the first density. The outer-layer also has a thickness that is greater than a thickness of the inner-layer and varies between a front region of the outer-layer and a crown region of the outer-layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rotating means for a helmet, and the rotating means for the helmet according to the present invention comprises a rotary shaft (100) which allows a shield (30) to be rotatably coupled to a helmet body (10) so that an opening portion (20) of the helmet body (10) is opened/closed by the shield (30), and when the shield (30) is rotated in the direction of closing the opening portion (20), the rotary shaft (100) is moved to the rear direction with respect to the helmet body (10).