Patents Issued in July 18, 2024
  • Publication number: 20240237718
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device comprises a device housing comprising a first receiving chamber configured to receive and accommodate a first consumable and a second receiving chamber configured to receive and accommodate a second consumable. The device further comprises a power source in an internal space defined by the device housing and a controller configured to control aerosolization of an aerosol-forming substrate in a consumable in one of the first receiving chamber and in the second receiving chamber. At least the second receiving chamber includes electrical contacts configured to be detachably connected to a battery based on the separate power source being in the second receiving chamber such that the electrical contacts provide additional power from the separate power source to the aerosol-generating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Tony REEVELL
  • Publication number: 20240237719
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a storage configured to store an aerosol generating material, a liquid delivery element configured to absorb the aerosol generating material stored in the storage, and an atomizer configured to atomize the aerosol generating material absorbed by the liquid delivery element into an aerosol by generating ultrasonic vibrations, wherein the atomizer includes an oscillator, and the oscillator has a capacitance value of 0.6 nF to 1.1 nF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Kyeong LEE, Jong Sub LEE, Byung Sung CHO
  • Publication number: 20240237720
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a smoking device. A capsule includes a smoking material that contains one or more active agents. One or more heating elements within the capsule are configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material, by the one or more heating elements being heated by the smoking device. A collapse-prevention element, disposed along an axis of a portion of the capsule that contains the smoking material, is configured to prevent the portion of the capsule that contains the smoking material from collapsing when mechanical pressure is applied to the portion of the capsule that contains the smoking material. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237721
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a smoking device. A capsule includes a smoking material that contains one or more active agents. One or more heating elements within the capsule are configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material, by the one or more heating elements being heated by the smoking device. Two or more cylindrical collapse-prevention elements, disposed at respective ends of a portion of the capsule that contains the smoking material, are configured to prevent the portion of the capsule that contains the smoking material from collapsing when mechanical pressure is applied to the portion of the capsule that contains the smoking material. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237722
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a smoking device. An elongate capsule includes a smoking material containing one or more active agents, and one or more heating elements configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material, by the one or more heating elements being heated by the smoking device. At least when the one or more heating elements are being heated by the smoking device, the elongate capsule is configured such as to define a cross-sectional shape having a ratio of more than 2:1 between a long side of the cross-sectional shape and a short side of the cross-sectional shape. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237723
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for use with a smoking device that includes at least first and second electrodes. A capsule includes a smoking material containing one or more active agents, and a metallic foil surrounding the smoking material and configured to be heated via resistive heating by the electrodes driving a current into the metallic foil. A paper covering covers the metallic foil, the paper covering defining openings via which the electrodes are configured to make electrical contact with the metallic foil. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237724
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for use with a smoking device that includes at least first and second electrodes. A capsule includes a smoking material containing one or more active agents, and a metallic foil surrounding the smoking material and configured to be heated via resistive heating by the electrodes driving a current into the metallic foil. The metallic foil is shaped such that at least a portion of the metallic foil is embedded within the smoking material. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237725
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a smoking device that includes at least first and second electrodes. A capsule includes a smoking material containing one or more active agents, and metallic foil surrounding the smoking material, the metallic foil being configured to be heated via resistive heating by the electrodes driving a current into the metallic foil. A paper covering covers the metallic foil, and is adhered to itself along a band of overlap, such as to form a cylindrical shape. An electrically insulating material is disposed along the band of overlap, to isolate an inner layer of the metallic foil from the electrodes. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237726
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a smoking device that includes at least first and second electrodes. A capsule includes a smoking material containing one or more active agents and metallic foil surrounding the smoking material, the metallic foil being configured to be heated via resistive heating by the electrodes driving a current into the metallic foil. A paper covering covers the metallic foil, and is adhered to itself along a band of overlap, such as to form a cylindrical shape. The metallic foil is treated along the band of overlap, in order to increase resistance of the metallic foil along the band of overlap. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237727
    Abstract: A vaporizer includes: a vaporization cartridge having: a cartridge tube provided with a liquid storage cavity; and a vaporization assembly inserted in the cartridge tube, a part of the vaporization assembly being located in the liquid storage cavity, a first end of the vaporization assembly being in communication with an outside, a second end of the vaporization assembly being provided with a connection portion, a mouthpiece component, the vaporization cartridge being mounted in the mouthpiece component so as to enable aerosols generated by the vaporization cartridge to flow out through the mouthpiece component; and a connector separately fitted to the connection portion and the mouthpiece component so as to enable the vaporization cartridge to be mounted in the mouthpiece component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ju XIE, Qike LAN, Xiaojun ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20240237728
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to vaporizing devices. A vaporizing device can include a cartridge for receiving a center post within an interior of the cartridge, with the cartridge comprising a reservoir between an inner wall of the cartridge and the center post. The center post may have proximal and distal ends and a body extending therebetween. The body can define an internal channel capable of receiving an atomizing assembly in the distal end thereof. The distal end of the center post includes one or more voids in fluid communication with the internal channel and one or more ribs positioned proximally above the one or more voids, the one or more ribs extending radially outwardly into the reservoir of the cartridge of the vaporizing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Steven Hwang, Alex Gordon
  • Publication number: 20240237729
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating arrangement for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-forming liquid. The aerosol-generating arrangement comprises a liquid reservoir for storing aerosol-forming liquid and a capillary liquid conveyer for conveying aerosol-forming liquid from the liquid reservoir via a reservoir orifice to an evaporation section of the liquid conveyer outside the reservoir. The aerosol-generating arrangement further comprises an air duct for passing an airflow past the evaporation section. The liquid reservoir is a volume compensating liquid reservoir which is configured to counteract capillary imbibition of the capillary liquid conveyer. The air duct comprises an ejector portion including an air jet generating member and an expansion zone downstream the air jet generating member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Ana Isabel GONZALEZ FLOREZ, Özgür ÖZSUN, Enrico TURRINI
  • Publication number: 20240237730
    Abstract: This application provides a vaporizer and an aerosol generation apparatus. The vaporizer includes a housing, where the housing has a liquid storage cavity and a first air outlet channel; a fixing bracket, mounted inside the housing, where the fixing bracket has a liquid guide portion extending toward the liquid storage cavity, where at least a part of a surface of the liquid guide portion that faces toward the first air outlet channel is recessed to form a first recessed portion; and a vaporization assembly, fixedly mounted on the fixing bracket, and being in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity through the liquid guide portion, where the vaporization assembly is configured to vaporize the liquid substrate to form the aerosol. In the vaporizer, a structural design of the fixing bracket and a design of the air outlet channel are simplified, so that the whole structure is simpler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: WEIFENG GONG, ZHONGLI XU, YONGHAI LI
  • Publication number: 20240237731
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices and cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridge comprises a mouthpiece having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the mouthpiece having an exit portal defined therethrough, a tank defining a proximal end and a closed distal end, the tank being configured to contain a liquid composition that includes a distinctive characteristic, and a heater configured to heat the liquid composition. The distal end of the mouthpiece is configured to engage the proximal end of the tank, and when the cartridge is coupled with the aerosol delivery device at least one feature of the cartridge, or at least one feature of the control device, or at least one feature of both the cartridge and the control device, provides a visual indication of a color associated with the distinctive characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jared Aller, Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Michael Ryan Galloway, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Thomas Michael McKeon
  • Publication number: 20240237732
    Abstract: An e-vaping oxygen cartridge design is described herein for providing a safe alternative to smoking by inhaling oxygen rather than burned tobacco or air. The e-vaping oxygen cartridge is comprised of water and electrolytes. An electric current is passed through the water cartridge and produces oxygen. When the user inhales the e-vaping device while using the e-vaping oxygen cartridge, the user inhales oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Caesar Brazza
  • Publication number: 20240237733
    Abstract: A vaporizer includes a storage unit configured to store an aerosol-generating material, a wick configured to absorb the aerosol-generating material, a heating element configured to heat the aerosol-generating material absorbed in the wick, and an accommodating unit configured to accommodate the wick, the accommodating unit including at least one support groove for supporting at least a portion of the wick and at least one storage groove for temporarily storing the aerosol-generating material to deliver the aerosol-generating material to the wick, wherein a maximum width of the storage groove is greater than a maximum width of the support groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tae Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20240237734
    Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus, including: a housing that forms an accommodation space in which an aerosol generating article is accommodated; a heater unit that heats an aerosol generating article accommodated in the accommodating space; a cartridge that includes an aerosol forming agent; a cartridge heater unit that heats the cartridge; and a control unit that controls the aerosol generating apparatus to operate in a mode set among a smoky mode and a smokeless mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Su PARK, Chan Min KWON
  • Publication number: 20240237735
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device configured to operate with an aerosol generating substrate includes: a device body extending along a device axis and defining at least one side wall; a cup-shaped heating chamber defining an open end and a closed end opposite to the open end, the heating chamber configured to receive a heater part of the aerosol generating substrate; and an ejection mechanism including a pushing bar formed from a flexible material and configured to slide within the heating chamber between a retracted position and an ejecting position. The pushing bar includes a pushing element configured to eject the aerosol generating substrate from the heating chamber by pushing while the pushing bar is sliding from the retracted position to the ejecting position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventor: Takeshi Akiyama
  • Publication number: 20240237736
    Abstract: The invention, relates to an aerosol-generating device comprising a heating chamber arranged to receive a consumable, a heater configured to heat the consumable in order to release an aerosol and a gripping element configured to grip and eject the consumable from the heating chamber when required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventor: Alec Wright
  • Publication number: 20240237737
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with an elongate capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents, the smoking material being covered with a metallic foil. A smoking device includes a receptacle configured to house the elongate capsule such that airflow through the capsule is substantially along a length of the elongate capsule. First and second electrodes are configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material, by the first electrode driving a current toward the second electrode along a length of the metallic foil of more than 5 mm in an axial direction along a length of the capsule. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237738
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. A smoking device receives the capsule. The smoking device includes two or more electrodes that are configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material, by driving a current into a portion of the capsule and move axially along a length of the capsule. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237739
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents, the smoking material being covered with a metallic foil. A smoking device is configured to receive the capsule, and includes two or more electrodes that are configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material, by driving a current into the metallic foil. The smoking device includes a mechanism configured to bring the electrodes into pressurized contact with the capsule, in order to enhance electrical contact between the electrodes and the metallic foil of the capsule. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237740
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents, the smoking material being covered with a metallic foil and a paper covering. A smoking device is configured to receive the capsule, and includes two or more electrodes that are configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material, by driving a current into the metallic foil. The two or more electrodes are needle shaped and are configured to make electrical contact with the metallic foil by piercing through the paper covering. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237741
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. A smoking device includes a coil configured to receive at least part of a portion of the capsule that contains the smoking material, and a mechanical element configured to flatten at least a portion of the coil while the portion of the capsule is disposed within the coil, such as to flatten the portion of the capsule. A power source is configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material via magnetic induction, by driving a current into the coil while the portion of the coil and the portion of the capsule are in flattened configurations. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237742
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. A smoking device includes a coil having a non-circular cross-sectional shape and configured to receive at least a portion of the capsule. A power source is configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material via magnetic induction, by driving a current into the coil. The magnetic flux density generated within the coil is greater than that generated within a coil having a similar perimeter and a circular shape. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237743
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. The smoking device includes a material configured to form a magnetic circuit and defining a gap within the circuit, the gap being sized such as to receive a portion of the capsule. A coil is disposed around a portion of the magnetic circuit. A power source is configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material via magnetic induction, by driving a current into the coil while portion of the capsule is disposed within the gap. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237744
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device, configured to operate with a replaceable article having a storage compartment, includes a receptacle extending along a receptacle axis, defining a receptacle internal surface and configured to receive the replaceable article, a heating system configured to heat the replaceable article when it is received in the receptacle, wherein the receptacle internal surface includes at least one protrusion protruding from the receptacle internal surface and configured to compress a part of the airflow path of the storage compartment to reduce its cross-sectional area, when the replaceable article is received in the receptacle, the or each protrusion defining a protrusion surface adjacent to the receptacle internal surface and forming an angle with the receptacle internal surface greater than 100° along the entire protrusion in an airflow direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventors: Jaakko McEvoy, Christoph Lungenschmied
  • Publication number: 20240237745
    Abstract: An aerosol provision device is described. The device generates an aerosol from aerosol-generating material. The device has a housing and a receptacle in the housing in which aerosol-generating material is received. An induction heating system heats aerosol-generating material when aerosol-generating material is received in the receptacle. The induction heating system also has a spiral induction coil. The receptacle extends through the spiral induction coil; and the spiral induction coil is movable in the housing relative to the receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Syd TAVERN
  • Publication number: 20240237746
    Abstract: A vaporizer includes: a shell; an outer tube disposed in the shell; and an inner tube disposed in the outer tube. An inhalation opening is formed at an end of the shell. A main airway in communication with the inhalation opening is formed inside the inner tube. An auxiliary airway in communication with the inhalation opening is formed between the outer tube and the inner tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Zhenyu WU, Guoliang OU, Yufeng LIU
  • Publication number: 20240237747
    Abstract: This application discloses a vaporizer and an aerosol generation device. The vaporizer includes a housing provided with an open end, where a liquid storage cavity and a vaporization component for vaporizing a liquid substrate to form an aerosol are provided in the housing; a base, covering the open end of the housing, where at least a part of the base defines an air inlet for entry of external air, at least a part of the air inlet extends transversely in a short axis direction of the housing, and the base and the vaporization component jointly define a vaporization cavity; and at least one first airflow channel, connecting the air inlet to the vaporization cavity, where at least a part of the first airflow channel extends longitudinally along the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: LINHAI LU, ZHONGLI XU, YONGHAI LI
  • Publication number: 20240237748
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a first housing including an article insertion portion, wherein the article insertion portion includes at least one first airflow path and is configured to receive an aerosol generating article, a second housing including at least one second airflow path in fluid communication with the at least one first airflow path, wherein the second housing is positioned in the first housing and configured to accommodate the aerosol generating article and heat the aerosol generating article, a sensor configured to sense air pressure and positioned in the first housing such that the sensor recognizes airflow between the at least one first airflow path and the at least one second airflow path, and a heat spreader positioned on the sensor and configured to diffuse heat transferred from the second housing to the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Hunil LIM, Seok Su JANG
  • Publication number: 20240237749
    Abstract: An aerosol generating system including a housing defining an airflow outlet; a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; an aerosol generator, configured to generate an aerosol from the liquid aerosol-forming substrate; a perforated plate disposed between the aerosol generator and the airflow outlet, the perforated plate defining a plurality of apertures extending through the perforated plate; and an electrode disposed between the aerosol generator and the perforated plate, wherein the perforated plate is electrically conductive, and wherein the electrode and the perforated plate are configured to generate an electrical potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Christian COURBAT, Oleg MIRONOV
  • Publication number: 20240237750
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space for receiving an aerosol generating article, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article inserted into the accommodation space to generate an aerosol, a sensor configured to generate a sensing signal corresponding to a change in capacitance of the accommodation space, and a processor electrically connected to the heater and the sensor, wherein the sensor includes a printed circuit board disposed to surround at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of the accommodation space, an electrode disposed on one region of the printed circuit board and configured to generate the sensing signal corresponding to the change in capacitance of the accommodation space, and ground disposed in another region of the printed circuit board located in a direction opposite to the one region, and the electrode being electrically connected to the ground to shield noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Min LEE, Sang Kyu PARK
  • Publication number: 20240237751
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. The apparatus includes a smoking device configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material. The smoking device includes at least one sensor configured to detect temperature of the smoking material within the capsule and configured to be moveable axially along a length of the capsule. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237752
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: motion detection circuitry including at least one motion sensor and a motion sensor controller configured to process motion sensor data of the at least one motion sensor into gesture data indicative of a gesture performed on the aerosol-generating device by movement of the aerosol-generating device; and device control circuitry including one or more device processors configured to determine, based on analyzing the gesture data provided by the motion sensor controller of the motion detection circuitry, the gesture performed on the aerosol-generating device and to control the aerosol-generating device to perform at least one device function in response to the determined gesture. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device, and a method of operating the aerosol-generating device, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Yannick BUTIN, Jean-Daniel ZANONE, Michael ZELTSBURG, Reuf QERESHNIKU, William POIDVIN
  • Publication number: 20240237753
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided apparatus for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. A smoking device is configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material. The smoking device incudes an electrode configured to drive a current into the capsule at one or more locations on the capsule, and a sensor configured to detect an amount of resistance that is generated by the capsule at the one or more locations. A control component is configured to derive identifying information regarding the capsule based on the amount of resistance that is generated by the capsule at the one or more locations. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237754
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. A smoking device is configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material. The smoking device includes a control component configured to detect an amount of current that is required to maintain the smoking material at a given temperature, thereby derive an indication of an amount of the one or more active agents that has been vaporized, and terminate heating of the smoking material in response to detecting an indication that more than a given amount of the one or more of the active agents has been vaporized. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237755
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device may include a housing including an accommodating space for accommodating an aerosol generating article, and a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article, a cover coupled to at least one area of the housing and including a conductive pad, a printed circuit board disposed in an internal space formed by the housing and the cover, an electrical connection member electrically connecting the conductive pad and the printed circuit board to each other, and a breaking structure arranged on at least one area of the cover and configured to damage the electrical connection member when the cover is detached from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dong Sung KIM, Young Bum KWON, Young Hwan KIM, Hun ll LIM, Seok Su JANG
  • Publication number: 20240237756
    Abstract: The present invention provides an operation method for an inhalation device by which it is possible to suitably ascertain the state of consumption of an inhalation component source in the inhalation device during use, while taking into consideration tendencies regarding inhalation actions by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro ONO, Shujiro TANAKA, Minoru KITAHARA
  • Publication number: 20240237757
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating apparatus and a method of controlling the same are provided. The aerosol-generating apparatus includes a heater configured to heat at least a portion of an aerosol-generating article, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the heater, and a processor configured to control supply of power to the heater according to a first preheating profile defining a preset preheating time and a preset preheating temperature, wherein the processor is further configured to, when the temperature of the heater is higher than or equal to a reference temperature, control supply of power to the heater according to a second preheating profile that is different from the first preheating profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Dong Sung KIM, Hun II LIM, Seok Su JANG
  • Publication number: 20240237758
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. A smoking device vaporizes one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material. A control component receives an indication from a user indicating whether they wish to smoke in a first mode or a second mode. In response to receiving an indication that the user wishes to smoke in the first mode, the control component heats the smoking material to a vaporization temperature of the one or more active agents for a predefined period of time, and in response to receiving the indication that the user wishes to smoke in the second mode, the control component heats the smoking material to the vaporization temperature only while receiving an active input from the user. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237759
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. A smoking device vaporizes one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material. Two or more sensors, each of which is configured to detect a temperature of the capsule at the same location along a length of the capsule as each other. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237760
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a cylindrically-shaped capsule that contains a smoking material containing one or more active agents. A smoking device is configured to vaporize one or more of the active agents from within the smoking material by heating the smoking material. The smoking device includes a cylindrically-shaped insertion port configured to receive the cylindrically-shaped capsule that contains the smoking material, and a non-cylindrical housing configured to house at least part of a portion of the capsule that contains the smoking material, while the smoking device heats the smoking material. Other applications are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Yossef RAICHMAN
  • Publication number: 20240237761
    Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article inserted into an accommodation space of the aerosol generating apparatus; a sensing module including at least one of an inductive sensor configured to detect a change in an inductance of the accommodation space or a temperature sensor configured to detect a change in a temperature of the heater; and a processor configured to: detect, via the sensing module, whether the aerosol generating article that is inserted into the accommodation space is at least partially moved from the accommodation space; and based on detecting that the aerosol generating article is at least partially moved from the accommodation space, control a power supply to the heater, based on at least one of the change in the inductance or the change in the temperature acquired via the sensing module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Dong Sung Kim, Seung Won Lee, Seok Su Jang, Dae Nam Han
  • Publication number: 20240237762
    Abstract: A bra cup for a bra includes an inner layer of material configured to face a wearer's breast when the bra is worn and an outer layer of material configured to face away from the wearer when the bra is worn. An outer face of the inner layer of material is adjacent an inner face of the outer layer of material. A thin polymer web is disposed on the outer face of the inner layer of material. A bra including the bra cup and a method of manufacturing the bra cup are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Mast Industries (Far East) Limited
    Inventors: Mayur Vansia, Jennifer Baratta, Yarden Gagnon, Ka Lai Tam, Ursula Giovanna Todaro, Suet Hing Yip, Kam Yin Wong
  • Publication number: 20240237763
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: LEI ZHANG, YUZHANG SHAO, DEAN ZHAO, YE LI, LEJI WEN, XIN LIN
  • Publication number: 20240237764
    Abstract: Protection device (1) for protecting the sides/the ribs, the back and the chest of a user comprising a main body (2) designed to protect the sides/the ribs and the back of the user, a front protection element (4) designed to protect the chest of the user and removably connected to the main body (2), the main body (2) and the front protection element (4) being movable there between and delimiting an inner space (S) for the body of the user. The protection device (1) further comprises connection means (6) for removably connecting the front protection element (4) to the main body (2) and adjustment means (42) designed to be handled by the user for adjusting the size of the inner space (S) according to the size of the body of the user. The connection means (6) and the adjustment means (42) are distinct there between and are at least partially and operatively associated there between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Giovanni MAZZAROLO, Stefano BORSATO, Paolo PIOVESAN
  • Publication number: 20240237765
    Abstract: An antibacterial and antiviral degradable mask and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. From outside to inside, the mask sequentially comprises a surface layer (1), a core layer (2), and an inner layer (3) that contacts the face; the surface layer (1) is made of an antibacterial and antiviral cellulose spunlace non-woven fabric; the core layer (2) is made of a polypropylene melt-blown non-woven fabric; the inner layer (3) is made of a polypropylene spunbond non-woven fabric or a degradable natural cotton fabric. The mask can have both antibacterial and antiviral functions; moreover, the material is degradable, and thus, environmental pollution pressure caused by non-degradable petroleum-based fiber materials such as polypropylene can be effectively relieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chao DENG, Farzad SEIDI, Qiang YONG, Xiangyu JIN, Chengcheng LI, Haiying WEI
  • Publication number: 20240237766
    Abstract: A surgical undergarment includes a garment body configured to be worn by a user, the garment body including a pair of armholes and a neckhole defining therebetween respective shoulders of the garment body, a pocket integrated with the garment body, the pocket and having an opening located on one of the shoulders of the garment body, and a closure member associated with the opening for opening and closing the opening. The opening is oriented at an upward angle between about 40 and about 60 degrees from horizontal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Scrubmates, LLC
    Inventor: Miriam Wiggins
  • Publication number: 20240237767
    Abstract: A glove has a dorsal section and a fastening section. The fastening section is designed to fasten the dorsal section onto a user's hand. The dorsal section includes a trigger opening and a holder opening, and the dorsal section is designed in such a way that a trigger of an electrical assembly is inserted into the trigger opening and can be held there by the dorsal section and/or a holder of the electrical assembly is inserted into the holder opening and can be held there by the dorsal section. Moreover, a wearable device and an electrical assembly are shown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael KETTNER, Simon ARMBRUSTER, Omar ALAASER, Danijel JURIC, David STILWELL, Hans HOCHKEPPEL