Abstract: Smoking articles include a colour shifting marking. The marking may be provided on a wrapper, such as a plug wrap, a smokable material wrap, or a tipping paper wrap. The marking may be produced by a gonichromatic pigment to provide a smooth transition between colours as viewing angles change. The marking may allow a consumer to identify the smoking article as genuine, as opposed to counterfeit.

Abstract: A water pipe (1) comprises a housing (2) into which a receptacle (3), which has at least one suction connection (6) and which can be filled with a liquid medium, and a heating chamber (4), which is connected to the receptacle via a suction hose (6), are integrated. The heating chamber (4) comprises a receiving portion (5) for a capsule (10) which holds a smoking medium. The spent capsule (10) can be ejected from its seat in the receiving portion (5) in the direction of the receptacle (3) by means of a mechanism.

Abstract: The invention herein provides devices, e.g., non-electronic, non-heating, or both non-electronic and non-heating, devices for delivering volatile compound(s) to the mouth. In aspects devices comprise first and second components releasably held together by a selectively releasable attachment mechanism, such that the first and second components can be completely disengaged from one another. In aspects, devices further comprise an adjustable airflow control mechanism controlled by the rotation of the first and second components relative to one another. In aspects, rotation of the first and second components provides an audible, tactile, or audible and tactile indication of movement indicating a change in airflow control setting(s). Devices can further comprise one or more visual indicators indicating spatial orientation of one or more device components, the status of the airflow control setting(s), or both.

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

Abstract: Systems and methods of an electronic cessation system. The system can include a mobile platform and a hand-held inhalation device including a flow sensor, aerosol sensing density and temperature sensors, a first, second, and third aerosolizer drivers, a rescue button, a power source, and a controller circuit comprising a hardware controller coupled to the power source, the sensors, the first, second, and third aerosolizer drivers, and the rescue button. The hardware controller is configured to perform a smoking cessation program that includes receiving input signals from the sensors, and the rescue button, and individually controlling the three aerosolizer drivers to provide aerosolizer generation signals to control a first, second and third aerosolizers of the aerosolizer pod to dynamically generate individually tailored aerosol mixtures from three substances in the aerosolizer pod based at least on the received input signals and the smoking cessation program information.

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

Abstract: An aerosol generation device has a body and a closure. The body has an aperture through which an aerosol substrate is receivable into the aerosol generation device. The closure is moveable relative to the aperture between a closed position in which the closure covers the aperture and an open position in which the aperture is substantially unobstructed by the closure; the closure is stable in each of the closed position and the open position. The closure is further moveable from the open position to an activation position. At the activation position, the aerosol generation device is operable to initiate an activation signal.

Abstract: A cartridge for use with an aerosol-generating system has a housing defining a liquid containing volume. The housing includes a sidewall extending from a mouthpiece end to a power supply end. The housing includes a transparent region forming at least a portion of the sidewall. The housing includes a light source fixed to the sidewall. The light source is configured to transmit light into the liquid containing volume. The light source may be fixed to an inner surface of the sidewall, fixed to an outer surface of the sidewall, or form a portion or the sidewall.

Abstract: A glass atomizer includes a member for e-liquid injection and vapor discharge. The member for e-liquid injection and vapor discharge includes an outer glass tube and an inner glass tube disposed in the outer glass tube. The inner glass tube includes a top end. The top end includes a disk edge; the top end is integrated with the inner wall of the outer glass tube. The disk edge includes an e-liquid injection hole. The e-liquid injection hole communicates with a space between the outer glass tube and the inner glass tube.

Abstract: A system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device including a heating chamber to receive an aerosol-generating article of a first type, the article including an aerosol-forming substrate; and an adapter element to be inserted into the heating chamber and configured to have an outer shape to be at least partly inserted into the chamber, the adapter element having a cavity extending along a longitudinal axis of the adapter element, the cavity being configured so that an aerosol-generating article of a second type having a diameter that is smaller than a diameter of the article of the first type is insertable into the cavity and thereby into the heating chamber, and the adapter element including a detection element configured to enable identification, by the device, of a type of the adapter element inserted into the heating chamber. A set of adapter elements, a kit, and a method are also provided.

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 soas 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: An e-vapor device may include a pre-vapor sector and a heater structure arranged in thermal contact with the pre-vapor sector. The pre-vapor sector is configured to hold and dispense a pre-vapor formulation. The heater structure includes a base wire and a shell layer coating the base wire. The base wire is insulated from the shell layer. The shell layer includes at least one recessed portion between a first unrecessed portion and a second unrecessed portion. The at least one recessed portion is a thinner section of the shell layer that is configured to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation to generate a vapor. As a result of the heater design, the heater structure is stiffer and more robust than other related heaters in the art, thus allowing more options for its implementation.

Abstract: A method of forming an aerosol provision device inductor coil comprises providing a litz wire comprising a plurality of wire strands, wherein each of the plurality of wire strands comprise a bondable coating. The method further comprises forming an inductor coil from the litz wire on a support member, wherein the inductor coil has a predetermined shape. The method further comprises activating the bondable coating such that the inductor coil substantially retains the predetermined shape, and removing the inductor coil from the support member.

Abstract: A smoking device includes a chamber that receives a consumable, a heating unit that heats the consumable received into the chamber, and a tubular sleeve that surrounds the chamber. The chamber includes an opening through which the consumable is inserted and a holding unit that holds the consumable. The holding unit includes a pressing unit, which presses a part of the consumable, and a non-pressing unit. Provided that, in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the chamber, L1 is a shortest distance between an inner surface of the sleeve and the outer surface of the pressing unit and L2 is a shortest distance between the inner surface of the sleeve and the outer surface of the non-pressing unit of the chamber, and L1 is greater than L2.

Abstract: An isolation member for an atomizer includes a main body and a pull rod connected to the main body to drag the main body to move. The main body includes a hollow channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article provides for separate delivery of two or more components of an aerosol precursor composition to one or more heaters so as to control the rate of delivery or the rate of heating of the separate components of the aerosol precursor composition.

Abstract: An electrically heatable aerosol-generating device to heat an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the device including: a receiving cavity to removably receive an aerosol-generating article including the substrate; an electrical heater to heat the substrate when the article is received in the cavity; and a state detector to detect a presence of at least one specific state in the cavity and including a radiation emitter to emit radiation into the cavity, and a radiation sensor to detect a portion of the emitted radiation being reflected from an interior of the cavity and indicative of the presence of the specific state, the emitter and the sensor are arranged outside the cavity such that the emitter and the sensor are not in fluid communication with the interior of the cavity, and at least a part of the detector is arranged close to or adjacent to a distal end portion of the cavity.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol generation system, a measurement method, an atomization device, and a power supply device. The aerosol generation system comprises: a liquid storage cavity, a vaporization element, a battery cell providing a power to the vaporization element, an air flow sensor for measuring an air flow inhalation velocity, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine the consumption of a liquid matrix in a time period on the basis of the power applied to the vaporization element, the air flow velocity, a correlation coefficient between the amount of aerosol generated and the power applied to the vaporization element, and a correction constant between the amount of aerosol generated and the air flow velocity in the time period. The use of the aerosol generation system can accurately estimate, measure, and/or predict the amount of the aerosol or the liquid matrix material delivered to a user.

Abstract: A control device for controlling operation of a vaping apparatus. The control device comprises control circuitry to control activation of the vaping source, measurement circuitry to obtain a temperature-dependent parameter of the vaping source, and memory circuitry for data storage. The control device is configured to determine the ambient temperature, to obtain the parameter at the ambient temperature as an initial parameter, to set and store a target parameter for stopping activation of the vaping source, and to stop activation of the vaping source when the target parameter has been reached.

Abstract: An aerosol delivery device includes a heating element powerable to heat components of an aerosol precursor composition to produce an aerosol therefrom, and processing circuitry configured to control a voltage directed to and powering the heating element. An infrared sensor is coupled to the processing circuitry, and configured to measure infrared energy emitted by the aerosol precursor composition in response to the heating thereof, the emitted infrared energy being variable and proportional to a temperature of the heated aerosol precursor composition, the processing circuitry or the infrared sensor being configured to determine the temperature from the infrared energy emitted by the heated aerosol precursor composition and measured by the infrared sensor, and the processing circuitry being configured to adjust the voltage directed to the heating element in response to the temperature of the aerosol precursor composition deviating from a predetermined temperature target.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a heater for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the method including: forming a heater body including a heater body frame and a heating element, the heater body defining at least a portion of a boundary of a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol-generating article such that the heating element is configured to heat the heating chamber, at least part of the heater body frame being manufactured by additive manufacturing. A method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating device; and a heater; and an aerosol-generating device are also provided.

Abstract: Socks including targeted cushioning zones include various knitted materials disposed within areas of the foot which experience specific conditions during running. Areas of the sock which include cushioning pods correspond to areas of the foot which experience pressure loading. Areas of the sock which include mesh correspond to areas of the foot which produce sweat. Areas of the sock which include ribbing and/or cushioning pods correspond to areas of the foot which have sensitive skin.

Abstract: The Perfect Assistant is a garment with shapewear built into the inside. It is manufactured by sewing pieces of fabric together to match a specific waist measurement. Channels that contain strips of boning are inserted along the seams and throughout the width of the sewn pieces of fabric. The completed structure is then sewn to the wrong side of the garment's waist line creating a discrete compression feature that alters the body's measurements.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bra with adjustable built-in cup spacing, and relates to the technical field of underwear products. The bra includes a cup main body and a bottom, wherein two built-in cups are arranged in the cup main body, the bottom is an elastic telescopic structure, the bottom is fixedly provided with a rotary button between the two built-in cups, and the rotary button is connected to the two built-in cups in respective through a rope. The technical solution solves the technical problem of poor effects of wearing comfort and stability adjustment when a bra capable of adjusting the size and tightness in the prior art is worn.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an athletic garment is provided including a front panel and a rear panel, a waistband portion disposed at an upper portion of the garment, a first opening for receiving a torso of a user, a second opening for receiving a first leg of a user and a third opening for receiving a second leg of a user; and a crotch panel disposed between the front and rear panel, extending from the second opening to the third opening. The crotch panel comprises a tri-layered substrate to conceal and prevent visible staining of a fluid received therein. The tri-layered substrate may include a first layer of a first material, a second layer of a second material, and a third layer of a third material.

Abstract: A glasses mounted face shield for mounting on a nose bridge of a pair of eyeglasses may include a shield bib fabricated from a flexible, translucent material and having a lock slot cut into the shield bib proximate a bib top edge from a shield front surface to a shield rear surface. A glasses engagement portion with a lock finger may extend upward from the the bib top edge. The lock finger is inserted through the lock slot and engages the shield bib proximate the lock slot to retain the lock finger within the lock slot. The glasses engagement portion may be wrapped around the nose bridge of the eyeglasses and the lock finger inserted through the lock slot to hang the glasses mounted face shield from the eyeglasses and in front of a face of a person wearing the eyeglasses.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an infant soothing mitt device primarily comprised of a heating element that warms the entire device and a vibrating disc that produces soothing vibrations. A gel lining is fitted between the exterior and interior surface to amplify and reverberate the vibrations throughout the device. A control module is preferably fitted to the wrist area of the body and is used to control the differing functions of the device, such as the speaker, the heating element and the vibrating disc. The control module also features a battery, which powers the device and the speaker. In this manner, the device can be utilized to keep an infant warm, mimic the rhythmic motion of a caregiver and calm the infant through melodic sounds.

Abstract: A human hair implant procedure involves inserting a length of barbed surgical thread through a cannula so that a first portion including a distal end of the barbed surgical thread is near a distal end of the cannula and a second portion is outside the proximal end of the cannula, then inserting the distal end of the cannula through an entry point of the skin of the human and advancing the cannula under the skin until the proximal end of the cannula is near the entry point of the skin. Then, removing the cannula from under the skin, leaving in position under the skin the first portion of barbed surgical thread which secures a hold to tissue under the skin, and finally, attaching hair to the second portion of barbed surgical thread.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatus for integration of hair extensions or other integrations into a user's natural hair. According to the present disclosure, an adhesive means, such as a magnet, Velcro, or snaps, is used to integrate hair extensions seamlessly with user hair. The magnetic nature of the adhesion allows for simple hair decorations, such as flowers, to be attached with minimal effort.

Abstract: Methods for preparing a host article and a decorative patch for removable attachment to one another using snap fasteners. In one example, a method includes simultaneously punching a first plurality of holes arranged in a first pattern into a front surface of the hostarticle, positioning a plurality of host snap fasteners in the first plurality of holes, and simultaneously setting the plurality of host snap fasteners to secure the plurality of host snap fasteners to the host article. The method further includes simultaneously punching a second plurality of holes in a corresponding second pattern into a decorative patch and setting a plurality of patch snap fasteners in the second plurality of holes to secure the plurality of patch snap fasteners to the decorative patch, the plurality of patch snap fasteners being configured to mate with the plurality of host snap fasteners to removably attach the decorative patch to the host article.

Abstract: A heat protection garment configured to protect the skin of a wearer may include an ear cover and a forehead cover. The ear cover may include a first surface and a second surface. The first surface may be configured to overlie the skin of the wearer. The second surface may be opposite the first surface. The second surface may include one or more first attachment features. The forehead cover may include a first surface configured to overlie the skin of the wearer and a second surface opposite the first surface. The forehead cover may include one or more second attachment features configured to releasably engage the one or more first attachment features.

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 novel viewing device mount includes a base and a first articulating arm. The first articulating arm includes a proximal end movably coupled to the base and a distal end configured to couple an optical device to the first articulating arm. The articulating arm further includes a first joint and a second joint. The first joint facilitates angular displacement of the optical axis of the optical device and the second joint facilitates translational displacement of the optical axis of the optical device. In a more particular embodiment, the viewing device further includes a second articulating arm having a proximal end coupled to the base and a distal end configured to couple a second optical device to the second articulating arm. In another particular embodiment, the base is configured to be removably attached to a head worn device such as, for example, a combat helmet.

Abstract: A sole structure and shoes having the sole structure are provided which enable smooth cutting maneuvers or the like and stabilize a stacking state in the sole structure. An outsole has an elastic structure arranged between a base plate and a lower midsole portion in a thickness direction of a sole structure. The elastic structure includes a plurality of elastically deformable first columnar portions and at least one coupling portion for coupling the first columnar portions adjacent to each other. The elastic structure is configured such that the coupling portion couples second end portions of the first columnar portions adjacent to each other, and that the second end portions are connected, together with the coupling portion, to the lower midsole portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a shoe having a simpler structure compared to patent document JP-A 2010-162318, with reduced discomfort and enhanced repulsive force. According to an aspect of certain embodiments of the present invention, a shoe 10 comprising: a middle sole 14 having a foot contacting surface 40 and a ground contacting surface 42; an upper at least partially covering the foot contacting surface 40 of the middle sole 14; and an elastic structure 18 curving upwards towards the rear direction at least from the outer foot side of the ground contacting surface is provided. With such configuration, discomfort can be reduced and repulsive force can be enhanced.

Abstract: A dual-layered midsole for footwear includes an internal midsole layer and an external midsole layer, which are coupled to and separated by a Strobel board. The internal midsole layer may compress and expand with the movement of a wearer of an article of footwear including the dual-layered midsole, while the external midsole may provide stability and cushion for the wearer. Materials selected for the internal and external midsole layers may provide tuned viscoelastic properties to different areas of the midsole as a function of midsole layer thickness at each sole area.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a midsole body having a proximal surface and a distal surface. The sole structure includes an outsole having a proximal surface and a distal surface, wherein the proximal surface of the outsole is secured to the distal surface of the midsole body. The outsole includes external flex grooves at the distal surface of the outsole, and the midsole body includes internal flex grooves at the proximal surface of the midsole body. The internal flex grooves overlie and are aligned with the external flex grooves such that the sole structure articulates at the external flex grooves both in dorsiflexion and in plantarflexion.

Abstract: A sockliner for a shoe may be formed to include an integral fabric skirt. The fabric skirt may remain loose from the sockliner along at least a portion of the periphery of the sockliner. The loose periphery of the fabric skirt may be used to join the sockliner to other shoe components, as in a strobel-type seam.

Abstract: An upper is used for a shoe. The upper includes a main body portion located on an upper side of the shoe and a bottom surface portion connected to the main body portion at at least a part of an outer periphery of the main body portion. The main body portion is seamless and in a shape having an inner periphery on an inner side of the outer periphery. The shoe includes the upper that includes the main body portion that is seamless and is in the shape having the inner periphery on the inner side of the outer periphery and a sole provided on a bottom surface portion side of the upper.

Abstract: Improved soles for shoes, in particular sports shoes, are described. A sole for a shoe, in particular a sports shoe, is provided that includes a midsole with randomly arranged particles of an expanded material. The sole further includes an element having a higher deformation stiffness in at least one direction than the expanded material. The material of the midsole at least partially surrounds the element.

Abstract: Golf shoes having improved constructions are provided. The golf shoes include upper, midsole, and outsole sections. The upper may be made of a soft, breathable leather material. The midsole includes an upper region formed from a first material such as a foamed ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA); and a lower region formed from a second material such as a foamed ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), wherein the materials have different hardness levels. A fiber-reinforced composite plate may be disposed in the midsole. The outsole contains different traction members arranged in a precise geometric structure that helps provide improved stability and traction.

Abstract: A shoe tying device that includes a female member having a first female member end, a second female member end, at least one female engagement section, and two cut-out portions. The shoe tying device further includes a male member having a male member top face, a first male member end, and a second male member end. One of the male and female members includes two pillars that project from the member top face, and at least one engagement member that extends from one of the members. The at least one female engagement section and the at least one male engagement section selectively engageable with each other creating an opening from the alignment of the cut-out portions of the of the female member and the cut-out portions of the male member.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to golf shoes having a lace tightening system. The shoe includes an upper, midsole, and outsole. The upper includes various lace guides that are separated by gaps. The lace is threaded through these guides and the lace can be tightened or loosened by a rotary dial mounted on the shoe. The lace tightening system can be used to close the instep region around the foot to secure the shoe and provide a comfortable fit using a power shroud, and the power shroud may have fiber-reinforced composite strips. The midsole provides cushioning to the shoe. The outsole preferably contains multiple traction members to provide good stability and ground contact. The shoes of this invention help provide the golfer with stability and balance.

Abstract: A shoe sole includes a first sole layer including a first region having a first rigidity, and a second region extending in a longitudinal direction of the shoe sole. The second region is spaced from a toe edge of the first sole layer and is spaced from a heel edge of the first sole layer. The first sole layer has a cleat engagement part. The second region is located between the cleat engagement part and a side edge of the first sole layer.

Abstract: An article of footwear with a cleated sole includes an upper with an affixed midsole and multiple cleat plates spaced from one another; and an outsole encircling at least one of the cleat plates, affixed to the midsole. The cleat plates include a flat base with at least one cleat extending perpendicular to the surface. The bases are more pliant than the cleats and the outsole is more pliant than the bases. The footwear is comfortable and allows the foot to be the primary acting force in the beginning of locomotion, contributing to the athlete's strength and health.

Abstract: A shoe manufacturing system (100) processes a to-be-bonded surface (11a) of an upper (11) before bonding a sole to the upper (11). The shoe manufacturing system (100) includes a holding platform (10), a camera (20a, 20b), an applicator (30), a robot arm (40), and a control device (60). The control device (60) identifies a boundary of the to-be-bonded surface (11a) of the upper (11) that is to serve as a master model M among a plurality of uppers (11), for defining an area of the to-be-bonded surface (11a) to be processed, based on three-dimensional shape data of the master model M acquired by the camera (20a). The control device (60) controls the robot arm (40) for each of the uppers (11) (such as products P1 to P3) other than the master model M, to cause the applicator (30) to apply an adhesive to the area of the to-be-bonded surface (11a) enclosed by the identified boundary.

Abstract: Concepts provided are directed to a flexible button that is bendable when exposed to a force. The flexible button in accordance herein has a tapered perimeter portion such that a thickness of a peripheral edge of the perimeter portion is less than a thickness of remaining portions of the flexible button. The low-profile of the flexible button allows the flexible button to easily slip through a respective button hole and to be more easily gripped by a user. Further, the flexible button in accordance with aspects herein provides higher breathability than conventional buttons of the same size by having voided portions on its perimeter portion.

Abstract: An adjustable alteration tack assembly has (i) a tack with a hollow pin and (ii) a cap with a hole that receives the tack pin to assemble the cap onto the tack. The tack has a posted permanently mounted onto a head, where the post can be inserted into the hollow pin at different positions to achieve different distances between the tack head and the cap to secure pieces of fabric of different thicknesses. The assembly can be used to temporarily alter the size of an article of clothing, such as the waistband of a pair of pants.

Abstract: A webbing adjusting buckle is provided. The webbing adjusting buckle includes a shell, a roller, and at least one limit locking member. The roller is arranged in the shell and is capable of rotating around an axis of the roller, as well as moving back and forth relative to the shell. The at least one limit locking member is movably assembled in the shell, and the limit locking member includes a limit column and an elastic member. The elastic member is arranged in a length direction of the limit column. A rotation limit structure is formed between the outer wall of the roller and the limit column, to allow the roller to rotate in one direction and prevent the roller from rotating reversely. The elastic member is used to provide the limit column with an elastic force towards the roller.

Abstract: A zipper structure is provided and includes a first zipper component including a first zipper portion, a second zipper component including a second zipper portion, and a sealing end assembly. An end part of the first zipper portion of the first zipper component adjacent to an end of the first zipper component and an end part of the second zipper portion of the second zipper component adjacent to an end of the second zipper component are engaged with each other. The sealing end assembly is connected to the ends of the first zipper component and the second zipper component by injection molding and covers surfaces of the ends of the first zipper component and the second zipper component. A gap between the end parts of the first zipper portion and the second zipper portion is filled with the sealing end assembly. Furthermore, a related zipper bag is also provided.