Abstract: A vaporizer cartridge includes: a body including a storage compartment configured to hold a vaporizable material, the body having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the body having a mouthpiece positioned at the first end and the second end being configured for insertion into a receptacle of the vaporizer device; a heating element configured to vaporize the vaporizable material; a vapor tube extending between the heating element and the mouthpiece; a seal insertable at the second end within the storage compartment of the body, the seal configured to retain the vaporizable material within the storage compartment and having interior surfaces inclined from a distal end of the seal toward the heating element for funneling the flow of the vaporizable material within the storage compartment towards the heating element.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes an aerosol forming substrate accommodation portion including an aerosol forming substrate and configured to generate heat by a surface plasmon resonance, and a light source configured to irradiate light toward the aerosol forming substrate accommodation portion. The light irradiated by the light source may cause the surface plasmon resonance.

Abstract: An atomizing core includes a heating unit, and a liquid transfer unit made of a porous material. The liquid transfer unit includes an air guide part, and a base surrounding the air guide part. A gap between the air guide part and the base forms an air flow chamber. The liquid transfer unit is provided with an air inlet communicated with the air flow chamber, an air outlet communicated with the air flow chamber, and a liquid inlet part for contacting with the liquid. The heating unit includes a heating part disposed on an inner wall of the air flow chamber and contacting with the liquid transfer unit, and electrical connection parts for transmitting currents to the heating part. The volume, flow rate and path of the air flow are determined mainly by the structure of the liquid transfer unit, so the consistency of the atomization effect is guaranteed.

Abstract: An atomization core comprises a tubular mounting bracket, and a heating atomization assembly is arranged in the mounting bracket; a longitudinal liquid inlet is formed in the mounting bracket, and air guide hole is formed above the liquid inlet; the heating atomization assembly comprises columnar liquid transfer cotton and a heating element, an axial through-hole of the liquid transfer cotton forms an air guide passage, an outer circumferential surface of the liquid transfer cotton forms a liquid absorption surface, an inner circumferential surface of the liquid transfer cotton forms an atomization surface, and the heating element is inlaid in or attached to the atomization surface. The liquid transfer cotton are effectively prevented from being occupied by air, and the liquid transfer cotton can transfer liquid more sufficiently and uniformly, thus improving the taste of liquid atomized and prolonging the service life of the atomization device using liquid storage cotton.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to generate aerosols by heating an aerosol generating material, a power supply configured to supply power to the heater, and a controller configured to control operations of the power supply and the heater, wherein the heater includes a sheet including a first heating region and a second heating region, a first track that is heated by receiving power and arranged in the first heating region, and a second track that is heated by receiving power and arranged in the second heating region, and the controller is further configured to control the power supply to supply power to the second track when a predetermined time has elapsed after starting to supply power to the first track.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a rotating heating clement having two or more heating surfaces in the aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating device receives a replaceable aerosol-generating article. The replaceable aerosol-generating article includes a tape having a solid aerosol-generating substrate on the tape. Methods of using the aerosol-generating system are also described.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes a heating assembly configured to surround a first insertion space that is open at an upper portion and at a lower portion; a lower pipe disposed below the heating assembly to be parallel to the heating assembly and to support a lower end of the heating assembly; an upper pipe configured to support an upper end of the heating assembly and extending downwards to cover a circumference of the heating assembly, the upper pipe having a circumference overlapping a circumference of the lower pipe along a radial direction; a light-transmitting portion located on one of the lower pipe or the upper pipe at a position corresponding to the overlap; and a light-absorbing portion located on the other one of the lower pipe or the upper pipe at the position corresponding to the overlap and integrally coupled to an inner circumferential surface of the light-transmitting portion.

Abstract: An atomization core module includes: a heating assembly having a heating unit, and a first electrode and a second electrode that are connected to the heating unit; a first connecting member having a mounting cavity, the heating assembly being disposed in the mounting cavity, the first electrode being electrically connected to the first connecting member; a second connecting member sleeved on an outer side of the first connecting member, the second electrode being electrically connected to the second connecting member; and an insulation member disposed between the first connecting member and the second connecting member so as to insulate the first connecting member from the second connecting member.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device for generating an inhalable aerosol is provided, the aerosol-generating device including: a heating chamber configured to receive a planar aerosol-generating article containing an aerosol-generating substrate; and a resistive heating element having an essentially planar shape and being configured to heat the planar aerosol-generating article, in which at least a heating surface of the resistive heating element includes a surface structure configured to enable lateral airflow between the heating surface and the planar aerosol-generating article after insertion of the planar aerosol-generating article into the heating chamber. A method for manufacturing an aerosol-generating device for generating an inhalable aerosol is also provided.

Abstract: In order to heat an aerosol generating substrate, an eddy current is generated in a susceptor of the aerosol generating substrate by generating a synthesized alternating current (AC) having different frequencies and supplying the synthesized AC to a coil wound around the aerosol generating substrate.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a medium rod and a filter rod aligned along a longitudinal direction of the aerosol generating device. The medium rod includes a medium portion that accommodates a medium and at least one airflow path formed through the medium portion in the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Disclosed are an atomization heating assembly and an atomization heating device using the same. The atomization heating assembly includes a porous liquid transfer unit and a magnetically conductive porous heating unit. The porous liquid transfer unit is configured as a porous structure with micron-sized pores formed by high-temperature sintering of an inorganic non-metallic aggregate and a binder, the magnetically conductive porous heating unit is configured as a magnetically conductive porous structure formed by direct high-temperature sintering of magnetically conductive material particles or by high-temperature sintering of the magnetically conductive material particles and the binder, the magnetically conductive porous heating unit is inlaid in or attached to a surface of the porous liquid transfer unit. The atomization heating assembly adopts an electromagnetic heating mode, thereby simplifying the structure of atomizers and reducing the cost of the atomizers.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system that includes an inductive heating element in an aerosol-generating device that receives a replaceable aerosol-generating article. The replaceable aerosol-generating article includes an aerosol-generating substrate on a tape. A plurality of ferritic stainless-steel beads is disposed within the aerosol-generating substrate or within the tape.

Abstract: An aerosol provision device for generating aerosol from an aerosol generating article having a first section housing a first aerosol generating material and a second section housing a second aerosol generating material is disclosed. The aerosol provision device includes a first aerosol generator having a first heating element for causing aerosol to be generated from the first aerosol generating material and a second aerosol generator having a second heating element for causing aerosol to be generated from the second aerosol generating material. An insulating member is arranged between the first and second heating elements.

Abstract: An induction heating system including: an LC circuit which includes an electromagnetic induction source for generating a variable magnetic field; a temperature sensor for detecting temperature; and a control unit for controlling the frequency of an alternating current being applied to the LC circuit on the basis of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor at the time of initiating the application of the alternating current to the LC circuit and on the basis of the time that has elapsed since the initiation of the application of the alternating current to the LC circuit.

Abstract: An atomization device including a shell, an atomizing core, and electrodes. The atomizing core includes a heating unit and a liquid transfer unit. The liquid transfer unit includes an air guide part and a base. An air flow chamber is formed between the air guide part and the base. A heating part is disposed on an inner wall of the air flow chamber and is in contact with the liquid transfer unit. A liquid storage cavity leads to a liquid inlet part of the liquid transfer unit, an air inlet passage is communicated with an air inlet, and an air outlet passage is communicated with an air outlet. The volume, flow rate and path of the air flow are determined mainly by the structure of the liquid transfer unit, thereby facilitating ensuring good and uniform atomization effect of the atomization device.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an airflow path into which ambient air is drawn and through which air flows through the device; a vaporizer, the airflow path including first, second, and transition portions between the first and the second portions, the transition portion being arranged such that a direction of the airflow path changes from the first to the second portion, the vaporizer being configured to generate, in a region of the transition portion, a vapor from an aerosol-forming substrate, and the vaporizer being arranged in a sidewall of the transition portion; and a cartridge receiving region configured to receive a cartridge including a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, and the cartridge receiving region including a connection portion to establish a fluid connection with the cartridge, an orientation of the connection portion defined by an extension plane arranged at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the device.

Abstract: An electronic cigarette with adjustable airflow suction resistance includes a mouthpiece, an electronic cigarette body and an air adjusting mechanism, the air adjusting mechanism includes a microphone starting switch, an air adjusting piece and a flow dividing assembly, a microphone starting air channel and a suction air channel are arranged in the flow dividing assembly, a microphone air hole and a suction air hole are formed in an outer side of the flow dividing assembly, the microphone air hole is communicated with the microphone starting air channel, and the suction air hole is communicated with the suction air channel. The air adjusting piece is arranged around the flow dividing assembly, two air adjusting holes are formed in the air adjusting piece, and the suction resistance is adjustable by rotating the air adjusting piece to block air inlet areas of the microphone air hole and the suction air hole.

Abstract: A cartridge element for an electronic cigarette or a portable inhaler has a housing with a continuous airflow channel for forming a vent which extends inside the housing from an air intake opening to an air outlet opening, preferably in the area of a mouthpiece of the electronic cigarette or the portable inhaler. A pressure compensation element is associated with the housing. An evaporator cartridge may have such a cartridge element, an evaporator system may have such an evaporator cartridge, and a method may produce such an evaporator cartridge.

Abstract: An interchangeable mouthpiece for an inhalator, in particular for an electronic cigarette product, a conventional cigarette product or a medical inhaler, comprises a housing which forms an interior space and has an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, an adapter by means of which the mouthpiece is connectable to a mouth-side end of the inhalator so that the air inlet opening is flow-coupled to the inhalator in a connected state, and a data acquisition device which at least comprises a sensor, a data memory, a processor and an energy storage unit, with a flow channel being formed in the interior of the housing as a result of a separation and flow-connecting the air inlet opening to the air outlet opening, and with the data acquisition device being configured to store, in the data memory, a data record comprising at least an operational parameter depending on a fluidic condition within the flow channel.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes an accommodation space into which an aerosol generating article is inserted, a heater configured to heat the aerosol generating article, an insertion detection sensor configured to detect whether the aerosol generating article has been inserted into the accommodation space, and a controller configured to provide a user with a notification through an output unit when it is detected that the aerosol generating article inserted into the accommodation space has been moved from the accommodation space through the insertion detection sensor during a heating operation of the heater. The heater maintains the heating operation of heating the aerosol generating article even while the notification is being provided.

Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic vaporization apparatus and an operation method therefor. An electronic vaporization apparatus used in combination with a wireless communication device is provided. The electronic vaporization apparatus includes an electronic vaporization apparatus body and an electronic vaporizer, where the electronic vaporizer is connected to the electronic vaporization apparatus body in a pluggable manner.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device and system e.g. a smoking substitute device and system. In particular, an aerosol delivery device configured to engage with a component to form an aerosol delivery system. The aerosol delivery device comprises electrical circuitry arranged to control the supply of power to an aerosol generation unit and to detect engagement and disengagement of a component with the device. The circuitry is configured to, in an unlocked state, control the supply of power to the aerosol generation unit to enable the generation of an aerosol if a user inhales through the system. In a locked state, the circuitry is configured to control the supply of power to the aerosol generation unit to prevent the generation of an aerosol if a user inhales through the system.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a system includes a mouthpiece defining a mouthpiece opening, a reservoir configured to contain carrier material, a heating assembly including a heating element configured to apply heat to the carrier material, and a control assembly. The control assembly is configured to receive target temperature data based, at least in part, on an identity of the carrier material contained in the reservoir. The control assembly is further configured to, upon receiving an indication that a user is applying suction to the mouthpiece opening of the mouthpiece, apply a current to the heating element of the heating assembly such that a temperature of the carrier material disposed near the heating element rises to a predetermined temperature based on the target temperature data.

Abstract: A smoking device includes a handle and a smoking device control interface. All inputs of the smoking device control interface are disposed above the handle or along a finger contact surface of the handle thereby providing single handed operating functionality. An operator is able to control various operating characteristics during operation with the same hand that grips the smoking device without having to readjust their grip or adjust the smoking device. All outputs of the control interface are visible during use. This provides ease of use and permits the operator to perform other functions with their free hand. No inputs or outputs of the smoking device control interface are disposed between contact surfaces of the handle. At least part of the smoking device control interface is disposed above the handle. The inputs or outputs of the smoking device control interface are within two-thirds of a height of the handle.

Abstract: An inhalation device has a housing at least partially made of a hard material and at least one button provided in an opening of the housing and at least partially made of a material substantially as hard as that of the housing or harder, wherein the button is attached to the housing by an elastic material on the inside of the housing. A method of producing an inhalation device includes the steps of providing a housing at least partially made of a hard material and providing at least one button at least partially made of a material substantially as hard as that of the housing or harder and attaching at least one button in an opening of the housing by an elastic material attached to the inside of the housing.

Abstract: A method for assembling a cartridge is provided. The method for assembling the cartridge includes the following. Multiple outer tubes are provided, where each of the multiple outer tubes has a sealing portion at a first end of a corresponding outer tube. Tobacco is loaded from a second end of the outer tube, where the second end is opposite to the first end. A closed end of a cooling tube is identified, and the cooling tube is mounted into the outer tube from the second end to make the closed end adjacent to the tobacco, where the cooling tube has the closed end and an open end opposite to the closed end. A filter member is mounted into the outer tube from the second end to make the filter member adjacent to the cooling tube.

Abstract: Exemplary garments may be reconfigurable into multiple closed positions. For example, in a first closed position, a first front panel of the garment may cover some or all of a second front panel; while in a second closed position, the second front panel may cover some or all of the first front panel. The first front panel and the second front panel may be releasably fastened together in both the first closed position and the second closed position.

Abstract: Protective garment (100) in the form of a pantie, a pair of trousers or other legwear with or without an upper/torso part, comprising a front part (101); a back part (102); a waist (103); and a crotch part (110) having a leak-proof body (120). The invention is characterised in that the garment comprises a dorsal shaping element (130), arranged along the intergluteal cleft of a user, fastened to or constituting an integrated part of the leak-proof body and fastened to or constituting an integrated part of the back part, in that the dorsal shaping element (130) does not extend all the way up the waist, and in that the dorsal shaping element (130) is arranged so that, when a dorsal/upward force is applied thereto when the waist is pulled upwards, it in turn forces a part of the crotch part extending along the intergluteal cleft of said user upwards.

Abstract: A garment with configurable shoulder sections is disclosed. The shoulder sections may generally be configured in at least an open configuration and a closed configuration. This may allow the garment to be placed on a person's body without having to manipulate the person's arms and hands through the sleeves, or head and neck through a top opening. The garment also includes a finger-pocket snap attachment mechanism positioned on the shoulder sections.

Abstract: A brassiere or bra disclosed herein includes a cup, a band coupled to and disposed below the cup, and a pocket disposed on the band. The pocket may be formed by an inner panel and an outer panel that are coupled together at their edges. The pocket may be sized and shaped to store a large portable electronic device. The outer panel of the pocket may be constructed from a stretchable fabric which may consist of a blend of nylon and spandex. The inner material may be constructed with a mesh material that allows the large portable device to be stored snugly while the wearer is engaging in athletic activities.

Abstract: A garment assembly includes a robe and a pair of shorts. The robe includes a back portion and a pair of front flaps attached to and extending from opposing side edges of the back portion, wherein the robe is designed to extend from shoulders to thighs of a wearer to cover a torso and pelvic region of a wearer. The pair of shorts is connected to an interior surface of the robe and includes a rear half and a front half to enclose a pelvic region of a wearer.

Abstract: Piece of protective clothing (1) for a cleanroom intended to be worn by a user and comprising an outer face (la) provided to be in contact with the outside environment and an inner face (1b) arranged to be in contact with the user wearing said piece of clothing (1), the piece of clothing (1) comprising a pouch (10) for packaging the piece of clothing and connected to the inner face (1b) of the piece of clothing by irreversible fastening means and comprising a single wall (11) connected by its contours to the inner face (1b) of the piece of clothing (1) and comprising an outer face provided to be in contact with the outside environment once the piece of clothing has been packaged in the pouch (10) and an inner face (11b) provided to be in contact with the user wearing said piece of clothing, the wall (11) being defined by four corners and comprising an opening (14) having a rounded shape extending between two opposite corners.

Abstract: A sealing arrangement that has an annular base portion and a pair of first and second flexible sleeve portions extending from the annular base portion and configured to form corresponding first and second sealing connector portions, respectively. Each of the flexible sleeve portions has a proximal portion and a distal portion in relation to the annular base portion, said proximal portions extending radially spaced apart from the annular base portion, wherein the second flexible sleeve portion is configured to be turnable about an annular imaginary line and between an open position and a sealing-connecting position relative to the first flexible sleeve portion, in which at least a portion of the second flexible sleeve portion is superposed the first flexible sleeve portion. The first and second flexible sleeve portions are further configured to form a friction fit over a portion of an annular flexible wearable layer in said sealing-connecting position.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of heating clothing, specifically to a heating control circuit. The heating control circuit includes: a main controller, a plurality of heating units and an indicator light button circuit. Each heating unit includes a heating circuit, a heating button circuit and an indicator light circuit. The control end of the heating circuit is connected to the main controller, and the output end of the heating circuit is provided with a heating wire connected to an external heating clothing. The output end of the heating button circuit is connected to the main controller. The input end and the output end of the indicator light circuit are both connected to the main controller. The output end of the indicator light button circuit is connected to the main controller.

Abstract: The safety vest with protection plates may comprise a torso covering garment and a plurality of protective inserts. The safety vest with protection plates may be adapted to protect a user from injury at a job site. The torso covering garment may be adapted to cover at least the user's torso. The plurality of protective inserts may be coupled to the torso covering garment and may provide a barrier between the user and a hazardous object. As non-limiting examples, the hazardous object may be a sharp object or a flying object. In some embodiments, the safety vest with protection plates may be adapted to cover the user's arms with a pair of sleeves. The pair of sleeves may provide further protection in the form of a pair of shoulder protectors, a pair of elbow protectors, a pair of forearm protectors, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: Secure gloves for children are disclosed. A glove includes a base panel and an upper panel connected to the base panel to define a plurality of finger sections. The glove includes a lower panel connected to an edge of the base panel. The lower panel is configured to fold onto and securely couple to the upper panel via one or more lower fasteners and one or more upper fasteners. The glove includes one or more flaps extending from and connected to the lower panel. Each of the one or more flaps is configured to fold onto and securely couple to the base panel via a respective first flap fastener and a respective base fastener. The glove includes a wristband that is configured to securely couple to a second flap fastener when a first of the one or more flaps is folded onto and securely coupled to the base panel.

Abstract: A method of making gloves from a web of material, which leaves no scrap from the web of material. A first sheet of material is overlaid on a second sheet of material forming a web. First and second glove patterns are formed in the web are arranged to be opposite one another in the cross machine direction of the web. A sinusoidal cut can be made in the web in the machine direction to form glove patterns opposite each other in the cross machine direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pocket structure for lower body garments that minimizes the risk of the contents accidentally spilling out of a garment's pockets when the wearer of the garment places their body into a position other than a standing position. The pocket structure can be incorporated into a variety of garments designed to be worn on the lower body, including, but not limited to, pants, shorts, skirts, skorts, dresses, jumpsuits, one-piece outfits, snow pants, rain pants, swim trunks, running tights, and others. The pocket structure can be incorporated into garments designed for athletic activities, garments designed for a business casual environment, as well as designed and configured for on-the-move (OTM) usage. The pocket structure is configured to prevent spillage of contents over a wide range of the garment wearer's body positions.

Abstract: A protective garment is disclosed that is reusable and can be relaundered over 70 times. The garment is made from a single layer barrier fabric. Any seams on the protective fabric are covered with a seam tape. The seam tape can include an adhesive layer, a cover layer, and an optional film layer positioned between the cover layer and the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer can be a crosslinkable polyester polymer.

Abstract: A clothing article has a waist band. A pair of leg members extend down from the waist band. A pair of removable foot covers are provided, wherein an individual foot cover is removable attached to a distal end of each of the pair of leg members.

Abstract: In some implementations, a belt includes a buckle and a strap securable in a loop by the buckle. The strap may include a first outer layer and a second outer layer, a mounting plate secured between the first outer layer and the second outer layer, and a translating buckle mount coupled to the mounting plate. The translating buckle mount may be configured to releasably mount the buckle and to elastically translate back and forth within the mounting plate so that the buckle is movable within the strap relative to the first and second outer layers to vary the circumference of the belt when the belt is worn around a waist of a user.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a garment system comprising an upper body garment comprising an interior surface and a first set of connectors positioned on the interior surface. The system further comprises a lower body garment comprising a second set of connectors positioned on a surface of the lower body garment. The first set of connectors and the second set of connectors are vertically aligned when a wearer wears the upper body garment and the lower body garment at the same time, and each connector of the second set of connectors is configured to releasably engage and interconnect with a connector of the first set of connectors to attach the upper body garment to the lower body garment.

Abstract: Artificial hair includes a fiber bundle including a large crimp part having alternatively formed first peak parts and first valley parts with a minimum pitch of 1 mm or more. A minimum amplitude of the large crimp part is 0.30 mm or more and 4 mm or less, and the large crimp part includes a small crimp part having a pitch smaller than that of the large crimp part near one peak part. The small crimp part has alternatively formed second peak parts and second valley parts, and wherein a minimum amplitude of the small crimp part is smaller than the minimum amplitude of the large crimp part.

Abstract: An artificial hair apparatus comprises a mesh layer configured to fit around a circumference of a user's head comprising a center member, a first side member, a second side member, a front region and a rear region, wherein the first side member is disposed on an opposite side of the center member than the second side member and a band member configured to fit around a circumference of a user's head, wherein the band member is coupled to the center member, the first side member and the second side member.

Abstract: An artificial lash extension system includes first lash extensions designed for a first arrangement at an underside of first natural eyelashes of a first eye of a user, the first arrangement to create an appearance of eyeliner at the first eye. Each of the first lash extensions include first artificial hairs. At least a first subset of the first artificial hairs are slanted in a first direction. The system includes second lash extensions designed for a second arrangement at an underside of second natural eyelashes of a second eye of the user, the second arrangement to create an appearance of eyeliner at the second eye. Each of the second lash extensions include second artificial hairs. At least a second subset of the second artificial hairs are slanted in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.

Abstract: An artificial eyelash extension unit includes a lash band supporting a plurality of artificial lashes. The lash band is an elongated member having a non-uniform property along its length. The property may include a cross-sectional dimension, composition, or a chemical or physical property such as modulus of elasticity or degree of cross-linking.

Abstract: A headset for a hydration system is disclosed. The headset includes a fluid conduit adapted to connect to a distal end of a hydration system supply tube, and a magnetic quick connect having an upstream and a downstream coupling member. The upstream and downstream coupling members have a common mating axis and together define a portion of the fluid conduit. The upstream member also includes an off-axis arm that may be rotated about the mating axis without decoupling the coupling members. A headgear mount for use in headsets for hydration systems, such as the disclosed headset, is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is an impact protection system for wearing on a head of a user. The impact protection system has a protective layer formed from a plurality of panels. At least one of the panels can translate relative to one or more of the other panels a sufficient amount to facilitate a change in the shape of the protective layer. Such a system may be advantageous by allowing the impact protection system to accommodate a variety of head shapes and sizes. This in turn makes the system more comfortable for the user, as well as potentially making a single design and/or size suitable for a wider range of users.

Abstract: A helmet is provided. The helmet can include a cheek pad having a projecting fastener. The helmet can also include a receiving fastener to receive the projecting fastener. The projecting fastener and the receiving fastener can be engaged to selectively retain the cheek pad to the helmet. The projecting fastener and the receiving fastener can be disengaged to release the cheek pad from the helmet.