Abstract: A method is provided for operating an electronic vapour inhaler comprising an induction heating arrangement, the induction heating arrangement comprising an induction coil for generating an alternating electromagnetic field to heat an induction heatable element and thereby heat a non-liquid flavour-release medium. The method comprises intermittently energising the induction coil to generate an intermittent alternating electromagnetic field which provides pulsed heating and cooling of the induction heatable element.

Abstract: A closure for a beverage container has a body adapted to engage to a top of the beverage container, an enclosure sealed to an underside of the body, a first access element providing a first passage into the separate enclosure, a heating element with a pressure sensor and a threaded interface opening into the separate enclosure, a rechargeable battery in the body connected to the heating element, a vape cartridge engaged in the threaded interface of the heating element, and a second access element providing a second passage to a tubing extending downward from an underside of the body of the closure. A user is enabled to draw liquid from the vape cartridge by the first access element, the pressure sensor triggering the heating element to vaporize the liquid, which the user draws through the first passage.

Abstract: To provide an inhaler cartridge and an inhaler including a novel structure. Provided is a cartridge for an inhaler. The cartridge includes: a housing including an accommodation space capable of accommodating a liquid, an air flow passage, and a partition member partitioning the accommodation space and the air flow passage in a longitudinal direction; and a heater configured to be capable of heating the liquid and arranged in the air flow passage. The partition member includes an opening opened in a transverse direction to bring the accommodation space into communication with the air flow passage. The opening includes an upstream-side opening edge and a downstream-side opening edge. The partition member includes an upstream-side end and a downstream-side end. A distance between the upstream-side opening edge and the upstream-side end is smaller than a distance between the downstream-side opening edge and the downstream-side end.

Abstract: A vaporization device includes a vaporizer body including a vaporizable material insert receptacle configured to receive a vaporizable material insert including vaporizable material. The vaporizable material insert can include an airflow pathway and an airflow control feature at least partly made out of vaporizable material. Various embodiments of the airflow control feature are described that include one or more features for controlling an amount of heat transferred from heated airflow traveling along the airflow pathway and the vaporizable material of the airflow control feature. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a control method of an electronic cigarette with child lock function, wherein a microcontroller of the electronic cigarette is set with child lock control program which comprises steps of: S1. in a locked state of the electronic cigarette, monitoring a signal which indicates that a touch button is touched in real time by the microcontroller; S2. determining whether a duration of time during which the touch button is touched exceeds a first set time by the microcontroller; S3. controlling an LED indicator to light up for a second set time and meanwhile continuously monitoring whether the touch button is consecutively touched by the microcontroller; S4. determining whether a number of times the touch button is consecutively touched in the second set time reaches a set number by the microcontroller; S5. unlocking the electronic cigarette by the microcontroller, to allow the electronic cigarette to enter a stand-by state.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heater element; a power source; and a controller, the controller being configured to compare a rate of change of a temperature of the heater element, or a rate of change of power supplied to the heater element, with a threshold level to detect a change in air flow past the heater element indicative of a user inhalation. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-forming substrate is also provided. A method for detecting a user inhalation through the aerosol-generating device is also provided.

Abstract: A smoking substitute device is described. The smoking substitute device is provided with a printed circuit board assembly including a processor; a wire antenna, configured to allow the processor to wirelessly communicate with a remote device; and a battery, for powering the smoking substitute device; and wherein the wire antenna is positioned to solely overlap with a surface area of the printed circuit board assembly.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing; a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; an aperture at least partially defined by the housing and being positioned at an end of the cavity and configured for insertion of the aerosol-generating article into the cavity through the aperture; a cover element configured to move with respect to the housing between a closed position in which the cover element at least partially covers the aperture and an open position in which the aperture is at least partially uncovered; and a sensor arranged to provide an electrical signal indicative of the position of the cover element with respect to the aperture. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate is also provided.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a cavity to receive an aerosol-forming substrate; an electrical heater to heat the substrate when received within the cavity; a rechargeable power supply to provide first and second experiences without intermediate recharge; and a controller to control power to the heater during first and second time periods, determine in the first time period whether the experience is the first or the second experience, and to determine a rate of increase in a heater temperature during the first time period by determining a time taken for the heater temperature to increase from a first to a second predetermined temperature during the first time period, and adjust the power during the second time period based on if the experience is the first or the second experience and based on the determined rate of increase in the heater temperature during the first time period.

Abstract: There is provided a heat-not-burn device having a thermostatic heater control wherein a puff is determined to have occurred by monitoring when a heater activation period exceeds a threshold. Advantageously, it has been found that determining a puff from monitoring the heater activation period against a threshold is able to detect weaker puffs that a flow sensor may miss. For instance, flow sensors may be capable of detecting puffs with an average flow rate of 55 ml/per second, but fail to detect weaker puffs having an average flow rate which is half or a third of that rate. Whereas it has been found that determining a puff based on the heater activation period can provide a more reliable indication of puff detection, particularly for weak puffs. An accurate and reliable puff detection is advantageous for a number of functions. In particular, an accurate and reliable puff detection allows a puff count to be determined during each smoking session.

Abstract: A temperature regulating system for an electronic vapour provision system (EVPS) comprises a sensor to detect at least one parameter of the airflow within the EVPS; a user interface adapted to receive an indication from a user that a puff of the EVPS was too hot; and a processor adapted to change at least a first aspect of a vapour generation process to reduce the vapour temperature at the mouthpiece, based upon sensor data from the at least one parameter of the airflow, in response to the received indication.

Abstract: A method comprising: receiving radio frequency signals using an antenna; extracting (e.g. using a power module) electrical power from the received radio frequency signals; and controlling (e.g. using a control module)) use of the extracted electrical power by a vaporiser of the aerosol provision device.

Abstract: A charging device is described comprising: a cup-shaped body or cradle configured to receive an aerosol provision device; and at least one radio frequency transmitter configured to broadcast radio frequency signals into an internal aperture of the cup-shaped body or cradle.

Abstract: An aerosol provision device is described comprising: an antenna; a battery; a first charging module, configured to selectively charge the battery with power extracted from radio frequency signals received using the antenna; a second charging module, configured to selectively charge the battery with power obtained from a second source; and a control module configured to control the first and second charging modules, thereby controlling charging of the battery. A method and apparatus for charging said aerosol provision device is also described.

Abstract: A pair of shorts having a medial opening configured to allow a female user to relieve herself without having to remove the garment. The medial opening is selectively covered by a medial panel. The medial panel can be opened while remaining attached at its anterior edge or its posterior edge. It may also be removed entirely. When the medial panel is in its installed condition, its lateral margins preferably rest inside the shorts. An integrated covering skirt preferably conceals both the shorts and the medial panel.

Abstract: A 180-degree rotatable chest binder for compressing, flattening and stabilizing the breasts of the wearer. The chest binder is constructed of inner and outer layers, each made of four panels, joined together along the neck opening, arm openings and bottom openings of the wearer. This design permits the inner and outer layers to move independently, serving the two different functions of moving with the body for comfort while also compressing the chest.

Abstract: A sports bra exhibits increased resistance in response to increased force. The sports bra includes a front curved region for accommodating a wearer's breasts, the front curved region including a shear-thickening foam. The shear-thickening foam is relatively flexible up to a first force and is relatively rigid above the first force to retain the wearer's breasts within the front curved region during vigorous physical activity. A back panel connecting to the front curved region such that the force is at least partially transferred to an upper back or shoulder region of the wearer. A body protecting element protects a body part from an external impact, the body part selected from head, knee, shin, elbow, foot, leg, torso, arm, wrist or hand. The body protecting element includes a housing conforming to the shape of the selected body part. A shear-thickening foam is included in the housing.

Abstract: Padding (10) produced by means of 3D printing and comprising a multi-plane structure (11) comprising a plurality of overlapping layers (12), each of which is defined by an alternation of solids and voids, wherein the plan view conformation of each of said layers (12) is made according to at least one open and/or closed pattern, and in that said plan view conformation is variable.

Abstract: An adjustable length garment device is provided. The adjustable length garment device includes an elongated fabric member. The elongated member is dimensioned to cover a portion of the torso of the wearer. The elongated member includes an upper opening, a pair of arm openings and a lower opening. A fastener is disposed at the lower end of the elongated fabric member. The fastener is configured to divide the lower opening into a pair of leg openings when engaged. The leg openings define a lower channel including at least one drawstring. The drawstring is connected to a first strap and a second strap, such that pulling upward on the first strap and the second strap will elevate the drawstring.

Abstract: The embodiments disclose a smart clothing system including a piece of smart clothing having fabric, a plurality of sensors integrated with the piece of smart clothing and coupled to the fabric of the smart clothing, a plurality of actuation devices integrated with the piece of smart clothing and coupled to the sensors of the smart clothing, a mobile device configured to wirelessly communicate via a Bluetooth® protocol with the plurality of sensors and the plurality of actuation devices of the smart clothing with bidirectional send and receive digital signals, and a smart application operating on the mobile device and having a voice command device, wherein the smart application is configured to provide status data of the plurality of sensors and the plurality of actuation devices, and the voice command device is configured to control the plurality of sensor and the plurality actuation devices.

Abstract: A luminous garment includes a garment body, a logo element, a power source, a control module, and an operation interface. The garment body is wearable by a user. The logo element is arranged on the surface of the garment body to emit light upon receiving an electrical current flowing therethrough. The operation interface is arranged for operation by the user to generate an operation signal and transmit the operation signal to the control module. The control module is arranged to control, according to the operation signal, a light emission mode of the logo element.

Abstract: A wearable protection device for protection of at least a body part of a wearer, comprising an inflatable element arranged adjacent to a body part to be protected, wherein the inflatable element is inflatable from a first, substantially uninflated condition to a second, substantially inflated condition, by application of a releasable source of a gas to the inflatable element, for at least partially filling of the inflatable element with said gas, wherein the inflatable element, when being inflated to the second condition, deploys around the body part to be protected and assumes a predetermined three-dimensional shape adapted to the body part to be protected, wherein the inflatable element comprises a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is the end where the inflatable element is arranged on the body part to be protected when in the first, substantially uninflated condition.

Abstract: A body protection pad is described, and the body protection pad includes a plurality of main parts each including a vent formed in the front and rear direction and a circumference surrounding the vent; and groove part parts concavely formed from the front to the rear between the plurality of main parts.

Abstract: A device is disclosed and illustrated for protecting a smoker's garment from ashes while smoking.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an impact protector (1), in particular for protection against external forces, comprising a base body (2) with an inner side (5) and an outer side (6). The base body (2) is preferably convexly curved outwards. The base body (2) is made of a cork material, in particular a pressed cork material. Furthermore, the invention relates to a textile holding device with an impact protector according to the invention.

Abstract: A head support configured to be worn on the head of a wearer includes a visor and a headband. The headband includes a front portion and a pair of branch portions. The branch portions extend transversely away from the front portion and each includes a downward extension portion. The visor extends in curved contacting relation with the headband. A pair of fans with counterrotating fan blades cause air to move through the headband and into an area between the visor and the face of the wearer.

Abstract: An optical face protection shield is provided having a support body, an optic lens, and an elongate heater. The support body has a user interface. The optic lens is carried by the support body over a user's face configured to protect a user. The elongate heater is carried by the optic lens so as to traverse an expansive surface area of the optic lens. The elongate heater has an elongate resistive heating element and an outer thermally transmissive, peak temperature mitigating, and an electrically insulative cover material encompassing the resistive heating element. A method is also provided.

Abstract: A manufacture, matter of compositions, function, methods and uses of a compression legging system that combines a swelling monitor, a patient activity monitor, medical compression legging material, and a mobile application to help PTS patients detect recurrent DVT and seek medical attention quickly before the development of PE, while reducing swelling and preventing DVT via compression therapy.

Abstract: Provided is a multilayer unsupported glove comprising: (A) an outer, first layer of polymer content comprising about 55 wt % or more chloroprene, from 0 wt % to up to about 45 wt % nitrile comprising carboxylated nitrile, and no more than about 5 wt % of another polymer; and (B) laminated to the outer layer, second layer of polymer content that is substantially nitrile 90 wt % or more, wherein the glove is about 0.16 mm or less in thickness, has a tensile strength unaged of greater than about 17 mPa pursuant to ASTM D412:2016 (E 2021) or a tensile strength aged of greater than about 23 MPa, and is accelerator free.

Abstract: A glove including a wrist region; a palm region extending outwardly from the wrist region; a plurality of digit regions extending outwardly from the palm region, wherein each digit region of the plurality of digit regions has a longitudinal axis extending along the digit region from the tip of the digit region to the palm region; an interior cavity bounded and defined by the wrist region, the palm region, and the plurality of digit regions, wherein the interior cavity is accessible via an opening defined by the wrist region. At least one gripping zone is provided on at least one digit region of the plurality of digit regions. The at least one gripping zone is oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the at least one digit region.

Abstract: Devices, kits and methods are provided to reduce or even eliminate fecal contamination and cross-contamination and transmission of fecal-born pathogenic organisms by users employed in the food production and food preparation industries or users in a home, for example in restaurants, cruise ships, schools, hospitals, dormitories, transportation means and terminals, and government buildings, the devices and methods pertaining to a glove-like garment that is applied prior to disposal of feces and removed after disposal of toilet tissue. The glove is flushable, and in an embodiment includes means of retraction from the wrist area for inversion of the garment, followed by flushing the inverted removed glove.

Abstract: A glove including a wrist region; a palm region extending outwardly from the wrist region; a plurality of digit regions extending outwardly from the palm region, wherein each digit region of the plurality of digit regions has a longitudinal axis extending along the digit region from the tip of the digit region to the palm region; an interior cavity bounded and defined by the wrist region, the palm region, and the plurality of digit regions, wherein the interior cavity is accessible via an opening defined by the wrist region. At least one gripping zone is provided on at least one digit region of the plurality of digit regions. The at least one gripping zone is oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal axis of the at least one digit region and extends for less than half of the circumference of the digit region.

Abstract: A system comprising a wearable article to be worn by a person. an enclosure provided at the wearable article, the enclosure having an enclosure wall and being within reach of the person while wearing the wearable article, and a manipulable tactile element contained within the enclosure. The enclosure has an obstacle therein to form a non-linear path through the enclosure wherein the person wearing the wearable article must apply a force through the enclosure wall in order to move the manipulable tactile element past the obstacle in order to move the manipulable tactile element along the non-linear path.

Abstract: A protective garment to protect at least an upper portion of the user's body against effects of a contaminating agent. The garment includes a hood to cover the user's head. The hood's peripheral edge delimits an opening for the user's face. In a thickness of the hood, from an external environment towards the user's body: an outer layer configured to stop the contaminating agent, in a liquid form, having a hydrophobic and oleophobic dual characteristic, and an inner layer configured to at least one of absorb and adsorb vapours originating from the contaminating agent. Each of the outer layer and the inner layer of the hood has a peripheral edge, which are assembled so as to form the peripheral edge of the hood. The peripheral edge of the outer layer is securely assembled to the peripheral edge of the inner layer only at a lower portion.

Abstract: One or more devices for coupling lighting elements to safety headwear are described. The devices include an element that emits light, a unit that provides power, and a coupling element to couple the device to safety headwear.

Abstract: A structure, or series of structures, for absorbing, dissipating, and deflecting impact energy that can be used in a helmet, car bumper, footwear, or other situation where impact energy needs to be absorbed. The structure, or series of securities, consisting of geometrical designs such as interlaced leaf spring pairs or helical ribbons made from materials such as a nickel-titanium shape-memory alloy, polycarbonate, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, (ABS), Poly-para-phenylene terephthalamide, (PPTA, also known as Kevlar), or other polymers or elastomers, carbon fiber composite, metal, ceramic, or any combination thereof, (such as carbon fiber reinforced polymer).

Abstract: A transportable case for containing an item, the transportable case having at least one wall comprising a first layer, formed of microcellular foam and a second layer, formed of self-reinforced polymer woven composite, covering at least part of the first layer. The first layer and the second layer are bonded together and moulded into a shape defining a cavity for receiving at least part of the item, the first layer being an inner layer that is closer to the cavity than the second layer.

Abstract: A pair of noise reduction components are configured to fit over and/or at least partially inside respective ears of a user of the headgear. The pair of noise reduction components may be coupled to a first strap. The first strap is configured to retain the pair of noise-reduction components in contact with the ears of the user. Each noise reduction component of the pair of noise reduction components includes a laminated structure that includes at least one sound-reflecting layer, and at least one sound-absorbing layer that is arranged to be closer to the ear of the user than the at least one sound-reflecting layer.

Abstract: A helmet includes a shell having an interior surface, a padding disposed along the interior surface of the shell, and a chinbar. The padding defines a first engagement surface positioned at a first lateral side of the padding and a second engagement surface positioned at an opposing second lateral side of the padding. The chinbar includes a cage, a first flange, and a second flange. The cage includes a first end defining a third engagement surface and a second end defining a fourth engagement surface. The third engagement surface interfaces with the first engagement surface and the fourth engagement surface interfaces with the second engagement surface. The first flange extends from the first end of the cage. The second flange extends from the second end of the cage. The first flange and the second flange of the chinbar are embedded within the padding.

Abstract: A system for providing a drawstring for an article of clothing or accessory having a front and a back and having a peripheral surface necessary to be tightened, the system including a semi-rigid weave layer having a braided strands of a fibrous material defining a pattern in the article having openings which repeat at a number in a range of about 3 to about 8 per linear inch in all directions, and in which the openings of the layer define a range of between about 15 to about 35 percent of the entire surface of the weave layer and a cord braided of filaments of a material more pliable than the braided strands of the weave layer.

Abstract: Knit elements, including knit heel elements, configured with cushioning and rigidity features, along with uppers and footwear having the same, and methods of manufacturing and integrating the same in footwear. The cushioning and rigidity features may be provided in a knit element by positioning cushioning yarns and yarns comprising a thermoplastic material in selected zones and/or knit layers. Heat and pressure may be selectively applied to knit zones to melt the thermoplastic material and form a thermoformed layer that has a desired degree of hardness and/or rigidity. The thermoformed layer can form at least part of an integrally knit heel-counter of an upper for an article footwear, e.g., without introducing separate components traditionally attached or integrated to form the heel-counter.

Abstract: Footwear capable of changing between a flip-flop or a slide into a sandal includes a sole including a forefoot section, an arch section, and a heel section. The footwear further includes a forefoot strap positioned and extending over at least a part of the forefoot section and being secured to the forefoot section of the sole. The footwear further includes a compartment located in the arch section of the sole, wherein the compartment houses a horizontal strap capable of moving between a first stored position within the compartment and a second raised position outside of the compartment. The footwear further includes a flap portion of the sole, wherein the flap portion covers the compartment and is capable of being lifted to access the horizontal strap in the compartment.

Abstract: A sandal shoe comprising a flexible sole on the underside and a footbed on the upper side and releasable material, wherein the sole and the footbed comprise an elongate object of rollable bistable material, and a means for connecting releasable material to the sole and the footbed. Two embodiments thereof are described: the sole (2) and the footbed (3) enclose the rollable bistable material (4) or the footbed itself is the rollable bistable material. The means comprises for instance an attachment suitable for passage of releasable material, provided on the rear side of the footbed. An application for transporting the sandal shoe is further described wherein the sandal shoe is transported while rolled up, for instance in a bag or on an arm.

Abstract: A footwear system includes a sensorized insole and a charger. The sensorized insole has an insole bulk having a foot-facing upper surface. A sensor is embedded in the insole bulk for measuring a parameter of a user's foot, a battery is embedded in the insole bulk for providing energy to the sensor, and a receiver pod is embedded in the insole bulk and is spaced from the foot-facing upper surface for wirelessly receiving energy and providing energy to the battery. The charger provides energy to the receiver pod, and includes a cable for connecting to an energy source, and a transmitter pod electrically connected to the cable for receiving energy from the cable and wirelessly transmitting energy to the receiver pod. The transmitter pod is positionable against the foot-facing upper surface to wirelessly provide energy to the receiver pod through the insole bulk.

Abstract: An article of footwear having an upper and a sole structure includes an outsole having a ground-engaging surface at a bottom end of the sole structure, a midsole member disposed between the outsole and the upper, and a sole plate disposed between the midsole member and the upper. The midsole member has a top that is attached to the upper. A first side of the sole plate is configured to face the outsole and a second side of the sole plate is opposite the first side. A portion of the first side of the sole plate is visible from an exterior of the article of footwear through a cutout portion defined by the midsole member. A longitudinal channel extends from a heel end in a heel region toward a midfoot region, and the outsole includes multiple outsole portions that are spaced apart from one another.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a midsole having a first surface, a second surface disposed on an opposite side of the midsole than the first surface and opposing a ground surface during use, and a sidewall extending between and connecting the first surface and the second surface, the sidewall including (i) a first portion extending along one of a medial side of the sole structure and a lateral side of the sole structure and including a first concave portion in a forefoot region and a convex portion in a heel region and (ii) a second portion extending along the other of the medial side of the sole structure and the lateral side of the sole structure and including a second concave portion extending from the forefoot region to the heel region.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper includes an outsole, a plate disposed between the outsole and the upper, and a first cushioning layer. The plate includes an anterior-most point disposed in a forefoot region of the sole structure, a posterior-most point disposed closer to a heel region of the sole structure than the anterior-most point, and a concave portion extending between the anterior-most point and the posterior-most point. The concave portion includes a constant radius of curvature from the anterior-most point to a metarsophalangeal (MTP) point of the sole structure. The MTP point opposes the MTP joint of a foot during use. The first cushioning layer is disposed between the concave portion and the upper.

Abstract: An electronically controlled bladder assembly includes an adjustable pressure bladder and a reservoir connected by an electronically controlled valve. The electronically controlled valve is operated in a manner that inflates the adjustable bladder when the current pressure is below a target pressure and in a manner that deflates the adjustable bladder when the current pressure is above the target pressure. The system and process described herein allows the bladder pressure to be iteratively increased toward and decreased toward the target pressure.

Abstract: An electronically controlled bladder assembly includes an adjustable pressure bladder and a reservoir connected by an electronically controlled valve. The electronically controlled valve is operated in a manner that inflates the adjustable bladder when the current pressure is below a target pressure and in a manner that deflates the adjustable bladder when the current pressure is above the target pressure. The system and process described herein allows the bladder pressure to be iteratively increased toward and decreased toward the target pressure.

Abstract: A golf shoe with a plurality of traction elements positioned around a central forefoot region and a central rearfoot region of the outsole of the golf shoe. The plurality of traction elements comprises: (i) a first set of traction elements arranged in a first outsole zone along a perimeter or edge of a medial or lateral forefoot region of the golf shoe, (ii) a second set of traction elements arranged in a second outsole zone along a perimeter or edge of a lateral or medial rearfoot region of the golf shoe, and (iii) a third set of traction elements arranged along a third outsole zone extending diagonally across a midfoot region of the golf shoe between the medial or lateral forefoot region and the lateral or medial rearfoot region. The third outsole zone includes a plurality of tracks extending across the third outsole zone.