Article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12582156-B2
Application number	US-202017596300-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 11, 2020
Priority date	Jun 11, 2019
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

An article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system is described. The article includes an aerosol generating material and a mouthpiece connected to the aerosol generating material, the mouthpiece including a first body of material, and a second body of material downstream of the first body. The second body is offset from the first body so as to define a cavity between the first body and the second body. A breakable capsule is disposed in the cavity, and a diameter of the capsule can be less than the length of the cavity and the diameter of the cavity can be greater than the length of the cavity. A method of manufacturing an article is also described.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system, the article comprising:
an aerosol generating material; and a mouthpiece connected to the aerosol generating material, the mouthpiece comprising:
a first body of material;
a second body of material downstream of the first body, wherein the second body is offset from the first body so as to define a cavity between the first body and the second body; and
a breakable capsule disposed in the cavity, wherein a diameter of the capsule is less than a length of the cavity,
wherein a diameter of the cavity is greater than the length of the cavity, and
wherein the cavity and capsule are arranged such that a transverse range of movement of the capsule is greater than a longitudinal range of movement.

2 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein the diameter of the cavity is in a range of 3.5 mm to 8 mm.

3 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein the length of the cavity is in a range of 2 mm to 6 mm.

4 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of a length of the first body or a length of the second body is in a range of 4 mm to 8 mm.

5 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the material of the first body or the material of the second body comprises a filamentary tow.

6 . The article according to claim 5 , wherein the filamentary tow comprises a total denier in a range of 8,000 to 30,000.

7 . The article according to claim 5 , wherein the filamentary tow comprises a denier per filament in a range of 5 to 12.

8 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the material of the first body or the material of the second body comprises a cellulose based material.

9 . The article according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the material of the first body or the material of the second body comprises paper.

10 . The article according to claim 8 , wherein the cellulose based material comprises a sheet that is at least one of crimped or folded.

11 . The article according to claim 10 , wherein the sheet has at least one of a basis weight of between 20 and 50 gsm or a width of between 50 mm and 200 mm.

12 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein the capsule comprises a shell and an aerosol modifying agent enclosed within the shell.

13 . The article according to claim 12 , wherein the aerosol modifying agent comprises a flavorant.

14 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein the capsule is substantially spherical in shape.

15 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein the capsule has a diameter in a range of 2 mm to 4 mm.

16 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein the aerosol generating material comprises tobacco material.

17 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein the article is substantially cylindrical in shape.

18 . The article according to claim 17 , wherein the article has a circumference in a range of 15 mm to 23 mm.

19 . The article according to claim 1 , further comprising an aerosol cooling section.

20 . The article according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first body or the second body has a pressure drop of between 0.5 and 2 mmWG/mm of length of the at least one of the first body or the second body.

21 . A system comprising the article according to claim 1 , and a non-combustible aerosol provision device for heating the aerosol generating material of the article.

Assignees

• Nicoventures Trading Ltd

Inventors

• Grishchenko Andrei

Classifications

• A24D3/0216

  the additive being in the form of capsules, beads or the like · CPC title

• A24D3/061

  containing additives entrapped within capsules, sponge-like material or the like, for further release upon smoking · CPC title

• A24D1/04

  with mouthpieces or filter-tips · CPC title

• A24D3/17

  Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices · CPC title

• A24F40/20

  Devices using solid inhalable precursors · CPC title