Imperial Tobacco

Provided is a smokeless article for oral delivery, comprising a pouch enclosing a content. The content comprises a nicotinic compound; at least one fibrous material; a first flavourant comprising aloe vera; and a second flavourant that is aloe vera extract, menthol, or a flavour component providing a flavour selected from: rosemary, chamomile, citrus, coconut, peppermint, frankincense, spearmint, wintergreen, tea tree oil, oregano, lavender, liquorice, cocoa, cherry, vanilla, spice, apricot, banana, guava, melon, peach, pear, peas, honey, soybean, olive, avocado, plum, rose apple, starfruit, sesame seed, fig, coriander, quince, lychee, dill, lovage, kiwi, loquat, sage, Chinese quince, star anise, fennel, and tobacco. The first flavourant is present in an amount of between 0.1 wt% and 20 wt% based on a total weight of the content, and the second flavourant is present in an amount of between 0.1 wt% and 20 wt% based on the total weight of the content. Also provided is a manufacturing method for making smokeless articles, and a kit comprising a plurality of smokeless articles.

The present invention relates to a smokeless article for oral consumption comprising a pouch enclosing a content, the content comprising a nicotinic compound, at least one fibrous material, a first flavourant comprising eucalyptus flavourant, a second flavourant comprising a non-eucalyptus flavour component, and a cooling agent distinct from menthol and eucalyptol. A method of manufacturing the articles, and kits comprising the articles, are also described.

An aerosol generating system (1) is described. The aerosol generating system includes: a device housing (50), wherein the device housing (50) is elongate along a housing longitudinal axis; an airflow path between an airflow inlet (6) and an airflow outlet; and an airflow lock (60) located along the airflow path. The airflow lock includes a lock chassis (65) through which an airflow lock aperture (66) is formed. The airflow lock aperture (66) has an upstream opening (66a) and a downstream opening (66b). The airflow lock includes a button (70) movably connected to the chassis (65). The button (70) is movable to selectively open the airflow path in an unlocked configuration by uncovering the upstream airflow opening (66a) and to close the airflow path in a locked configuration by sealing the upstream opening (66b). A secure method of locking and unlocking the system is thereby provided.

An aerosol generation apparatus comprising a controller 50 configured to instruct aerosol generating unit circuitry 60 and monitor the status of the aerosol generating unit circuitry. The controller compares the aerosol generating unit instructed status and aerosol generating unit actual status to identify the presence of faults within the aerosol generation apparatus. The present disclosure includes a method of detecting faults, a computer readable medium storing instructions to perform the method, and a system including the aerosol generating unit and an article configured to hold aerosol-forming material.

A method of monitoring user puff activity of an aerosol-generating system (1, 100) comprising a heating element (2a, 102a) for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-forming material is described. The method includes controlling a power operation of the heating element at regular time intervals for maintaining a target temperature by switching a power supply from the power source (4, 104) to the heating element (2a, 102a) between a high power and a low power, calculating a first value indicative of the power operation over a first consecutive set of the time intervals, and a second value indicative of the power operation over a second consecutive set of the time intervals starting after the first consecutive set, and determining that a puff has either started or ended if an absolute difference between the first value and the second value is greater than a predetermined threshold.

The invention refers to an aerosol-generating device (1) for generating an aerosol from an article (30), comprising a device body (20) including an article chamber (26) for receiving and heating the article (30) to generate the aerosol, a mouth end portion (22) moveable relative to the device body (20) between a first position and a second position, and an air passageway for supplying the aerosol from the article chamber (26) towards a mouth of a user, wherein the air passageway extends through the mouth end portion (22), wherein, in the first position, the article chamber (26) is closed by the mouth end portion (22), and wherein, in the second position, the article chamber (26) is exposed for inserting the article (30) into the article chamber (26) and/or for removing the article (30) from the article chamber (26).

An aerosol-generating device for use in an aerosol-generating system is provided. The aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-forming material and an aerosol-generating unit configured to generate an aerosol from the aerosol-forming material. The aerosol-generating device comprising: a puff sensor configured to detect a user puff; a power source configured to supply electrical energy to the aerosol-generating unit; and a controller communicatively coupled to the puff sensor to receive a signal indicative of the user puff from the puff sensor. The controller is configured to: determine a duration of the detected user puff based on the received signal; and increase an amount of electrical energy supplied to the aerosol-generating unit from the power source when the duration of the puff exceeds a predetermined threshold. There is also provided an aerosol-generating system, and a method of controlling operation of an aerosol-generating system

An aerosol-generating system, comprising: a device body comprising: an internal chamber arranged within the device body for receiving an article; an aerosol-generating unit within the internal chamber configured to generate an aerosol from the article when the article is received in the internal chamber; a closure member arranged at an opening of the internal chamber to control access of the article to the internal chamber; and a processing resource, wherein the closure member is moveable between a closed position, in which the closure member fully obstructs the opening of the internal chamber and prevents insertion of an article into the internal chamber, and an open position, in which the closure member does not obstruct the opening of the internal chamber and an article may be inserted into the internal chamber, through an intermediate position, and wherein the processing resource is configured to detect a position of the closure member and determine, based on the processing resource detecting that the closure member is located at the intermediate position, that an article is located within the internal chamber.

An aerosol-generating system is disclosed, the aerosol-generating system, comprising: a device body comprising: an internal chamber for receiving an article via an opening, the internal chamber being arranged within the device body; an aerosol-generating unit, the aerosol generating unit being configured to generate an aerosol from the article when the article is received in the internal chamber; a closure member arranged at the opening to control access to the internal chamber, wherein the closure member is moveable by a user between a closed position in which the closure member fully obstructs the opening of the internal chamber and prevents insertion of an article into the internal chamber, and an open position in which the closure member does not obstruct the opening of the internal chamber and an article may be inserted into the internal chamber; and a processing resource, wherein the processing resource is configured to detect a user input by means of user operation of the closure member and control a control function of the device body in response to the user input.

A printed circuit board (PCB) for an aerosol generating device is provided. The printed circuit board comprises: one or more power input terminals for receiving power from a power source, and one or more heater terminals for providing the power from the power input terminals to a heating system of the aerosol generating apparatus. A first outer layer of the printed circuit board comprises a plurality of signal traces and one or more copper pours. The first outer layer comprises: a first main zone comprising each of the one or more copper pours, and a first keep-out zone surrounding the one or more heater terminals, wherein the one of more copper pours are delineated by a perimeter between the first main zone and the first keep-out zone, and a shortest distance between the one or more heater terminals and the first main zone is at least 2mm.