1404 results about "Aerosol spray" patented technology

The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery system e.g. a smoking substitute system. In particular, it relates to an aerosol generating system comprising a vaporiser, an air flow sensor configured to detect a user inhalation through the system, and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to activate the vaporiser only when the duration of the user inhalation exceeds a predefined duration threshold.

A nasal spray device comprises a non-pressurized reservoir for containing a liquid formulation; a spray nozzle; and a manually energizable pump, configured to pressurize a quantity of said liquid formulation and causing the liquid formulation to move through the spray nozzle such that the liquid formulation is discharged from the spray nozzle as an aerosol spray. The spray nozzle comprises a membrane having a plurality of micropores of a substantially identical size below 8 micron and beyond 3 micron through which the liquid formulation passes as the liquid formulation is discharged from the device. Said membrane is configured to release said dose of said liquid formulation in a period of at least 500 milliseconds as a conically shaped plume having an apex. An energy of less than 20 Joule / gram is being dissipated in the liquid to preserve the molecular integrity of macromolecules within the liquid.

Disclosed herein is a device configured to impart flavoring to an airstream admitted the device prior to the airstream reaching an aerosol generator of the device, the device thereby operable to deliver a flavored aerosol from an outlet.

Provided is an assembly for use in an apparatus for heating aerosolizable material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosolizable material to generate an inhalable aerosol. The assembly having a structure delimiting an opening through which aerosolizable material can be removably inserted into the apparatus, a door coupled to the structure and movable between an open position where access to the opening is unrestricted and a closed position where access to the opening is restricted, and a latching arrangement configured to hold the door in at least one of the open position and the closed position when the door is in the one of the open position and the closed position until an external force is applied, in use, to release the latching arrangement.

The invention discloses a biological functional scaffold system driven by dual-mode printing, relates to the technical field of biomedicine, and is used for providing more accurate control on the aspects of porosity, cell attachment and surface modification. By integrating two advanced manufacturing technologies of 3D printing and aerosol spraying, the porosity and surface characteristics of the stent can be accurately controlled in the same printing process, and the cell attachment and proliferation environment is optimized. The cooperative working mechanism greatly improves the biocompatibility and mechanical strength of the biological scaffold, and further effectively promotes the tissue regeneration and repair efficiency. The whole manufacturing process is more efficient and accurate due to introduction of the control unit. The control unit automatically adjusts the printing speed and the spraying pressure based on real-time monitoring feedback, the uniformity and stability of the support are ensured, the error rate in the production process is reduced, and therefore the consistency and reliability of products are improved.

Improved replacement spray can buttons configured for removable installation on pressurized aerosol spray cans, include an integral stem, a hose adapter and an improved integral pin-point spray nozzle. Portions of the button may be injection molded. The improved nozzle provides a direct pin-point spray without the need of a straw, or red hose accessory provided with many spray lubricants. The button includes a tapered orifice and a tapered interior lumen. The button may beneficially be used to securely hold a hose accessory if desired, so it will not fall out during use. The button may accommodate the same size stem or orifice of existing spray cans, and be used as a replacement button for any suitable spray products. The button may be used by manufacturers and consumers to replace the button currently provided with such products, and may be installed in place of the existing button at the same location.

A non-combustible aerosol provision system comprises: a wireless communication system configured to receive, from a wireless communication beacon using a connectionless data channel, data relating to a physical location with which the beacon is associated; and a user interface system configured to communicate by a user interface element of the non-combustible aerosol provision system, an indication related to the received data.

To provide an inductor for use in an aerosol provision device.SOLUTION: The inductor includes an electrically conductive element and a secondary coil. The element includes an electrically conductive non-spiral first portion 601 coincident with a first plane, an electrically conductive non-spiral second portion 602 coincident with a second plane that is spaced from the first plane, and an electrically conductive connector 603 that electrically connects the first portion 601 to the second portion 602. The electrically conductive element is configured such that, when a varying electrical current is applied to the electrically conductive element, a corresponding varying electrical current is induced in the secondary coil.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

An aerosol dispensing system includes an aerosol actuator attached to an aerosol package, wherein the aerosol actuator includes a unitary body having a manifold and button, an elbow attached to the body, and a straw attached to the body and guided by the elbow from an open position to a closed position.

The invention discloses a micro-matrix electrode for biological tissue electric signal mapping, and belongs to the technical field of bioelectrophysiological detection.The micro-matrix electrode comprises a substrate, a matrix micro-needle, a plurality of bonding pads and a plurality of wires, the matrix micro-needle is arranged on the end face of the operation end of the substrate, and the bonding pads are symmetrically arranged on the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate respectively; the matrix microneedle is composed of a plurality of microneedles which are arranged according to a 4 * 4 square matrix, and each microneedle is connected with the corresponding bonding pad through a wire. The embodiment of the invention also discloses a preparation method of the micro-matrix electrode. The preparation method comprises the following steps: S1, processing the conversion connection part and the operation part; s2, preparing a matrix microneedle; s3, preparing a bonding pad; s4, aerosol is sprayed and deposited to obtain a plurality of wires, one ends of every two wires are connected with the corresponding microneedles, the other ends of every two wires are connected with the corresponding bonding pads, and then the micro-matrix electrode is obtained.

A multidirectional aerosol dispensing device and methods of utilizing the device in a variety of positions, including an inverted position, to dispense an aerosol product. The device may include an aerosol container, an undercap, and an actuator. An aerosol valve may be located at a bottom portion of the aerosol container. The aerosol valve may have a valve stem for displacing the aerosol valve from a biased closed position to an open position upon a movement of the valve stem to discharge the aerosol product from the valve stem. The undercap may be mounted to the aerosol container with the top portion of the undercap being adjacent to the bottom portion of the aerosol container. The bottom portion of the undercap may terminate in a base surface for supporting the device on a supporting surface to store the aerosol dispensing device in an inverted position.

The utility model provides a proportional valve which comprises a fixing cover, a valve chamber and a valve rod assembly. The fixing cover is provided with a containing cavity. One end of the valve chamber is arranged in the containing cavity, a sealing piece is arranged between the valve chamber and the fixing cover, the valve chamber is provided with a quantitative cavity, one end of the quantitative cavity is provided with a feeding port for materials to enter, and the other end of the valve chamber is provided with a sealing piece. The valve rod assembly comprises a valve element, an elastic piece and a valve rod piece. The valve element is elastically installed in the quantitative cavity through the elastic piece so as to axially move to abut against the sealing piece or block the feeding port. One end of the valve rod piece penetrates through the sealing piece and extends into the valve element, the valve rod piece is hollow, and a feeding gap for feeding is formed between the valve rod piece and the valve element; the valve rod piece is pressed to push the valve element to be separated from the sealing piece, so that a feeding area for materials to enter the valve element is formed between the valve element and the sealing piece, and one end of the valve element blocks the feeding opening; materials in the quantitative cavity pass through the feeding area, then enter the valve rod piece through the feeding gap and are discharged. The utility model further provides an aerosol.

An aerosol delivery system configured to heat a consumable part to generate an aerosol, the aerosol delivery system comprising a controller configured to: initiate heating of the consumable part; monitor, during heating of the consumable part, a parameter associated with an amount of user inhalation on the consumable part over a plurality of puffs; and stop heating the consumable part based on the parameter associated with an amount of user inhalation.

An aerosol provision device is provided. The device comprises a heater assembly configured to heat aerosol generating material, an input interface configured to receive an input for selecting an operating mode from a plurality of operating modes and a controller. The controller is configured to detect operation of the input interface and cause the heater assembly to begin heating the aerosol generating material in dependence on the detected operation of the input interface.

There can be provided a method that comprises collecting, at a device, user-specific data relating to an aerosol provision device of a user. The method can further comprise transmitting the user-specific data to a remote system in association with a hashed user ID for the user of the aerosol provision device, wherein the hashed user ID is not usable to identify the user.

The invention relates to an aerosol generation device comprising a container with a tank formed therein for storing a liquid (3) to be sprayed. The container has an outlet opening, an ultrasonic generator (40) by means of which the aerosol can be generated from the liquid (3), a mouthpiece attached to the container adjacent to its outlet opening, which has a discharge opening for releasing the aerosol generated by the ultrasonic generator (40), and a wick (20) arranged in the outlet opening of the container for transporting the liquid (3) from the tank to the ultrasonic generator (40). The ultrasonic generator (40) comprises a first part (42) with a piezoelectric element and a second part (44) with a plurality of passages (44p) through which the liquid (3) can pass.Here, the outlet end (22) of the wick (20) is spaced so far away from the second part (44) of the ultrasonic generator (40) that the vibrating second part (44) with the multitude of passages (44p) only touches or immerses in the liquid (3) which has accumulated at the outlet end (22) of the wick (20) due to the surface tension of the same liquid (3), and thereby the liquid (3) is absorbed in the passages (44p) of the second part (44) of the ultrasonic generator (40).

A component of an aerosol provision system comprises :a sensor configured to detect air flow in an airflow channel of the aerosol provision system; an aperture between the sensor and at least a portion of the airflow channel; and a textured surface configured to inhibit the passage of liquid across the textured surface, the textured surface disposed adjacent to the aperture to inhibit the passage of liquid through the aperture towards the sensor.

An aerosol provision device generates an aerosol from aerosol-generating material. The device has a receptacle defining a heating zone for receiving at least a portion of an article containing aerosol-generating material. The receptacle includes a peripheral wall and a protrusion protruding into the heating zone from the peripheral wall. A cut arrangement is formed in the peripheral wall and at least partially defines the protrusion.

The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device that comprises a housing defining an outer wall, and further including a power source and a control component, a mouthpiece portion that defines an aerosol exit path, a first reservoir configured to contain a first liquid composition, a second reservoir configured to contain a second liquid composition, a first atomization assembly configured to vaporize the first liquid composition to generate a first aerosol having a first aerosol particle size, and a second atomization assembly configured to vaporize the second liquid composition to generate a second aerosol having a second aerosol particle size. The first liquid composition may be different than the second liquid composition, and the first particle size may be different than the second particle size.

The present invention relates to a material for use as a component in an aerosol provision article. The material comprises a plurality of fibres comprising regenerated cellulose. The material has a bulk density in the range of about 0.1 g / cm3 to about 0.4 g / cm3. The present invention also relates to a component for use in an aerosol provision article. The component comprises the material. The present invention also relates to an article comprising the component, to an aerosol provision system comprising the article, and a method for forming the material.

The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating device having a sensor assembly, the aerosol-generating device is particularly configured to receive an aerosol-generating article. The invention also relates to an aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device having a sensor assembly. The aerosol-generating device includes a housing defining a device cavity that is configured to at least partially receive the aerosol-generating article and to operably locate the aerosol-generating article in a position for use within the aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating device also includes a time-of-flight sensor assembly. The time-of-flight sensor assembly is configured to measure at least one characteristic feature related to the aerosol-generating article within the device cavity.

An apparatus is provided for access control of an aerosol provision device. The apparatus includes a housing, communication interface and processing circuitry. The housing is structured to engage the aerosol provision device, and thereby engage the aerosol provision device with the apparatus. The communication interface is configured to enable a data connection with the aerosol provision device, when the aerosol provision device is engaged with the apparatus. And the processing circuitry is configured to send an unlock signal to the aerosol provision device over the data connection to cause the aerosol provision device to unlock and thereby enable use of the aerosol provision device to power an aerosol generator to energize an aerosol-generating material to generate aerosol for delivery to a user.

An aerosol provision device operable in a plurality of operating modes, the aerosol provision device comprising: control circuitry configured to control accessibility of the plurality of operating modes of the aerosol provision device: a signal module configured to receive signals from a secure source, wherein the control circuitry is configured to update an accessibility of at least one of the plurality of operating modes of the aerosol provision device based on reception of a signal from a secure source indicating an accessibility of at least one operating mode of the aerosol provision device.

The invention provides an integrated gas diffusion electrode based on additive manufacturing, a preparation method of the integrated gas diffusion electrode and an integrated PEM electrolysis water membrane electrode, and relates to the field of membrane electrodes. The integrated gas diffusion electrode comprises a bipolar plate, a diffusion layer, a metal catalyst layer and an alloy catalyst layer which are integrally formed, and a gas flow channel for gas circulation is formed in the bipolar plate. The preparation method comprises the following steps: carrying out additive manufacturing on the bipolar plate by using continuous laser and forming a gas flow channel; carrying out additive manufacturing on the diffusion layer by using continuous laser; carrying out additive manufacturing on the metal catalyst layer by using ultrafast laser; and carrying out additive manufacturing on the alloy catalyst layer by using an ultrafast laser and aerosol injection process. The integrated PEM electrolyzed water membrane electrode is made of a proton exchange membrane and an integrated gas diffusion electrode. According to the invention, high performance of the membrane electrode can be ensured, the number of components and the volume and weight of the membrane electrode can be reduced by using an additive manufacturing technology, and configuration is simplified.

An aerosol generating system and device such as an electronic cigarette comprises a main body housing a power supply (10,fig.1B), a removable mouthpiece 2 containing a replaceable capsule 4 for housin

A smoking substitute apparatus for generating an aerosol, comprising: a housing; an air inlet and an outlet formed at the housing; a passage extending between the air inlet and outlet, air flowing in use along the passage for inhalation by a user drawing on the apparatus; and an aerosol generation chamber containing an aerosol generator being operable to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor; wherein the aerosol generator is in fluid communication with a downstream portion of the passage for allowing the aerosol to entrain into an air flow along the passage; wherein the downstream portion of the passage comprises a flow converging section having a curved sidewall tapered towards the outlet, and wherein an upstream end of the flow converging section substantially conforms to a cross sectional profile of the aerosol generation chamber.

The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. The aerosol delivery devices may include a housing and a cartridge including an atomizer and a reservoir configured to contain an aerosol precursor composition. The cartridge may be configured to move relative to at least a portion of the housing between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. Related assembly methods are also provided.

The present disclosure relates to aerosol provision system (100) comprising: an article (1) comprising an aerosol generating material (4) and a first coupling portion (5); and, an aerosol provision device (200) comprising a second coupling portion (6) and a zone (202) that is configured to receive the article (1). The first and second coupling portions (5, 6) are configured such that the first coupling portion (5) is magnetically attracted to the second coupling portion (6) when the article (1) is received in the zone (202). The present disclosure also relates to an article (1) for an aerosol provision device (200) and to a package of articles.

An aerosol provision device includes a body and a button assembly on the body. The button assembly includes a button member, a support frame and a resilient arm. The resilient arm connects the support frame to the button member. A flexible sealing member extends between the support frame and the button member. Also disclosed are a button assembly for an aerosol provision device and a method of manufacturing a button assembly for an aerosol provision device.

The invention discloses a high-density flexible strain sensing array and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of flexible strain sensors. The method comprises the following steps: modifying a titanium carbide nanosheet (MXene) by using a silane coupling agent containing sulfydryl to obtain sulfydryl-terminated MXene (S-MXene), modifying polyrotaxane (PR) by using isocyanate containing double bonds to obtain polyrotaxane (PRA) containing double bonds, and uniformly mixing the S-MXene and the PRA; preparing an S-MXene / PRA conductive film through a spraying technology or aerosol jet printing to obtain a sensing unit; and a lead and a pin are further introduced to construct a sensing array. Sulfydryl on the surface of S-MXene and double bonds on PRA cyclodextrin can form covalent bonds through heating or ultraviolet-induced click reaction. When the sensor is stretched, cyclodextrin in the PRA can freely move on a polyethylene glycol long chain, so that the stress concentration problem in the stretching process is effectively relieved, energy is dissipated, the crack size is reduced, the working range of the sensor is widened, and miniaturization of the flexible strain sensor is facilitated.