IP Library Granted Patent US 8,459,271
Granted Patent B2
US 8,459,271 · App. 13/239,693 · Granted Jun 11, 2013

Non-combustion type flavor suction article

Inventor: Michihiro Inagaki (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,459,271
App. No.
13/239,693
Granted
Jun 11, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A non-combustion type flavor suction article includes a capsule enclosing a liquid flavor in a shell, leak-protection members sandwiching the capsule, a wrapping material made of a flavor-impermeable and heat-conducting material and wrapped around the capsule and the leak-protection members, and a mouthpiece connected to an end of the wrapping material.

Claims (15)

1. A non-combustion type flavor suction article comprising:

a capsule enclosing a liquid flavor in a shell;

leak-protection members sandwiching the capsule;

a wrapping material made of a flavor-impermeable and heat-conducting material and wrapped around the capsule and the leak-protection members;

a mouthpiece connected to an end of the wrapping material; and

a heating device comprising a heater having a hollow cylindrical structure, into which are inserted the wrapping material that is wrapped around the capsule and the leak-protection members.

2. The non-combustion type flavor suction article of claim 1 , wherein the mouthpiece is made of a flavor-impermeable material.

3. The non-combustion type flavor suction article of claim 1 , wherein the mouthpiece is made of a paper pipe, an inner wall of which is coated with a flavor-impermeable material.

4. The non-combustion type flavor suction article of claim 1 , wherein the shell of the capsule is melted by heat.

5. The non-combustion type flavor suction article of claim 1 , wherein the leak-protection members are made of a paper filter or an acetate filter.

6. The non-combustion type flavor suction article of claim 1 , wherein the leak-protection members are made of tobacco filler.

7. The non-combustion type flavor suction article of claim 1 , wherein the capsule and the leak-protection members are wrapped with a tobacco sheet in a tubular form, and further wrapped with the wrapping material in a tubular form.

8. The non-combustion type flavor suction article of claim 1 , wherein bonding portions of the leak-protection member and the mouthpiece is wrapped with a tobacco sheet in a tubular form, and the capsule, the leak-protection members, and the tobacco sheet are further wrapped with the wrapping material in a tubular form.

9. The non-combustion type flavor suction article of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of capsules is sandwiched by the leak-protection members.

10. The non-combustion type flavor suction article of claim 1 , wherein the capsule is embedded in the leak-protection member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2011
From: INAGAKI, MICHIHIRO
To: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
Reel/Frame 026964/0074 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2009-070534 · Mar 23, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2010054877 · Mar 19, 2010
Related Publication 20120006346A1 · Jan 12, 2012