Granted Patent B2

US 12,471,628 · App. 16/333,565 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Inventors: Richard Hepworth (Southampton, GB); Andrew Davis (London, GB); John Major (London, GB); Caner Yurteri (London, GB); Dominic Woodcock (London, GB); Colin Dickens (London, GB)

Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED

A24F40/30A24B15/167A24D3/061A24F7/02A24F40/42A24F40/10A24F40/20

Abstract

Claims (25)

1 . A flavor container for an aerosol provision device for modifying an inhalable medium comprising an aerosol, the flavor container comprising:

an elongate body of fibrous material, the elongate body of fibrous material comprising crimped paper and having a first section, a second section, and a third section, the second section and the third section arranged on either side of the first section, the elongate body of fibrous material being removably received in or attached to a mouthpiece such that the elongate body of fibrous material is in abutting or spaced apart relation downstream from generation of the aerosol within the aerosol provision device,

wherein the fibrous material permits the aerosol generated in the aerosol provision device and upstream of the flavor container to flow into and through the flavor container,

wherein a first substance is distributed in the fibrous material of the first section, the first substance for modifying a property of the previously generated aerosol when the aerosol flows through the flavor container, and

wherein the fibrous material of each of the second section and the third section is substantially free of the first substance and acts as a barrier to prevent the first substance exiting the flavor container.

2 . The flavor container of claim 1 , wherein the fibrous material comprises at least one of cellulose acetate (CA), paper or Nylon.

3 . The flavor container of claim 1 , wherein a length of the first section is in a range of 7 mm to 17 mm.

4 . The flavor container of claim 1 , wherein a length of one or both of the second section or the third section is in a range of 3 mm to 15 mm.

5 . The flavor container of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the flavor container is in a range of 5 mm to 8.5 mm.

6 . The flavor container of claim 1 , further comprising an outer wrapping layer.

7 . The flavor container of claim 1 , wherein the first substance is for modifying at least one of an organoleptic property of the aerosol, a flavor of the aerosol, or a pH of the aerosol.

8 . The flavor container of claim 1 , wherein the first substance comprises tobacco.

9 . The flavor container of claim 8 , wherein the tobacco is ground.

10 . The flavor container of claim 8 , wherein the tobacco comprises tobacco particles that have an average particle diameter in a range of 0.1 mm to 3 mm.

11 . The flavor container of claim 1 , wherein at least one additional substance for modifying a property of the aerosol when the aerosol flows through the flavor container is in at least one of the second section or the third section.

12 . The flavor container of claim 11 , wherein the at least one additional substance is for modifying at least one of an organoleptic property of the aerosol, a flavor of the aerosol, or a pH of the aerosol.

13 . The flavor container of claim 12 , wherein the at least one additional substance is one of: a strip of material, or is in a capsule.

14 . The flavor container of claim 11 , wherein the at least one additional substance is a flavor substance.

15 . The flavor container of claim 1 , further comprising a first tube portion extending from one of the second section or the third section.

16 . The flavor container of claim 15 , further comprising a second tube portion extending from the other of the second section or the third section.

17 . An aerosol provision device for providing an inhalable medium of at least one of a vapor or an aerosol, the aerosol provision device comprising the flavor container of claim 1 .

18 . The aerosol provision device according to claim 17 , further comprising:

a container for holding a liquid or a material; and a heater for at least one of:

volatilizing liquid held in the container to generate a flow of an aerosol in use, or heating but not combusting the material to generate a flow of an aerosol in use.

19 . A system comprising the flavor container of claim 1 and a further container for containing a material from which the aerosol is generatable.

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