IP Library Granted Patent US 12,239,158
Granted Patent B2
US 12,239,158 · App. 17/299,234 · Granted Mar 4, 2025

Aerosol-generating article with laminated wrapper

Inventors: Frederic Lavanchy (Chavornay, CH); Yves Jordil (Neuchatel, CH)
Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
A24D1/20A24D1/025A24D3/17B32B1/08B32B7/027B32B15/12B32B15/20D21H19/04B32B2250/02B32B2307/302B32B2307/304B32B2554/00
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Patent No.
US 12,239,158
App. No.
17/299,234
Granted
Mar 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aerosol-generating article is provided, including: an aerosol-forming substrate including plant material cut filler and between about 6 percent and about 20 percent of an aerosol-former, the plant material cut filler including at least 25 percent of plant lamina per weight of total plant material; and a laminated wrapper including a heat conductive layer and a heat insulating layer, the laminated wrapper being arranged at least partly wrapped around the aerosol-forming substrate and having a thickness of between 30 micrometers and 100 micrometers, and the heat conductive layer and the heat insulating layer overlapping along an axial direction of the aerosol-generating article.

Claims (24)

1. An aerosol-generating article, comprising:

an aerosol-forming substrate comprising plant material cut filler and between about 6 percent and about 20 percent of an aerosol-former, wherein the plant material cut filler comprises at least 25 percent of plant lamina per weight of total plant material; and

a laminated wrapper comprising a heat conductive layer and a heat insulating layer, the laminated wrapper being arranged at least partly wrapped around the aerosol-forming substrate,

wherein the laminated wrapper only covers the aerosol-forming substrate,

wherein the laminated wrapper has a thickness of between 30 micrometers and 100micrometers, and

wherein the heat conductive layer and the heat insulating layer overlap along an axial direction of the aerosol-generating article.

2. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the laminated wrapper further comprises at least one heating area in which only the heat conductive layer is arranged.

3. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one heating area has an annular shape.

4. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the heat conductive layer comprises one or more of aluminium, tin, and copper.

5. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulating layer comprises paper.

6. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulating layer comprises cigarette wrapping paper.

7. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the laminated wrapper has a thickness of between 50 micrometers and 70micrometers.

8. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the laminated wrapper has a thickness of about 56.5 micrometers.

9. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the heat conductive layer has a thickness of between 4 micrometers and 25micrometers.

10. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the heat conductive layer has a thickness of about 6.5 micrometers.

11. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulating layer has a thickness of between 25 micrometers and 75micrometers.

12. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulating layer has a thickness of 50 micrometers.

13. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the heat insulating layer is arranged surrounding the heat conductive layer.

14. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the aerosol-generating article has an asymmetric profile.

15. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the laminated wrapper further comprises multiple heat conductive layers overlapping each other in the axial direction of the aerosol-generating article.

16. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 , wherein the heat conductive layer comprises one or more of holes, a ring shape, a helical shape, a helical shape with width changes, axial variations, and radial thickness changes.

17. The aerosol-generating article according to claim 1 ,

further comprising a tubular filter section downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate,

wherein the heat conductive layer is arranged at least partly wrapped around the tubular filter section.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2021
From: LAVANCHY, FREDERIC; JORDIL, YVES
To: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
Reel/Frame 057364/0792 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 18210864 · Dec 6, 2018 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220039458A1 · Feb 10, 2022
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