IP Library Patent Application 17395276
Patent Application
App. No. 17/395,276

SMOKING SUBSTITUTE APPARATUS

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App. No.
17/395,276
Abstract

A substrate for a reservoir having an aerosol former stored therein, the substrate comprising: a property modifying agent disposed on the substrate, wherein the substrate is configured to be received in the reservoir to contact the aerosol former, so as to facilitate a release of the property modifying agent from the substrate to the aerosol former, and wherein the substrate is insoluble in the aerosol former.

Claims (29)

1 . A smoking substitute apparatus, comprising:

a substrate for a reservoir having an aerosol former stored therein, the substrate comprising:

a property-modifying agent disposed on the substrate;

wherein the substrate is configured to be received in the reservoir to contact the aerosol former, so as to facilitate a release of the property-modifying agent from the substrate to the aerosol former; and

wherein the substrate is insoluble in the aerosol former.

2 . The smoking substitute apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the property-modifying agent is configured to be deposited on a surface of the substrate.

3 . The smoking substitute apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is coated in a soluble coating containing the property-modifying agent.

4 . The smoking substitute apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises an absorbent paper.

5 . The smoking substitute apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is configured to be removably received in the reservoir.

6 . The smoking substitute apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an amount of property-modifying agent releasable to the aerosol former corresponds to a predetermined period of time the substrate is received in the reservoir.

7 . The smoking substitute apparatus substrata of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is configured to be received in a reservoir of a smoking substitute apparatus.

8 . The smoking substitute apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the property-modifying agent comprises flavorant and/or colorant.

9 . The smoking substitute apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a reservoir for receiving the substrate, the reservoir configured to store an aerosol former therein, the reservoir comprising an opening for providing access to the substrate as it extends into the reservoir to contact the aerosol former.

10 . The smoking substitute apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the reservoir comprises a closure for closing the opening, wherein the closure is configured to open to provide access for the substrate.

11 . The smoking substitute apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the closure comprises a valve having a resilient member for forming a peripheral seal with the substrate as it extends through the opening.

12 . (canceled)

13 . A smoking substitute kit comprising:

a substrate for a reservoir having an aerosol former stored therein, the substrate comprising: a property-modifying agent disposed on the substrate; wherein the substrate is configured to be received in the reservoir to contact the aerosol former, so as to facilitate a release of the property-modifying agent from the substrate to the aerosol former, and wherein the substrate is insoluble in the aerosol former; and

the reservoir, wherein the reservoir is configured to store an aerosol former therein, the reservoir comprising an opening for providing access to the substrate as it extends into the reservoir to contact the aerosol former.

14 . A method comprising:

inserting a substrate into an opening of a reservoir so that the substrate extends into the reservoir and contacts an aerosol former, wherein the aerosol former is a liquid aerosol former, and wherein the substrate has an aerosol former stored therein, the substrate comprising:

a property-modifying agent disposed on the substrate; wherein the substrate is configured to be received in the reservoir to contact the aerosol former, so as to facilitate a release of the property-modifying agent from the substrate to the aerosol former, and wherein the substrate is insoluble in the aerosol former.

15 . The smoking substitute kit of claim 13 ,

wherein the aerosol former is a liquid aerosol former.

16 .- 312 . (canceled)

313 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the reservoir is configured to store an aerosol former therein, the reservoir comprising an opening for providing access to the substrate as it extends into the reservoir to contact the aerosol former.

314 . The method of claim 313 , wherein the reservoir comprises a closure for closing the opening, wherein the closure is configured to open to provide access for the substrate.

315 . The method of claim 314 , wherein the closure comprises a valve having a resilient member for forming a peripheral seal with the substrate as it extends through the opening.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: STUART, IAN
To: NERUDIA LIMITED
Reel/Frame 073382/0695 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: LORD, CHRISTOPHER
To: NERUDIA LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074242/0399 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: MURRAY, SAMANTHA
To: NERUDIA LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074244/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2026
From: SUDLOW, THOMAS S
To: NERUDIA LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074244/0560 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2023
From: NERUDIA LTD
To: IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED
Reel/Frame 064671/0788 →