Devices for active humidification and flavouring
US11583000B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05B2219/37375
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An analysis and/or treatment device (100) for at least one smoking article (60). comprising a closable receptacle (4) for receiving the at least one smoking article (60) therein; a reservoir (62) for a fluid treatment material (8, 9); a hollow injection needle. (2) interiorly insertable into the smoking article (60) received in the receptacle (4) and operably connected to the reservoir (62); means (3) for moving the treatment material (9) from the reservoir (62) through the needle (2) into the interior of the smoking article (60); and at least one sensor means (15) provided in the receptacle (4) for detecting at least one parameter characterizing a property of the smoking article (60) and/or characterizing the treatment conditions in the receptacle (4). A method for applying a treatment to a smoking article (60), wherein the smoking article (60) is enclosed by a receptacle (4), and a treatment material (8,9) is inserted into the receptacle (4) and directly into the interior of the smoking article (60) as a function of parameters measured by sensor means (1), said parameters being indicative of at least one of the temperature and the humidity in the receptacle (4) and the smoking ar…
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