Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
  • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
  • A24D1/20—Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
  • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
  • A24B15/10—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
  • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
  • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
  • A24D1/02—Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers

Definitions

• AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF PORTIONS OF AEROSOL-GENERATING SUBSTRATE
• an aerosol is generated by the transfer of heat from a heat source to a physically separate aerosol-generating substrate.
• volatile compounds are released from the aerosol-generating substrate by heat transfer from the heat source to the aerosol-generating substrate and are entrained in air drawn through the aerosolgenerating article. As the released compounds cool, they condense to form an aerosol that is inhaled by the user.
• Some known electrically-operated aerosol-generating devices comprise an internal heating element that is configured to be inserted into the aerosol-generating substrate of a heated aerosol-generating article.
• Other known electrically-operated aerosol-generating devices comprise one or more external heating elements.
• WO 2020/115151 A1 discloses an aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-generating article and an electrically- operated aerosol-generating device comprising an external heating element that circumscribes the outer periphery of the aerosol-generating article.
• heated aerosol-generating article commonly referred to as a heat-not- burn tobacco product or heated tobacco product, comprises a solid aerosol-generating substrate comprising tobacco material, which is heated to produce an inhalable aerosol.
• Known heated tobacco products typically comprise a single portion of aerosol-generating substrate. In use, air is typically drawn through the entire length of the single portion of aerosol-generating substrate during each puff by a user. This may adversely impact the quality and consistency of aerosol delivered to a user in successive puffs. In particular, where a user interrupts and then subsequently resumes use of the heated tobacco product.
• Aerosol-generating articles comprise a plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate arranged in a series along a longitudinal direction of the aerosol-generating article, a first barrier located between the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate and the distal end of the aerosol-generating article, and one or more separators, wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprise two portions of aerosol-generating substrate that are separated from one another by at least one of the one or more separators, and wherein the first barrier and the one or more separators are substantially air-impermeable.
• aerosol-generating substrate is used to describe a substrate comprising aerosol-generating material that is capable of releasing upon heating volatile compounds that can generate an aerosol.
• width is used to describe the maximum dimension of components of the aerosol-generating article in the transverse direction of the aerosol-generating article.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have a length of between about 4 millimetres and about 10 millimetres, between about 4 millimetres and about 8 millimetres, or between about 4 millimetres and 6 millimetres.
• the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have any desired width.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have substantially the same width.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have a width of at least about 5 millimetres, or at least about 6 millimetres.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have a width of up to about 12 millimetres, up to about 10 millimetres, or up to about 8 millimetres.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have a width of between about 5 millimetres and about 12 millimetres, between about 5 millimetres and about 10 millimetres, or between about 5 millimetres and about 8 millimetres.
• the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have a width that is substantially the same as a width of the aerosol-generating article.
• the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have any desired shape.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have substantially the same shape.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have a substantially annular transverse cross-section.
• the width of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate corresponds to an external annular diameter of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate.
• each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have an internal annular diameter of at least about 2 millimetres, or at least about 3 millimetres.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have an internal annular diameter of up to about 9 millimetres, up to about 7 millimetres, or up to about 5 millimetres.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have an internal annular diameter of between about 2 millimetres and about 9 millimetres, between about
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have an internal annular diameter of between about 3 millimetres and about 9 millimetres, between about
• the aerosol-generating article comprises one or more separators.
• the aerosol-generating article may comprise up to nine separators.
• the aerosol-generating article may comprise up to seven separators.
• the aerosol-generating article may comprise up to five separators.
• the aerosol-generating article may comprise between three and nine separators, between three and seven separators, or between three and five separators.
• the aerosol-generating article may comprise four separators.
• the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprise two portions of aerosolgenerating substrate that are separated from one another by at least one of the one or more separators.
• the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may comprise two or more portions of aerosol-generating substrate that are not separated from one another by at least one of the one or more separators.
• the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may comprise three portions of aerosol-generating substrate that are separated from one another by at least one of the one or more separators and two portions of aerosol-generating substrate that are not separated from one another by at least one of the one or more separators.
• Each of the one or more separators may abut two of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate.
• Each of the one or more separators may have a length of at least about 0.1 millimetres, at least about 0.2 millimetres, or at least about 0.3 millimetres.
• Each of the one or more separators may have a length of between about 0.1 millimetres and about 1 millimetre, between about 0.1 millimetres and about 0.8 millimetres, or between about 0.1 millimetres and about 0.6 millimetres.
• the one or more separators may have any desired width.
• Each of the one or more separators may have substantially the same width.
• Each of the one or more separators may have a width of at least about 5 millimetres, or at least about 6 millimetres.
• Each of the one or more separators may have a width of between about 5 millimetres and about 12 millimetres, between about 5 millimetres and about 10 millimetres, or between about
• Each of the one or more separators may have a width of between about 6 millimetres and about 12 millimetres, or between about 6 millimetres and about 10 millimetres, or between about
• the one or more separators may have a width that is substantially the same as a width of the aerosol-generating article.
• the one or more separators may have any desired shape.
• Each of the one or more separators may have substantially the same shape.
• Each of the one or more separators may have a substantially annular transverse crosssection.
• the width of the one or more separators corresponds to an external annular diameter of the one or more separators.
• each of the one or more separators may have an internal annular diameter of at least about 2 millimetres, or at least about 3 millimetres.
• Each of the one or more separators may have an internal annular diameter of between about 2 millimetres and about 9 millimetres, between about 2 millimetres and about 7 millimetres, or between about 2 millimetres and about 5 millimetres.
• the one or more separators may be heat-insulative.
• the first barrier may be located at a distal end of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate.
• the first barrier may be affixed to a distal end of one of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate.
• the aerosol-generating article may comprise one or more components between the first barrier and the distal end of the aerosol-generating article. That is, the aerosol-generating article may comprise one or more components upstream of the first barrier.
• the aerosolgenerating article may comprise a plug of cellulose acetate tow located upstream of the first barrier.
• the first barrier may have a length of between about 0.3 millimetres and about 1 millimetre, between about 0.3 millimetres and about 0.8 millimetres, or between about 0.3 millimetres and about 0.6 millimetres.
• the first barrier may have any desired width.
• the first barrier may have a width of up to about 12 millimetres, up to about 10 millimetres, or up to about 8 millimetres.
• the first barrier may have a width that is substantially the same as a width of the aerosolgenerating article.
• the second barrier may be a coating applied to one of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate.
• the second barrier may be substantially air-impermeable.
• the second barrier may be air-impermeable.
• the second barrier may have a length of up to about 1 millimetre, up to about 0.8 millimetres, or up to about 0.6 millimetres.
• the second barrier may have a length of between about 0.1 millimetres and about 1 millimetre, between about 0.1 millimetres and about 0.8 millimetres, or between about 0.1 millimetres and about 0.6 millimetres.
• the second barrier may have a length of between about 0.2 millimetres and about 1 millimetre, between about 0.2 millimetres and about 0.8 millimetres, or between about 0.2 millimetres and about 0.6 millimetres.
• the second barrier may have any desired width.
• the second barrier may have a width of at least about 5 millimetres, or at least about 6 millimetres.
• the second barrier may have a width of between about 6 millimetres and about 12 millimetres, between about 6 millimetres and about 10 millimetres, or between about
• the second barrier may have an internal annular diameter of at least about 2 millimetres, or at least about 3 millimetres.
• the second barrier may have an internal annular diameter of up to about 9 millimetres, up to about 7 millimetres, or up to about 5 millimetres.
• the second barrier may have an internal annular diameter of between about 3 millimetres and about 9 millimetres, between about 3 millimetres and about 7 millimetres, or between about
• the second barrier may be formed from one or more suitable materials.
• suitable materials include, but are not limited to: plastic materials; ceramic materials; impregnated papers, such as papers impregnated with wax and papers impregnated with glycerol; polymer films; metallised films; laminated polymer films; laminated metallised films; and combinations thereof.
• Suitable polymer films include but are not limited to, films formed from one or more of: polyimide (PI); polyaryletherketones (PAEK), such as poly ether ketone (PEK), polyether ether ketone (PEEK), and polyetherketoneetherketoneketone (PEKEKK); and fluoric polymers, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), electrically conductive polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDFELS), and fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP).
• PI polyimide
• PAEK polyaryletherketones
• PEK polyether ketone
• PEEK polyether ether ketone
• PEKEKK polyetherketoneetherketoneketoneketone
• fluoric polymers such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), ethylene
• the aerosol-generating article may comprise an airflow channel which forms at least part of the airflow pathway.
• the airflow channel may extend from a distal end of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate towards the proximal end of the aerosol-generating article.
• the airflow channel may extend from the first barrier to the proximal end of the aerosolgenerating article.
• the airflow channel may be partially or completely empty.
• the aerosol-generating article may comprise a hollow cavity extending along the longitudinal direction of the aerosol-generating article.
• the hollow cavity may extend from a distal end of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate towards the proximal end of the aerosol-generating article.
• the hollow cavity may extend from a distal end of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate to the proximal end of the aerosol-generating article.
• the hollow cavity may extend from the first barrier to the proximal end of the aerosolgenerating article.
• the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may be located about a perimeter of the hollow cavity.
• the one or more separators may be located about a perimeter of the hollow cavity.
• each of the one or more separators has a substantially annular transverse crosssection
• the one or more separators may circumscribe the hollow cavity.
• the hollow cavity may be defined by internal annular surfaces of the one or more separators.
• the hollow cavity may have any desired shape.
• the hollow cavity may have a width of up to about 9 millimetres, up to about 7 millimetres, or up to about 5 millimetres.
• a ratio of a width of the hollow cavity to a width of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate may be up to about 0.9, up to about 0.8, or up to about 0.7.
• a ratio of a width of the hollow cavity to a width of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate may be between about 0.3 and about 0.9, between about 0.3 and about 0.8, or between about 0.3 and about 0.7.
• the aerosol-generating article may comprise a hollow tubular element extending along a longitudinal direction of the aerosol-generating article.
• the hollow cavity may be defined by an internal surface of the hollow tubular element.
• the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprise aerosol-generating material.
• the total amount of aerosol-generating material in the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate may be selected based on a desired total number of puffs of aerosol to be generated for delivery to a user during use of the aerosol-generating article.
• the amount of aerosol-generating material in each of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate may be selected based on a desired number of puffs of aerosol to be generated upon heating of each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may be configured to generate the same number of puffs of aerosol upon heating thereof.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may be configured to generate a single puff of aerosol upon heating thereof.
• each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may be configured to generate between 4 puffs and 8 puffs of aerosol upon heating thereof.
• each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may be configured to generate 5 puffs of aerosol upon heating thereof.
• the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may comprise an air-permeable wrapper circumscribing the aerosol-generating material.
• the aerosol-generating material of each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have the same physical form.
• the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may comprise at least two portions of aerosol-generating substrate that comprise aerosol-generating material having a different physical form from one another.
• the aerosolgenerating material of each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may have a different physical form.
• the aerosol-generating material may be a solid aerosol-generating material. At least one of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may comprise a solid aerosolgenerating material. The plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may comprise at least two portions of aerosol-generating substrate that comprise a solid aerosol-generating material. Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may comprise a solid aerosol-generating material.
• the porous element may comprise natural materials, synthetic, or semi-synthetic, or a combination thereof.
• the porous element may comprise sheet material, foam, or fibres, for example loose fibres, or a combination thereof.
• the porous substrate may comprise a woven, non-woven, or extruded material, or combinations thereof.
• the porous substrate may comprise cotton, paper, polylactic acid (PLA), glass fibres, Kevlar, or cellulose acetate, or a combination thereof.
• the porous substrate may comprise a gathered sheet material, for example, made of cotton or cellulose acetate.
• the porous substrate may comprise a cellulosic-based material.
• the aerosol-generating material may comprise a flavourant. At least one of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may comprise aerosol-generating material comprising a flavourant.
• the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may comprise at least two portions of aerosol-generating substrate that comprise aerosol-generating material comprising a flavourant.
• Each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate may comprise aerosol-generating material comprising a flavourant.
• the aerosol-generating article may comprise a mouthpiece located between the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate and the proximal end of the aerosol-generating article.
• the mouthpiece may be described as being downstream of the plurality of portions of aerosol- generating substrate. That is, the aerosol-generating article may comprise a mouthpiece located downstream of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate.
• the mouthpiece may be located at the proximal end of the aerosol-generating article.
• the aerosol-generating article may not comprise a mouthpiece.
• the aerosol-generating article may have any desired shape.
• the aerosol-generating article may be substantially cylindrical.
• the aerosol-generating article may have any desired length.
• the aerosol-generating article may have a length of at least about 15 millimetres, at least about 20 millimetres, or at least about 25 millimetres.
• the aerosol-generating article may have a length of up to about 45 millimetres, up to at least about 40 millimetres, or up to about 35 millimetres.
• the aerosol-generating article may have a length of between about 15 millimetres and about 45 millimetres, between about 15 millimetres and about 40 millimetres, or between about 15 millimetres and about 35 millimetres.
• the aerosol-generating article may have a length of about 28 millimetres.
• the aerosol-generating article may have any desired width.
• the aerosol-generating article may have a width of at least about 5 millimetres, or at least about 6 millimetres.
• the aerosol-generating article may have a width of up to about 12 millimetres, up to about 10 millimetres, or up to about 8 millimetres.
• the aerosol-generating article may have a width of between about 5 millimetres and about 12 millimetres, between about 5 millimetres and about 10 millimetres, or between about
• the aerosol-generating article may have a substantially circular transverse cross-section.
• the aerosol-generating device may be a handheld aerosol-generating device.
• the aerosol-generating device may be an electrically-operated aerosol-generating device.
• the aerosol-generating device may comprise a power supply and control electronics.
• the aerosol-generating device may comprise a battery and control electronics.
• the aerosol-generating device may be configured to heat the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate of the aerosol-generating article simultaneously.
• the aerosol-generating device may be configured to heat the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate of the aerosol-generating article sequentially.
• the aerosol-generating device may be configured to heat the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate of the aerosol-generating article to the same temperature.
• the aerosol-generating device may be configured to externally heat the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate of the aerosol-generating article. That is, the aerosolgenerating device may be configured to heat the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate of the aerosol-generating article from an exterior of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate of the aerosol-generating article.
• the aerosol-generating article may comprise a plurality of heating elements.
• the plurality of heating elements of the aerosol-generating device may be located about a perimeter of the device cavity.
• Each of the plurality of heating elements may be configured to heat a different one of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate of the aerosol-generating article.
• Each of the plurality of heating elements may be configured to be activated independently of each other.
• the plurality of heating elements may comprise one or more resistive heating elements, one or more inductive heating elements, or a combination thereof.
• EX4 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX3 wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprise up to ten portions of aerosolgenerating substrate.
• EX5 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX4 wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprise up to eight portions of aerosolgenerating substrate.
• EX7 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX6 wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprise five portions of aerosol-generating substrate.
• EX16 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX15 wherein each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate has a width of at least about
• EX17 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX16 wherein each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate has a width of at least about
• EX20 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX19 wherein each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate has a width of up to about 8 millimetres.
• EX26 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX23 to EX25 wherein each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate has an internal annular diameter of up to about 9 millimetres.
• EX27 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX23 to EX26 wherein each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate has an internal annular diameter of up to about 7 millimetres.
• EX31 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX30 comprising three or more separators.
• EX32 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX31 comprising up to nine separators.
• EX33 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX32 comprising up to seven separators.
• EX34 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX33 comprising up to five separators.
• EX35 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX34 comprising four separators.
• EX41 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX39 wherein each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate in the series is separated from other portions of aerosol-generating substrate in the series by at least one of the one or more separators.
• EX45 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX35 and EX38 to EX44 wherein each of the one or more separators abuts two of the plurality of portions of aerosolgenerating substrate.
• EX47 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX46 wherein each of the one or more separators is a coating applied to at least one of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate.
• EX54 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX53 wherein each of the one or more separators has a length of up to about 0.8 millimetres.
• EX61 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX60 wherein each of the one or more separators has a width of up to about 8 millimetres.
• EX66 An aerosol-generating article according to EX64 or EX65 wherein each of the one or more separators has an internal annular diameter of at least about 3 millimetres.
• EX103 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX95 to EX102 wherein the second barrier has a length of at least about 0.2 millimetres.
• EX1 10 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX95 to EX109 wherein the second barrier has a width of up to about 12 millimetres.
• EX1 14 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX95 to EX113 wherein the second barrier has a substantially annular transverse cross-section.
• EX1 16 An aerosol-generating article according to EX1 14 or EX115 wherein the second barrier has an internal annular diameter of at least about 3 millimetres.
• EX1 17 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX114 to EX1 16 wherein the second barrier has an internal annular diameter of up to about 9 millimetres.
• EX1 18 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX114 to EX1 17 wherein the second barrier has an internal annular diameter of up to about 7 millimetres.
• EX1 19 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX114 to EX1 18 wherein the second barrier has an internal annular diameter of up to about 5 millimetres.
• EX120 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX114 to EX1 19 wherein the second barrier is formed from one or more of plastic materials; ceramic materials; impregnated papers, such as papers impregnated with wax and papers impregnated with glycerol; polymer films; metallised films; laminated polymer films; and laminated metallised films.
• EX121 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX114 to EX120 wherein the second barrier is formed from a substantially air-impermeable adhesive.
• EX122 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX114 to EX121 wherein the second barrier is substantially identical to the one or more separators.
• EX123 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX122 further comprising a hollow cavity extending along the longitudinal direction of the aerosol-generating article.
• EX124 An aerosol-generating article according to EX123 wherein the hollow cavity extends from a distal end of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate towards the proximal end of the aerosol-generating article.
• EX125 An aerosol-generating article according to EX123 or EX124 wherein the hollow cavity extends from a distal end of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate to the proximal end of the aerosol-generating article.
• EX127 An aerosol-generating article according to anyone of EX123 to EX126 wherein the hollow cavity extends from the first barrier to the proximal end of the aerosol-generating article.
• EX128 An aerosol-generating article according to anyone of EX123 to EX127 wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate are located about a perimeter of the hollow cavity.
• EX129 An aerosol-generating article according to anyone of EX123 to EX128 wherein the one or more separators are located about a perimeter of the hollow cavity.
• EX130 An aerosol-generating article according to anyone of EX123 to EX129 wherein each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate has a substantially annular transverse cross-section, and wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate circumscribe the hollow cavity.
• EX131 An aerosol-generating article according to EX130 wherein the hollow cavity is defined by inner annular surfaces of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate.
• EX132 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX131 wherein each of the one or more separators has a substantially annular transverse cross-section, and wherein the one or more separators circumscribe the hollow cavity.
• EX133 An aerosol-generating article according to EX132 wherein the hollow cavity is defined by inner annular surfaces of the one or more separators.
• EX134 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX133 wherein the second barrier has a substantially annular transverse cross-section, and wherein the second barrier circumscribes the hollow cavity.
• EX136 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX135 wherein the hollow cavity is substantially cylindrical.
• EX137 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX136 wherein the hollow cavity has a width of at least about 2 millimetres.
• EX139 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX138 wherein the hollow cavity has a width of up to about 9 millimetres.
• EX141 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX140 wherein the hollow cavity has a width of up to about 5 millimetres.
• EX142 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX141 wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate are located about a perimeter of the hollow cavity, and wherein a ratio of a width of the hollow cavity to a width of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate is at least about 0.2.
• EX143 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX142 wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate are located about a perimeter of the hollow cavity, and wherein a ratio of a width of the hollow cavity to a width of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate is at least about 0.3.
• EX145 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX144 wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate are located about a perimeter of the hollow cavity, and wherein a ratio of a width of the hollow cavity to a width of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate is up to about 0.9.
• EX146 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX145 wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate are located about a perimeter of the hollow cavity, and wherein a ratio of a width of the hollow cavity to a width of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate is up to about 0.8.
• EX148 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX147 wherein the hollow cavity has a substantially circular transverse cross-section.
• EX149 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX123 to EX148 further comprising a hollow tubular element extending along a longitudinal direction of the aerosolgenerating article.
• EX153 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX152 wherein each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate is configured to generate a single puff of aerosol upon heating thereof.
• EX155 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX154 wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprise aerosol-generating material and an air-permeable wrapper circumscribing the aerosol-generating material.
• EX156 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX155 wherein each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprises aerosol-generating material having the same physical form.
• EX157 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX155 wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprise at least two portions of aerosol- generating substrate that comprise aerosol-generating material having a different physical form from one another.
• EX158 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX155 and EX157 wherein each of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprises aerosolgenerating material having a different physical form.
• EX160 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX158 wherein the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprise at least two portions of aerosolgenerating substrate having a different composition from one another.
• EX161 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX160 wherein at least one of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprises aerosol-generating material comprising nicotine.
• EX164 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX163 wherein at least one of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprises aerosol-generating material comprising tobacco material.
• EX165 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX164 wherein at least one of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate comprises aerosol-generating material comprising non-tobacco plant material.
• EX166 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX165 wherein at least one of the plurality of portions of aerosol-generating substrate does not comprise tobacco material.
• EX177 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX176 wherein the aerosol-generating article is substantially cylindrical.
• EX178 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX177 wherein the aerosol-generating article has a length of at least about 15 millimetres.
• EX185 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX184 wherein the aerosol-generating article has a width of at least about 5 millimetres.
• EX192 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX191 wherein the aerosol-generating article has an RTD of less than or equal to about 25 mm H 2 O.
• EX194 An aerosol-generating article according to any one of EX1 to EX193 wherein the aerosol-generating article has an RTD of less than or equal to about 10 mm H 2 O.

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