A sensing module for monitoring dosage delivery of a vaporized material, and a portable vaporization unit including the sensing module, include a light sensor that detects disruptions in a light path across a vapor channel, the disruptions caused by the vaporized material flowing through the vapor channel. The light sensor includes a UV light source, which may emit 370 nm wavelength light, and a UV light detector that converts intensity of incident light in the light path into a signal. A microprocessor of the sensing module compares the signal to a baseline measurement to determine the concentration of a medicament in the vapor; then, using the flow rate and activation time of the device, the microprocessor determines the dosage and can perform monitoring and reporting actions based on the dosage. A measuring circuit measures fluctuations in resistance/impedance of a vaporization element to further determine flow rate and/or dosage.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for acquiring data relative to a dimension of an elongated object defining a longitudinal axis and a first and a second end, the apparatus comprising: an imaging sensor device defining a field of view and an optical axis, the imaging sensor device being adapted to image the elongated object in the field of view; a transporting device adapted to position the elongated object in the field of view and to transport the elongated object in a transport direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the elongated object and forming an angle with the optical axis; an illuminating device adapted to emit electromagnetic radiation to illuminate the elongated object in the field of view; and an optical deflection system including an optical deflector which is adapted to be movable between a first operative position where it is located outside the field of view of the imaging sensor device and a second operative position where it is located within the field of view of the imaging sensor device, and which is adapted to deflect electromagnetic radiation travelling parallel to the longitudinal axis towards said imaging sensor device so as to obtain an image of the first or of the second end of the elongated object. The present invention also relates to a method for acquiring data relative to a dimension of an elongated object defining a longitudinal axis and having a first and a second end.

Apparatus (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) for identification of physical parameters of rod-like articles (2) of the tobacco industry provided with a first store (3, 3, 31) of rod-like articles (2); a second store (5, 5, 33, 39, 40) of rod-like articles (2), and a transferring mechanism (10) arranged for axial transferring of a single layer group of rod-like articles (2) from the first store (3, 3, 31) of rod-like articles (2) to the second store (5, 5, 33, 39, 40) of rod-like articles (2), characterised in that in the area between the first store (3, 3, 31) of rod-like articles (2) and the second store (5, 5, 33, 39, 40) of rod-like articles (2) there are situated a radiation source (17) and a radiation sensor (18) for receiving radiation (R) positioned transversely to the direction of transferring, whereas the beam of the radiation (R) from the radiation source (17) reaches the radiation sensor (18) after penetrating through the rod-like articles being transferred (2), the radiation sensor (18) is arranged to produce a signal representing the attenuation of radiation by the rod-like articles (2) during transferring, the rod-like articles being situated between the radiation source (17) and the radiation sensor (18).

An apparatus for aligning rod-shaped aerosol-generating articles including a susceptor band, the apparatus including: a conveyor configured to accommodate and transport an aerosol-generating article including a susceptor band; a holder configured to hold the aerosol-generating article in the conveyor and to allow temporary rotation of the aerosol-generating article; a magnetic positioner configured to rotate the aerosol-generating article held by the holder around a longitudinal axis of the aerosol-generating article to a defined position; and a cutting device configured to cut the aerosol-generating article in the defined position, the magnetic positioner including at least one rotatable magnetic shaft. A method for aligning rod-shaped aerosol-generating articles including the susceptor band is also provided.

A system for injecting cannabis oil in a cannabis product comprises: a product holder for receiving the cannabis product; a reservoir for containing cannabis oil; a syringe, including a needle, in fluid communication with the reservoir via tubing for receiving cannabis oil therefrom; an engaging mechanism for relatively moving the product holder and syringe towards one another so that the needle is engaged in the cannabis product; and a heating system for heating the cannabis oil between the reservoir and the cannabis product. The heating system includes a syringe-lodging portion, having an opening for allowing the needle therethrough, a heating member for generating heat and being in close proximity with the tubing to transfer heat thereto; and a heat-canalizing system for forcing part of the heat generated by the heating member out of the casing through the opening.

A process for detecting oil or lubricant contamination in a manufactured product, the process comprising adding a fluorescent taggant to oils or lubricants contained in processing machinery for said product, conveying said product past an infrared detection apparatus, irradiating said product with infrared radiation from said detection apparatus as it passes the detection apparatus, and detecting infrared radiation emitted from said irradiated product.

A method for online measurement of a plasticizer in an endless filter rod, includes: measuring a resonance shift (A) and line broadening (B) with a microwave resonator at a passing endless filter rod, determining a mass per length of plasticizer from the measurement variables (A, B), measuring a reference mass of plasticizer applied per time with the application of the plasticizer onto the filter tow band, determining an averaged reference mass per length of plasticizer from the measured mass applied over a time period, averaging the values for mass per length of plasticizer, determined using the measurement variables over the same time in which the reference mass of plasticizer is determined, determining a deviation between the averaged reference value for the mass per length and averaged mass per length and correcting the mass per length, determined from the measurement variables of the microwave resonator, according to the determined deviation.

A method is provided for measuring an additive content in a tobacco paper for electric cigarettes produced from a pulpy mass of additives, water, flavoring substances and tobacco that is dried to form a tobacco paper having a single-layer. The method includes measuring the tobacco paper using at least one microwave resonator having two resonance modes with two resonant frequencies (f.sub.L, f.sub.H). A lower of the two resonant frequencies (f.sub.L) is in a range that is less than 1 GHz and a higher of the two resonant frequencies is in a range that is more than 2 GHZ. A density-independent moisture value (?.sub.L,H) is determined for each of the two resonance modes and a glycerol content (g) is determined depending on two moisture angles.

A stem removal device for a cigarette making process is disclosed, including a feeding unit (N1), a flexible air sorting unit (N2), a pure tobacco collection unit (N3), a tobacco conveying unit (N4), a coarse stem removal unit (N5) and a fine stem removal unit (N6). A method for removing the stems during the cigarette making process using the stem removal device is also disclosed.

The invention relates to a method for checking an aerosol-generating article for manufacturing defects, comprising: recording several 2-dimensional surface profiles of the aerosol-generating article while rotating the aerosol-generating article, combining several surface profiles recorded at different rotation angles to obtain a 3-dimensional surface profile, calculating a maximum height difference of the 3-dimensional surface profile, and rejecting the aerosol-generating article if the maximum height difference of its 3-dimensional surface profile is above a threshold value.