Aerosol-generating article with aversive agent

Abstract

There is provided an aerosol-generating article ( 10; 100 ), particularly for generating an inhalable aerosol upon heating, the aerosol-generating article ( 10; 100 ) comprising: an aerosol-generating substrate ( 12 ), a downstream section ( 14 ) extending from a downstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating article, and a wrapper ( 29 ) circumscribing at least a portion of at least one of the aerosol-generating substrate ( 12 ) and the downstream section ( 14 ), the wrapper ( 29 ) being held in place by a seam adhesive ( 30 ), wherein the seam adhesive ( 30 ) comprises an aversive agent.

1 . An aerosol-generating article comprising:
 an aerosol-generating substrate,   a downstream section extending from a downstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating article, and   a wrapper circumscribing at least a portion of at least one of the aerosol-generating substrate and the downstream section, the wrapper being held in place by a seam adhesive,   wherein the seam adhesive comprises an aversive agent.   
     
     
         2 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 1 , wherein the aversive agent has a bitter taste. 
     
     
         3 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 1 , wherein the aversive agent has a bitter value of at least 10,000. 
     
     
         4 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 1 , wherein the aversive agent comprises at least one of denatonium benzoate (bitrex), columbin, amarogentin, quassin, absinthin, and quinine hydrochloride. 
     
     
         5 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 1 , wherein the aversive agent is provided in a concentration of at least 2 parts per million. 
     
     
         6 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 1 , wherein the seam adhesive is provided as a line of adhesive which extends from an upstream end of the wrapper to the downstream end of the wrapper. 
     
     
         7 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 6 , wherein the line of adhesive extends to the upstream end of the aerosol-generating article. 
     
     
         8 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 6 , wherein the line of adhesive including the aversive agent does not extend to the downstream end of the aerosol-generating article. 
     
     
         9 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 6 , wherein the line of adhesive including the aversive agent is not provided within 12 millimetres of the downstream end of the aerosol-generating article. 
     
     
         10 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one ventilation zone to allow air to enter the aerosol-generating article. 
     
     
         11 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 10 , wherein the ventilation zone comprises a first row of perforations provided through the wrapper. 
     
     
         12 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 11 , wherein the first row of perforations includes a break where the seam adhesive is provided such that no perforations are provided through the seam adhesive. 
     
     
         13 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 10 , wherein the at least one ventilation zone is provided about the downstream section. 
     
     
         14 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 1 , wherein the aerosol-generating article further comprises an upstream section extending from an upstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate to an upstream end of the aerosol-generating article. 
     
     
         15 . An aerosol-generating article according to  claim 14 , wherein the upstream section comprises a plug.