Patents Examined by Thang H. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11528940
    Abstract: A cartridge and an atomizer having the cartridge are disclosed, the cartridge includes a micro-porous body with an absorption surface and an atomization surface; a heating element embedded in the micro-porous body; the heating element disposed between the absorption surface and the atomization surface; the heating element includes a first surface and a second surface; the heating element is bored with multiple spaced through holes, the through holes are extending from the first surface to the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yunkai Zhang, Zhengfa Li, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Patent number: 11517044
    Abstract: A vaporizer apparatus includes a pump housing, a main housing containing an evacuation chamber, and an operation unit attached to the main housing. The operation unit selectively seals the evacuation chamber off from communication with an air inlet. One or more pumps in the pump housing is/are operable to generate a vacuum in the evacuation chamber. A mouthpiece is attached to the main housing, and may be selectively placed in communication with the evacuation chamber. When oil is placed in the evacuation chamber and the operation unit is operated, the evacuation chamber is temporarily sealed off from the inlet, creating a vacuum sealed chamber connected with the pump(s). Then, the pump(s) is/are activated to reduce pressure in the evacuation chamber, and the oil is vaporized at an ambient temperature without requiring a heater. When the operation unit is released, the evacuation chamber is emptied via the mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Mabee Engineered Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Mabee, Kathryn Mabee, Austin M. Mabee, Marc Longfellow
  • Patent number: 11517048
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rod-shaped aerosol-generating article for use with an electrically heated aerosol-generating device. The article comprises a substrate core and a filler sleeve surrounding the substrate core. The substrate core comprises an aerosol-forming substrate and has a non-circular outer cross-section. The invention further relates to electrically heated aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating system for use with an aerosol-generating article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Poh Yoke Tritz, Rui Nuno Batista
  • Patent number: 11516886
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic vaporizer, an electronic vaporizer device body, and an electronic vaporizer device. An electronic vaporizer is used in combination with an electronic vaporizer device body, wherein the electronic vaporizer device body at least comprises a power supply, a first pin and a second pin; and the electronic vaporizer comprises: a storage compartment, storing a vaporizable substance; and a heating circuit, comprising: a heating component, configured for heating; and a first and second contact pad, wherein the heating circuit changes a voltage or current between the first pin and the second pin after the first and second contact pad being electrically contacting with the first and second pin respectively; and after detecting the voltage or the current changes, the electronic vaporizer device body controls the power supply to supply power to the heating component via the first and second contact pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN RELX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Chen, Hui Wang, Yao Fu, Weifeng Chen, Shuting Feng, Zugang Yang, Jin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11510437
    Abstract: A heater assembly includes a heater extending to correspond to at least a part of a length of a cigarette and comprising one end to be inserted into the cigarette and configured to generate heat when electricity is applied; a first cover coupled to the heater to maintain a position with respect to the heater and comprising one surface that faces toward the end of the heater and extends outward from the heater; and a second cover coupled to another end of the heater and supporting another surface of the first cover facing toward the other end of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Sub Lee, Hwi Kyeong An
  • Patent number: 11510436
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a case into which a cigarette is to be inserted; a protrusion pipe of a hollow shape protruding from one end portion of the case and having an opening; a heater installed in the case such that an end portion thereof is positioned inside the protrusion pipe, and configured to generate heat when an electric signal is applied thereto; and a heater fixing portion installed inside the protrusion pipe to support the heater and comprising a round surface that extends from an inner side surface of the protrusion pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jong Sub Lee
  • Patent number: 11503859
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic atomizing device and an atomizer and a liquid injection structure thereof. The liquid injection structure includes an outer pipe provided with an exhaust port and a liquid injection assembly including a sleeve pipe disposed in the outer pipe and a liquid injection pipe disposed in the sleeve pipe. The liquid injection pipe is provided with a liquid injection port, and is axially movable relative to the sleeve pipe between a first position where the sleeve pipe seals the liquid injection port and a second position where the seal of the liquid injection port by the sleeve pipe is released. The sleeve pipe is axially movable relative to the outer pipe between a third position where the sleeve pipe seals the exhaust port and a fourth position where the seal of the exhaust port by the sleeve pipe is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Jiangmen Moore Technology., Ltd
    Inventor: Weiguang Hu
  • Patent number: 11490655
    Abstract: A vaporizer cartridge and tank guard including an elongated member. The long member is a cylindrical member. The long member has a vertical hole located through a middle section. The interior of the hole is surrounded by a flexible material. This material allows a glass cartridge or tank to be removably secured within the hole. A second material is placed around the flexible material. The second material is a hard, protective material that prevents the cylinder from being crushed. The long member has an ergonomic exterior. This exterior is created by tapering the long member inward at the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Joseph Somers
  • Patent number: 11490659
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a liquid storage portion including a container to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate and defining an opening at an end thereof; a heater assembly extending across the opening along a plane transverse to a longitudinal axis of the storage portion and including electrically conductive filaments having a substantially flat orientation; a capillary material between the storage portion and the assembly; and conductive contacts in electrical contact with contacts of the assembly, the storage portion being at a first side of the assembly, and first and second portions of a first airflow channel at a second side of the assembly, the first portion to direct air from outside the system in a direction towards a surface of the capillary material, and the second portion to direct air from the outside in a direction away from the surface before such air enters the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Oleg Mironov, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Keethan Dasnavis Fernando
  • Patent number: 11484065
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette, including: an atomization assembly and a battery assembly. The atomization assembly is disposed on the battery assembly. The atomization assembly includes a mouthpiece, a glass tube, an upper seal ring and a lower seal ring with respect to the glass tube, an atomization body, a first seal ring sealing the atomization body, an air regulating ring including at least one air inlet, a second seal ring sealing the air regulating ring, a plurality of ceramic atomization cores disposed in parallel, a fixed ring fixing the plurality of ceramic atomization cores, a piece of cotton, a base, an insulation ring, and an electrode. The plurality of ceramic atomization cores is fixed on the fixed ring. The piece of cotton is disposed on the bottom of the plurality of ceramic atomization cores to adsorbs leaked condensate. The fixed ring is disposed on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: Tuanfang Liu
  • Patent number: 11470879
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes a case into which a cigarette is to be inserted; a protrusion pipe of a hollow shape protruding from one end portion of the case and having an opening; a heater installed in the case such that an end portion thereof is positioned inside the protrusion pipe, and configured to generate heat when an electric signal is applied thereto; and a heater fixing portion installed inside the protrusion pipe to support the heater and comprising a round surface that extends from an inner side surface of the protrusion pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jong Sub Lee
  • Patent number: 11471620
    Abstract: An aerosol generation system for generation of an aerosol from an aerosol-forming precursor includes an electrically operated heating system to heat the precursor to generate the aerosol, a flow path for transmission of flow, including the aerosol, to a user, the heating system arranged in fluid communication with the flow path, and electrical circuitry. The electrical circuitry is configured to determine a feature of an oscillation associated with a property of electrical energy through the heating system, the oscillation due to initiation and/or termination of a user inhale through the flow path, and to determine an amount of one or more components of aerosol dispensed in the inhale based on the feature of the oscillation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Ivan Soriano, Steve Anavi, Alexandre Prot
  • Patent number: 11464921
    Abstract: Cartridges for vaporizer devices are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the cartridge can include a reservoir housing having a storage chamber and a dispensing chamber, and a vaporization chamber in communication with the dispensing chamber. The storage chamber is configured to hold a first fraction of a vaporizable material and the dispensing chamber is configured to hold a second fraction of the vaporizable material. The dispensing chamber is further configured to selectively dispense at least a first portion of the second fraction of the vaporizable material through at least one dispense opening in response to generation of one or more pressure pulses created within the dispensing chamber. The vaporizable chamber is configured to receive the dispensed vaporizable material from the dispensing chamber for vaporization by a first heating element to form a vaporized material. Vaporizer devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher James Rosser, Simon J. Smith
  • Patent number: 11457667
    Abstract: Exemplars include controls, limits or the selective stopping of vapor flow through a vaporizer cartridge and tip. A blocking member such as a deformable squeeze valve formed as at least a portion of the tip or a plunger formed within a cap having ports which fluidly communicate from the outside of the cap to the inside which is selectively moved in and out of an outlet to limit or prevent vapor flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Inventor: Mark Krietzman
  • Patent number: 11457666
    Abstract: To provide an inhaler cartridge and an inhaler including a novel structure. Provided is a cartridge for an inhaler. The cartridge includes: a housing including an accommodation space capable of accommodating a liquid, an air flow passage, and a partition member partitioning the accommodation space and the air flow passage in a longitudinal direction; and a heater configured to be capable of heating the liquid and arranged in the air flow passage. The partition member includes an opening opened in a transverse direction to bring the accommodation space into communication with the air flow passage. The opening includes an upstream-side opening edge and a downstream-side opening edge. The partition member includes an upstream-side end and a downstream-side end. A distance between the upstream-side opening edge and the upstream-side end is smaller than a distance between the downstream-side opening edge and the downstream-side end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Tomoichi Watanabe, Hirofumi Matsumoto, Takuma Nakano, Kei Oishi
  • Patent number: 11446452
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette and a method for manufacturing an atomizing assembly thereof. The electronic cigarette comprises a liquid reservoir used for storing an e-liquid, and an atomizing assembly received in a shell. The atomizing assembly comprises: a liquid-absorbing element connected to the liquid reservoir, wherein the liquid-absorbing element is made of porous ceramic, and has a liquid-absorbing surface for absorbing the e-liquid and an atomizing surface; and a heating element embedded in the liquid-absorbing element, wherein the edge of the heating element is internally tangent to the atomizing surface, and the heating element is used for converting the e-liquid absorbed by the liquid-absorbing element into smoke. The electronic cigarette further comprises a power supply assembly received in the shell, connected to the atomizing assembly, and used for supplying power for the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
    Inventor: Pingkun Liu
  • Patent number: 11439187
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette including an atomization assembly and a base assembly. The atomization assembly includes a mouthpiece; a first seal ring; a first seal cover; an airflow regulation ring; a permanent seat; an O-shaped ring; an atomizer; a second seal ring; a funnel; a third seal ring; a spring; an e-liquid injector; a fourth seal ring; a second seal cover; a fifth seal ring; a press cover; a positive terminal; a first silicone pad; a connection cylinder; a cover plate; a sixth seal ring; an e-liquid tank; a seventh seal ring; a negative terminal; a first circular magnet; a first strip magnet; and a magnet cover. The battery assembly includes: a second circular magnet; a second strip magnet; a housing; a front cover plate; a press button; a back cover plate; a silicone plug; a battery; a control plate; a second silicone pad; and a LED cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Tuanfang Liu
  • Patent number: 11439774
    Abstract: Cartridges for vaporizer devices are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the cartridge can include a reservoir housing, an airflow tube that extends through the reservoir housing, and a folded mesh that is disposed within the airflow tube and includes a plurality of folds. The airflow tube defines a passageway extending therethrough and at least a portion of the airflow tube is permeable to the vaporizable material, in which the permeable portion of the airflow tube is configured to draw vaporizable material from the reservoir housing into the airflow tube for vaporization. The folded mesh is configured to change from a deactivated state to an activated state in response to receiving an electric current, and when in the activated state, the folded mesh is configured to generate an amount of heat that is sufficient to vaporize at least a portion of the vaporizable material drawn from the reservoir housing. Vaporizer devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Emily K. Pettitt, Andrew J. Stratton, James P. Westley
  • Patent number: 11445626
    Abstract: Disclosed is a USB adaptor device comprising a wall outlet module or electrical control device, having a USB connector port positioned in the rear or on the side of the device, facing the interior of the wall when installed. The USB adaptor includes a 5v power output, for use in wiring of any office or home in order to enable devices mounted on a wall. The USB adaptor device includes electrical devices such as outlets, switches, and dimmers. The USB adaptor device includes a step down transformer in order to reduce the power from the source to 5v.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Hesam Shemirani
  • Patent number: 11439778
    Abstract: An aerosol provision device includes a first section for containing an aerosolizable substance from which a flow of aerosol can be generated; and a second section for containing a material. In use, a flow of aerosol generated from aerosolizable substance in the first section flows through material in the second section before being inhaled by a user. The first section and the second section are located in a side-by-side arrangement in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventor: Ugurhan Yilmaz