Patents by Inventor Chris Phelan
Chris Phelan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240065339Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize at least a portion of the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol, a power supply operable to apply voltage across the heater, at least one light emitting diode, a charging button assembly including a conductive post operable to form a first external, electrical contact at an upstream end of the electronic smoking article, and a second external, electrical contact including a portion of an outer surface of the outer housing at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article. The first and second external, electrical contacts charge the power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David R. SCHIFF, Chris PHELAN, Eric HAWES, Berina YERKIC-HUSEJNOVIC, Christopher S. TUCKER
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Patent number: 11825882Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize at least a portion of the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol, a power supply operable to apply voltage across the heater, at least one light emitting diode, a charging button assembly including a conductive post operable to form a first external, electrical contact at an upstream end of the electronic smoking article, and a second external, electrical contact including a portion of an outer surface of the outer housing at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article. The first and second external, electrical contacts charge the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCInventors: David R. Schiff, Chris Phelan, Eric Hawes, Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, Christopher S. Tucker
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Publication number: 20220182145Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic vaping device includes: a memory; a light emitting device configured to optically transmit information associated with the electronic vaping device to an external device; and processing circuitry coupled to the memory and the light emitting device. The processing circuitry may be configured to: collect the information associated with the electronic vaping device; store the information in the memory; detect a triggering event; and initiate optical transmission of the information by the light emitting device in response to detecting the triggering event.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Terrance Theodore BACHE, Dave SCHIFF, Chris PHELAN
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Patent number: 11290182Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic vaping device includes: a memory; a light emitting device configured to optically transmit information associated with the electronic vaping device to an external device; and processing circuitry coupled to the memory and the light emitting device. The processing circuitry may be configured to: collect the information associated with the electronic vaping device; store the information in the memory; detect a triggering event; and initiate optical transmission of the information by the light emitting device in response to detecting the triggering event.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Terrance Theodore Bache, Dave Schiff, Chris Phelan
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Publication number: 20210145054Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a heater in communication with a liquid supply reservoir including liquid material and operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to volatilize the liquid material contained therein and form an aerosol. The volatilized material flows through a sheath flow and aerosol promoter insert that is operable to cool the aerosol, reduce the particle size of the aerosol and increase the delivery rate of the aerosol.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David B. KANE, David R. SCHIFF, Chris CARRICK, Chris PHELAN, Christopher S. TUCKER
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Publication number: 20210112862Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an outer housing extending in the longitudinal direction, a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize at least a portion of the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol, a power supply operable to apply voltage across the heater, at least one light emitting diode, a charging button assembly including a conductive post operable to form a first external, electrical contact at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article, and a second external, electrical contact including a portion of an outer surface of the outer housing at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article. The first and second external, electrical contacts charge the power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David R. SCHIFF, Chris PHELAN, Eric HAWES, Berina YERKIC-HUSEJNOVIC, Christopher S. TUCKER
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Patent number: 10905165Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a heater in communication with a liquid supply reservoir including liquid material and operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to volatilize the liquid material contained therein and form an aerosol. The volatilized material flows through a sheath flow and aerosol promoter insert that is operable to cool the aerosol, reduce the particle size of the aerosol and increase the delivery rate of the aerosol.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David B. Kane, David R. Schiff, Chris Carrick, Chris Phelan, Christopher S. Tucker
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Patent number: 10874145Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an outer housing extending in the longitudinal direction, a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize at least a portion of the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol, a power supply operable to apply voltage across the heater, at least one light emitting diode, a charging button assembly including a conductive post operable to form a first external, electrical contact at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article, and a second external, electrical contact including a portion of an outer surface of the outer housing at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article. The first and second external, electrical contacts charge the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David R. Schiff, Chris Phelan, Eric Hawes, Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, Christopher S. Tucker
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Publication number: 20190269175Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic vaping device includes: a memory; a light emitting device configured to optically transmit information associated with the electronic vaping device to an external device; and processing circuitry coupled to the memory and the light emitting device. The processing circuitry may be configured to: collect the information associated with the electronic vaping device; store the information in the memory; detect a triggering event; and initiate optical transmission of the information by the light emitting device in response to detecting the triggering event.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Terrance Theodore BACHE, Dave SCHIFF, Chris PHELAN
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Publication number: 20180352867Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a heater in communication with a liquid supply reservoir including liquid material and operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to volatilize the liquid material contained therein and form an aerosol. The volatilized material flows through a sheath flow and aerosol promoter insert that is operable to cool the aerosol, reduce the particle size of the aerosol and increase the delivery rate of the aerosol.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David B. Kane, David R. Schiff, Chris Carrick, Chris Phelan, Christopher S. Tucker
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Publication number: 20180325180Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an outer housing extending in the longitudinal direction, a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize at least a portion of the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol, a power supply operable to apply voltage across the heater, at least one light emitting diode, a charging button assembly including a conductive post operable to form a first external, electrical contact at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article, and a second external, electrical contact including a portion of an outer surface of the outer housing at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article. The first and second external, electrical contacts charge the power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David R. SCHIFF, Chris PHELAN, Eric HAWES, Berina YERKIC-HUSEJNOVIC, Christopher S TUCKER
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Patent number: 10098381Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a heater in communication with a liquid supply reservoir including liquid material and operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to volatilize the liquid material contained therein and form an aerosol. The volatilized material flows through a sheath flow and aerosol promoter insert that is operable to cool the aerosol, reduce the particle size of the aerosol and increase the delivery rate of the aerosol.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David B. Kane, David R. Schiff, Chris Carrick, Chris Phelan, Christopher S. Tucker
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Patent number: 10039322Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an outer housing extending in the longitudinal direction, a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize at least a portion of the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol, a power supply operable to apply voltage across the heater, at least one light emitting diode, a charging button assembly including a conductive post operable to form a first external, electrical contact at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article, and a second external, electrical contact including a portion of an outer surface of the outer housing at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article. The first and second external, electrical contacts charge the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David R. Schiff, Chris Phelan, Eric Hawes, Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, Christopher S. Tucker
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Patent number: 9871877Abstract: A computer system enables users of an Internet application (such as a web site or a mobile application) to specify that they wish to be members of one or more groups. The computer system provides the user with information about activities performed by other users who are members of the same group as the user. For example, the computer system may inform a user of the web pages currently being viewed and/or recently viewed by other users who are members of the same group(s) as the user. Examples of other information that the computer system may inform the user about include amount of time spent by other users in the same group on particular web pages, content shared by those users, and products purchased by those users. Groups may be created by the users themselves and/or by the administrators of the Internet application.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Evergage, Inc.Inventors: Karl Wirth, Greg Hinkle, Chris Phelan
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Publication number: 20170258135Abstract: A personal charging case for charging an e-vaping device includes a body to establish a partial enclosure of the e-vaping device, an electrical charging circuit, and a spring element. The electrical charging circuit includes an electrical connection within the body interior and may charge the e-vaping device internal battery via contact with an electrical connection of the e-vaping device. The spring element exerts a spring force on the e-vaping device to push the e-vaping device electrical connection away from contact with the electrical charging circuit electrical connection in the absence of a holding force. The case may include a cover that exerts the holding force on the e-vaping device to push the e-vaping device electrical connection into contact with the electrical charging circuit electrical connection. The case may include one or more light indicators to indicate amounts of electrical power and pre-vapor formulation in the e-vaping device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Berina YERKIC-HUSEJNOVIC, Terry BACHE, Eric HAWES, David SCHIFF, Edward MITCHELL, Chris PHELAN, Jason ZERWECK, Tony GATTA
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Publication number: 20160044119Abstract: A computer system enables users of an Internet application (such as a web site or a mobile application) to specify that they wish to be members of one or more groups. The computer system provides the user with information about activities performed by other users who are members of the same group as the user. For example, the computer system may inform a user of the web pages currently being viewed and/or recently viewed by other users who are members of the same group(s) as the user. Examples of other information that the computer system may inform the user about include amount of time spent by other users in the same group on particular web pages, content shared by those users, and products purchased by those users. Groups may be created by the users themselves and/or by the administrators of the Internet application.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Applicant: Evergage, Inc.Inventors: Karl Wirth, Greg Hinkle, Chris Phelan
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Publication number: 20150090278Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an outer housing extending in the longitudinal direction, a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize at least a portion of the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol, a power supply operable to apply voltage across the heater, at least one light emitting diode, a charging button assembly including a conductive post operable to form a first external, electrical contact at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article, and a second external, electrical contact including a portion of an outer surface of the outer housing at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article. The first and second external, electrical contacts charge the power supply.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: David R. Schiff, Chris Phelan, Eric Hawes, Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, Christopher S. Tucker
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Publication number: 20140261492Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a heater in communication with a liquid supply reservoir including liquid material and operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to volatilize the liquid material contained therein and form an aerosol. The volatilized material flows through a sheath flow and aerosol promoter insert that is operable to cool the aerosol, reduce the particle size of the aerosol and increase the delivery rate of the aerosol.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Altria Client Services Inc.Inventors: David B. Kane, David R. Schiff, Chris Carrick, Chris Phelan, Christopher S. Tucker
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Patent number: D833970Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David Schiff, Chris Phelan, Eric Hawes, Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, Terry Bache
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Patent number: D933001Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: David R. Schiff, Chris Phelan, Eric Hawes, Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, Terry Bache