Patents by Inventor Corinne Deforel

Corinne Deforel 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).

  • Publication number: 20240130415
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol-forming substrate, the aerosol-forming substrate including a sheet, including: a fibrous material including cellulose fibres; one or more nicotine salts; sugar; and at least one aerosol former, the sheet having an aerosol former content of at least 15% by weight on a dry weight basis, and the sheet including no tobacco material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne DEFOREL, Judith WALLER, Gerard ZUBER
  • Publication number: 20240114948
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, the aerosol-forming substrate including a sheet including: a fibrous material; one or more nicotine salts; and a binder, the sheet having a binder content of at least 1% by weight on a dry weight basis, the aerosol-forming substrate further including one or more aerosol formers, and the aerosol-forming substrate has an aerosol former content of at least 10 percent by weight on a dry weight basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne DEFOREL, Judith WALLER, Gerard ZUBER
  • Patent number: 11896047
    Abstract: A sheet is provided, including a fibrous material, one or more nicotine salts, and a binder, at least about 20% by weight of the one or more nicotine salts being monoprotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne Deforel, Judith Waller, Gerard Zuber
  • Patent number: 11896046
    Abstract: A sheet is provided, including a fibrous material, one or more nicotine salts, and sugar, at least about 20% by weight of the one or more nicotine salts being monoprotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne Deforel, Judith Waller, Gerard Zuber
  • Publication number: 20230389593
    Abstract: A heatable aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol generating rod, the aerosol generating rod including a sheet for an aerosol-generating device, the sheet including: cellulosic material including cellulose powder, a weight ratio of cellulose powder to total cellulosic material in the sheet on a dry weight basis being greater than about 1:2; one or more nicotine salts; and at least one aerosol former, the sheet having an aerosol former content of at least 10% by weight on a dry weight basis, the sheet including no tobacco material, and a weight ratio of aerosol former to nicotine salt in the sheet on a dry weight basis being between and 3:1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne DEFOREL, Judith WALLER, Gerard ZUBER
  • Publication number: 20230346001
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol-generating substrate, the aerosol-generating substrate formed of a homogenised plant material, including: between 1 percent by weight and 65 percent by weight of non-tobacco plant particles, on a dry weight basis; between 15 percent by weight and 55 percent by weight of aerosol former, on a dry weight basis; between 5 percent by weight and 10 percent by weight of cellulose ether, on a dry weight basis; and between 5 percent by weight and 50 percent by weight of additional cellulose, on a dry weight basis, in which the additional cellulose is in a form of isolated cellulose and is not derived from the non-tobacco plant particles, and in which a ratio of additional cellulose to cellulose ether in the homogenised plant material is at least 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Anu AJITHKUMAR, Daniel ARNDT, Prisca CAMPANONI, Damien DE PALO, Corinne DEFOREL, Gerhard LANG, Delphine LANGLET, Jean-Pierre SCHALLER, Zoe ODOT
  • Patent number: 11758937
    Abstract: A sheet is provided including a cellulosic material including cellulose powder, a weight ratio of cellulose powder to total cellulosic material in the sheet on a dry weight basis being greater than about 1:2; and one or more nicotine salts, at least about 20% by weight of the one or more nicotine salts being monoprotic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne Deforel, Judith Waller, Gerard Zuber
  • Patent number: 11744276
    Abstract: A method of making a nicotine containing sheet is provided, including steps of combining a source of nicotine salt having a cellulose content of less than about 5% by weight on a dry weight basis with a separate source of fibrous material having a nicotine salt content of less than about 5% by weight on a dry weight basis to form a mixture; and drying the mixture to form a sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne Deforel, Judith Waller, Gerard Zuber
  • Patent number: 11540556
    Abstract: There is provided a heated aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol, the heated aerosol-generating article including: an aerosol-forming substrate that is a homogenized tobacco material including tobacco, a fat having a melting point between 20° C. and 50° C., and one or more aerosol-formers, the homogenized tobacco material containing at least 60% tobacco on a dry weight basis. A homogenized tobacco material is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Alain Sciboz, Corinne Deforel, Johannes Petrus Maria Pijnenburg, Marine Jarriault
  • Patent number: 11419360
    Abstract: A method of forming homogenized tobacco material is provided, including forming a homogenized slurry including tobacco powder; casting the homogenized slurry onto a moving belt; incorporating a porous reinforcement sheet into the cast homogenized slurry; and drying the cast homogenized slurry with the incorporated porous reinforcement sheet to form the homogenized tobacco material, the porous reinforcement sheet having anisotropic properties such that the porous reinforcement sheet has a higher tensile strength in a longitudinal direction thereof than in a transverse direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Yorick Klipfel, Marine Jarriault, Rui Nuno Batista, Pascal Rausis, Audrey Cally, Corinne Deforel
  • Publication number: 20210345659
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided including: an aerosol-generating substrate including a homogenised plant material including clove particles, an aerosol former, and a binder, the aerosol-generating substrate further including: at least 125 micrograms of eugenol per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate, on a dry weight basis, at least 125 micrograms of eugenol-acetate per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate, on a dry weight basis, and at least 1 microgram of beta-caryophyllene per gram of the aerosol-generating substrate, on a dry weight basis. An aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device including a heating element; and the aerosol-generating article is also provided. An aerosol produced upon heating of the aerosol-generating substrate, and a method of making the aerosol-generating substrate are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel ARNDT, Corinne DEFOREL, Gerhard LANG, Celine LESUFFLEUR, Aline VUARNOZ-BIZE
  • Publication number: 20210329964
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol-generating substrate including homogenised plant material formed of particulate plant material, the particulate plant material including between 10 percent and 40 percent by weight clove particles and between 60 percent and 90 percent by weight tobacco particles, based on dry weight of the particulate plant material, and the homogenised plant material further including an aerosol former and a binder. An aerosol-generating system is also provided, including an aerosol-generating device including a heating element; and the aerosol-generating article. A method is also provided for making one or more sheets of the homogenised plant material of aerosol-generating substrate of the aerosol-generating article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne DEFOREL, Gerhard LANG, Celine LESUFFLEUR, Aline VUARNOZ-BIZE
  • Publication number: 20210153541
    Abstract: A homogenised botanical material is provided, including a particulate plant material, a content of which is greater than or equal to about 60% by weight, on a dry weight basis; an aerosol former; and a basic pH modifier having a solubility in water of less than or equal to about 0.1 g/100 mL water at 20° C. and 1 atm, the basic pH modifier including one or more basic inorganic salts selected from the group consisting of: alkaline earth metal hydrogen carbonates, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, and alkaline earth metal phosphates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Anu AJITHKUMAR, Corinne DEFOREL, Gerhard LANG
  • Publication number: 20210000158
    Abstract: A heated aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol is provided, the article including a rod of aerosol-generating substrate formed of one or more sheets of a homogenised tobacco material, the material being formed of an agglomeration of particles of tobacco material and including between 1 percent and 10 percent by weight of a medium chain triglyceride oil, on a dry weight basis, the oil having a melting point below 18 degrees Celsius and including one or more triglycerides having at least two fatty acid chains with a chain length of between 6 and 12 carbon atoms, and the one or more sheets being selected from reconstituted tobacco sheet and cast leaf. A rod of aerosol-generating substrate, an aerosol-generating system, and a method of making a homogenised tobacco material for an aerosol-generating article are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Anu AJITHKUMAR, Corinne DEFOREL, Gerhard LANG
  • Publication number: 20200138090
    Abstract: A sheet is provided, including a fibrous material, one or more nicotine salts, and sugar, at least about 20% by weight of the one or more nicotine salts being monoprotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne DEFOREL, Judith WALLER, Gerard ZUBER
  • Publication number: 20200100538
    Abstract: A sheet is provided including a cellulosic material including cellulose powder, a weight ratio of cellulose powder to total cellulosic material in the sheet on a dry weight basis being greater than about 1:2; and one or more nicotine salts, at least about 20% by weight of the one or more nicotine salts being monoprotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne DEFOREL, Judith WALLER, Gerard ZUBER
  • Publication number: 20190328031
    Abstract: A sheet is provided, including a fibrous material, one or more nicotine salts, and a binder, at least about 20% by weight of the one or more nicotine salts being monoprotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne DEFOREL, Judith WALLER, Gerard ZUBER
  • Publication number: 20190328030
    Abstract: A method of making a nicotine containing sheet is provided, including steps of combining a source of nicotine salt having a cellulose content of less than about 5% by weight on a dry weight basis with a separate source of fibrous material having a nicotine salt content of less than about 5% by weight on a dry weight basis to form a mixture; and drying the mixture to form a sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne DEFOREL, Judith WALLER, Gerard ZUBER
  • Patent number: 10455858
    Abstract: There is provided a heated aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol, the article including an aerosol-forming substrate that is a homogenized tobacco material including tobacco and a wax having a melting point between 50° C. and 150° C., a total content of wax in the homogenized tobacco material being between 5 weight percent and 15 weight percent on a dry weight basis, and the wax being evenly distributed within the homogenized tobacco material. A homogenized tobacco material and a method of making a homogenized tobacco material are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne Deforel, Marine Jarriault
  • Publication number: 20180310609
    Abstract: There is provided a heated aerosol-generating article for producing an inhalable aerosol, the article including an aerosol-forming substrate that is a homogenized tobacco material including tobacco and a wax having a melting point between 50° C. and 150° C., a total content of wax in the homogenized tobacco material being between 5 weight percent and 15 weight percent on a dry weight basis, and the wax being evenly distributed within the homogenized tobacco material. A homogenized tobacco material and a method of making a homogenised tobacco material are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne DEFOREL, Marine JARRIAULT