Patents by Inventor Eva Ferrari
Eva Ferrari 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: 20240081391Abstract: A filter part (1, 1?) for use in an aerosol generating article and a method of manufacturing the filter part (1, 1?). The filter part (1, 1?) includes an aerosol permeable core (2) within a sleeve (3) formed integrally therearound. The core (2) is shorter than the integrally formed sleeve (3). The method includes conveying a plurality of aerosol permeable cores (2) along a conveying path at a first speed (S1) and forming a sleeve (3) around each core (2) at a second speed (S2). The second speed (S2) is greater than the first speed (S1) to generate a space between consecutive cores (2) within the sleeve (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Rui Nuno Batista, Eva Ferrari, Yves Jordil, Poh Yoke Tritz
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Patent number: 11896048Abstract: A filter part (1) for use in an aerosol generating article and a method of manufacturing the filter part (1). The filter part (1) includes an aerosol permeable core (11) surrounded by a sleeve (12). The sleeve (12) is formed of linear, axially oriented fibres and the core (11) is formed of expanded, randomly oriented fibres. The method includes forming two or more strips (2a, 2b) into segments surrounding a conveying path, bringing the segments together into a sleeve former (7) to form the sleeve (12) and introducing loose fibres (52) between the segments upstream of the sleeve former (7) such that they are drawn therein in a random orientation and compressed between the segments as they are brought together to form a filter rod (8) with an aerosol permeable core (11) within the sleeve (12). The filter rod (8) is then cut to form the filter part (1).Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Rui Nuno Batista, Eva Ferrari, Yves Jordil, Poh Yoke Tritz
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Patent number: 11839234Abstract: A filter part (1, 1?) for use in an aerosol generating article and a method of manufacturing the filter part (1, 1?). The filter part (1, 1?) includes an aerosol permeable core (2) within a sleeve (3) formed integrally therearound. The core (2) is shorter than the integrally formed sleeve (3). The method includes conveying a plurality of aerosol permeable cores (2) along a conveying path at a first speed (S1) and forming a sleeve (3) around each core (2) at a second speed (S2). The second speed (S2) is greater than the first speed (S1) to generate a space between consecutive cores (2) within the sleeve (3).Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Rui Nuno Batista, Eva Ferrari, Yves Jordil, Poh Yoke Tritz
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Publication number: 20230346037Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an aerosol-generating device having a locked state in which the aerosol-generating device is prohibited from generating aerosol and an unlocked state in which the aerosol-generating device is permitted to generate aerosol; and a receiving device to at least partially receive the aerosol-generating device, each of the aerosol-generating and the receiving devices includes a communication interface to communicatively couple the aerosol-generating device with the receiving device, the receiving device including a control arrangement with at least one biometric sensor to authenticate a user of the system based on sensing at least one biometric feature of the user, and the control arrangement being configured to transmit an authentication signal to the aerosol-generating device to configure the aerosol-generating device into the locked state or into the unlocked state, the authentication signal being indicative of a successful or an unsuccessful authentication ofType: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Eva FERRARI, Andrew MCLAUCHLAN, Maxime CHATEAU
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Publication number: 20210037881Abstract: A filter part (1) for use in an aerosol generating article and a method of manufacturing the filter part (1). The filter part (1) includes an aerosol permeable core (11) surrounded by a sleeve (12). The sleeve (12) is formed of linear, axially oriented fibres and the core (11) is formed of expanded, randomly oriented fibres. The method includes forming two or more strips (2a, 2b) into segments surrounding a conveying path, bringing the segments together into a sleeve former (7) to form the sleeve (12) and introducing loose fibres (52) between the segments upstream of the sleeve former (7) such that they are drawn therein in a random orientation and compressed between the segments as they are brought together to form a filter rod (8) with an aerosol permeable core (11) within the sleeve (12). The filter rod (8) is then cut to form the filter part (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Rui Nuno BATISTA, Eva FERRARI, Yves JORDIL, Poh Yoke TRITZ
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Publication number: 20210000188Abstract: A filter part (1, 1?) for use in an aerosol generating article and a method of manufacturing the filter part (1, 1?). The filter part (1, 1?) includes an aerosol permeable core (2) within a sleeve (3) formed integrally therearound. The core (2) is shorter than the integrally formed sleeve (3). The method includes conveying a plurality of aerosol permeable cores (2) along a conveying path at a first speed (S1) and forming a sleeve (3) around each core (2) at a second speed (S2). The second speed (S2) is greater than the first speed (S1) to generate a space between consecutive cores (2) within the sleeve (3).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Rui Nuno BATISTA, Eva FERRARI, Yves JORDIL, Poh Yoke TRITZ
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Publication number: 20210000167Abstract: A filter part (1, 1?) for use in an aerosol generating article and a method of manufacturing the filter part (1, 1?). The filter part (1, 1?) includes an aerosol permeable core extrusion (2) surrounded by a sleeve (3) formed of predominantly linear, axially oriented fibres. The method includes forming two or more strips (4a, 4b) into segments surrounding a conveying path, bringing the segments together into a sleeve former (7) to form the sleeve (3) and introducing an aerosol permeable core extrusion (80) between the segments upstream of the sleeve former (7) and bonding the segments together to form a sleeve surrounding the core extrusion (80), thereby forming a filter rod (9). The filter rod (9) is then cut to form the filter part (1, 1?).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Rui Nuno Batista, Eva Ferrari, Yves Jordil, Poh Yoke Tritz
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Publication number: 20160174604Abstract: A method for introducing objects into a smoking article includes delivering the objects from a reservoir to a transfer chamber and then to a rotatable wheel which inserts objects into the smoking article. The objects are aligned into a single vertically arranged layer in the transfer chamber and the objects are moved from the single layer in the transfer chamber in a direction towards or along the peripheral surface of the rotatable wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Ivan Prestia, Roberto Libbra, Eva Ferrari, Fabio Cantieri, Diego Ferrazzin, Michele Pagnoni
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Patent number: 9295284Abstract: An apparatus for introducing objects into a smoking article comprises a reservoir for providing a plurality of objects to be introduced into the smoking article, a rotatable wheel for delivering the objects to the location where the objects are to be introduced into the smoking article, a transfer chamber for transferring the objects to the rotatable wheel, the transfer chamber being arranged between the reservoir and the rotatable wheel and being designed such that the objects are aligned into a single vertically arranged layer therein, and means for moving the objects from the single layer in the transfer chamber in a direction towards or along the peripheral surface of the rotatable wheel.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.Inventors: Ivan Prestia, Roberto Libbra, Eva Ferrari, Fabio Cantieri, Diego Ferrazzin, Michele Pagnoni
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Publication number: 20100184576Abstract: An apparatus for introducing objects into a smoking article comprises a reservoir for providing a plurality of objects to be introduced into the smoking article, a rotatable wheel for delivering the objects to the location where the objects are to be introduced into the smoking article, a transfer chamber for transferring the objects to the rotatable wheel, the transfer chamber being arranged between the reservoir and the rotatable wheel and being designed such that the objects are aligned into a single vertically arranged layer therein, and means for moving the objects from the single layer in the transfer chamber in a direction towards or along the peripheral surface of the rotatable wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2009Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Ivan Prestia, Roberto Libbra, Eva Ferrari, Fabio Cantieri, Diego Ferrazzin, Michele Pagnoni