Patents by Inventor Pranav Kulkarni

Pranav Kulkarni 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: 20240074490
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a filter in which a liquid having phenol filtration capability is prevented from leaking out even after prolonged storage; and a flavor inhalation article equipped with said filter. The problem is solved by a filter that is for a flavor inhalation article, and that has a filtering medium including a biodegradable material, and a paper roll wound around the filtering medium. The filtering medium contains a liquid having a phenol filtration capability. A surface of the roll paper where a contact is made with the filtering medium is made of a layer exhibiting liquid-repellent properties with respect to said liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Michihiro INAGAKI, Hiroyuki KUBOTA, Kuanhsuan LIN, Ryota Matsuba, Toru SAKURAI, Takeo TSUTSUMI, Tsukasa MANO, Pranav KULKARNI, Diego DA SILVA ROSA
  • Publication number: 20230255259
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a smoking article (1) comprising an information code (101). More specifically, a smoking article for use in an aerosol generation device (2), comprises a machine-readable pattern (101) representing coded data on a surface area (102) of a layer comprised by the smoking article, wherein the pattern is formed by a plurality of recesses in and/or protrusions from the surface area, or perforations of the layer in the surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventors: Pranav Kulkarni, Claude Zominy
  • Publication number: 20230240353
    Abstract: A consumable for an aerosol generation device including a tobacco material configured to generate an aerosol includes an information code for storing information about the consumable, and an aerosol generation device for detecting the code. More specifically, a consumable for use in an aerosol generation device, includes an aerosol-generating substrate and a wrapper, wherein a pattern representing an information code for storing information about the consumable is disposed on the wrapper along the direction which corresponds to the insertion or removal direction of the consumable into or from the aerosol generation device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventors: Pranav Kulkarni, Aleksandr Kontarev, Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir
  • Patent number: 11691781
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods includes a box for receiving goods, the box having an open end; a lid rotatable between open and closed positions for respectively opening and closing the open end of the box; a hinged connector that connects the lid to the box, where the hinged connector is connected to the lid at a connector-lid hinge line and connected to the box at a connector-box hinge line; and, a resilient mechanism arranged between the box and the connector such that, during lid opening, the resilient mechanism causes relative movement of the box to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Inventors: Pranav Kulkarni, Oleksandr Zhurba
  • Publication number: 20230077741
    Abstract: An article for an aerosol generation device comprising a tobacco material configured to generate an aerosol is disclosed. The article includes a wrapper. The wrapper comprises an information code for storing information on the article. The information code is optically recognizable. The information code includes a code unit having a pattern for storing information on the article. The code unit is repeated on the article. Each code unit comprises a reference element indicating the presence and, preferably, the position of the code units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventors: Pranav Kulkarni, Patrice Borne, Aleksandr Kontarev, Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir
  • Publication number: 20220153459
    Abstract: A method includes folding a packaging from a single piece of foldable material, wherein the foldable material includes a back panel with adjacent back side panels, a rectangular top panel adjacent to the back panel with adjacent square top side panels, a lid panel adjacent to the top panel with adjacent lid side panels, a rectangular bottom panel adjacent to the back panel with adjacent polygonal bottom side panels and a front panel adjacent to the bottom panel with adjacent front side panels, wherein all of the panels are integral with each other in the single piece of foldable material. The method includes: a) wrapping the packaged good in an inner liner; b) placing an inner stiffener at at least two adjacent sides of the wrapped packaged good; and c) folding the foldable material around the inner stiffener and the wrapped packaged good forming a packaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Jürgen Kümpel, Laura Grau, Pranav Kulkarni
  • Publication number: 20210114799
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods includes a box for receiving goods, the box having an open end; a lid rotatable between open and closed positions for respectively opening and closing the open end of the box; a hinged connector that connects the lid to the box, where the hinged connector is connected to the lid at a connector-lid hinge line and connected to the box at a connector-box hinge line; and, a resilient mechanism arranged between the box and the connector such that, during lid opening, the resilient mechanism causes relative movement of the box to the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Pranav Kulkarni, Oleksandr Zhurba