Patents Assigned to ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
  • Publication number: 20260334524
    Abstract: An oral pouch product includes an outer wrapper defining a cavity and an inner filling material in the cavity. The outer wrapper includes a hydrophobic material or an elastomeric material. The inner filling material includes a dry mixture and a liquid mixture. The dry mixture includes a cellulosic material. The liquid mixture includes a triglyceride and liquid nicotine dissolved in the triglyceride. The triglyceride is included in the oral pouch product in an amount of 10% to 30% by weight based on the weight of the oral pouch product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Shannon M. BLACK, Feng GAO, Danielle R. CRAWFORD
  • Publication number: 20260334540
    Abstract: A smokeless tobacco product includes smokeless tobacco and structural fibers. The structural fibers forming a network in which the smokeless tobacco is entangled. The structural fibers have a composition different from the smokeless tobacco. The tobacco-entangled fabric can have an overall oven volatiles content of at least 10 weight percent. In some embodiments, the structural fibers form a nonwoven network. In some embodiments, fibrous structures of the smokeless tobacco are entangled with the structural fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Frank Scott ATCHLEY, James M. ROSSMAN, Munmaya K. MISHRA
  • Publication number: 20260337874
    Abstract: A smokeless tobacco product includes smokeless tobacco and structural fibers. The structural fibers forming a network in which the smokeless tobacco is entangled. The structural fibers have a composition different from the smokeless tobacco. The tobacco-entangled fabric can have an overall oven volatiles content of at least 10 weight percent. In some embodiments, the structural fibers form a nonwoven network. In some embodiments, fibrous structures of the smokeless tobacco are entangled with the structural fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Frank Scott ATCHLEY, James M. ROSSMAN, Munmaya K. MISHRA
  • Publication number: 20260334522
    Abstract: This document provides methods and systems for stabilizing nicotine and incorporating nicotine into one or more oral products. This document also provides oral products. Nicotine can be stabilized by mixing liquid nicotine with cellulosic fiber such that the liquid nicotine absorbs into pores of the cellulosic fiber to form a cellulosic fiber-nicotine mixture. In some cases, a cellulosic fiber-nicotine mixture can be combined with one or more binders and molded into an oral product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Feng GAO, Shuzhong ZHUANG, Diane GEE
  • Publication number: 20260334539
    Abstract: An oral pouch product includes a wrapper and a filling material. The wrapper defines a cavity. The filling material is in the cavity. The filling material includes a dry mixture and a liquid mixture. The dry mixture includes a cellulosic material and a water-soluble filler. The liquid mixture includes an oil and liquid nicotine. The oil includes a triglyceride, a diglyceride, a monoglyceride, or any combination thereof. The liquid nicotine is dissolved in the oil. The filling material is free of water or includes water in an amount less than or equal to 5 weight percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Baiwei CHEN, Feng GAO, Shannon M. BLACK, Shaoyong YU, Shuzhong ZHUANG, Benjamin L. RAGLAND, Rebecca M. GRAY, Fadi ALDEEK, Danielle CRAWFORD
  • Publication number: 20260334541
    Abstract: An oral pouch product includes a wrapper and a filling material. The wrapper defines a cavity. The filling material is in the cavity. The filling material includes a dry mixture and a liquid mixture. The dry mixture includes a cellulosic material and a water-soluble filler. The liquid mixture includes an oil and liquid nicotine. The oil includes a triglyceride, a diglyceride, a monoglyceride, or any combination thereof. The liquid nicotine is dissolved in the oil. The filling material is free of water or includes water in an amount less than or equal to 5 weight percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Baiwei CHEN, Feng GAO, Shannon M. BLACK, Shaoyong YU, Shuzhong ZHUANG, Benjamin L. RAGLAND, Rebecca M. GRAY, Fadi ALDEEK, Danielle CRAWFORD
  • Publication number: 20260334570
    Abstract: An element for an aerosol-generating system, a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, and an aerosol-generating system, wherein the element, the cartridge and the aerosol-generating system each include a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate and a manually operated disabling mechanism for rendering the element, the cartridge, or the aerosol-generating system irreversibly inoperable. The element, the cartridge, and the aerosol-generating system may include an aerosol generator and one or more air passages. The disabling mechanism may be configured to render at least one of the storage portion, the aerosol generator, and the one or more air passages irreversibly inoperable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Tony REEVELL
  • Publication number: 20260334523
    Abstract: An oral pouch product includes an outer wrapper defining a cavity and an inner filling material in the cavity. The outer wrapper includes a hydrophobic material or an elastomeric material. The inner filling material includes a dry mixture and a liquid mixture. The dry mixture includes a cellulosic material. The liquid mixture includes a triglyceride and liquid nicotine dissolved in the triglyceride. The triglyceride is included in the oral pouch product in an amount of 10% to 30% by weight based on the weight of the oral pouch product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Shannon M. BLACK, Feng GAO, Danielle R. CRAWFORD
  • Publication number: 20260334525
    Abstract: An oral pouch product includes an outer wrapper defining a cavity and an inner filling material in the cavity. The outer wrapper includes a hydrophobic material or an elastomeric material. The inner filling material includes a dry mixture and a liquid mixture. The dry mixture includes a cellulosic material. The liquid mixture includes a triglyceride and liquid nicotine dissolved in the triglyceride. The triglyceride is included in the oral pouch product in an amount of 10% to 30% by weight based on the weight of the oral pouch product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Shannon M. BLACK, Feng GAO, Danielle R. CRAWFORD
  • Publication number: 20260334528
    Abstract: Methods for forming oral products include contacting a liquid to one or more surfaces of a substrate in a fluidized bed reactor, where the liquid includes a binder and a flavorant, and drying the liquid in the fluidized bed reactor to form one or more flexible, solid layers, where the one or more flexible, solid layers has a moisture content of less than or equal to about 10 weight percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Tanmay DESAI, Will A. HAYES
  • Publication number: 20260334547
    Abstract: A nicotine e-vaping device may include a nicotine pod assembly and a device body. The nicotine pod assembly has upstream and downstream ends and is configured to hold a nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The upstream end may define at least one upstream recess, and the downstream end may define at least one downstream recess. The device body defines a through hole configured to receive the nicotine pod assembly. The through hole includes an upstream sidewall and a downstream sidewall. The upstream sidewall may include at least one upstream protrusion, and the downstream sidewall may include at least one downstream protrusion. The at least one upstream protrusion and the at least one downstream protrusion may be configured to engage with the at least one upstream recess and the at least one downstream recess, respectively, so as to retain the nicotine pod assembly within the through hole of the device body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2026
    Publication date: October 29, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Dean TWITE, Yannick HOURMAND, Charles DENDY, Bipin PATIL, Rangaraj S. SUNDAR, Christopher NEWCOMB, Niall GALLAGHER, Raymond W. LAU, Eric HAWES
  • Patent number: 12773711
    Abstract: A smoking device for aerosol-generation may comprise a device housing, a surface acoustic wave-atomizer (SAW-atomizer), a supply element, and a control system. The device housing may include a storage portion for an aerosol-forming substrate. The SAW-atomizer may include an atomization region, a first transducer, and/or a second transducer. The first transducer is configured to generate first surface acoustic waves that propagate along a surface of the SAW-atomizer. The supply element is arranged to supply the aerosol-forming substrate from the storage portion to the atomization region of the SAW-atomizer. The control system is configured to operate the SAW-atomizer to atomize the aerosol-forming substrate in the atomization region to generate an aerosol. A cartridge for such a smoking device and a method for generating an aerosol in a smoking system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2026
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Jerome Christian Courbat, Oleg Mironov
  • Publication number: 20260324723
    Abstract: A capsule for a heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating device may include an inner body, an outer body around the inner body, the inner body and the outer body being concentric, the inner body and the outer body at least partly defining a cavity, an aerosol-forming substrate in the cavity, a first cap at a first end of the cavity and a second cap at a second end of the cavity, the first and second caps being configured to permit air flow from the first end of the cavity to the second end of the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2026
    Publication date: October 22, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Raymond W. LAU, Eric HAWES, James MCLAREN, Shaoyong YU, Rangaraj S. SUNDAR, Zack W. BLACKMON
  • Publication number: 20260325527
    Abstract: The method includes adding at least one pH adjusting agent to a base composition to maintain a pH of the base composition within a range between 2 and 5, forming encapsulated caffeine from a caffeine complex that includes caffeine and an organic acid in a 1:1 molar ratio, and dispersing the encapsulated caffeine throughout at least a portion of the base composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2026
    Publication date: October 22, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Munmaya K. MISHRA, Gerd KOBAL
  • Publication number: 20260326984
    Abstract: A lid assembly includes a primary lid and a secondary lid configured to couple with the primary lid. The primary lid includes a main platform having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, an inner wall extending from the first surface, a ring extending from the inner wall, and an outer wall extending from the ring. The inner wall and the main platform define a cavity. The inner wall, the ring, and the outer wall define a channel. The secondary lid includes a top plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, and a circular flange extending from the lower surface. The top plate is configured to interface with the ring and the circular flange is configured to interface with the inner wall when the secondary lid is coupled with the primary lid such that the cavity is enclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2026
    Publication date: October 22, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: William BOGDZIEWICZ, Christopher HESSION, Bipin PATIL
  • Publication number: 20260324714
    Abstract: At least one example embodiment provides a non-combustible smoking system or kit, comprising: a cartridge having a first end and a second end; and a tobacco containing section having a third end and a fourth end. The cartridge includes: a pre-vapor formulation reservoir element and a pre-vapor heating element coupled to the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element. The tobacco containing section includes a tobacco housing and a tobacco heating element. The first end of the cartridge is configured to be connected to the fourth end of the tobacco containing section, and the second end of the cartridge is configured to be connected to the third end of the tobacco containing section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2026
    Publication date: October 22, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. TUCKER, Barry SMITH, Ed CADIEUX, David BENNETT, Raquel OLEGARIO, San LI, Georgios KARLES, Richard JUPE, Peter LIPOWICZ, Benjamin RAGLAND
  • Publication number: 20260324734
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion, a vaporizer, and a pump. The liquid storage portion may be configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The vaporizer may be configured to volatilize the liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The pump may be configured to pump air into the liquid storage portion so as to push out a volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion and to supply the volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the vaporizer. A method for generating an aerosol may be performed with the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2026
    Publication date: October 22, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Ben MAZUR, Eva Saade LATORRE, Alain TABASSO
  • Publication number: 20260326961
    Abstract: A system for use in manufacturing vapor-generating articles may include a rotatable drum that is configured to hold a plurality of the vapor-generating articles. The system may also include a tagging drum that is configured to tag a respective label to a housing of each of the vapor-generating articles. The system may also include a pressing roller that is configured to press a leading edge of the label against the housing after the tagging. The system may further include a rolling drum that is configured to roll the label around the housing after the pressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2026
    Publication date: October 22, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Martin GARTHAFFNER
  • Publication number: 20260324728
    Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply region including liquid material and a heater-wick element operable to wick liquid material and heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol. The heater-wick element is formed of a carbon or graphite foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2026
    Publication date: October 22, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Susan E. PLUNKETT, David B. KANE
  • Patent number: D1155887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2026
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Eric Hawes, Zack W. Blackmon, Rangaraj S. Sundar, Jarrett Keen, Raymond W. Lau, Terry Bache, Ryan McGinley, Nicola Westgarth-Flynn, Yannick Hourmand, Oliver De Roeck