Patents Examined by Eric Yaary
  • Patent number: 12133848
    Abstract: An oral product includes a body that is wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a mouth-stable polymer matrix, cellulosic fibers embedded in the mouth-stable polymer matrix, and a mouth-soluble binder dispersed in the mouth-stable polymer matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Feng Gao, Frank Scott Atchley, Gregory James Griscik, Christopher Joseph Dinovi, Phillip M. Hulan, Diane L. Gee, Jason Flora, Shuzhong Zhuang
  • Patent number: 12127589
    Abstract: An e-vaping device having a cartridge including an outer container extending in a longitudinal direction, a conduit within the outer container, a storage portion including pre-vapor formulation ingredients, the storage portion being between the outer container and the conduit and including a plurality of chambers, a plurality of wicks, each of the wicks being in communication with each of the chambers and the conduit and being configured to deliver one or more ingredients in each of the chambers to the conduit, and a coil heater located in the chimney and operatively coupled to each of the wicks. The e-vaping device also includes a power supply source coupled to the cartridge, the power supply source is configured to heat the wicks to vaporize ingredients located in respective chambers and generate a vapor corresponding to each of the vaporized ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Shaoyong Yu, Munmaya K. Mishra
  • Patent number: 12127602
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette or vaporizer may include a shell and a cartomizer receivable within a chamber within a portion of the shell. A basin may be included in the cartomizer to hold a vaporizable fluid, dry substance, or other vaporizable substance such as a wax. A heating element may be provided within the basin which may have a flexible non-conductive material and a flexible conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: VMR Products LLC
    Inventors: Jan Andries Verleur, Dan Recio, Yifeng Lu, Yinjun Zhang, Arturo Fajardo, Hans Verleur
  • Patent number: 12121052
    Abstract: An aerosol-cooling element for an aerosol-generating article. The aerosol-cooling element comprises an interior structure and a wrapper material secured around the interior structure. The wrapper material comprises a first portion welded to a second portion of the wrapper material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Miguel Lereno Santos Vale
  • Patent number: 12114688
    Abstract: A method for preparing an aerosol precursor composition is provided, which includes the steps of preparing an aqueous solution containing one or more organic acids and nicotine in water; and combining the aqueous solution with one or more vapor formers. The disclosed method can lead to enhanced control over the composition and characteristics of the produced aerosol precursor composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary M. Dull
  • Patent number: 12114706
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic smoking article that provides for improved aerosol delivery. Particularly, the article provides for separate delivery of two or more components of an aerosol precursor composition to one or more heaters so as to control the rate of delivery or the rate of heating of the separate components of the aerosol precursor composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Andries Don Sebastian, Karen V. Taluskie, Stephen Benson Sears, Bradley James Ingebrethsen, Balager Ademe, Steven Lee Alderman, William Robert Collett, Grady Lance Dooly, Charles Jacob Novak, III
  • Patent number: 12120801
    Abstract: Aerosol delivery devices and aerosol source members are disclosed herein. In one aspect, an aerosol delivery device may comprise a control body having a closed distal end and an open engaging end, a heating member, a control component located within the control body and configured to control the heating member, a power source located within the control body and configured to provide power to the control component, and a removable aerosol source member that includes a substrate portion. The substrate portion may include a continuous heat conductive framework integrated with an aerosol forming material, wherein the continuous thermally conductive framework is configured to enhance heat transfer from the heating member to the aerosol forming material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Andries Sebastian, Rajesh Sur, Stephen B. Sears, Vahid Hejazi
  • Patent number: 12108799
    Abstract: A vaporizer apparatus is provided. The vaporizer apparatus includes a cartridge body and a child resistant device. The cartridge body includes an activation button and an inhalation portion. The inhalation portion is operable to allow a user to draw vapor from the cartridge body. The child resistant device includes an outer cap and an inner cap nestled within an inside chamber of the outer cap. The inner cap is coupled with the cartridge body to prevent access to the inhalation of the cartridge body. In a locked configuration, the outer cap and the inner cap are disengaged such that the outer cap is freely movable independent of the inner cap. In an unlocking configuration, the outer cap and the inner cap are engaged with one another such that movement of the outer cap detaches the child resistant device from the cartridge body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Clear IP Corporation
    Inventor: Jeff Wu
  • Patent number: 12102130
    Abstract: An electronic smoking device (210) is provided including a power supply (18), a liquid reservoir (34) storing a liquid, and an atomizer (26) adapted to atomize liquid stored in the liquid reservoir (34) when operated by the power supply (18). The liquid reservoir (34) is configured to allow addition of additives (50) to liquid stored in the liquid reservoir (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Fontem Ventures B.V.
    Inventors: Timo Reinitz, Ulrike Kowalke
  • Patent number: 12108502
    Abstract: An atomizing element for an electronic cigarette is provide, which includes: a porous body comprising an atomizing surface and a liquid absorbing surface; and a porous heating film formed on the atomizing surface. An electronic cigarette and an atomizing assembly including the same are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
    Inventor: Zhiping Chen
  • Patent number: 12063976
    Abstract: Systems for tamper proofing vapor device e-liquid tanks are provided. The systems comprise tanks with one or more irremovable Radio Frequency Identification tags (RFID) tags. The tanks are used in conjunction with vaping devices that are equipped with a wireless RFID scanner and a processor. The tank may include a memory device with authentication data and a partial wired circuit segment connected thereto. The vape device may also include a wired a circuit segment connected to the processor and a battery. The two wired circuit segments are connected together physically and electrically to form a complete circuit when the tank makes physical contact with the vape device. The connection allows the processor to periodically read the memory device to ensure the tank is not replaced with an adulterated tank after the RFID tag(s) enable the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Inventors: Arno Tedford Naeckel, David Thayne Martin, Phillip Hickman
  • Patent number: 12063957
    Abstract: A filter for a smoking article or an aerosol generating product comprising a first filter section and a second filter section, the second filter section being located downstream of the first filter section the first filter section comprising filter material and two or more capsules comprising additive, the capsules being disposed in an axial region proximal a longitudinal axis of the filler and being spaced in sequence in a direction along the axis; the second filter section comprising at least one channel located in an axial region of the second filter section proximal a longitudinal axis of the filter, to facilitate, in use, drawing of an aerosol through the axial region of the first filter section in which the capsules are disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Rezaul Miah, Ignacio Suarez Yanez
  • Patent number: 12053013
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating film for generating an aerosol upon heating is provided, including: preparing a film-forming composition including a cellulose based film-forming agent, a non-cellulose based thickening agent, at least about 30 wt percent of water, and at least about 20 wt percent of a polyhydric alcohol being glycerin; forming a layer of the composition less than 1 millimeter thick; and heating the layer to evaporate at least some of the water to obtain the film, the layer being heated to a temperature and for a time such that the film contains less than or equal to about 30 wt percent of water, and the step of preparing the composition further includes dissolving the cellulose based agent and the non-cellulose based thickening agent in the water to form a water-based preparation, defoaming the preparation, and mixing the polyhydric alcohol into the preparation to obtain the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Delphine Langlet, Olivier Vegran, Jean-Yves Vollmer
  • Patent number: 12041968
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a heater configured to heat smokeable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokeable material, wherein the heater is elongate and comprises a plurality of independently controllable heating regions arranged sequentially along a longitudinal axis of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Petr Egoyants, Dmitry Volobuev, Pavel Fimin, Oleg Abramov, Leonid Chechurin, Luba Mitnik-Gankin
  • Patent number: 12022888
    Abstract: An atomizer and an electronic atomization device are disclosed. The atomizer includes: a housing, having an outer wall; and a mouthpiece, having an inner wall, and the inner wall defining a cavity. A plurality of anti-rotation grooves are defined on one of the inner wall and the outer wall, one or more anti-rotation ribs are arranged on the other of the inner wall and the outer wall, and the number of the anti-rotation grooves is greater than or equal to the number of the anti-rotating ribs. The housing is assembled with the cavity, and the one or more anti-rotation ribs are engaged in the corresponding one or more of the plurality of anti-rotation grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Guoliang Ou
  • Patent number: 12016395
    Abstract: An e-vaping apparatus is described. The e-vaping apparatus includes a heater component. The e-vaping apparatus also includes a cartridge with a channel. The channel is filled with an oxygen producing component. The oxygen producing component is configured to release a vapor upon being heated by the heater component. The vapor includes oxygen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Inventor: Caesar Brazza
  • Patent number: 12016391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aerosol-generating device (1) for generating an aerosol by inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate (30). The device comprises a device housing (10) including a heating chamber (16) for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate to be heated and an induction source for generating an alternating electromagnetic field within the heating chamber. The device further comprises a reusable susceptor (20) configured to get into removable contact with the aerosol-forming substrate for heating the substrate. The susceptor is displaceable between an operation position defined by the susceptor being arranged within the heating chamber (16), and a preparation position defined by the susceptor being arranged at least partially outside of the heating chamber. The invention further relates to aerosol-generating system comprising an aerosol-generating device according to invention and an aerosol-generating article including aerosol-forming substrate to be heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
    Inventor: Tony Reevell
  • Patent number: 12011027
    Abstract: An aerosol generating material is disclosed containing a reconstituted cocoa bean husk material. The reconstituted material can contain extracted cocoa husk fibers in combination with web building fibers, such as softwood fibers. The reconstituted cocoa husk material is capable of generating an aerosol, such as a smoke, that has a very mild and neutral taste without any harsh components. The reconstituted cocoa husk material contains no nicotine and produces lower tar than conventional tobacco materials. The material can be used as a carrier for delivering various active agents in an aerosol generated by the material in a controlled, consistent and uniform manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: SWM Holdings US, LLC
    Inventors: Cedric Rousseau, Cedric Jardin, Doriane Bigot
  • Patent number: 12011044
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power supply assembly and an electronic atomizing device. The power supply assembly includes a battery, an electrode post electrically connected to the battery, a sealing member, and a support. The battery supplies power to the atomizer through the electrode post. The sealing member is provided with a through hole, and the electrode post extends through the through hole. The support has a first abutting surface. The battery and the sealing member are disposed in the support. When a difference between a pressure of one end of the sealing member adjacent to the battery and a pressure of the other end of the sealing member away from the battery is greater than a threshold pressure, the sealing member presses against the first abutting surface, and is deformed to seal a clearance between the electrode post and the sealing member in the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xinyu Wang, Wenxiao Xu
  • Patent number: 12004555
    Abstract: The method for manufacturing inductively heatable tobacco rods comprises the steps of providing a continuous profile of a susceptor, guiding an aerosol-forming tobacco substrate along a tobacco substrate converging device, positioning the continuous profile of susceptor in the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate and converging the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate to a final rod shape. Therein, the step of positioning the continuous profile of susceptor in the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate is performed before performing the step of converging the aerosol-forming tobacco substrate to its final rod shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Ivan Prestia, Daniele Sanna, Christian Agostini, Alessandro Balboni