Patents Examined by Hae Moon Hyeon
  • Patent number: 12285053
    Abstract: Disclosed is an atomizing device, including: a housing, in which a first installation space and a host compartment are formed, the first installation space being spaced apart from the host compartment; an oil storage structure disposed in the first installation space and containing an oil storage chamber for storing oil; an atomizing tube disposed in the oil storage structure, in which an oil inlet is disposed at an air inlet end of the atomizing tube; an atomizing core disposed in the atomizing tube and spaced from the air inlet end of the atomizing tube in a longitudinal direction of the oil storage structure; and an oil guide member disposed between the atomizing tube and the atomizing core, in which the oil guide member is connected with the atomizing core, and is in communication with the oil storage chamber through the oil inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Shenzhen Woody Vapes Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ying Cheng, Zhaohui Zhang, Lijun Chen, Chengxin Jia
  • Patent number: 12285054
    Abstract: An atomization device includes a housing, an oil storage tank provided within the housing to store oil, and a breath detector provided within the housing. The housing includes a suction part for suction by a user and a mist outlet pipeline provided in the suction part. The mist outlet pipeline has a mist outlet port exposed on a surface of the suction part. An atomization channel is formed within the oil storage tank and has a mist outlet end connected with a mist inlet end of the mist outlet pipeline. A first gas passage connected with the breath detector is formed within the housing. The suction part is provided with a first gas hole connected with the first gas passage. Each of the atomization channel, the oil storage tank and the mist outlet pipeline is isolated from the first gas passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Shenzhen Woody Vapes Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Wang, Lijun Chen
  • Patent number: 12285048
    Abstract: A vaporizer cartridge includes a non-conductive base that has a top end, a bottom end, and an exterior side surface. The exterior side surface is at least partially threaded to enable the bottom end to screw into a battery unit. The vaporizer cartridge also includes a body with a bottom end coupled to the top end of the non-conductive base. The body includes a cavity configured to store a vaporizable liquid. A vaporization chamber that is fluidly coupled to the cavity includes a heating element for heating liquid, causing the liquid to vaporize. The heating element has first and second electrical ends that are electrically coupled to the terminals of a battery when the cartridge is screwed into the battery unit. The first and second ends of the heating element are coupled to the terminals by first and second connectors, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Inventors: Samuel Ihns, Michael Tarkanian, Nicholas Sih, Sophie Longawa
  • Patent number: 12279646
    Abstract: Vaporization devices, components, and methods of operating the same are described. In some implementations, an apparatus includes a cartridge comprising an aerosol outlet, a fluid storage compartment, a resistive heating element, and first and second cartridge electrical contacts, and a device body comprising a power supply, a receptacle, first and second device electrical contacts, and a controller. When the receptacle at least partially receives the cartridge in two different orientations, the first and second device electrical contacts are configured to couple the first and second cartridge electrical contacts, and the controller is configured to provide power from the power supply to the resistive heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Bowen, Steven Christensen, James Monsees, Joshua Morenstein, Christopher Nicholas HibmaCronan
  • Patent number: 12279650
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a hand held base assembly that includes circuitry including memory and firmware executed by a processor or microcontroller of the circuitry; and a cartridge assembly that includes memory that is read by the firmware of the handheld base assembly. The cartridge assembly and the handheld base assembly are configured to removably couple together to define the electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation by a person. An enclosed air passageway is defined by the cartridge assembly and by the handheld base assembly, which isolates the airflow from the electronics of the device. The enclosed air passageway extends between the opening of the mouthpiece for taking a breath and a diaphragm of the handheld base assembly, movement of the diaphragm changing the air pressure within an enclosed interior space having a pressure sensor for trigging the pressure sensor when a breath is taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventors: Mario Danek, Kassie Betts, Ian D. Kovacevich, Nouphone J. Bansansine, Joseph Gene Walsh, Christopher Kar-Heng Cheng, Chris Breen, Josh Rigberg, Toriono Granger, Muawea Rawashdeh, Ryan Hall, Tonya Charles, Jacquelyn Coker
  • Patent number: 12262751
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a carb cap for a portable electronic vaporizing device for use in the vaporization of substances. The carb cap comprises a vaporization assembly attachment, a movable gas introduction stem, and a flexible diaphragm extending between the movable gas introduction stem and the vaporization assembly attachment. Methods of using such carb cap with a portable electronic vaporizing device and a vaporization assembly that is compatible with the device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Puff Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Brunner, Avinash Bajpai, Siddhant Waghmare, Charlton Huang, Roger Sayre
  • Patent number: 12262736
    Abstract: The smart phone with integrated vape pen comprises a smart phone and a vape pen. The vape pen may be located within a phone case of the smart phone. The vape pen may extend from the phone case for use and may retract into the phone case for storage. The phone case may protect the internal components of the smart phone and the vape pen. A vape pen cover may conceal the vape pen when the vape pen is not in use. In some embodiments, the vape pen may be detached from the phone case for use. As a non-limiting example, the vape pen may slide out of the phone case to be used and may slide into the phone case when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Inventor: Christopher Johns
  • Patent number: 12262749
    Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol provision system comprising the cartridge and a control unit. The cartridge comprises: an air channel extending from an air inlet for the cartridge to an outlet via an aerosol generation region; a heating element for heating aerosolizable material, such as liquid, from a reservoir to generate aerosol in the aerosol generation region; and a valve located in the air channel upstream of the aerosol generating region. The cartridge is configured such that air passing through the air channel is configured to pass from the air inlet, past the air valve, into the aerosol generating region, and then out from the aerosol outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: David Alan Nelson, Steve Hughes
  • Patent number: 12245637
    Abstract: A nozzle cap for a vaporizing device can include at least one lip, at least one air channel, and one or more fluid-absorbing elements in fluid communication with the at least one air channel. The at least one fluid-absorbing element is disposed toward a center of the nozzle cap. The nozzle cap can also include at least one baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: BIDI VAPOR, LLC
    Inventors: Zou Wanxiang, Qiu Ningbo, Zhao XingFu
  • Patent number: 12245639
    Abstract: A test fixture for testing aerosol provision devices includes a housing, a plurality of testing modules disposed at the housing where each of the testing modules includes a cavity configured to receive a portion of an aerosol provision device, and processing circuitry operably coupled to the testing modules. Each of the testing modules is configured to interface with an assembly of a respective one of the aerosol provision devices to transition the assembly between an initial state and a transitioned state during a functional test controlled by the processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to conduct the functional test of at least two of the testing modules simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Sean Daugherty
  • Patent number: 12245641
    Abstract: A vaporing device that includes a body portion and a mouthpiece connected to the body portion. The mouthpiece is made of a flexible, elastomeric material in order to prevent injury to a user of the vaporizing device and to extend the usable life of the vaporizing device. Due to the flexibility and shape of the mouthpiece, the mouthpiece can be compressed with varying degrees of force to allow the mouthpiece to provide a satisfactory feel without causing damage to the mouthpiece of user's teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Inventor: Victor Amar
  • Patent number: 12239168
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing that forms an exterior of the aerosol generating device, and includes an opening into which a cigarette is inserted, a heater that generates an aerosol by heating the cigarette, a battery that supplies power to the heater, a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an internal component of the aerosol generating device, and a controller that prevents abnormal operation of the aerosol generating device based on the temperature of the internal component sensed by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seung Won Lee, Yong Hwan Kim, Sung Wook Yoon, Dae Nam Han
  • Patent number: 12232531
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes an atomizer having a coil-less heating element having a heating section, two leads electrically connected to the heating section, and a liquid guiding structure. The liquid guiding structure includes two pads, a first pad and a second pad sandwiching at least a portion of the heating section. A gasket is positioned between a liquid supply and the first pad conducts liquid from the liquid supply to the first pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: FONTEM VENTURES B.V.
    Inventors: Fucheng Yu, Zhuoran Li
  • Patent number: 12237620
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a pin arrangement that includes a first signal pin; a second signal pin; and multiple parallel ground pins positioned between the first and second signal pins. In some examples, the multiple parallel ground pins are coupled to a single pin connector coupled to a first device and a single pin connector coupled to a second device. In some examples, a first leg of the multiple parallel ground pins is positioned parallel to a portion of the first signal pin and wherein a second leg of the multiple parallel ground pins is positioned parallel to a portion of the second signal pin. In some examples, the multiple parallel ground pins provide a 1:N signal to ground ratio for signals transmitted through at least a portion of the first and second signal pins, where N is greater than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xiang Li, George Vergis
  • Patent number: 12237609
    Abstract: Tamper-resistant electrical outlet covers include a wall plate, at least one cover arm rotatably coupled to the wall plate, and a locking mechanism configured to maintain the cover arm in a closed position covering an electrical outlet when the locking mechanism is locked. The locking mechanism is unlocked to allow the cover arm to rotate to an open position exposing the electrical outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Geddy's Mom LP
    Inventor: Sarah Shell
  • Patent number: 12237605
    Abstract: A shielded electrical connector system is disclosed. A male connector assembly includes a male terminal, a non-conductive internal male, and a conductive external male housing that receives an extent of the internal male housing. The male terminal includes a side wall arrangement defining a receiver and including at least one contact arm. An internal spring member resides within the male terminal receiver. A female connector assembly includes a female terminal with a receptacle that receives the male terminal and the spring member. Wherein in a connected position, the male terminal, the spring member, and the female terminal reside within an external female housing; the male terminal and the spring member reside within an internal female housing; the male terminal and the spring member reside within the internal male housing; and a major extent of both the male terminal and the spring member extend beyond the external male housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Slobodan Pavlovic, Mohamad Zeidan, Brantley Natter, James Dawson
  • Patent number: 12225945
    Abstract: An atomization device, a method for controlling the atomization device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method is applicable to the atomization device. The atomization device includes a display module and an inhalation detection module. The display module has m operating modes, where m?2. The method for controlling the atomization device includes the following. Detect, by the inhalation detection module, an inhalation of a user, and determine a corresponding inhalation parameter according to the inhalation of the user, where the inhalation parameter includes at least one of a number of inhalations in a preset statistical period, a duration of each inhalation, or a total number of inhalations. Control, according to the inhalation parameter, the display module to perform display in a corresponding operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN WOODY VAPES TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhipeng Hu, Yong Zhou
  • Patent number: 12230926
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes: a cable module including plural cables, a ground bar electrically connected to the cables, signal contacts electrically connected to the cables, and a shielding sheet shielding the signal contacts; a housing holding the cable module; and a pair of side plates coupled to the ground bar and the shielding sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Haozhe Zi, Terrance F. Little, Richard Lee Malehorn, II
  • Patent number: 12232223
    Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis of the cartridge, and an outlet-end insert coupled to the outlet end of the housing. The housing at least partially encloses a pre-vapor formulation reservoir and a vapor generator of the cartridge and further channels light via internal reflection through an interior of the housing. The outlet-end insert includes an outlet in flow communication with the vapor generator, directs the vapor generated by the vapor generator out of the cartridge through the outlet, and further emits the light channeled through the interior of the housing. One or more properties of the light are controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Phillip Diana, Nam Tran, Matthew Caparrelli
  • Patent number: 12219994
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes an electronic cigarette main body and a plurality of liquid tanks. The liquid tanks are configured for storing tobacco liquid. The electronic cigarette main body includes a body and atomizing cores. The atomizing cores are arranged inside the body. The body is equipped with a plurality of installation cavities on sides of the atomizing cores for installing the liquid tanks. Installation openings are defined in side walls of the body for installing the liquid tanks into the installation cavities. A liquid outlet hole in communication with an interior is defined in the liquid tanks at a position near a bottom portion, and liquid inlet holes are defined in the atomizing cores. When the liquid tanks are assembled into the installation cavities, the liquid tanks are horizontally parallel to the atomizing cores, and the liquid outlet hole is in communication with the liquid inlet holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Inventor: Wei He