Patents Examined by Hae Moon Hyeon
  • Patent number: 12219668
    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: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Phillip Diana, Nam Tran, Matthew Caparrelli
  • Patent number: 12207686
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to vortexer. The vortexer may be accommodated within a cap of a personal vaporizer. Further, vortexer may include at least one inlet which may be non-parallel, radially-offset from, and non-intersecting to a central axis. The at least one inlet may be configured to generate a vortex airflow with an inhalation action created by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: My Next Idea, LLC
    Inventor: William Joseph Devillier
  • Patent number: 12193485
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a main body of electronic cigarette, and a plurality of liquid storage tanks for storing tobacco liquid. The main body of electronic cigarette is provided with a liquid storage chamber for storing tobacco liquid and at least one installation chamber for installing the liquid storage tanks. One side of the installation chamber is a first opening. Each liquid storage tank is installed corresponding to one installation chamber, or the installation chamber is used for accommodating at least two liquid storage tank. Each liquid storage tank is equipped with a liquid outlet hole for liquid discharge. The liquid storage tanks are at least partially installed in the installation chamber, and the liquid outlet hole is in communication with the liquid storage chamber, thereby increasing a capacity of the electronic cigarette to store tobacco, increasing puffs for users, and improving a service life of the electronic cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Inventor: Wei He
  • Patent number: 12193512
    Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system includes a storage container containing a supply of an aerosol-forming substrate, a fluid permeable heating element positioned across an opening in the storage container, a protective cover coupled to the storage container and covering the fluid permeable heating element, at least one air inlet, at least one air outlet, and an airflow path from the at least one air inlet to the at least one air outlet. The protective cover is configured such that a portion of the airflow path is between the protective cover and the fluid permeable heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Charles Silvestrini, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Keethan Dasnavis Fernando
  • Patent number: 12193490
    Abstract: Described herein is a cartridge for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The cartridge comprises a housing defining a chamber, smokable material located in the chamber, and a mass of thermal insulation material located between the smokable material and the housing. Also disclosed is apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The apparatus comprises an assembly having an interface, and the cartridge, wherein the cartridge is for co-operating with the interface of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Joe Robinson, Joseph Sutton
  • Patent number: 12185762
    Abstract: A mouthpiece portion of an electronic cigarette includes a cartridge comprising a liquid store having a housing configured to store a liquid to be vaporized, the cartridge comprising a main vapor channel extending therethrough, between an air inlet opening through a vaporization chamber and to a vapor outlet opening; a mouthpiece connectable to a main body of the electronic cigarette, the mouthpiece comprising a vapor channel for receiving vapor from the main vapor channel of the cartridge. The cartridge is axially displaceable by a consumer with respect to the mouthpiece in the axial direction A thereof and movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position both the air inlet opening and the vapor outlet opening of the cartridge are open, and in the second position both the air inlet opening and the vapor outlet opening of the cartridge are closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventor: Claude Zominy
  • Patent number: 12171264
    Abstract: A vaporizer unit for a personal vaporizer device, especially an electronic smoking article, includes a housing which encloses a reservoir for storing a liquid to be vaporized; a heating element configured and arranged for heating the liquid to be vaporized to generate a vapour to be inhaled; and a liquid delivery element which is configured to convey the liquid from the reservoir to the heating element for vaporization. The liquid delivery element includes at least a first side configured to be in contact with or to form a wall of the reservoir and a second side in contact with the heating element fluidly connected with the first side and wherein the heating element includes an electrically conductive cover or coating applied to the second side of the liquid delivery element. A personal vaporizer device includes the vaporizer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventor: Andrew Robert John Rogan
  • Patent number: 12156542
    Abstract: The invention relates to a personal ultrasonic atomizer device (10), which includes a cartridge (12) having a reservoir (26) for holding a liquid to be atomized, which is interchangeable prior to complete discharging of the reservoir (26) and includes an anti-tamper and anti-counterfeiting safeguard, a sonication chamber (14), placed in fluid communication with the reservoir (26), and for cavitating a liquid placed in contact with a piezoelectric oscillation piece (112); such that vape (V) and/or mist is generated without combustion and/or heating of the liquid, where the personal ultrasonic atomizer device (10) includes a liquid retention material (76) for allowing use of the personal ultrasonic atomizer device (10) in any orientation, and where the personal ultrasonic atomizer device (10) is controllable by an external electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Shaheen Innovations Holding Limited
    Inventors: Mohammed Alshaiba Saleh Ghannam Almazrouei, Imad Lahoud
  • Patent number: 12156544
    Abstract: Disclosed are a quick liquid injection structure and an aerosol generating device. The quick liquid injection structure includes a valve body, a liquid-injection tube and an elastic member. A gas exhaust hole is disposed on a side wall of the valve body. The liquid-injection tube is coaxially disposed within the valve body, and the liquid-injection tube comprises a liquid-inlet port, a liquid injection passageway and a liquid-outlet hole which are fluidly communicated. The elastic member is sleeved outside the liquid-injection tube, one end of the elastic member abuts against a first abutment part that extends from an outer wall of the liquid-injection tube, and another end of the elastic member abuts against a second abutment part that extends from an inner wall of the valve body. An exhaust gap is formed between the valve body and an end of the liquid-injection tube close to the liquid-inlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN WOODY VAPES TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junwen Wang, Youming Liu, Yanming Niu
  • Patent number: 12137742
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a portable electronic vaporizing device for use in the vaporization of substances, as well as a container for holding and heating a vaporizable product. Methods of using such a device and a removably attachable vaporization module that is compatible with the device are provided. A method of heating vaporizable substances is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Puff Corporation
    Inventors: Avinash Bajpai, Siddhant Waghmare
  • Patent number: 12137736
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes an electronic cigarette body and a plurality of e-liquid storage bins configured to store e-liquid. The electronic cigarette body is provided with a plurality of atomizing cores, and a mounting chamber is arranged on the electronic cigarette body. The mounting chamber is configured to mount the e-liquid storage bins. An e-liquid outlet configured to discharge the e-liquid is formed in each of the e-liquid storage bins. Each of the e-liquid storage bins is at least partially arranged in the mounting chamber. After the e-liquid storage bins are assembled into the mounting chamber, each of the atomizing cores is communicated to the e-liquid outlet of at least one e-liquid storage bin to add the e-liquid from the e-liquid storage bin into the atomizing core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Inventor: Wei He
  • Patent number: 12127586
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette atomizing core and an atomizer are disclosed. The electronic cigarette atomizing core includes an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve is provided with a liquid passing port. An atomization cavity is provided between the bottom of the inner sleeve and the ultrasonic atomization piece. A liquid guide cotton in communication with the liquid passing port is sandwiched between the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve is longitudinally provided with a main air groove and an auxiliary air groove at intervals. The cross sectional area of the auxiliary air groove is ΒΌ to ? the size of the cross sectional area of the main air groove. The main air groove is in communication with the atomization cavity. An auxiliary air inlet, an auxiliary air channel, the auxiliary air groove, and the atomization cavity are in communication with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianfu Liu, Kejun Zhong, Xiaoyi Guo, Wei Huang, Xinqiang Yin, Jianhua Yi, Yongquan Zhou
  • Patent number: 12132279
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a mating portion matable with a mating connector and a flexible beam with a housing-side catch portion, and a connection position assurance device (CPA) that slides between a first position on the housing and a second position closer to the mating portion than the first position. The CPA in the second position assures that the connector is completely mated with the mating connector. The flexible beam extends in a sliding direction of the CPA and slidably supports the CPA. The housing-side catch portion interferes with the CPA and deflects by interfering with the CPA. The CPA includes a rail that has a device-side catch portion interfering with the housing-side catch portion and that slides while being supported by the flexible beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Hiromichi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 12121069
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for a dosing vaporizer. More specifically, an embodiment of the system includes a housing with a first end opposite from a second end. A mouthpiece disposed proximate to the first end, the mouthpiece structured and arranged to rotate about the first end. An attacher disposed proximate to the second end, the attacher structured and arranged for removable attachment to a power source. A reservoir of liquid concentrate is disposed within the housing. A vaporizer disposed proximate to the attacher and thermally isolated from the reservoir. A vapor conduit passes generally from the vaporizer through the housing to the mouthpiece. A metered rotation driven dispenser, coupled to the mouthpiece, applies a predetermined force upon the reservoir to dispense from the reservoir into the vaporizer a predetermined amount of liquid concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Inventors: John Jesse Woodbine, Stephen B. Katsaros, Peter William Calfee
  • Patent number: 12121071
    Abstract: A vaporization device includes a housing having a length. A heating element of the vaporization device is configured to be energized to produce vaporized aerosol from the liquid. The heating element includes first and second end portions in electrical communication with positive and negative terminals of a power source, as well as an intermediary portion disposed between the first and second end portions. The intermediary portion is oriented between the first and second end portions along an axis substantially perpendicular to the length of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: BIDI VAPOR, LLC
    Inventors: Zou Wanxiang, Qiu Ningbo, Zhao XingFu
  • Patent number: 12121070
    Abstract: A vaporization device includes a housing, an absorbent reservoir, a battery, a heating component, a controller, a seal, and a seal fixation member. The seal is at least partially disposed through an end of the absorbent reservoir. The seal is configured form a seal between the absorbent reservoir and the battery to retard leakage of liquid toward the battery. The seal fixation member is configured engage and retain the seal to substantially constant dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: BIDI VAPOR, LLC
    Inventors: Zou Wanxiang, Qiu Ningbo, Zhao XingFu
  • Patent number: 12121652
    Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a perforated glass substrate and a heater element. The heater element is provided in the glass substrate, on the glass substrate, or both in and on the glass substrate. The heater element includes a plurality of parallel strips between alternating rows of the perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Fabien Duc, Alain Tabasso
  • Patent number: 12120777
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery device is provided that comprises a control body and an aerosol source member. The aerosol delivery device includes a resonant transformer comprising a resonant transmitter and a resonant receiver. The aerosol source member includes an inhalable substance medium at least a portion of which is positioned proximate the resonant transmitter. The resonant transmitter is configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field and induce an alternating voltage in the resonant receiver when exposed to the oscillating magnetic field, such that the alternating voltage causes the resonant receiver to generate heat and thereby vaporize components of the inhalable substance medium to produce an aerosol. In some implementations, the resonant receiver comprises part of the control body. In other implementations, the resonant receiver comprises part of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Andries Sebastian, Rajesh Sur, Stephen Benson Sears, Kathryn Lynn Wilberding, Timothy Frederick Thomas, Curtis Foster Doe, Billy Tyrone Conner, Balager Ademe, Thaddeus Jude Jackson
  • Patent number: 12114693
    Abstract: The invention herein provides devices, e.g., non-electronic, non-heating, or both non-electronic and non-heating, devices for delivering volatile compound(s) to the mouth. In aspects devices comprise first and second components releasably held together by a selectively releasable attachment mechanism, such that the first and second components can be completely disengaged from one another. In aspects, devices further comprise an adjustable airflow control mechanism controlled by the rotation of the first and second components relative to one another. In aspects, rotation of the first and second components provides an audible, tactile, or audible and tactile indication of movement indicating a change in airflow control setting(s). Devices can further comprise one or more visual indicators indicating spatial orientation of one or more device components, the status of the airflow control setting(s), or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: RDFN FUM Natural Products Ltd.
    Inventors: Braeden Pauls, Josiah Pauls, Chad Gothong, Joel Braun, Hannah Loewen, Janai Whelan, Daniel Ogden, Patrick Williams
  • Patent number: 12119574
    Abstract: A wiring device has a plate having a first surface and a second surface and a first protrusion having a side surface capable of locking a first substrate and a first upper surface with a plurality of first grooves and the first substrate including a terminal on a surface of the first substrate. Each of the first grooves accommodates a coating of a wiring including a conductor and the coating, the first protrusion extending in a third direction. The holder includes a plurality of connection portions, and the holder includes a plurality of second grooves, each of the second grooves capable of accommodating the conductor exposed from the coating. The cover is rotatably openable and closable with respect to the plate, and the cover brings the conductor into pressure contact with the terminal between the first protrusion and the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
    Inventor: Kenichi Agawa