Patents Examined by James Harvey
  • Patent number: 10959462
    Abstract: The e-vaping device includes a housing, a vaporizing heater within the housing, and a reservoir configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation. At least one ejector is in fluid communication with the reservoir. The at least one ejector is configured to eject droplets of the pre-vapor formulation towards the vaporizing heater. The vaporizing heater is configured to vaporize at least some of the droplets. The method operates the e-vaping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Raymond Lau, Eric Hawes, Terry Bache, Ryan Newcomb, John Glenn Edelen, James D. Anderson, Jr., Byron Bell
  • Patent number: 10952466
    Abstract: A battery assembly and an electronic cigarette are provided. The battery assembly includes a housing, a battery cell located in the housing, a upper mounting seat slidably disposed on the housing, an elastic member and an electrode contact are located within the housing, and the housing is provided with an atomizer interface, the electrode contact is disposed on the upper mounting seat, the electrode contact and the upper mounting seat are disposed between the atomizer interface and the battery cell, and the elastic member elastically resists the upper portion a mounting seat, the electrode contact is separated from the positive electrode or the negative electrode of the battery cell by an elastic force of the elastic member, and the electrode contact contacts with the positive electrode or the negative electrode of the battery cell by overcome the elastic force of the elastic member under an external force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Changzhou Patent Electronic Technology Co., LTD
    Inventors: Weihua Qiu, Dingding Zou
  • Patent number: 10952467
    Abstract: An inhalation device includes a mouthpiece and a heater having a rigid planar substrate which supports at least one resistive element portion applied over a first region of at least one surface of the substrate, and a pair of contacts each connected to the at least one resistive element portion at one end of the contacts and applied over a second region of the at least one surface of the substrate. The substrate supports an aerosolizable composition deposited on the substrate above the resistive element portion of the heater. The mouthpiece has at least a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet proximate rear and front ends thereof respectively. The heater is disposed within the mouthpiece with at least portions of the contacts being both exposed and accessible so that an electrical connection can be readily achieved when the rear end of the mouthpiece is connected to the inhalation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: VENTUS MEDICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Cane, Oliver Hart, Mark Dignum, David Lawson
  • Patent number: 10958012
    Abstract: A cover assembly (100) is disclosed that can be installed onto and removed from a telecommunications connector (200) without requiring the connector (200) from being removed from its mounted position and without requiring an associated cover plate (120) from being removed from its mounted position. The cover assembly (100) can include a base portion (150) that defines an opening that entirely surrounds a cover portion (110). In one example, the cover portion (110) is attached to the base portion (150) via a living hinge (118). In one aspect, the base portion (150) acts as a color cap while the cover portion (110) acts as a dust cover. In one example, the base portion (150) is provided without a cover portion (110) such that the cover assembly (100) simply acts as a color cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Spain, S.L.
    Inventor: Longinos De Dios Martín
  • Patent number: 10945458
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in one embodiment, an electronic smoking device comprising a mouthpiece; a vaporizer portion in communication with the mouthpiece; a filter cartridge assembly in communication with the mouthpiece; an inlet check valve; and an outlet check valve. The vaporizer portion comprises a heating element for heating a smoking material housed within the vaporizer portion. The inlet check valve permits air to be inhaled from the vaporizer portion into the mouthpiece, but substantially prohibits air from being exhaled through the mouthpiece into the vaporizer portion. The outlet check valve permits air to be exhaled through the mouthpiece into the filter cartridge assembly, but substantially prohibits air from being inhaled from the filter cartridge assembly into the mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Philter Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuval Shenkal, John Grimm
  • Patent number: 10945457
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery device is provided, and includes a control body serially engaged with a cartridge, the cartridge having an aerosol precursor source housing an aerosol precursor and defining a mouth opening configured to direct an aerosol therethrough to a user. A heater device is operably engaged with the cartridge, wherein the heater device comprises an electrically-conductive carbon element disposed adjacent to a heat-conductive substrate. The heater device is configured to receive the aerosol precursor from the aerosol precursor source onto the heat-conductive substrate, such that the aerosol precursor on the heat-conductive substrate forms the aerosol in response to heat from the electrically-conductive carbon element conducted through the heat-conductive substrate. An associated apparatus and method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Rajesh Sur
  • Patent number: 10945455
    Abstract: A glass atomizer comprises an oil storage chamber made of glass fused to and encompassing an airflow channel also made of glass. The oil storage chamber and airflow channel are further fused to a glass nozzle, where an externally threaded metal ring is affixed to the oil storage chamber at the end opposite from the nozzle. The externally threaded metal ring is removably joinable with an internally threaded connecting sleeve housing an atomizing core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Inventor: Shenyi Wang
  • Patent number: 10944213
    Abstract: A USB combination lock for an electronic device may include a lock rod, a shell body, a USB connector, a push button, and a lock piece. The USB connector can be directly inserted into the USB port of the electronic the electronic device, and the blocking portion of the USB connector can be engaged with the USB port. When the push button is in a released position, the lock piece will block a bottom portion of the hooking member of the USB connector, and the lock piece will not be pressed inwardly by the blocking portion. Thus, by shifting the numeral wheels, the connecting piece can be turned into the lock position, leading to the combination lock of present invention achieving the burglarproof effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: INGMAR CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Jason Su
  • Patent number: 10932488
    Abstract: A cover assembly for an electronic cigarette includes a base, a cover, and a locking assembly. The base defines a filling hole. The cover is mounted to the base and covered on the base to seal the filling hole. The cover is moved with respected to the base to uncover the base when a force is exerted to the cover. The locking assembly locks the cover in the base, and the locking assembly is operated to unlock the cover and allow the cover to move when the force is exerted to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN IVPS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wen Chen
  • Patent number: 10932490
    Abstract: An atomizer and an aerosol delivery device are described, where the atomizer has a fluid transport element formed from a rigid monolith having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. The atomizer also has a heater. The heater provides a substantially planar heating surface. The heating surface is positioned to face the first side of the rigid monolith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Vahid Hejazi
  • Patent number: 10931061
    Abstract: A charging plug for an electric automobile has a plug head and an insulation body. The plug head and the insulation body are connected in a releasable manner in such a way that the insulation body can be exchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Götz, Volker Reber, Jari Rönfanz
  • Patent number: 10918137
    Abstract: An electronic smoking device includes a housing, a receiving unit for the reception of a solid smoking material and a primary heating element. The primary heating element and the receiving unit are arranged adjacent to one another. The electronic smoking device further comprises a positioning element for forcing solid smoking material inserted in the receiving unit towards the primary heating element. Solid smoking material within the receiving unit which is forced towards the primary heating element by the positioning element is liquefied and atomized by the primary heating element. The receiving unit, the primary heating element and the positioning element are arranged within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.
    Inventors: Vaclav Borkovec, Stefan Biel
  • Patent number: 10916881
    Abstract: A high voltage wet-mate connection assembly (1) with electrically non-connected and connected modes, comprising a receptacle part (100) and a stab part (200). The stab part has an axially movable connection body (250) moving between non-connected and connected positions. The assembly has a connected mode metal encapsulation (50) encapsulating the contact location (40) at a shield distance from the contact location when in the connected position. The connected mode metal encapsulation (50) is in electrical contact with a main receptacle conductor (109), thereby having the same electric potential as the main receptacle conductor (109).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Benestad Solutions AS
    Inventor: Johannes Arngrim Vassgård
  • Patent number: 10916866
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a hexagonal body on an outer portion of nut of a coupling head; an opening spring washer combined with a sleeve of the coupling head; an inner tube shaft threaded through the coupling head and assembled with a joint seat; the inner tube shaft set with a center through-hole and including a tapered bevel disposed in a front portion and a clamping layer which is disposed in an inner hole of a tail portion, and a colored flat tire ring. The joint seat is threaded through the inner tube shaft to an end surface layer of the tail portion, and an isolation net of the coaxial cable is turn back onto an outer cover to the tapered bevel. A contraction ring is combined with a chamfer and a bevel of the sleeve to form a gapless tightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: BNS Precision Industry Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Kuo Chang Yang
  • Patent number: 10916878
    Abstract: A USB device, and methods of forming same, are disclosed. The USB device includes a semiconductor device such as a SIP module and a housing injection molded around the semiconductor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tee Khoon Guan, Pradeep Kumar Rai
  • Patent number: 10912332
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette and a control method thereof are disclosed. The electronic cigarette defines an airflow channel and has a heating assembly. The control method includes: sensing a pressure or pressure difference in the airflow channel to generate a corresponding electrical signal; generating a corresponding control signal according to the electrical signal; and generating a corresponding output power according to the control signal and outputting the power to the heating assembly. The electronic cigarette and control method thereof obtain the inhalation force of a user by sensing the pressure or pressure difference in the airflow channel and then adjust the output power automatically. The user experience is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huiyong Yan, Yonghai Li, Zhongli Xu
  • Patent number: 10905157
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an atomizing device, including a liquid reserving assembly and a cigarette holder assembly rotatably mounted at one end of the liquid reserving assembly. A liquid storage cavity is formed inside the liquid reserving assembly, and a liquid inlet is arranged at one end of the liquid reserving assembly corresponding to the cigarette holder assembly. The cigarette holder assembly includes an axially-penetrating smoke outlet, the liquid reserving assembly includes a smoke passage correspondingly communicating with the smoke outlet, and the cigarette holder assembly blocks the liquid inlet. The cigarette holder assembly includes a positioning member axially movable between a first position and a second position; when being in the first position, the positioning member is engaged with the liquid reserving assembly, and the cigarette holder assembly blocks the liquid inlet; and when being in the second position, the positioning member is separated from the liquid reserving assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Baosheng Lai
  • Patent number: 10910762
    Abstract: A first housing includes a wide connection surface and a bearing formed on an edge on one side along the longitudinal direction of the connection surface. A second housing includes a side surface formed to face in a direction intersecting a connecting direction of the first and second housings. A lid is displaceable about a shaft supported by the bearing portion to a closed position where the lid covers the connection surface and an open position where the lid member contacts the side surface. The lid is biased from the open position to the closed position by a biasing member. An outer shape of the lid has a long side arranged along the longitudinal direction of the connection surface and a short side intersecting the long side and shorter than the long side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ryotaro Kosaka, Yujiro Imai, Sho Saito, Masami Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 10903606
    Abstract: An anti-theft structure for an electronic control unit which includes an electronic control unit including assembly brackets mounted on both sides thereof and connector mounting grooves formed in an upper portion thereof to be spaced apart from each other; connectors coupled to the connector mounting grooves, and including connector coupling portions therein; and a safety bracket including side coupling portions on both ends of the safety bracket, the side coupling portions being engaged with assembly brackets, and bracket coupling portions corresponding to the connector coupling portions and the bracket coupling portions being engaged with the connector coupling portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Myeong Nam Woo
  • Patent number: 10881145
    Abstract: An atomization assembly includes a housing tube; and an atomization core disposed in the housing tube; the atomization core includes a heating element for heating and atomizing tobacco liquid, a first liquid conducting layer wrapped around the heating element, and a supporter disposed in the housing tube and configured for fixing the atomization core; the supporter includes an accommodation chamber for receiving the atomization core and at least one gap on a side wall of the supporter, in communication with the accommodation chamber configured for conveying tobacco liquid to the first liquid conducting layer of the atomization core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoqiang Zhao, Renjin Wu, Yonghai Li, Zhongli Xu, Changzheng Dai