Patents Examined by Jean F. Duverne
  • Patent number: 11957171
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device may include a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating article; a heater flange supporting one end of the heater; a heat barrier coupled to the heater flange and surrounding the heater without contact; and a housing accommodating the heater and the heat barrier, wherein a fastening member is formed on one of the heater flange and the heat barrier, and an accommodating portion for accommodating the fastening member is formed on the other of the heater flange and the heat barrier, and wherein the heater flange and the heat barrier are coupled to each other by the fastening member and the accommodating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sung Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 11937649
    Abstract: A constant-power electronic cigarette protecting against dry-heating and a controlling method thereof are provided. The electronic cigarette comprises a vaporization rod (1) with a heating resistor arranged therein and comprises a battery rod (2) in which a battery (4), a control circuit board (5) and an unlock switch button (6) and a starting switch are arranged. The heating resistor is a variable resistor with a resistance variable depending on a change in temperature and having a positive temperature coefficient. The control circuit board (5) is arranged with a microcontroller chip, a resistance detection unit, a constant-power output control unit, an output feedback unit, wherein the unlock switch button and the starting switch are electrically connected with the microcontroller chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: HUIZHOU HAPPY VAPING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Guangrong Lin, Xianbin Zheng, Xiyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11942708
    Abstract: A crimp terminal-equipped flexible printed circuit board includes: a first flexible printed circuit board having a base film and a circuit provided on a surface of the base film and made of metal foil; multiple crimp terminals including crimp pieces crimped to penetrate the first flexible printed circuit board and bent to bite into part of the circuit; and an insulating reinforcing film partially integrally provided on an area of the base film where the multiple crimp pieces penetrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON MEKTRON, LTD.
    Inventors: Masanori Hirata, Shunsuke Aoyama, Yu Miura, Kenji Kiya
  • Patent number: 11942236
    Abstract: Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Sasse, Terry Chambers, Randy D. Kummer, John Armstrong, David Reece, Hai Lam
  • Patent number: 11936134
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a connector assembly for attachment to a corrugated coaxial cable. The assembly includes: a rearward outer body, to be received over a portion of the corrugated coaxial cable, comprising a recessed area; and a locking ferrule, to be inserted into the rearward outer body, comprising a plurality of ridges. At least one of the plurality of ridges is configured for engagement with the corrugated outer conductor. The connector assembly further comprises a foot portion positionable within the recessed area such that upon coupling of the rearward outer body with the locking ferrule, the corrugated outer conductor is locked in position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC
    Inventors: Søren Baldus-Kunze, Nikolaj Slobodziuk
  • Patent number: 11930861
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to the concept of integrating a charger with an electronic aerosol provision device into a single unit, so as to eliminate the need for a user to carry or stow charging cables, adaptors, and/or docks. In various implementations, the device utilizes a standard USB plug that is permanently attached to the device body and fully integrated with the charging circuitry. In some implementations, the plug may extend from an end of the device or be deployed from a side wall of the device and/or from the mouthpiece end of the device. The charger may be covered or otherwise hidden when the device is not charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Sawyer Hubbard, Jason Short, Cassidy McMahan, Vahid Hejazi, Jason L. Wood
  • Patent number: 11925210
    Abstract: An electric heating device having an air channel includes an upper cover component and a lower shell component. A heater component is arranged in a lower shell of the lower shell component, and includes a heater shell, a heating member and a heating member base arranged in the heater shell. A ventilation portion is arranged at a heating member base to guide an air flow to the heating member, and is matched with a first air inlet on the lower shell and a second air inlet on the heater shell. The air flow is led to the heating member from an outside of the lower shell through the first air inlet, the second air inlet, and the ventilation in sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: CHINA TOBACCO GUANGDONG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yibo Liu, Feng Li, Jing Hu, Ruifeng Zhao, Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 11925206
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic cigarette having dual air passages. Inside the battery rod, a first suction sensing air passage is provided to communicate with the suction sensor. The second air inlet passage is centrally provided on the vaporizing base and extends therethrough. The second air inlet cavity which is in communication with the second air inlet passage is formed between the vaporizing base and the bottom cap. The first air inlet cavity is formed between the bottom portion of the bottom cap and the top portion of the receiving portion. The bottom portion of the bottom cap is provided with the first air inlet passage for communicating the first air inlet cavity with the second air inlet cavity. The bottom portion of the bottom cap is further provided with the second suction sensing air passage for communicating the second air inlet cavity with the first suction sensing air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: HUIZHOU HAPPY VAPING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Guangrong Lin, Xianbin Zheng
  • Patent number: 11925214
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material to generate aerosol; a controller configured to: calculate a current flowing through the heater based on a predefined resistance of the heater and power supplied to the heater, measure the current flowing through the heater, and control the power supplied to the heater based on a difference between the calculated current and the measured current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Kyeong Lee, Paul Joon Sunwoo, Sung Wook Yoon, Dae Nam Han
  • Patent number: 11920361
    Abstract: A docking station for a medical device is described. In some examples, the docking station includes a frame and a base plate coupled to the frame. At least a portion of the base plate is coupled to a lower portion of the frame. In some examples, an electronic connector of the docking station is configured to couple to the medical device and to provide power to the medical device when the medical device is docked to the docking station. In some examples, a docking mechanism is coupled to an upper portion of the frame and configured to retain the medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.
    Inventors: Barry D. Curtin, Alexander Hamilton, Kristina Edmonson, David Andrews, Christopher G. Alviar, Neal Stanley Clark, Benjamin Danziger, Christopher William Egbert, Jason Fouts, Matthew Malone, Joshua Berndt, Brigitta M. Suwandana, Jeremy Edward Brummett
  • Patent number: 11918047
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a cartridge includes a connector comprising a plurality of terminals configured to provide an electrical connection between the cartridge and an external device; a heater configured to be heated by a current flowing through a first pair of terminals among the plurality of terminals; and a processor configured to: count a number of times a signal is received through a second pair of terminals among the plurality of terminals, store the number of times corresponding to a counting result in a memory, and initialize the stored number of times when the plurality of terminals are short-circuited according to a preset pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Won Kyeong Lee
  • Patent number: 11903423
    Abstract: An atomizer includes a housing, an atomizing assembly and a movable assembly. The housing defines a mounting opening. The atomizing assembly includes an inner tube detachably mounted in the housing through the mounting opening. The inner tube is provided with a smoke outlet. The movable assembly includes a dustproof cover movably disposed on the housing and a locking member. The dustproof cover is rotatable relative to the locking member, rotating the dustproof cover can open the mounting opening to expose the smoke outlet or close the mounting opening to cover the smoke outlet. The inner tube is provided with a locking groove engaged with the locking member. When the dustproof cover opens the mounting opening and the dustproof cover is caused to slide, the locking member moves under the driving of the dustproof cover to disengage from the locking groove, such that the inner tube can be taken out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Weihua Qiu, Hengcong Su
  • Patent number: 11901677
    Abstract: The disclosed angled modular edge patching system is configured to be mounted to a ceiling, furniture or wall, facilitate cable management functions and enhance space utilization. The disclosed angled modular edge patching system including a patch panel element and a base, which are configured to be releasably engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Legrand DPC, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Moldoch, Jason Finnegan, Yann Morvan, Kenneth A. Cupples, Dylan Petruskevicius, Frank B. Ruotolo
  • Patent number: 11901686
    Abstract: A junction box includes a box body and a conductive bar. A guide plate extends from a lead insertion opening, with a laterally extended connection portion at its extended end to connect the box body. First and second support plates and edges of the guiding plate form passages accessible to a lead insert space defined by the guiding plate, the connecting portion, the second support plate and the box body. The conductive bar has a bent conductive arm that moves into the inside of the lead insert space by an elastic force, therefore locked in said space, after it passes the passages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventor: Hung Sheng Hsu
  • Patent number: 11901682
    Abstract: A kitchen appliance, including at least one kitchen appliance base and at least one preparation module is provided. The kitchen appliance base includes at least one electrical interface and at least one receiving region. The preparation module includes at least one electrical counter-interface for electrical contacting with the electrical interface. The electrical interface includes at least two power contacts and at least one auxiliary contact. The electrical counter-interface includes at least two power counter-contacts and at least one auxiliary counter-contact. In the kitchen appliance, the insertion forces for the electrical contacting for the user are reduced, are realized by the power contacts and the power counter-contacts, as well as the auxiliary contact and the auxiliary counter-contact being designed and configured such that the power contacts are electrically contacted with the power counter-contacts at a different point in time than is the auxiliary contact with the auxiliary counter-contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Vorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Bayard
  • Patent number: 11897402
    Abstract: To provide more appropriate input by using an input section installed on a controller, which is operated by a user. Provided is a control device including: an input detection section configured to detect input provided by a user to an input section installed on a controller that is operated by the user; and an erroneous input determination section configured to determine whether or not the input is erroneous input, on the basis of the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: Yasutaka Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11890905
    Abstract: A tailgate hitch sensor system is installed by mounting a housing around the end of a receiver tube on the back of a hitch, and then plugging the system into both the OEM passenger side tailgate locking mechanism and the OEM driver side tailgate locking mechanism. A magnetically operated reed switch is positioned at the top of the housing, and a cover supporting a magnet is pivotally hinged to the housing so the cover has a normally closed position covering the receiver tube. When the cover is closed, the tailgate operates normally. When the cover is open, the electrical circuit for at least one stage of lowering the tailgate is de-activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: CURT Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Praveen Reddy Muddasani, Graham A. Motzing, Joel D. Diller
  • Patent number: 11888274
    Abstract: An electrical connection device is enabled to be linked materially and electrically to an external support that has an electric potential difference, and at the same time enabled to be linked materially and electrically to an external electrically operated device, and therefore for transmitting electric potential between the external support and the external device, which includes a base that incorporates a spring and a shaft enabled for receiving and transmitting the electric potential difference from the external support and is arranged and enabled on the same base in order to make electrical contact with the support of a compressive force on the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ATRESSA GLOBAL CORPORATION, S.L.
    Inventor: Cesar Basterrechea Sánchez
  • Patent number: 11881663
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector for a cable has a compression sleeve and a stop element that is axially adjacent to and connected to the compression sleeve. The compression sleeve has an inner lateral surface thread that is screwable to an outer lateral surface thread of an outer conductor of the cable. The outer conductor is clampable between the compression sleeve and an axial end region of the stop element, and in an assembled state, a longitudinal axis of the compression sleeve, is tilted relative to a longitudinal axis of the stop element; or b) a normal vector of a plane spanned by an edge between an end face and an inner lateral surface of the stop element is rotated by orientation angle (?A) relative to the longitudinal axis of the compression sleeve; or c) the edge has a helical course in a longitudinal axis direction of the plug connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Wimmer, Rong Fang, Jonathan Vinke, Josef Krautenbacher, Andreas Wallner
  • Patent number: 11881647
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus for connecting modules included in an electronic device, and the apparatus may comprise: a power source between a first module of an electronic device and a second module of the electronic device; at least one line unit including lines for transferring a control signal, an intermediate (IF) signal, or a radio frequency (RF) signal; a first connector unit for connecting at least one of the lines to the first module; a second connector unit for connecting at least one of the lines to the second module; and a connection unit for connecting at least one external apparatus and at least one line for transferring the IF signal or the RF signal from among the lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaegon Ghim, Jeongho Kang, Youngmin Lee, Yunbum Lee, Seongbeom Hong