Patents Examined by Katherine Will
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Patent number: 11273965Abstract: A vertical form, fill, and seal (VFFS) machine and method for producing an oral sachet designed to be placed in a users mouth, the oral sachet. The oral sachet includes permeable paper that does not contain fiberglass. The permeable paper forms a pouch that includes a top seal arranged at first end of the pouch, a bottom seal arranged at a second end of the pouch opposite from the first end, a vertical seal that extends from the top seal to the bottom seal, and a cavity located between the top seal and the bottom seal. Granular contents, including at least one granular or powdered component, are arranged within the cavity of the permeable-paper pouch.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: PRO-DIP, LLCInventor: Peter St. Lawrence
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Patent number: 11259570Abstract: An atomizer (100) includes a liquid reservoir (120) and a heating assembly. The liquid reservoir (120) has a liquid storage cavity (122) for receiving an atomizing liquid, wherein the liquid reservoir (120) has an opening end (121). The heating assembly (130) includes a liquid conducting body (131) and the heating element (132), the liquid conducting body (131) is located on the opening end (121), the conducting body (131) has a liquid absorbing surface (131a) facing an inside of the liquid storage cavity (122) and a atomizing surface (131b) located outside of the liquid storage cavity (131b), the heating element (132) is formed on the atomizing surface (131b), the liquid conducting body (131) is configured to conduct the atomizing liquid in the liquid storage cavity (122) to the atomizing surface (131b), and the heating element (132) is configured to atomize the atomizing liquid conducted to the atomizing surface (131b).Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Inventor: Weidong Pan
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Patent number: 11252993Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating system including a holder configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette; and a cradle including an inner space into which the holder is inserted. The holder is configured to be tiltable with respect the cradle. The holder is inserted into the inner space of the cradle and then tilted to generate the aerosol.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Jung Ho Han, Jang Uk Lee, Hung Il Lim, Jong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han, Jin Young Yoon, Young Lea Kim, Ji Soo Jang, Wang Seop Lim, Moon Bong Lee, Soung Ho Ju, Du Jin Park, Seong Won Yoon
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Patent number: 11246341Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating system including a holder configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette; and a cradle including an inner space into which the holder is inserted. The holder is configured to be tiltable with respect the cradle. The holder is inserted into the inner space of the cradle and then tilted to generate the aerosol.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: KT&G CORPORATIONInventors: Jung Ho Han, Jang Uk Lee, Hun Il Lim, Jong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han, Jin Young Yoon, Young Lea Kim, Ji Soo Jang, Wang Seop Lim, Moon Bong Lee, Soung Ho Ju, Du Jin Park, Seong Won Yoon
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Patent number: 11246335Abstract: A smokeable material for inclusion in a smoking article, the material comprising particles or fragments comprising acacia gum, wherein the particles or fragments do not comprise a diluent, flavourant or aerosol generating material; and substantially comprise or consist of acacia gum.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDInventors: Jocelyn Benning, Edward Dennis John, Samuel Paul Whiffen
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Patent number: 11241036Abstract: A flying disc smoking pipe apparatus is provided wherein a flying disc, having a central opening, has a centrally mounted smoking pipe insert within the central opening, having a plurality of draw pipes extending radially from the insert to and through the flying disc shaped housing lip. The distal end of the draw pipes is flush with the outside circumference of the flying disc. A smoking bowl is provided in the top of the insert and is in direct pneumatic communications with the draw pipes. The flying disc housing facilitates passing the pipe amongst multiple users at a distance by gliding the pipe from user to user. A single user may draw smoke through a draw pipe and selectively adjust the smoke temperature by throttling air flow into other draw pipes. Multiple users may also smoke simultaneously. The flying disc smoking pipe apparatus further provides entertainment and recreation to smoking.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Inventor: Alexander Droldium Fraser
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Patent number: 11241044Abstract: A vaporization device includes a cartridge having a reservoir that holds a vaporizable material, a heating element, and a wicking element that can draw the vaporizable material to the heating element to be vaporized. The wicking element can include two ends in contact with the reservoir. The cartridge can include an airflow control feature for controlling airflow in the cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.Inventors: Ariel Atkins, Adam Bowen, Steven Christensen, Nicholas J. Hatton, Esteban Leon Duque, James Monsees, Christopher James Rosser, Andrew J. Stratton
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Patent number: 11224706Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispenser for dispensing a liquid, comprising: a reservoir for storing a liquid to be dispensed; a manually operative pump arrangement disposed at a first end region of the reservoir; a conduit extending from the pump arrangement to a second end region of the reservoir distal the first end region, the conduit configured for communicating reservoir contents from the second end region to the pump arrangement; a dispense conduit extending from the pump arrangement and comprising a dispense aperture at an end region thereof, the dispense aperture in liquid communication with the pump arrangement; and an open ended tube extending in a direction away from the pump arrangement and configured to surround the dispense conduit, wherein the open ended tube extends to a position such that the open end thereof is at least coterminous with an dispense aperture end of the dispense conduit and actuation of the pump arrangement causes transfer of reservoir contents from the reservoir to theType: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Nerudia Ltd.Inventors: Kenneth Scott, David Jones, Thomas Sudlow, Alfred Madden, Christopher Lord
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Patent number: 11166487Abstract: Kit for producing a cigarette includes a cigarette tube holding a smoking material, a funnel having a length, a top face, a bottom face, and funnel includes a fold line along which bottom face of funnel is folded relative to the top face to form a slot and a closed bottom face. The funnel receives the smoking material through the slot and fills the funnel with smoking material for filling the cigarette tube. The cigarette tube is filled with the smokable material. The funnel is rollable into a filter, and the filter is inserted into an end of the cigarette tube, and the filter filters smoke from the smoking material and the cigarette tube when the cigarette tube and the smoking material are ignited. There is likewise a method of making a cigarette using the kit.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Inventor: Ryan Okamura
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Patent number: 11160311Abstract: This inhalation component generation device comprises: a load which vaporizes or atomizes an inhalation component source using power from a power supply; and a control unit. The control unit comprises: a voltage sensor which uses a predefined correlation to convert the analog voltage value of a power supply to a digital voltage value and outputs the digital voltage value; and a power control unit which controls the supply of power from the power supply to the load on the basis of the digital voltage value. The control unit is configured to be capable of calibrating the correlation on the basis of changes in the digital voltage value or the analog voltage value obtained during charging of the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.Inventors: Takeshi Akao, Hajime Fujita, Manabu Yamada
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Patent number: 11109618Abstract: There is provided a filter for a smoking article. The filter comprises a filter segment comprising filter material, and the filter segment has a cross sectional area measured perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the filter. The filter further comprises a flavour delivery member embedded in the filter segment and surrounded on all sides by the filter material. The flavour delivery member comprises structural material enclosing liquid flavourant for flavouring smoke during smoking of a smoking article provided with the filter, and the flavour delivery member releases at least a portion of the liquid flavourant when the filter is subjected to external force. The cross sectional area of the flavour delivery member measured perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the filter is about 30% of the cross sectional area of the filter segment or greater.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventor: Yves Jordil
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Patent number: 11103004Abstract: A hookah support device, comprising a support base, a removable interlocking panel configured to removably attach to the support base, further comprised of a top panel and a bottom panel, a semicircular groove situated on a receiving end of the support base, a semicircular groove situated on a proximal end of the top panel of the interlocking panel, wherein the support base comprises a first and a second parallelly situated interlocking grooves configured to receive therein a first and a second parallelly situated interlocking tongue pieces of the interlocking panel; and wherein interlocking panel is slidably removable from the support base.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Star Hookah, Inc.Inventor: Nathan Madani
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Patent number: 11083211Abstract: A non tobacco, cannabis based moist snuff composition is provided. The composition includes an herbal component primarily made up of cannabis leaves and/or stems and a casing component. Methods for producing a nontobacco cannabis based moist snuff composition are also provided. The method includes the steps of separating the leaves and stems from the cannabis plant, drying and curing them and mixing them with a casing component.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: RESURGENT PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: Eric Greenbaum, Kyle Kingsley
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Patent number: 11076634Abstract: A metered smoking apparatus includes a burnable media including indicia that visually represent a plurality of smokable units of a smokable substance or an active ingredient thereof, each of the smokable units corresponding to a same predetermined quantity of the smokable substance or the active ingredient thereof, and when the smokable substance is rolled within the burnable media, the burnable media is configured such that the indicia are sequentially burned in a burn line direction that is a direction in which a burn line burns when the metered smoking apparatus is smoked, to thereby indicate consumption of the predetermined quantity on a unit-by-unit basis.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: ELEMENT EXTREME LLCInventor: Daniel Freeman
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Patent number: 11064739Abstract: There is provided an electrically operated smoking device configured to receive a smoking article, including a housing defining a cavity configured to at least partially receive a smoking article; and a sensing system configured to detect indicia on the smoking article, the sensing system being disposed on a periphery of the cavity and including a light source, a mirror, an imaging lens, and an image detector, the mirror being disposed on an internal surface of the cavity adjacent to the light source and the imaging lens.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Christiane Gimkiewicz, Rolf Eckert, Edoardo Franzi, David Hasler, Ross Stanley
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Patent number: 11033048Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a homogenized tobacco material, said method comprising: —pulping and refining cellulose fibres to obtain fibres having a mean size per weight comprised between about 0.2 millimetres and about 4 millimetres; —grinding a blend of tobacco of one or more tobacco types to tobacco particles having a mean size per weight comprised between about 0.03 millimetres and about 0.12 millimetres; —Combining the cellulose fibres with the tobacco particles and with a binder to form a slurry; —homogenizing the slurry; —adding asparaginase to the slurry; and—forming the homogenized tobacco material from the slurry, wherein the homogenized tobacco material comprises from about 1 percent and about 5 percent in dry weight basis of the binder.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Anu Ajithkumar, Johannes Petrus Maria Pijnenburg, Esther Wairimu
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Patent number: 11020517Abstract: Blood treatment apparatus and methods of using the same are described herein that include two or more intermediate containers located between a treatment solution source and a port through which the treatment solution is to be delivered with the blood treatment apparatus. The weight of the intermediate containers is measured and used to control the refilling and emptying of treatment solution in the intermediate containers.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: Gambro Lundia ABInventor: Dominique Pouchoulin
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Patent number: 11019849Abstract: The present disclosure provides a push-button structure. The push-button structure includes a support, a push-button, and a slide block. The push-button is connected to the support and has a push direction. The slide block is connected to the support in a sliding manner along a direction perpendicular to the push direction of the push-button, and the slide block is capable for sliding and has a locking position and an unlocking position. The push-button is provided with a first locking portion at one side facing the slide block. The slide block is provided with a second locking portion fitting the first locking portion. When the slide block slides to the locking position, the first locking portion is locked to the second locking portion. When the slide block slides to the unlocking position, the first locking portion is unlocked from the second locking portion.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: SHENZHEN IVPS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Wen Chen
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Patent number: 11019841Abstract: A tobacco hopper that may be used with commercially available tobacco rolling machines. More specifically, this disclosure relates to tobacco hoppers that can be made from precut assembly kits, paper kits, cardboard kits, or other elements or material. The tobacco hopper may be position on or to the side of commercially available tobacco rolling machine. In some embodiments the tobacco hopper may be easily disposed after multiple uses.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Inventor: Cordell E. Ebeling
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Patent number: 11013261Abstract: In one example, a vaporization device includes a housing, a heating component disposed in the housing, and a first sleeving. The heating component includes an absorbent core element and a heating coil at least partially wound around the core element. The first sleeving includes an outer wall defining a notch leading to a through hole configured to receive and fixedly secure the core element. In another example, a vaporization device includes a bottom cap including an airflow sensor, a light source, and a light guide element. The light guide element is configured to operatively secure the bottom cap to a housing and to permit illuminated light from the light source to pass therethrough. In another example, a vaporization device includes a nozzle cap defining an air inlet, an air outlet, and an air channel and including a baffle and an oil-absorbing element.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Bidi Vapor, LLCInventors: Zou Wanxiang, Qiu Ningbo, Zhao XingFu