Patents Examined by Kelly M Gambetta
  • Patent number: 11871781
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 11871784
    Abstract: A vapor generator assembly for an e-vaping device may include a reservoir configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation, a vaporizer assembly configured to heat pre-vapor formulation drawn from the reservoir to form a vapor, and an air intake assembly configured to direct ambient air into the vaporizer assembly. The air intake assembly may at least partially define an air inlet that extends at least partially around an outer surface of the vapor generator assembly. The air inlet may be an arcuate air inlet or an annular air inlet. The air intake assembly may at least partially define an inlet channel extending from the air inlet into an interior of the vapor generator assembly to at least partially establish fluid communication between the arcuate air inlet and the vaporizer assembly. The inlet channel may extend coaxially in relation to a longitudinal axis of the vapor generator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Eric Hawes, Raymond W. Lau, Mik Dahl, Jon Jarantilla, Galen Salvador, Jose Jesus Paolo Montalvan, Jeroen Kok
  • Patent number: 11871783
    Abstract: A cap that can be placed on the lit end of a cigar causes the cigar to be extinguished and subsequently securely held. The cigar is extinguished through the use of a metallic cap and/or a metallic insert embedded or otherwise attached to the cap. The cap cradles a cigar through use of a holding mechanism comprised of springs and/or tabs. A magnet attached to the cap allows the cap to be placed on a variety of straight or sloped surfaces and still safely hold a cigar that has been inserted into the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel M. Pikowski
  • Patent number: 11871787
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, provided is an aerosol generation apparatus including: a liquid cartridge comprising a storage unit configured to store an aerosol-generating substrate which is liquid-type and an atomizer configured to generate aerosol by heating the aerosol-generating substrate; a mouth tip located at one end of the aerosol generation apparatus and comprising a filter unit configured to adsorb at least one material included in the generated aerosol; and an aerosol heating unit configured to heat the generated aerosol when the generated aerosol is inhaled by a user through the mouth tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Ho Han, Jang Uk Lee, Hun II 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
  • Patent number: 11871782
    Abstract: This multifilter segment is provided with a plurality of filter segments provided with a plurality of filter materials and inner wrappers respectively covering the outer surfaces of the plurality of filter materials, and an outer wrapper which connects and integrates the plurality of filter segments by being wound around the outer surfaces of the inner wrappers of the plurality of filter segments while the ends of the plurality of filter segments are arranged face-to-face. The inner wrappers of adjacent filter segments have a mutually different CIELab color parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Noriko Osawa, Yuji Yamauchi, Ryoko Ogi
  • Patent number: 11872732
    Abstract: An injection molding device (1) includes a center part (3) and a rotating device (2) for rotating the center part (3) in the injection molding device (1). The rotating device (2) includes a base (4) supported with respect to an injection molding machine. A thereto attached column (5) extends to an axial direction (z) above the base (4). A sleeve (6) coaxially surrounds the column (5) and is at least partially arranged in the center part (3). The sleeve (6) rotates with the center part (3) around the column (5). The column (5) is arranged removable with respect to the center part (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: FOBOHA (GERMANY) GMBH
    Inventor: Rainer Armbruster
  • Patent number: 11867205
    Abstract: A piston for a cylinder, and a method of fabrication thereof, the piston rod comprising a substrate and a coating, the substrate having a surface roughness profile comprising peaks and valleys with a peak-to-valley height in a range between 0.5 and 2 ?m, and the coating having a hardness in a range between 1000 and 4000 HV and a coefficient of friction in a range between 0.1 and 0.05.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: INDUSTRIES MALHOT INC.
    Inventor: Mainville Luc
  • Patent number: 11864580
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method for crimping a web of material for the tobacco industry, including the following steps: feeding a web of material for the tobacco industry along a feed path; crimping the web between two crimping rollers operatively coupled to make a plurality of longitudinal easy folding lines on the web; measuring a value of a thickness of the web before the step of crimping; The step of crimping the web is adjusted as a function of the thickness value measured during the step of measuring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: G.D S.P.A.
    Inventors: Nicola Baldanza, Massimo Sartoni, Luca Federici
  • Patent number: 11856980
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new way of packing smokable vessels such that an open column for the flow of air is created and greatly increases the efficiency of the smoking vessel. Variations include a more efficient way of infusing smokable material after packing into smokable vessels. This invention relates to single-use and is scalable all the way up to mass production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventor: Glen Williams
  • Patent number: 11862462
    Abstract: A method for the continuous vapour deposition of silicon on substrates, including the following steps: a) introducing at least one substrate into a reaction chamber; b) introducing a process gas and at least one gaseous silicon precursor compound into the reaction chamber; c) forming a gaseous mixture of at least one silicon-based intermediate product coexisting with the gaseous silicon precursor compound and the process gas; d) forming a silicon layer by vapour deposition of silicon from the gaseous silicon precursor compound and/or the silicon-based intermediate product on the substrate; e) discharging an excess of the gaseous mixture from the reaction chamber; f) returning at least one of the constituents of the excess of the gaseous mixture, selected from the silicon precursor compound, the silicon-based intermediate product and/or the process gas into the reaction chamber, wherein introducing the gaseous silicon precursor compound into the reaction chamber is regulated such that the molar ratio of the si
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Nexwafe GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Reber, Kai Schillinger
  • Patent number: 11858184
    Abstract: A production method of a floor for quick side-slide installation includes the following steps: step 1: sorting of floor blanks; step 2: curing of the floor blanks; step 3: sanding of the floor blanks; step 4: cutting-to-thickness of the floor blanks; step 5: surface treatment of the floor blanks; step 6: cutting-to-length and molding of the floor blanks; step 7: spraying of anti-cracking oil on the floor blanks; step 8: plastic encapsulation of the floor blanks; step 9: application of a paint to back surfaces of the floor blanks; and step 10: application of the paint or vegetable oil to the floor blanks. A locking frame is hidden under bosses of a floor blank after being injection-molded, which achieves high locking accuracy and firm assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: ANHUI YANGZI FLOORING INCORPORATED COMPANY
    Inventor: Xiang Lei
  • Patent number: 11851176
    Abstract: An example method of manufacturing a wing includes providing a wing frame. The wing frame includes a primary spar, a drag spar, a plurality of transverse frame elements having at least one spar joiner, and a plurality of mounting elements. The primary spar is coupled to the drag spar via the at least one spar joiner. The method further includes placing the wing frame into a mold, wherein the mold defines a shape of the wing. The method also includes injecting the mold with an air-filled matrix material, such that the air-filled matrix material substantially encases the wing frame and fills the defined shape of the wing, and such that the plurality of transverse frame elements provide torsional rigidity to the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: WING AVIATION LLC
    Inventors: Adam Woodworth, Adem Rudin, Stephen Benson
  • Patent number: 11846890
    Abstract: An imprint lithography system includes: a first chuck configured to support a first substrate; a first bushing surrounding the first chuck and configured to pneumatically suspend the first chuck laterally within the first bushing; one or more supportive mechanisms disposed beneath the first chuck and configured to support the first chuck vertically within the first bushing, wherein the first chuck is configured to be forced in a downward direction against first vertical resistive forces provided by the one or more supportive mechanisms, while the first chuck is suspended laterally within the first bushing and while the first chuck is maintained in the first fixed rotational orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Roy Matthew Patterson, Charles Scott Carden, Satish Sadam
  • Patent number: 11845210
    Abstract: An injection molding apparatus including a fixed die including a gate via which a molding material flows in, a movable die that forms along with the fixed die a cavity and separates from the fixed die at a point of time of mold opening, an open-gate hot runner that includes a nozzle including a channel that guides the molding material to the gate and a heater that heats the channel, the hot runner being attachable to and detachable from the fixed die, and a cap member that is disposed between the fixed die and the hot runner and has a melting point higher than a melting point of the molding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ríona Hayashi, Kenta Anegawa, Kakeru Sasagawa, Hiroki Takano
  • Patent number: 11840488
    Abstract: In a method for obtaining a compacted material, a) a set of particles of raw materials is mixed with 1-50% by weight of a hydraulic binder to form a dry composition, the percentage being relative to the total weight of the dry composition, the particle size distribution of the raw material particles being characterised by a first reference diameter ?50 millimetres and a second reference diameter ?0.08 micrometres, b) the dry composition is mixed with 1-35% by weight of water to form a mixed composition, the percentage relative to the total weight of the dry composition, c) the mixed composition is vibrated ?0.3 millimetres at 20-80 Hertz, while a compressive stress is applied, the value of the applied compressive stress being at least 2 MegaPascal. Also disclosed is a method for obtaining a multilayer compacted material and to the materials obtained according to the methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: IMERTECH
    Inventors: Claire Michud, Antoine Coulon, Aurélien Beck, Jacques Poirier, Emmanuel De Bilbao
  • Patent number: 11840008
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a decorated molding article includes forming an all-in-one coating on a substrate and performing a curing step, thereby forming a composite layer structure with a protective effect, a color effect, and a bonding effect. The composite layer structure may form a molded film with better physical properties (e.g., higher hardness, better protection effect, and the like) after the blister molding process. Therefore, the molded film of the embodiments may be applied to a laser engraving process to form a variety of light-transmitting decorated molding articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Jin Ya Dian Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Che-Ming Yu, Kuo-Liang Ying
  • Patent number: 11839239
    Abstract: An adjustable airflow cartridge for vaporizing liquids is provided herein featuring a top section including a mouthpiece, a middle section including a tank, a bottom section including a heating element and at least one adjustable intake air aperture, a tube extending from the bottom section through the tank to the mouthpiece, and a rotatable portion on the bottom section that when rotated is configured to increase or decrease a size of at least one adjustable intake air aperture. Air may flow through the adjustable airflow cartridge from the bottom section to the top section by flowing through at least one adjustable intake air aperture, through the heating element, and through the tube to the mouthpiece. In addition, the amount of air that may flow through the at least one adjustable intake air aperture may be adjusted based upon a rotation of the rotatable portion by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: DES PRODUCTS LTD.
    Inventor: Dana E. Shoched
  • Patent number: 11833732
    Abstract: A blow mould for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, having at least two blow to mould side parts and a base part, which form a cavity, within which plastic preforms can be formed into the plastic containers by being acted upon by a flowable medium, wherein an inner wall of the blow mould side parts and of the base part having a contour which produces a predetermined shape of the plastic containers to be produced, wherein a plurality of openings being provided in at least one section of the base part, which openings allow a gaseous medium to be discharged during an expansion process of the plastic container. A ratio between a surface area of the base part and a surface area of the openings is 3-350, preferably 4-200, and particularly preferably 3-100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Bastian Tissmer, Peter Knapp
  • Patent number: 11832643
    Abstract: Smoking articles are disclosed herein. The present disclosure is directed to a smoking article that comprises a heat source configured to generate heat upon ignition thereof, a substrate material having opposed first and second ends, the heat source being disposed proximate the first end of the substrate material and the substrate material having an aerosol precursor composition associated therewith, a mouthpiece, the mouthpiece being disposed proximate the second end of the substrate material, and a heat transfer component. In one implementation, the heat transfer component comprises a hollow structure and opposing first and second flanges located on respective ends thereof, wherein the hollow structure extends through the heat source such that the heat source is located between the first and second opposing flanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Vahid Hejazi, Billy T. Conner, Paul E. Braxton, Andries D. Sebastian
  • Patent number: 11834243
    Abstract: A flexible film, and articles comprising the film, comprises interleaved pluralities of each of first bands and second bands disposed adjacent to the first bands. Both the first and second bands have a length and a width; the first bands comprise a first film basis weight and first and second regions. The first regions and second regions being comprised of the same material composition. The first regions undergo a substantially molecular-level deformation and the second regions initially undergo a substantially geometric deformation when the sheet material is subjected to an applied elongation along at least one axis. The second bands comprise a second film basis weight and a plurality of corrugations disposed along the length of the band. In this aspect the material may be described as having alternating bands of structural-elastic-like film and ring-rolled film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Shaun Thomas Broering, Karen Denise MCaffry