Patents by Inventor Akito KIRISEKO
Akito KIRISEKO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12357120Abstract: There is provided a flavor dispenser apparatus that allows flavored aerosols to be dispensed into a glass, plate, or other dishware during a meal or the like. The flavor dispenser apparatus includes a storage part storing an aerosol-generating liquid, a heating unit having a heater and generating an aerosol by atomizing the aerosol-generating liquid, a liquid delivery unit delivering the aerosol-generating liquid to the heating unit, an aerosol passage having at a distal end thereof an aerosol outlet port, a flavor source holding part provided at an intermediate point in the aerosol passage and holding a flavor source so as to allow passage of the aerosol, and an aerosol-pumping unit transporting the aerosol toward the flavor source holding part and causing the aerosol to pass through the flavor source as well as causing the aerosol flavored by the flavor source to be discharged from the aerosol outlet port.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2022Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.Inventors: Akito Kiriseko, Yui Nakayama, Minoru Sakurai, Sho Tanaka, Tatsuya Narita, Ryousuke Suda, Shinichi Fukushima, Seiji Yoshimura, Hidenori Fukuoka, Kazuo Mori
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Publication number: 20240334988Abstract: An aerosol generation device has a heating unit powered by a battery and heats an aerosol source, a display unit displays a status of the aerosol generation device, and a control unit controls the display unit in a manner such that an image which includes a first display element representing the remaining capacity of the aerosol source and a second display element representing the remaining capacity of the battery is displayed, wherein the control unit controls in a manner such that when the remaining capacity of one component from among the aerosol source and the battery is not equal to or lower than a threshold and the remaining capacity of the other component therefrom is equal to or lower than the threshold, the display element represents a remaining capacity for one component in a non-flashing state and a remaining capacity for the other component in a flashing state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.Inventors: Yusuke FUJINO, Hiroaki SEMA, Akito KIRISEKO, Satoru TANIYAMA
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Publication number: 20240334987Abstract: This aerosol generation device comprises: a heating unit which receives power supplied from a battery and heats an aerosol source; a display unit for displaying the state of the aerosol generation device; and a control unit which controls, when a first condition is satisfied while the battery is being charged, the display unit to display a first image indicating that the battery is being charged, and controls, when a second condition different from the first condition is satisfied, the display unit to display a second image indicating that the battery is being charged, wherein the first image includes a first display element indicating the charging state of the battery, and the second image includes a second display element indicating the charging state of the battery and a third display element indicating the remaining amount of the aerosol source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2024Publication date: October 10, 2024Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.Inventors: Yusuke FUJINO, Hiroaki SEMA, Akito KIRISEKO, Satoru TANIYAMA
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Publication number: 20240324680Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generation device comprising: a first heating unit that receives power from a battery and heats a first aerosol source, which is a liquid; a second heating unit that receives power from a battery and heats a second aerosol source, which is a solid; a display unit for displaying the state of the own device; and a control unit that controls to display on the display unit an image including a first display element representing a set mode among a plurality of modes relating to whether or not the first aerosol source is heated by the first heating unit and whether or not the second aerosol source is heated by the second heating unit, a second display element representing the remaining amount of the first aerosol source and/or the second aerosol source, and a third display element representing the remaining amount of the battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.Inventors: Yusuke FUJINO, Hiroaki SEMA, Akito KIRISEKO, Satoru TANIYAMA
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Publication number: 20240324696Abstract: An aerosol generation device comprising: a heating unit that receives a supply of electric power and heats an aerosol source; a display unit for displaying information relating to the host device; an operation unit on which a pressing operation is performed by a user; and a control unit that performs control so as to display, on the display unit, a first display element representing that the pressing operation should be performed on the operation unit continuously for a prescribed time after replacement of the aerosol source, and that, when the pressing operation is continuously performed on the operation unit by the user, performs control such that the first display element is displayed on the display unit while being changed in accordance with the time for which the pressing operation continues.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.Inventors: Yusuke FUJINO, Hiroaki SEMA, Akito KIRISEKO, Satoru TANIYAMA
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Publication number: 20220132933Abstract: There is provided a flavor dispenser apparatus that allows flavored aerosols to be dispensed into a glass, plate, or other dishware during a meal or the like. The flavor dispenser apparatus includes a storage part storing an aerosol-generating liquid, a heating unit having a heater and generating an aerosol by atomizing the aerosol-generating liquid, a liquid delivery unit delivering the aerosol-generating liquid to the heating unit, an aerosol passage having at a distal end thereof an aerosol outlet port, a flavor source holding part provided at an intermediate point in the aerosol passage and holding a flavor source so as to allow passage of the aerosol, and an aerosol-pumping unit transporting the aerosol toward the flavor source holding part and causing the aerosol to pass through the flavor source as well as causing the aerosol flavored by the flavor source to be discharged from the aerosol outlet port.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.Inventors: Akito KIRISEKO, Yui NAKAYAMA, Minoru SAKURAI, Sho TANAKA, Tatsuya NARITA, Ryousuke SUDA, Shinichi FUKUSHIMA, Seiji YOSHIMURA, Hidenori FUKUOKA, Kazuo MORI