Patents by Inventor Alain Tabasso
Alain Tabasso 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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Publication number: 20240180252Abstract: A method of generating an aerosol in an aerosol-generating system includes storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid storage portion and delivering via a pump a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to an atomizer. The method also includes sensing a puff via a a puff sensor in an airflow path of the aerosol-generating system and determining a puff intensity during the puff via a controller. The delivery flow rate of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the atomizer is adjusted in response to the determined puff intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Michel BESSANT, Ben MAZUR, Eva Saade LATORRE, Alain TABASSO
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Patent number: 11969020Abstract: An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion, a vaporizer, and a pump. The liquid storage portion may be configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The vaporizer may be configured to volatilize the liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The pump may be configured to pump air into the liquid storage portion so as to push out a volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion and to supply the volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the vaporizer. A method for generating an aerosol may be performed with the system.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ben Mazur, Eva Saade Latorre, Alain Tabasso
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Patent number: 11896056Abstract: A method of generating an aerosol in an aerosol-generating system includes storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid storage portion and delivering via a pump a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to an atomizer. The method also includes sensing a puff via a a puff sensor in an airflow path of the aerosol-generating system and determining a puff intensity during the puff via a controller. The delivery flow rate of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the atomizer is adjusted in response to the determined puff intensity.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Michel Bessant, Ben Mazur, Eva Saade Latorre, Alain Tabasso
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Publication number: 20230310766Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a perforated glass substrate and a heater element. The heater element is provided in the glass substrate, on the glass substrate, or both in and on the glass substrate. The heater element includes a plurality of parallel strips between alternating rows of the perforations.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Fabien DUC, Alain TABASSO
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Patent number: 11707585Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a perforated glass substrate and a heater element. The heater element is provided in the glass substrate, on the glass substrate, or both in and on the glass substrate. The heater element includes a plurality of parallel strips between alternating rows of the perforations.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Fabien Duc, Alain Tabasso
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Publication number: 20230225399Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may comprise a housing defining at least one internal compartment. The housing may be waterproof. The aerosol-generating device may further comprise a power supply, an electric heater, and/or a haptic feedback device. Each of the power supply, electric heater, and/or haptic feedback device may be positioned within one or more of the at least one internal compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Michel BESSANT, Laurent GOLAY, Omer KESICI, Nikolaus Martin Ernest Wilhelm RICKETTS, Laurent SEYDOUX, Alain TABASSO
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Patent number: 11622578Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include a housing defining at least one internal compartment. The housing may be waterproof. The aerosol-generating device may further include a power supply, an electric heater, and/or a haptic feedback device. Each of the power supply, electric heater, and/or haptic feedback device may be positioned within one or more of the at least one internal compartment.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Michel Bessant, Laurent Golay, Omer Kesici, Nikolaus Martin Ernest Wilhelm Ricketts, Laurent Seydoux, Alain Tabasso
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Patent number: 11533953Abstract: An aerosol-generating system provided, including an electrically operated aerosol-generating element; a first electrochemical energy storage device (EESD) configured to supply electrical power to the aerosol-generating element; and an EESD temperature control system including at least one temperature sensor positioned to sense a temperature of the first EESD and an electrical heater configured to heat the first EESD, wherein the EESD temperature control system operates the electrical heater dependent on an output from the at least one temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Alain Tabasso, Fabien Duc, Jacques Robert, Michel Bessant
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Publication number: 20210205547Abstract: An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion, a vaporizer, and a pump. The liquid storage portion may be configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The vaporizer may be configured to volatilize the liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The pump may be configured to pump air into the liquid storage portion so as to push out a volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion and to supply the volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the vaporizer. A method for generating an aerosol may be performed with the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ben MAZUR, Eva Saade LATORRE, Alain TABASSO
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Publication number: 20210178091Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a perforated glass substrate and a heater element. The heater element is provided in the glass substrate, on the glass substrate, or both in and on the glass substrate. The heater element includes a plurality of parallel strips between alternating rows of the perforations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Fabien DUC, Alain TABASSO
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Patent number: 10980287Abstract: An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion, a vaporizer, and a pump. The liquid storage portion may be configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The vaporizer may be configured to volatilize the liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The pump may be configured to pump air into the liquid storage portion so as to push out a volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion and to supply the volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the vaporizer. A method for generating an aerosol may be performed with the system.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ben Mazur, Eva Saade Latorre, Alain Tabasso
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Publication number: 20210068456Abstract: A method of generating an aerosol in an aerosol-generating system includes storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid storage portion and delivering via a pump a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to an atomizer. The method also includes sensing a puff via a a puff sensor in an airflow path of the aerosol-generating system and determining a puff intensity during the puff via a controller. The delivery flow rate of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the atomizer is adjusted in response to the determined puff intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Michel BESSANT, Ben MAZUR, Eva Saade LATORRE, Alain TABASSO
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Patent number: 10888126Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a glass substrate including perforations and a heater element. The heater element may be located in the glass substrate, on the glass substrate, or both in and on the glass substrate. The heater element may include a plurality of parallel strips and a plurality of transversal strips. The plurality of parallel strips and the plurality of transversal strips form a grid.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Fabien Duc, Alain Tabasso
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Patent number: 10856571Abstract: A method of generating an aerosol in an aerosol-generating system includes storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid storage portion and delivering via a pump a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to an atomizer. The method also includes sensing a puff via a a puff sensor in an airflow path of the aerosol-generating system and determining a puff intensity during the puff via a controller. The delivery flow rate of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the atomizer is adjusted in response to the determined puff intensity.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2020Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Michel Bessant, Ben Mazur, Eva Saade Latorre, Alain Tabasso
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Publication number: 20200305315Abstract: An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion, a vaporizer, and a pump. The liquid storage portion may be configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The vaporizer may be configured to volatilize the liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The pump may be configured to pump air into the liquid storage portion so as to push out a volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion and to supply the volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the vaporizer. A method for generating an aerosol may be performed with the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ben Mazur, Eva Saade Latorre, Alain Tabasso
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Publication number: 20200288777Abstract: A method of generating an aerosol in an aerosol-generating system includes storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid storage portion and delivering via a pump a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to an atomizer. The method also includes sensing a puff via a a puff sensor in an airflow path of the aerosol-generating system and determining a puff intensity during the puff via a controller. The delivery flow rate of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the atomizer is adjusted in response to the determined puff intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Michel BESSANT, Ben MAZUR, Eva Saade LATORRE, Alain TABASSO
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Publication number: 20200187558Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a perforated glass substrate and a heater element. The heater element is provided in or on the glass substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Fabien DUC, Alain Tabasso
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Patent number: 10667559Abstract: A method of generating an aerosol in an aerosol-generating system includes storing liquid aerosol-forming substrate in a liquid storage portion and delivering via a pump a liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion to an atomizer. The method also includes sensing a puff via a a puff sensor in an airflow path of the aerosol-generating system and determining a puff intensity during the puff via a controller. The delivery flow rate of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the atomizer is adjusted in response to the determined puff intensity.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services, LLCInventors: Michel Bessant, Ben Mazur, Eva Saade Latorre, Alain Tabasso
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Patent number: 10653185Abstract: An aerosol-generating system may include a liquid storage portion, a vaporizer, and a pump. The liquid storage portion may be configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The vaporizer may be configured to volatilize the liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The pump may be configured to pump air into the liquid storage portion so as to push out a volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion and to supply the volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the vaporizer. A method for generating an aerosol may be performed with the system.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ben Mazur, Eva Saade Latorre, Alain Tabasso
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Patent number: 10588358Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a perforated glass substrate and a heater element. The heater element is encapsulated in the glass substrate. The heater element includes a thin metal foil. The heater element is isolated from an adjacent aerosol-forming substrate. The perforations have a width ranging from about 1 micron to about 500 microns.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Fabien Duc, Alain Tabasso