Patents by Inventor Ali Rostami
Ali Rostami 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: 20260033543Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables simultaneous vaporization of different pre-vapor formulations to form a vapor for vaping by an adult vaper. The cartridge includes a dispensing interface coupled to a plurality of reservoirs and a heater coupled to the dispensing interface in a housing. The dispensing interface may include a trunk and separate roots extending into separate reservoirs, such that the dispensing interface draws different pre-vapor formulations from the reservoirs to the trunk via the separate roots. The heater is coupled to the trunk, such that the heater is operable to simultaneously vaporize the different pre-vapor formulations drawn into the trunk.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2025Publication date: February 5, 2026Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali ROSTAMI, Christopher S. TUCKER, David KANE, Peter LIPOWICZ, Georgios KARLES, Gerd KOBAL, Yezdi PITHAWALLA
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Publication number: 20260029505Abstract: In one aspect, a method of determining a location of a user within an indoor space, includes emitting a radiofrequency signal into the indoor space, receiving backscattered training radiofrequency signals, including multipath, for at least one location within the indoor space, converting the received training signals into a point cloud for each location of the at least one location, assigning a signature for each location based on the point cloud for each location, receiving additional radiofrequency signals, including multipath, converting the additional radiofrequency signals into an additional point cloud, and determining a location of the user by comparing the additional point cloud to the assigned signatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2025Publication date: January 29, 2026Inventors: Itay Cnaan-On, Ali Rostami, Bradley Michael Eckert, Saurabh Gupta
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Patent number: 12461191Abstract: In one aspect, a method of determining a location of a user within an indoor space, includes emitting a radiofrequency signal into the indoor space, receiving backscattered training radiofrequency signals, including multipath, for at least one location within the indoor space, converting the received training signals into a point cloud for each location of the at least one location, assigning a signature for each location based on the point cloud for each location, receiving additional radiofrequency signals, including multipath, converting the additional radiofrequency signals into an additional point cloud, and determining a location of the user by comparing the additional point cloud to the assigned signatures.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2023Date of Patent: November 4, 2025Assignee: Koko Home, Inc.Inventors: Itay Cnaan-On, Ali Rostami, Bradley Michael Eckert, Saurabh Gupta
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Patent number: 12446622Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables simultaneous vaporization of different pre-vapor formulations to form a vapor for vaping by an adult vaper. The cartridge includes a dispensing interface coupled to a plurality of reservoirs and a heater coupled to the dispensing interface in a housing. The dispensing interface may include a trunk and separate roots extending into separate reservoirs, such that the dispensing interface draws different pre-vapor formulations from the reservoirs to the trunk via the separate roots. The heater is coupled to the trunk, such that the heater is operable to simultaneously vaporize the different pre-vapor formulations drawn into the trunk.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2023Date of Patent: October 21, 2025Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali Rostami, Christopher S. Tucker, David Kane, Peter Lipowicz, Georgios Karles, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi Pithawalla
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Patent number: 12420034Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables separate vapors to be formed proximate to separate, respective ends of the cartridge. The cartridge includes multiple reservoirs and separate vaporizer assemblies coupled to separate reservoirs on opposite ends of the reservoirs. The separate reservoirs may hold separate pre-vapor formulations. The separate vaporizer assemblies may draw separate pre-vapor formulations from separate reservoirs towards opposite ends of the cartridge and vaporize the separate pre-vapor formulations via operation of separate heaters proximate to the separate ends. The separate heaters may be independently controlled to independently control vapor formation at the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to independently control vapor formation rates proximate to the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to form separate vapors at least one of simultaneously, concurrently, and at different times.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 23, 2025Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali Rostami, Christopher S. Tucker, David Kane, Peter Lipowicz, Georgios Karles, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi Pithawalla
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Patent number: 12245632Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables simultaneous vaporization of different pre-vapor formulations to form a vapor for vaping by an adult vaper. The cartridge includes a dispensing interface coupled to a plurality of reservoirs and a heater coupled to the dispensing interface in a housing. The dispensing interface may include a trunk and separate roots extending into separate reservoirs, such that the dispensing interface draws different pre-vapor formulations from the reservoirs to the trunk via the separate roots. The heater is coupled to the trunk, such that the heater is operable to simultaneously vaporize the different pre-vapor formulations drawn into the trunk.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali Rostami, Christopher S. Tucker, David Kane, Peter Lipowicz, Georgios Karles, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi Pithawalla
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Patent number: 12171262Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables simultaneous vaporization of different pre-vapor formulations to form a vapor for vaping by an adult vaper. The cartridge includes a dispensing interface coupled to a plurality of reservoirs and a heater coupled to the dispensing interface in a housing. The dispensing interface may include a trunk and separate roots extending into separate reservoirs, such that the dispensing interface draws different pre-vapor formulations from the reservoirs to the trunk via the separate roots. The heater is coupled to the trunk, such that the heater is operable to simultaneously vaporize the different pre-vapor formulations drawn into the trunk.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali Rostami, Christopher S. Tucker, David Kane, Peter Lipowicz, Georgios Karles, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi Pithawalla
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Publication number: 20240269402Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a reservoir configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation and a channel structure that includes a channel surface with one or more open-microchannels. An open-microchannel in the channel structure may be in fluid communication with the reservoir and may transport pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir to a heating element based on capillary action of the pre-vapor formulation through the open-microchannels. The heating element may vaporize the pre-vapor formulation drawn through one or more open-microchannels. The cartridge may be independent of fibrous dispensing interfaces, including one or more wicks. Fabrication of such a cartridge may be simplified, faster, cheaper, some combination thereof, or the like relative to fabrication of a cartridge that includes a fibrous or soft dispensing interface to draw pre-vapor formulation from a reservoir to a heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2024Publication date: August 15, 2024Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Raymond LAU, Ali ROSTAMI, Eric HAWES
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Patent number: 12059522Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables separate vapors to be formed proximate to separate, respective ends of the cartridge. The cartridge includes multiple reservoirs and separate vaporizer assemblies coupled to separate reservoirs on opposite ends of the reservoirs. The separate reservoirs may hold separate pre-vapor formulations. The separate vaporizer assemblies may draw separate pre-vapor formulations from separate reservoirs towards opposite ends of the cartridge and vaporize the separate pre-vapor formulations via operation of separate heaters proximate to the separate ends. The separate heaters may be independently controlled to independently control vapor formation at the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to independently control vapor formation rates proximate to the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to form separate vapors at least one of simultaneously, concurrently, and at different times.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali Rostami, Christopher S. Tucker, David Kane, Peter Lipowicz, Georgios Karles, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi Pithawalla
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Patent number: 12035748Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables simultaneous vaporization of different pre-vapor formulations to form a vapor for vaping by an adult vaper. The cartridge includes a dispensing interface coupled to a plurality of reservoirs and a heater coupled to the dispensing interface in a housing. The dispensing interface may include a trunk and separate roots extending into separate reservoirs, such that the dispensing interface draws different pre-vapor formulations from the reservoirs to the trunk via the separate roots. The heater is coupled to the trunk, such that the heater is operable to simultaneously vaporize the different pre-vapor formulations drawn into the trunk.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali Rostami, Christopher S. Tucker, David Kane, Peter Lipowicz, Georgios Karles, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi Pithawalla
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Patent number: 11992051Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables simultaneous vaporization of different pre-vapor formulations to form a vapor for vaping by an adult vaper. The cartridge includes a dispensing interface coupled to a plurality of reservoirs and a heater coupled to the dispensing interface in a housing. The dispensing interface may include a trunk and separate roots extending into separate reservoirs, such that the dispensing interface draws different pre-vapor formulations from the reservoirs to the trunk via the separate roots. The heater is coupled to the trunk, such that the heater is operable to simultaneously vaporize the different pre-vapor formulations drawn into the trunk.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali Rostami, Christopher S. Tucker, David Kane, Peter Lipowicz, Georgios Karles, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi Pithawalla
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Publication number: 20240125889Abstract: In one aspect, a method of determining a location of a user within an indoor space, includes emitting a radiofrequency signal into the indoor space, receiving backscattered training radiofrequency signals, including multipath, for at least one location within the indoor space, converting the received training signals into a point cloud for each location of the at least one location, assigning a signature for each location based on the point cloud for each location, receiving additional radiofrequency signals, including multipath, converting the additional radiofrequency signals into an additional point cloud, and determining a location of the user by comparing the additional point cloud to the assigned signatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Itay Cnaan-On, Ali Rostami, Bradley Michael Eckert, Saurabh Gupta
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Patent number: 11951250Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a reservoir configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation and a channel structure that includes a channel surface with one or more open-microchannels. An open-microchannel in the channel structure may be in fluid communication with the reservoir and may transport pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir to a heating element based on capillary action of the pre-vapor formulation through the open-microchannels. The heating element may vaporize the pre-vapor formulation drawn through one or more open-microchannels. The cartridge may be independent of fibrous dispensing interfaces, including one or more wicks. Fabrication of such a cartridge may be simplified, faster, cheaper, some combination thereof, or the like relative to fabrication of a cartridge that includes a fibrous or soft dispensing interface to draw pre-vapor formulation from a reservoir to a heating element.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Raymond Lau, Ali Rostami, Eric Hawes
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Patent number: 11906647Abstract: In one aspect, a method of determining a location of a user within an indoor space, includes emitting a radiofrequency signal into the indoor space, receiving backscattered training radiofrequency signals, including multipath, for at least one location within the indoor space, converting the received training signals into a point cloud for each location of the at least one location, assigning a signature for each location based on the point cloud for each location, receiving additional radiofrequency signals, including multipath, converting the additional radiofrequency signals into an additional point cloud, and determining a location of the user by comparing the additional point cloud to the assigned signatures.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Koko Home, Inc.Inventors: Itay Cnaan-On, Ali Rostami, Bradley Michael Eckert, Saurabh Gupta
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Publication number: 20240023611Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables simultaneous vaporization of different pre-vapor formulations to form a vapor for vaping by an adult vaper. The cartridge includes a dispensing interface coupled to a plurality of reservoirs and a heater coupled to the dispensing interface in a housing. The dispensing interface may include a trunk and separate roots extending into separate reservoirs, such that the dispensing interface draws different pre-vapor formulations from the reservoirs to the trunk via the separate roots. The heater is coupled to the trunk, such that the heater is operable to simultaneously vaporize the different pre-vapor formulations drawn into the trunk.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali ROSTAMI, Christopher S. TUCKER, David KANE, Peter LIPOWICZ, Georgios KARLES, Gerd KOBAL, Yezdi PITHAWALLA
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Publication number: 20240017025Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables separate vapors to be formed proximate to separate, respective ends of the cartridge. The cartridge includes multiple reservoirs and separate vaporizer assemblies coupled to separate reservoirs on opposite ends of the reservoirs. The separate reservoirs may hold separate pre-vapor formulations. The separate vaporizer assemblies may draw separate pre-vapor formulations from separate reservoirs towards opposite ends of the cartridge and vaporize the separate pre-vapor formulations via operation of separate heaters proximate to the separate ends. The separate heaters may be independently controlled to independently control vapor formation at the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to independently control vapor formation rates proximate to the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to form separate vapors at least one of simultaneously, concurrently, and at different times.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali ROSTAMI, Christopher S. TUCKER, David KANE, Peter LIPOWICZ, Georgios KARLES, Gerd KOBAL, Yezdi PITHAWALLA
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Publication number: 20230350004Abstract: In one aspect, a method of determining a location of a user within an indoor space, includes emitting a radiofrequency signal into the indoor space, receiving backscattered training radiofrequency signals, including multipath, for at least one location within the indoor space, converting the received training signals into a point cloud for each location of the at least one location, assigning a signature for each location based on the point cloud for each location, receiving additional radiofrequency signals, including multipath, converting the additional radiofrequency signals into an additional point cloud, and determining a location of the user by comparing the additional point cloud to the assigned signatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Itay Cnaan-On, Ali Rostami, Bradley Michael Eckert, Saurabh Gupta
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Patent number: 11779712Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables separate vapors to be formed proximate to separate, respective ends of the cartridge. The cartridge includes multiple reservoirs and separate vaporizer assemblies coupled to separate reservoirs on opposite ends of the reservoirs. The separate reservoirs may hold separate pre-vapor formulations. The separate vaporizer assemblies may draw separate pre-vapor formulations from separate reservoirs towards opposite ends of the cartridge and vaporize the separate pre-vapor formulations via operation of separate heaters proximate to the separate ends. The separate heaters may be independently controlled to independently control vapor formation at the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to independently control vapor formation rates proximate to the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to form separate vapors at least one of simultaneously, concurrently, and at different times.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali Rostami, Christopher S. Tucker, David Kane, Peter Lipowicz, Georgios Karles, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi Pithawalla
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Publication number: 20230001115Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a reservoir configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation and a channel structure that includes a channel surface with one or more open-microchannels. An open-microchannel in the channel structure may be in fluid communication with the reservoir and may transport pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir to a heating element based on capillary action of the pre-vapor formulation through the open-microchannels. The heating element may vaporize the pre-vapor formulation drawn through one or more open-microchannels. The cartridge may be independent of fibrous dispensing interfaces, including one or more wicks. Fabrication of such a cartridge may be simplified, faster, cheaper, some combination thereof, or the like relative to fabrication of a cartridge that includes a fibrous or soft dispensing interface to draw pre-vapor formulation from a reservoir to a heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Raymond LAU, Ali ROSTAMI, Eric HAWES
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Publication number: 20210219611Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables simultaneous vaporization of different pre-vapor formulations to form a vapor for vaping by an adult vaper. The cartridge includes a dispensing interface coupled to a plurality of reservoirs and a heater coupled to the dispensing interface in a housing. The dispensing interface may include a trunk and separate roots extending into separate reservoirs, such that the dispensing interface draws different pre-vapor formulations from the reservoirs to the trunk via the separate roots. The heater is coupled to the trunk, such that the heater is operable to simultaneously vaporize the different pre-vapor formulations drawn into the trunk.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali ROSTAMI, Christopher S. TUCKER, David KANE, Peter LIPOWICZ, Georgios KARLES, Gerd KOBAL, Yezdi PITHAWALLA