Patents by Inventor Andrei GRISHCHENKO

Andrei GRISHCHENKO 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).

  • Patent number: 12582156
    Abstract: An article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system is described. The article includes an aerosol generating material and a mouthpiece connected to the aerosol generating material, the mouthpiece including a first body of material, and a second body of material downstream of the first body. The second body is offset from the first body so as to define a cavity between the first body and the second body. A breakable capsule is disposed in the cavity, and a diameter of the capsule can be less than the length of the cavity and the diameter of the cavity can be greater than the length of the cavity. A method of manufacturing an article is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventor: Andrei Grishchenko
  • Patent number: 12501930
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a non-combustible aerosol provision system comprising an aerosol modifying component, an aerosol generating material and a heater which, in use, is operable to heat the aerosol generating material such that the aerosol generating material provides an aerosol. The aerosol modifying component is downstream of the aerosol generating material and comprises first and second capsules. The first capsule is in a first portion of the aerosol modifying component, wherein the first portion of the aerosol modifying component is heated to a first temperature during operation of the heater to generate the aerosol. The second capsule is in a second portion of the aerosol modifying component located downstream of the first portion, wherein the second portion is heated to a second temperature during operation of the heater to generate aerosol, and wherein the second temperature is at least 4 degrees Celsius lower than the first temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventor: Andrei Grishchenko
  • Publication number: 20250374957
    Abstract: An article for use in an aerosol provision system, an aerosol provision system including the article and a method for forming the article. In examples of the invention the article includes an aerosol generating material and a downstream portion located downstream of the aerosol generating material. The downstream portion includes separate first and second bodies of material, each of the first and second bodies of material being formed from respective first and second crimped sheet materials which are gathered into said bodies of material. The first body of material is downstream of the second body of material and the first body of material is provided with a tubular element disposed within the first body of material so as to be circumferentially surrounded by the first body of material. An aerosol modifying release component is provided within the second body of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 11, 2025
    Inventors: Andrei GRISHCHENKO, Gilbert AYINA, Junior KABIRAT, Louise ADAMS, Zohal KURDOGHLEE
  • Patent number: 12478094
    Abstract: An article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system, the article comprising an aerosol generating material and a mouthpiece downstream of the aerosol generating material, wherein the mouthpiece comprises a body of material in the form of a cylinder having a longitudinal axis and a capsule embedded within the body of material such that the capsule is surrounded on all sides by the material forming the body, the capsule having a shell encapsulating a liquid aerosol modifying agent, and wherein the largest cross sectional area of the capsule measured perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis is less than 28% of the cross sectional area of the body of material measured perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. There is also provided a system including the article and a non-combustible aerosol provision device for heating the aerosol generating material of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: William England, Benjamin Taylor, Richard Hepworth, Mark Austin, Valerio Sebold, Andrei Grishchenko
  • Publication number: 20250169533
    Abstract: A component for an article for use in or as an aerosol provision system, the component including a tubular body of cellulose-based material sandwiched between inner and outer sheet materials, wherein the inner sheet material has a permeability of at least 200 CU. Also described is an article for use in or as an aerosol provision system, a method of manufacturing a component, and an apparatus configured for manufacturing a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Andrei GRISHCHENKO, Richard HEPWORTH
  • Publication number: 20250120432
    Abstract: A component for an article for use in or as an aerosol provision system, the component including a body of fibrous material. First and second tubular elements extend through the body of fibrous material, substantially along a common axis, and each of the first and second tubular elements are circumferentially surrounded by said fibrous material. A component can include a body of fibrous material and a tubular element embedded within the body, such that it is circumferentially and longitudinally surrounded by the fibrous material forming said body. An article can have a downstream end, and include a body of fibrous material and a tubular element circumferentially surrounded by said fibrous material, wherein the tubular element extends to a first longitudinal end of said body and is spaced from a second longitudinal end of said body, and wherein the longitudinal end of said body to which the tubular element extends is spaced from the downstream end of the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Richard HEPWORTH, Andrei GRISHCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20250107564
    Abstract: A component for an article for use in or as an aerosol provision system, including a body having a crimped sheet of cellulose-based material. The crimped sheet of cellulose-based material includes a first region with a first level of crimping and a second region, longitudinally offset from the first region, having a second level of crimping which is different from the first level of crimping. An article including the component, a method for manufacturing the component, and an apparatus configured for manufacturing the component are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Richard HEPWORTH, Andrei GRISHCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20250064108
    Abstract: A component for an article for use in or as an aerosol provision system, the component including a body of fibrous material and first and second objects circumferentially surrounded by said fibrous material, said first object being different from said second object. Also described is an article including the component, a method of manufacturing a component, and an apparatus configured for manufacturing a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Richard HEPWORTH, Andrei GRISHCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20250040591
    Abstract: A component for an article, the article being for use in or as an aerosol provision system, the component including a body of material that extends in a longitudinal direction of the article, the body of material being formed from a crimped sheet material which is gathered into said body of material and circumscribed by a plug wrap; wherein the plug wrap is formed from a longitudinal sheet of plug wrap, wherein the longitudinal sheet of plug wrap is provided with an adhesive pattern that extends along a length of the longitudinal sheet of plug wrap and spans at least 40% of a width of the longitudinal sheet of plug wrap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Andrei GRISHCHENKO, Junior KABIRAT
  • Publication number: 20240188630
    Abstract: A component for an article for use in or as a combustible aerosol provision system includes a body of material extending in a longitudinal direction, where the body of material comprises sheet material having fibres having a length in the range 2 mm to 6 mm. The body of material can have a density in the range between about 0.1 and 0.25 mg/mm3. An article for use in or as a combustible aerosol provision system is also provided including an aerosol generating material and a downstream portion downstream of the aerosol generating material, the downstream portion including the component. A combustible aerosol provision system and a method for forming a component for an article for use in a combustible aerosol provision system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventor: Andrei GRISHCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20240156155
    Abstract: A component for an article for use in or as a non-combustible aerosol provision system includes a body of material extending in a longitudinal direction, where the body of material comprises sheet material having fibres having a length in the range 2 mm to 6 mm. The body of material can have a density in the range between about o.i and 0.25 mg/mnT-. An article for use in or as a non-combustible aerosol provision system is also provided including an aerosol generating material and a downstream portion downstream of the aerosol generating material, the downstream portion including the component. A non-combustible aerosol provision system and a method for forming a component for an article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventor: Andrei GRISHCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20240148050
    Abstract: A component and related method of forming a component for an article for use in or as a non-combustible aerosol provision system can include a body of material extending in a longitudinal direction, where the body of material includes crimped sheet material formed having a crimp pattern including a series of substantially parallel ridges and grooves. The average spacing between adjacent ridges can be greater than about 0.3 mm and the average density of the body of material can be between about 0.1 and about 0.25 mg/mm3. The crimp amplitude can be less than about 0.7 mm or between about 0.7 mm and about 1.2 mm. The article can include an aerosol generating material and a downstream portion downstream of the aerosol generating material, the downstream portion having the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventor: Andrei GRISHCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20240148051
    Abstract: A component and related methods for forming a component for an article for use in or as a combustible aerosol provision system can include a body of material extending in a longitudinal direction, where the body of material includes crimped sheet material formed having a crimp pattern including a series of substantially parallel ridges and grooves. The average spacing between adjacent ridges can be greater than about 0.3 mm and the average density of the body of material can be between about 0.1 and about 0.25 mg/mm3. Additionally, the crimp amplitude can be less than about 0.7 mm or between about 0.7 mm and about 1.2 mm. There is also provided an article for use in or as a combustible aerosol provision system, the article including an aerosol generating material and a downstream portion downstream of the aerosol generating material, the downstream portion having the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventor: Andrei GRISHCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20240148049
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a component for a delivery system. The component includes a body formed from a sheet of material and at least one object held in a space within the body. The sheet material includes a first internal edge at least partially defining a boundary of the space. The present disclosure also relates to a method of manufacturing a component for a delivery system and to an apparatus for manufacturing a component for a delivery system. The present disclosure also relates to a rod configured to be cut at least once to form a plurality of components and to a delivery system including a component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Richard HEPWORTH, Andrei GRISHCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20240090565
    Abstract: An article (and a method of manufacturing an article) for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision system is described. The article may comprise a rod of aerosol generating material and a hollow tube in axial alignment with the rod of aerosol generating material. The hollow tube may have a weight less than 8.5 mg/mm in an axial direction. The hollow tube may comprise a plurality of layers of a sheet material. The hollow tube may be provided adjacent to and in abutment with the rod of aerosol generating material, wherein the hollow tube has a length in an axial direction of 5 mm or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Pablo Javier BALLESTEROS GOMEZ, Ninizam BIN MAJININ, Divya KUMARAN A/L SIVARETNAM, Andrei GRISHCHENKO, James FORSHAW, Mark AUSTIN
  • Patent number: 11910822
    Abstract: A filter for a smoking article or an aerosol generating product comprising filter material and three capsules comprising additive, the capsules being disposed in sequence in a direction along a longitudinal axis of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Barry Dimmick, Andrei Grishchenko
  • Publication number: 20230043185
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a non-combustible aerosol provision system comprising an aerosol modifying component, an aerosol generating material and a heater which, in use, is operable to heat the aerosol generating material such that the aerosol generating material provides an aerosol. The aerosol modifying component is downstream of the aerosol generating material and comprises first and second capsules. The first capsule is in a first portion of the aerosol modifying component, wherein the first portion of the aerosol modifying component is heated to a first temperature during operation of the heater to generate the aerosol. The second capsule is in a second portion of the aerosol modifying component located downstream of the first portion, wherein the second portion is heated to a second temperature during operation of the heater to generate aerosol, and wherein the second temperature is at least 4 degrees Celsius lower than the first temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: Andrei GRISHCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20230031144
    Abstract: A component for an article for use in an aerosol delivery system includes a body of fibrous material comprising first and second additive release components embedded within the body of fibrous material. The first and second additive release components each have a maximum diameter between about 1.5 mm and about 2.5 mm and the first and second additive release components are separated by a distance of less than about 2.5 mm. There is also provided an article including the component and a system including the article and a non-combustible aerosol provision device for heating the aerosol generating material of the article. A manufacturing method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: David SPENDLOVE, Andrei GRISHCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20230025403
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an article (1) for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system, the article comprising: an aerosol generating material (3), and a downstream portion (6) located downstream of the aerosol generating material, wherein the downstream portion comprises a body of material having a volume of at least 115 mm3 and wherein said body of material comprises cellulose. The present disclosure also relates to an article for use in aerosol provision system, the article comprising: an aerosol generating material, and a downstream portion located downstream of the aerosol generating material, wherein the downstream portion N comprises a body of material and a tubular element (20) located within the body of material, the tubular element comprising a cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventor: Andrei GRISHCHENKO
  • Publication number: 20220304369
    Abstract: An article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system is described. The article includes an aerosol generating material and a mouthpiece connected to the aerosol generating material, the mouthpiece including a first body of material, and a second body of material downstream of the first body. The second body is offset from the first body so as to define a cavity between the first body and the second body. A breakable capsule is disposed in the cavity, and a diameter of the capsule can be less than the length of the cavity and the diameter of the cavity can be greater than the length of the cavity. A method of manufacturing an article is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Andrei GRISHCHENKO