Patents by Inventor Anna Azzopardi
Anna Azzopardi 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: 20260130961Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oral product, a process for producing the oral product, as well as to uses of said oral product. The oral product includes L-theanine, ginseng and lemon balm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: May 14, 2026Inventors: Anna AZZOPARDI, Jason ADAMSON, Charlotte CADDICK, Olivia O'SHEA, Deborah SMITH, Aideen DALY, Jessica MUSHONGANONO
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Publication number: 20260130846Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oral product, a process for producing the oral product, as well as to uses of said oral product. The oral product is solid and in chewable form comprising a combination of active ingredients, wherein the combination comprises: (i) caffeine; (ii) a combination of B vitamins comprising at least vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B9 and vitamin B12; and (iii) L-theanine; at least one binding agent; and at least one bulking agent selected from the group consisting of a sugar alcohol, or a sugar, or a combination of at least one sugar alcohol and at least one sugar.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: May 14, 2026Inventors: Anna AZZOPARDI, Jason ADAMSON, Charlotte CADDICK, Olivia O'SHEA, Anthony GERARDI, Kristen SPIELBAUER, Matthew LAMPE, Shuvechhya ARYAL
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Publication number: 20260130920Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oral product, a process for producing the oral product, as well as to uses of said oral product. The oral product comprises a combination of active ingredients, wherein the combination comprises: caffeine; a combination of B vitamins comprising at least vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and vitamin B7; and L-theanine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: May 14, 2026Inventors: Anna AZZOPARDI, Jason ADAMSON, Charlotte CADDICK, Olivia O'SHEA, Deborah SMITH, Aideen DALY, Jessica MUSHONGANONO
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Publication number: 20260115133Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an oral product, a process for producing the oral product, as well as to uses of said oral product. The oral product is a solid in chewable form comprising a combination of active ingredients, wherein the combination of active ingredients comprises: L-theanine; ginseng; lemon balm; and the product includes at least one binding agent; and at least one bulking agent selected from the group consisting of a sugar alcohol, or a sugar, or a combination of at least one sugar alcohol and at least one sugar.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: April 30, 2026Inventors: Anna AZZOPARDI, Jason ADAMSON, Charlotte CADDICK, Olivia O'SHEA, Anthony GERARDI, Kristen SPIELBAUER, Matthew LAMPE, Shuvechhya ARYAL
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Publication number: 20250374964Abstract: A system including an article containing smokable material; and an apparatus for volatilizing at least one component of the smokable material is disclosed. A method of heating a smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material also is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2025Publication date: December 11, 2025Inventors: Alfred Vincent Spencer, Anna Azzopardi
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Publication number: 20250288004Abstract: An article for generating an inhalable medium using an irradiative light source. The article includes smokable material including at least two regions having a different composition from each other. The article is arranged such that the at least two regions of smokable material can be heated by light emitted by an irradiative light source of an apparatus with which the article can be engaged in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2025Publication date: September 18, 2025Inventors: Alfred Vincent Spencer, Anna Azzopardi, Paul Frobisher
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Patent number: 12389946Abstract: A system including an article containing smokable material; and an apparatus for volatilizing at least one component of the smokable material is disclosed. A method of heating a smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material also is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 19, 2025Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Alfred Vincent Spencer, Anna Azzopardi
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Patent number: 12357031Abstract: An aerosol provision device for generating aerosol from a plurality of aerosol generating areas each configured to receive an aerosol precursor material can include a power source for providing power to a first atomizing element configured to generate aerosol from a first aerosol precursor material present in a first aerosol generating area and to a second atomizing element configured to generate aerosol from a second aerosol precursor material present in a second aerosol generating area; and power distribution circuitry configured to distribute power between the first atomizing element and the second atomizing element based on at least one parameter of the aerosol precursor material currently present in the first aerosol generating areas and the second aerosol generating area, respectively, wherein the at least one parameter is at least one of a presence of a first aerosol generating component including the first aerosol precursor material in the first aerosol generating area or a presence of a second aerosoType: GrantFiled: October 2, 2023Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: Nicoventures Trading LimitedInventors: Connor Bruton, Colin Dickens, Patrick Moloney, Anton Korus, Alfred Vincent Spencer, Kevin David Blick, Lisa Harvey, Anna Azzopardi
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Publication number: 20250221448Abstract: A method of generating an aerosol comprising protonated nicotine, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a nicotine formulation comprising nicotine as free base; (ii) providing a carbon dioxide source capable of providing carbon dioxide in situ; (iii) vaporizing or aerosolizing the nicotine formulation; (iv) providing carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide source, and (v) contacting the carbon dioxide with the vaporized or aerosolized nicotine formulation to thereby protonate nicotine free base and generate an aerosol comprising protonated nicotine.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2025Publication date: July 10, 2025Inventors: Connor BRUTON, Anna AZZOPARDI, Peter CLAYTON
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Publication number: 20250176624Abstract: An apparatus for generating an inhalable medium is provided. The apparatus includes a first receptacle configured to receive a first substrate, wherein the first substrate is a solid or a gel, and a second receptacle configured to receive a second substrate, wherein the second substrate is a solid or a gel. The apparatus further includes a first heater arranged to heat the first substrate in use and a second heater arranged to heat the second substrate in use. The apparatus further includes a housing defining a flow path including the first receptacle and the second receptacle, where the flow path is arranged such that, in use, heated products produced by heating the first substrate received in the first receptacle pass through the second receptacle to produce the inhalable medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2025Publication date: June 5, 2025Inventors: Anna AZZOPARDI, Alfred SPENCER
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Patent number: 12262747Abstract: An article for generating an inhalable medium using an irradiative light source. The article includes smokable material including at least two regions having a different composition from each other. The article is arranged such that the at least two regions of smokable material can be heated by light emitted by an irradiative light source of an apparatus with which the article can be engaged in use.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Alfred Vincent Spencer, Anna Azzopardi, Paul Frobisher
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Patent number: 12232522Abstract: A method of generating an aerosol comprising protonated nicotine, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a nicotine formulation comprising nicotine as free base; (ii) providing a carbon dioxide source capable of providing carbon dioxide in situ; (iii) vaporizing or aerosolizing the nicotine formulation; (iv) providing carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide source, and (v) contacting the carbon dioxide with the vaporized or aerosolized nicotine formulation to thereby protonate nicotine free base and generate an aerosol comprising protonated nicotine.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Connor Bruton, Anna Azzopardi, Peter Clayton
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Publication number: 20240341366Abstract: There is provided a delivery system for a metabolic modulator comprising: a sensor component configured to determine a metabolic state of a user; a delivery component configured to deliver a metabolic modulator; and a controller configured to receive information relating to the metabolic state of the user and to control delivery of the metabolic modulator in response thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2022Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Harry GREEN, Anna AZZOPARDI
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Patent number: 12114694Abstract: An aerosol provision device for generating aerosol for user inhalation can include a first aerosol generating area and a second aerosol generating area each for receiving an aerosol precursor material; a mouthpiece from which a user inhales generated aerosol during use, wherein the mouthpiece comprises first and second mouthpiece openings; a first pathway extending from the first aerosol generating area to the first mouthpiece opening for transporting a first aerosol generated from the aerosol precursor material in the first aerosol generating area; and a second pathway extending from the second aerosol generating area chamber to the second mouthpiece opening for transporting a second aerosol generated from the aerosol precursor material in the second aerosol generating area, wherein the first and second pathways are physically isolated from one another to prevent mixing of the first and second aerosols as the first and second aerosols are transported along the respective pathways.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2024Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Connor Bruton, Colin Dickens, Patrick Moloney, Anton Korus, Alfred Vincent Spencer, Kevin David Blick, Anna Azzopardi, Richard Hepworth, Lisa Harvey
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Patent number: 12108790Abstract: An aerosol delivery device including a power supply; a vaporizer arranged to selectively receive power from the power supply to generate an aerosol from an aerosol precursor material for user inhalation; and a first electrical interface arranged to provide an electrical connection between the aerosol delivery device and a second aerosol delivery device so as to at least one of: supply power to or receive power from the second aerosol delivery device, or supply control signals to or receive control signals from the second aerosol delivery device.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Alfred Vincent Spencer, Kevin David Blick, Julie Jenson Bennett, Connor Bruton, Anna Azzopardi
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Patent number: 11937638Abstract: In combination, an article containing smokable material and an apparatus for volatilizing at least one component of the smokable material. The article is engageable with the apparatus and disengageable from the apparatus. The smokable material is a layer on at least one surface of the article. The apparatus includes comprises an irradiative light source for generating light. The article and the apparatus are arranged such that the irradiative light source and the smokable material overlap radially of the apparatus when the article is engaged with the apparatus. The irradiative light source is configured to emit light radially of the apparatus so as to impinge upon the smokable material on the at least one surface of the article to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Alfred Vincent Spencer, Anna Azzopardi
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Publication number: 20240023624Abstract: An aerosol provision device for generating aerosol from a plurality of aerosol generating areas each configured to receive an aerosol precursor material can include a power source for providing power to a first atomizing element configured to generate aerosol from a first aerosol precursor material present in a first aerosol generating area and to a second atomizing element configured to generate aerosol from a second aerosol precursor material present in a second aerosol generating area; and power distribution circuitry configured to distribute power between the first atomizing element and the second atomizing element based on at least one parameter of the aerosol precursor material currently present in the first aerosol generating areas and the second aerosol generating area, respectively, wherein the at least one parameter is at least one of a presence of a first aerosol generating component including the first aerosol precursor material in the first aerosol generating area or a presence of a second aerosoType: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: Connor BRUTON, Colin DICKENS, Patrick MOLONEY, Anton KORUS, Alfred Vincent SPENCER, Kevin David BLICK, Lisa HARVEY, Anna AZZOPARDI
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Patent number: 11871795Abstract: Described is an aerosol provision device for generating aerosol to be inhaled by a user from a plurality of discrete aerosol generating areas each containing an aerosol generating component, the aerosol provision device including a mouthpiece from which a user inhales generated aerosol during use; a first flow pathway arranged to pass through a first aerosol generating area and fluidly connected to the mouthpiece; and a second flow pathway arranged to pass through a second aerosol generating area and fluidly connected to the mouthpiece, wherein the first and second flow pathways are each provided with a flow restriction member configured to vary the flow of air through the respective flow pathways based on the presence of an aerosol generating component in the respective aerosol generating areas in the device and/or a parameter associated with the respective aerosol generating component in the device.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Connor Bruton, Anna Azzopardi, Patrick Moloney, Anton Korus, Colin Dickens, Alfred Vincent Spencer, Lisa Harvey, Kevin David Blick
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Publication number: 20240008531Abstract: An aerosol provision device for generating aerosol from a first aerosol generating material and a second aerosol generating material is described. The device can include a first user input mechanism for controlling a first aerosol generator configured to generate aerosol from the first aerosol generating material and a second user input mechanism for controlling a second aerosol generator configured to generate aerosol from the second aerosol generating material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventor: Anna AZZOPARDI
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Publication number: 20230404162Abstract: Described is an aerosol provision device for generating aerosol to be inhaled by a user from a plurality of discrete aerosol generating areas each containing an aerosol generating component, the aerosol provision device including a mouthpiece from which a user inhales generated aerosol during use; a first flow pathway arranged to pass through a first aerosol generating area and fluidly connected to the mouthpiece; and a second flow pathway arranged to pass through a second aerosol generating area and fluidly connected to the mouthpiece, wherein the first and second flow pathways are each provided with a flow restriction member configured to vary the flow of air through the respective flow pathways based on the presence of an aerosol generating component in the respective aerosol generating areas in the device and/or a parameter associated with the respective aerosol generating component in the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Connor BRUTON, Anna AZZOPARDI, Patrick MOLONEY, Anton KORUS, Colin DICKENS, Alfred Vincent SPENCER, Lisa HARVEY, Kevin David BLICK