Patents by Inventor Benoit SOTTAS

Benoit SOTTAS 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).

  • Inductive heating device, aerosol-generating system comprising an inductive heating device and method of operating the same
    Patent number: 11240884
    Abstract: An inductive heating device, an aerosol-generating system, and a method of operating the device are provided. The device is configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate and a susceptor, and to heat the susceptor when the article is received by the device, the device including a DC power supply; and power supply electronics configured to supply power to the inductor in a plurality of pulses separated by time intervals, for heating the susceptor when the article is received by the device, the pulses including two or more heating pulses and one or more probing pulses between successive heating pulses, and to control a duration of a time interval between the successive heating pulses based on one or more measurements of the current supplied from the DC power supply in one or more of the one or more probing pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Yannick Butin, Oleg Fursa, Oleg Mironov, Benoit Sottas
  • INDUCTIVE HEATING DEVICE, AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INDUCTIVE HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210145071
    Abstract: An inductive heating device, an aerosol-generating system, and a method of operating the device are provided. The device is configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate and a susceptor, and to heat the susceptor when the article is received by the device, the device including a DC power supply; and power supply electronics configured to supply power to the inductor in a plurality of pulses separated by time intervals, for heating the susceptor when the article is received by the device, the pulses including two or more heating pulses and one or more probing pulses between successive heating pulses, and to control a duration of a time interval between the successive heating pulses based on one or more measurements of the current supplied from the DC power supply in one or more of the one or more probing pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Yannick BUTIN, Oleg FURSA, Oleg MIRONOV, Benoit SOTTAS
  • Handle for a steerable interventional device
    Patent number: D1017804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventors: Benoît Dubath, Loïc Sottas, Hadrien Michaud, Marc Boers, Guillaume Petitpierre