Patents by Inventor Billy Conner

Billy Conner 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).

  • Publication number: 20250049123
    Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device (100) comprising an article receiving section (101); a heating apparatus (102), the heating apparatus (102) comprising a heating element (103), a plug (120) surrounding the heating element (103), and a power source (104) configured to heat the heating element (103), wherein the heating element (102) is located at least partially in the article receiving section (101) and the plug (120) is configured to be at least partially received within a heating apparatus receiving region in an article (1) placed in the article receiving section (101) during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Keri COX, Billy CONNER, Thaddeus JACKSON, Patrick MOLONEY, Walid Abi AOUN, Catalin BALAN, Juan Esteban Paz JAUREGUI
  • Publication number: 20250049107
    Abstract: An article (1) comprising aerosol generating material (3), the article (1) being for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision device (100), comprising a mouth end (5) and an opposing upstream end (6), the upstream end (6) comprising a heating apparatus receiving region (7) upstream of the aerosol generating material (3), the heating apparatus receiving region (7) being configured to receive an end of a heating apparatus (102) during use; a first wrapper (8) circumscribing the heating apparatus receiving region (7) and at least a portion of the aerosol generating material (3), and a conductor configured to conduct heat from the heating apparatus receiving region (7) to the aerosol generating material (3), during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Keri COX, Thaddeus JACKSON, Billy CONNER, Patrick MOLONEY, Walid Abi AOUN, Catalin BALAN, Juan Esteban Paz JAUREGUI
  • Publication number: 20240306715
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Steve Worm, William Bryan Carr, Timothy Thomas, Kathryn Lynn Wilberding, Paul Braxton, Stephen B. Sears, Rajesh Sur, Billy Conner, Andries Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20240306706
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides thermal energy absorbers for use in smoking articles. In an example embodiment, the smoking article may comprise an outer wrap circumscribing at least a portion of the smoking article, wherein the smoking article is defined by an upstream lighting end and a downstream mouth end, a carbon heat source positioned proximate the lighting end, a tobacco material positioned downstream of the carbon heat source and spatially separated from the mouth end of the smoking article, and a thermal energy absorber at least partially positioned between the tobacco material and the carbon heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Vahid Hejazi, Yi-Ping Chang, Luis Monsalud, Darrell Williams, Billy Conner, Karen Cleckley
  • Patent number: 12016389
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Worm, William Bryan Carr, Timothy Thomas, Kathryn Lynn Wilberding, Paul Braxton, Stephen B. Sears, Rajesh Sur, Billy Conner, Andries Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20220304386
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Steve Worm, William Bryan Carr, Timothy Thomas, Kathryn Lynn Wilberding, Paul Braxton, Stephen B. Sears, Rajesh Sur, Billy Conner, Andries Sebastian
  • Patent number: 11382356
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Worm, William Bryan Carr, Timothy Thomas, Kathryn Lynn Wilberding, Paul Braxton, Stephen B. Sears, Rajesh Sur, Billy Conner, Andries Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20190289908
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Steve Worm, William Bryan Carr, Timothy Thomas, Kathryn Wilberding, Paul Braxton, Stephen Sears, Rajesh Sur, Billy Conner, Andries Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20070215167
    Abstract: A smoking article, such as a cigarette, comprises a lighting end and a mouth end. The smoking article possesses an aerosol-generation system that includes (i) a heat generation segment, and (ii) an aerosol-generating region or segment. A mouth end piece segment can be located at the mouth end of the smoking article. A segment of tobacco cut filler, gathered tobacco paper, or other type of flavor source material, can be positioned between the mouth end piece segment and the aerosol-generation segment. Optionally, segment composed of tobacco cut filler can be positioned so as to provide a lighting end segment. The smoking article possesses an overwrap (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Evon Llewellyn Crooks, Billy Conner, Dempsey Brewer, Louis Read
  • Publication number: 20070023056
    Abstract: A smoking article, such as a cigarette, includes a lighting end and a mouth end. The lighting end is a longitudinally extending segment comprising smokable material that is intended to be lit and burned, and the resulting smoke generated by the burning of that smokable material is intended to be drawn into the mouth of the smoker through the mouth end of smoking article. A mouth end piece is located at the mouth end of the smoking article, and the mouth end piece allows the smoking article to be placed in the mouth of the smoker to be drawn upon. The smoking article further incorporates an aerosol-generation system that is located between the lighting end segment and the mouth end piece. The aerosol-generation system includes (i) a heat generation segment located adjacent to the lighting end segment, and (ii) an aerosol-generation region located between the heat generation segment and the mouth end piece. The aerosol-generation region incorporates an aerosol-forming material (e.g., glycerin and flavors).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Cantrell, William Casey, Evon Crooks, Billy Conner, Joanne Taylor, Jeffrey Willis, Dempsey Brewer, Wayne Davis, James Stone