Patents by Inventor Charles Dendy

Charles Dendy 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: 20180116282
    Abstract: At least one example embodiment relates to an e-vaping device. Some example embodiments include a vaporizer assembly, a power supply for supplying power to the vaporizer assembly, a male connector connected to the vaporizer assembly or the power supply and a female connector connected to the vaporizer assembly or the power supply. The male connector may include a first male electrode and a second male electrode encompassed by the first male electrode. The female connector may include a first female electrode and a second female electrode encompassed by the first female electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Charles DENDY, Geoffrey Brandon JORDAN, Barry S. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20180027878
    Abstract: A battery section of an electronic vaping device may include a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, the housing having a first end and a second end, a power supply in the housing, a control circuit in the housing, and a conductive contact assembly at the second end of the housing, the contact assembly electrically connecting the power supply and the control circuit. The contact assembly is configured to receive external power and at least one command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Charles DENDY, Philip DIANA, Zack WEIGENSBERG, Kai CAO, Patrick J. COBLER
  • Publication number: 20180027877
    Abstract: A method of forming a heater assembly of an e-vaping device includes bending a wire to form a first lobe and bending the wire to form a second lobe. The first lobe and the second lobe form a generally sinuously-shaped heater having a first set of lobes and a second set of lobe. A first apex of the first lobe is generally opposite a second apex of the second lobe. The method may also include curling the first set of lobes towards the second set of lobes to form a heater having a substantially tubular form. The heater defines an opening there through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher S. TUCKER, Charles Dendy, Nam Tran, David Alvarez, Patrick McElhinney
  • Publication number: 20170273354
    Abstract: A heater assembly for an electronic vaping device and a method of manufacturing the electronic vaping device are provided. The heater assembly includes a chimney cage extending longitudinally, a heater extending longitudinally within the chimney cage, a heater gauze positioned about an outer circumference of the heater, the chimney case positioned about an outer circumference of the heater gauze, and a cathode clip electrically connected to a first end portion of the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher S. TUCKER, Barry S. SMITH, Charles DENDY
  • Patent number: 9681688
    Abstract: An e-vaping device includes a battery section, an e-vaping tank capable of holding a liquid material, and an adapter connecting the battery section to the e-vaping tank. The adapter includes a heater capable of vaporizing the liquid material, and a wick capable of drawing the liquid material from the e-vaping tank to the heater. The adapter is connected to the e-vaping tank and the power source section via threaded connections. The threaded connections between the adapter and the battery section have threads with a non-standard pitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Steve R. Rinehart, Barry S. Smith, Charles Dendy
  • Patent number: 9648908
    Abstract: An e-vaping device includes a first section capable of containing a liquid material. The first section includes a heater capable of vaporizing the liquid material, and a wick capable of drawing the liquid material to the heater. A male threaded connection with non-standard male threads is on one end of the first section. The e-vaping device also includes a second section with a power supply. The second section includes a female threaded connection on one end, where the female threaded connection includes female threads that mate with the non-standard male threads of the first section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Steve R. Rinehart, Barry S. Smith, Charles Dendy
  • Patent number: 8997754
    Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and an aroma carrier on an outer surface of the outer tube. The aroma carrier includes fragrance material and is operable to deliver fragrance during smoking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Altria Client Services Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Geoffrey Brandon Jordan, Barry S. Smith, Ali A. Rostami, Pauline Marcq, Christian Schuh, Jason Flora, Michael Fisher, George Karles, Gerd Kobal, Shon Gedevani, Chris Hession, Zane Gibbs, Robert Mitten, Munmaya K. Mishra, Steven Rinehart, Charles Dendy
  • Patent number: 7314971
    Abstract: The present invention includes nuclear fertility restorer genes, proteins encoded by those genes and transgenic plants and plant cells containing those genes. More particularly, the nuclear fertility restorer genes can be used to restore fertility in cytoplasmic male-sterile plants such as Brassica napus. Preferably, the nuclear fertility restorer genes are used with the Ogura (ogu) CMS system in Brassica napus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbH
    Inventors: Gregory G. Brown, Charles Dendy, Benoit S. Landry, Wing Cheung, Hua Jin, Fang-Ming Lai, Natasa Formanova, Martin LaForest
  • Patent number: 7071375
    Abstract: The present invention includes nuclear fertility restorer genes, proteins encoded by those genes and transgenic plants and plant cells containing those genes. More particularly, the nuclear fertility restorer genes can be used to restore fertility in cytoplasmic male-sterile plants such as Brassica napus. Preferably, the nuclear fertility restorer genes are used with the Ogura (ogu) CMS system in Brassica napus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignees: McGill University, DNA Landmarks, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory G. Brown, Natasa Formanova, Charles Dendy, Benoit S. Landry, Wing Cheung, Jin Hua
  • Publication number: 20030237112
    Abstract: The present invention includes nuclear fertility restorer genes, proteins encoded by those genes and transgenic plants and plant cells containing those genes. More particularly, the nuclear fertility restorer genes can be used to restore fertility in cytoplasmic male-sterile plants such as Brassica napus. Preferably, the nuclear fertility restorer genes are used with the Ogura (ogu) CMS system in Brassica napus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Gregory G. Brown, Charles Dendy, Benoit S. Landry, Wing Cheung, Hua Jin, Fang-Ming Lai, Natasa Formanova, Martin LaForest
  • Publication number: 20030126646
    Abstract: The present invention includes nuclear fertility restorer genes, proteins encoded by those genes and transgenic plants and plant cells containing those genes. More particularly, the nuclear fertility restorer genes can be used to restore fertility in cytoplasmic male-sterile plants such as Brassica napus. Preferably, the nuclear fertility restorer genes are used with the Ogura (ogu) CMS system in Brassica napus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Gregory G. Brown, Natasa Formanova, Charles Dendy, Benoit S. Landry, Wing Cheung, Hua Jin
  • Patent number: D767820
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey B. Jordan, Charles Dendy, Bipin Patil
  • Patent number: D767822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey B. Jordan, Bipin Patil, Charles Dendy, Gregory L. Nelson
  • Patent number: D773729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey B. Jordan, Sean Sunberg, Bipin Patil, Charles Dendy
  • Patent number: D774248
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey B. Jordan, Sean Sundberg, Eric Hawes, Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic, Bipin Patil, Charles Dendy
  • Patent number: D782108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey B. Jordan, Charles Dendy, Bipin Patil
  • Patent number: D792644
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey B. Jordan, Sean Sundberg, Bipin Patil, Charles Dendy
  • Patent number: D828952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey B. Jordan, Bipin Patil, Charles Dendy, Gregory L. Nelson