Patents by Inventor Chris Harsacky
Chris Harsacky 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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Patent number: 12250969Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder includes a main body defining a proximal end and a distal end, the main body further defining a receiving chamber configured to receive at least a portion of a substrate cartridge, and an aerosol passageway that extends through at least a portion of the main body, a power source, and a modular lighter configured to ignite the ignitable heat source. The modular lighter is powered by the power source and is engageable with and separable from the main body.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANYInventors: Thaddeus Jackson, Jared Aller, Billy T. Conner, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky
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Publication number: 20240196994Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder comprises a main body, an inner sleeve configured to move relative to the main body, and an actuating element configured to slide the inner sleeve to and from a retracted position, in which an outer surface of the inner sleeve is not visible, and a use position, in which the inner sleeve protects an inserted cartridge. In another implementation, the holder comprises a main body, a receiving member located within the main body, and a spring-loaded latch mechanism. The latch mechanism may be configured to actuate the receiving member to and from a loading position, a use position, and an ejecting position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Jared Aller, Karen H. Cleckley, Thaddeus Jackson, Vic Pramono, Christina Tapp, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky
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Publication number: 20240081400Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device and a control unit for use in an aerosol delivery device configured to receive a removable and replaceable aerosol precursor consumable. The control unit comprises a body frame having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the body frame defining a first portion of a receiving chamber, and a removable and replaceable housing panel configured to be releasably received onto the body frame. In one implementation, the housing panel forms part of an outer surface of the control unit, and the housing panel forms a second portion of the receiving chamber. In another implementation, the housing panel forms part of an outer surface of the control unit, and the body frame includes a rail feature configured to slidably engage a complementary rail feature of the housing panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Jared Aller, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky
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Patent number: 11856986Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device and a control unit for use in an aerosol delivery device configured to receive a removable and replaceable aerosol precursor consumable. The control unit comprises a body frame having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the body frame defining a first portion of a receiving chamber, and a removable and replaceable housing panel configured to be releasably received onto the body frame. In one implementation, the housing panel forms part of an outer surface of the control unit, and the housing panel forms a second portion of the receiving chamber. In another implementation, the housing panel part of an outer surface of the control unit, and the body frame includes a rail feature configured to slidably engage a complementary rail feature of the housing panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Jared Aller, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky
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Patent number: 11825872Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder includes a main body defining a proximal end and a distal end, and an outer sleeve configured to slide relative to the main body, the outer sleeve also defining a proximal end and a distal end. The outer sleeve is configured to slide to a use position, in which the proximal end of the main body extends beyond the proximal end of the outer sleeve and the distal end of the outer sleeve extends beyond the distal end of the main body, and a storage position, in which the distal end of the main body extends beyond the distal end of the outer sleeve and the proximal end of the outer sleeve substantially covers the proximal end of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Thaddeus Jackson, Jared Aller, Billy T. Conner, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky
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Publication number: 20220312855Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder includes a main body defining a proximal end and a distal end, and an outer sleeve configured to slide relative to the main body, the outer sleeve also defining a proximal end and a distal end. The outer sleeve is configured to slide to a use position, in which the proximal end of the main body extends beyond the proximal end of the outer sleeve and the distal end of the outer sleeve extends beyond the distal end of the main body, and a storage position, in which the distal end of the main body extends beyond the distal end of the outer sleeve and the proximal end of the outer sleeve substantially covers the proximal end of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Thaddeus Jackson, Jared Aller, Billy T. Conner, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky
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Publication number: 20220312848Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. The removable cartridge comprises an ignitable heat source and a substrate portion that includes a substrate material having an aerosol precursor composition configured to form an aerosol upon application of heat thereto. The holder includes a main body defining a receiving chamber configured to receive the substrate cartridge, a power source, and an inductive heating assembly. A least a portion of the inductive heating assembly is integral with the main body and is configured to ignite the ignitable heat source and to heat at least a portion of the substrate material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Thaddeus Jackson, Jared Aller, Billy T. Conner, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky
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Publication number: 20220312847Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder includes a main body defining a proximal end and a distal end, the main body further defining a receiving chamber configured to receive at least a portion of a substrate cartridge, and an aerosol passageway that extends through at least a portion of the main body, a power source, and a modular lighter configured to ignite the ignitable heat source. The modular lighter is powered by the power source and is engageable with and separable from the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Thaddeus Jackson, Jared Aller, Billy T. Conner, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky
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Publication number: 20220312849Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder includes a main body, a power source, and a lighter portion. The main body defines an aerosol passageway, a proximal end and a distal end, and a receiving chamber configured to receive a substrate cartridge. The power source is located in the main body and is configured to power the lighter portion. The lighter portion is configured to ignite an ignitable heat source of the substrate cartridge and is integral with the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Thaddeus Jackson, Jared Aller, Billy T. Conner, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky
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Publication number: 20220117299Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device and a control unit for use in an aerosol delivery device configured to receive a removable and replaceable aerosol precursor consumable. The control unit comprises a body frame having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the body frame defining a first portion of a receiving chamber, and a removable and replaceable housing panel configured to be releasably received onto the body frame. In one implementation, the housing panel may form part of an outer surface of the control unit, and the housing panel may form a second portion of the receiving chamber. In another implementation, the housing panel may form part of an outer surface of the control unit, and the body frame may include a rail feature configured to slidably engage a complementary rail feature of the housing panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Jared Aller, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky
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Publication number: 20210345667Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder includes a main body defining a proximal end and a distal end, the main body further providing an aerosol passageway that extends through at least a portion of the main body, and a heat sink portion. At least part of the receiving chamber is located in the heat sink portion, and the heat sink portion is configured to dissipate heat from a substrate cartridge. Some implementations further include a cartridge retention assembly and a sliding assembly. The sliding assembly is configured to slide relative to the main body to and from at least a loading position, wherein the cartridge retention assembly is configured to receive a substrate cartridge, and a use position, wherein the cartridge retention assembly is configured to retain a substrate cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Thaddeus Jackson, Jared Aller, Billy T. Conner, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky, Daniel Warren Rennecker, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Steven Michael Schennum
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Patent number: 10423197Abstract: An example object scanning system includes an object scanner having a backside. The backside includes a plurality of openings. The object scanning system also includes a handle attached to the backside via the plurality of openings. The object scanning system further includes a mount attached to the backside of the handle. The object scanner and the mount are attached to opposite sides of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Glenn Wong, Chris Harsacky
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Publication number: 20190064889Abstract: An example object scanning system includes an object scanner having a backside. The backside includes a plurality of openings. The object scanning system also includes a handle attached to the backside via the plurality of openings. The object scanning system further includes a mount attached to the backside of the handle. The object scanner and the mount are attached to opposite sides of the handle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Glenn WONG, Chris HARSACKY
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Patent number: D774039Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Jamian R. Cobbett, Quinn Fitzgerald, Chris Harsacky, William D. Webb
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Patent number: D774040Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Jamian R. Cobbett, Quinn Fitzgerald, Chris Harsacky, William D. Webb
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Patent number: D774041Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Jamian R. Cobbett, Quinn Fitzgerald, Chris Harsacky, William D. Webb
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Patent number: D774513Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Jamian R. Cobbett, Quinn Fitzgerald, Chris Harsacky, William D. Webb
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Patent number: D809040Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: William Duncan Webb, II, Chris Harsacky, Shweta Grampurohit, Mohammad Tanabian, Robert Christensen, Dion Isselhardt, Chunkwok Lee
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Patent number: D810165Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky, Shweta Grampurohit, Mohammad Tanabian, Robert Christensen, Dion Isselhardt, Chunkwok Lee
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Patent number: D908662Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Glenn A. Wong, Kevin L. Massaro, Daniel Yoon, Bill Webb, Chris Harsacky