Patents by Inventor Chris Yin

Chris Yin 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: 20250049144
    Abstract: An aerosol provision device operable in a plurality of operating modes, the aerosol provision device comprising: control circuitry configured to control accessibility of the plurality of operating modes of the aerosol provision device: a signal module configured to receive signals from a secure source, wherein the control circuitry is configured to update an accessibility of at least one of the plurality of operating modes of the aerosol provision device based on reception of a signal from a secure source indicating an accessibility of at least one operating mode of the aerosol provision device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Robert KERSEY, Darryl BAKER, Roberto PELLEGRINI, Najeeb YOUNOSSI, Chris YIN, Alessio Leoncini
  • Publication number: 20250000173
    Abstract: A delivery device includes a light source to provide visual feedback to a user and a secondary feedback component. A processor determines a change in status of the delivery device and a controller controls the light source and actuates the secondary feedback component in response to a signal from the processor to provide secondary feedback in addition to the visual feedback provided by the light source. Also disclosed is a delivery system including the delivery device and an aerosol generating module configured to provide aerosol to a user when power is supplied by the battery of the delivery device to a heater configured to provide heat to the aerosol generating module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Rosa GALATI, Sally BELL, Rob KERSEY, Chris YIN
  • Publication number: 20240188641
    Abstract: There is provided a method of selecting a heater power setting for a non-combustible aerosol provision system. The method includes receiving user input at a user device indicative of a heater power setting, and transmitting, by the user device to the non-combustible aerosol provision system, an indication of the heater power setting. The method then includes setting, by the non-combustible aerosol provision system, a power level of the heater to the indicated heater power setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Robert KERSEY, Darryl BAKER, Joseph Peter SUTTON, Sally BELL, Chris YIN, Nejat ERGUVEN
  • Patent number: 11947447
    Abstract: An electronic system includes a first data retriever to communicate with a first database associated with an analytic tool, and a second data retriever to communicate with a second database associated with an electronic testing device; wherein the analytic tool is configured to store information regarding actual usage of a product in the first database; wherein the electronic testing device is configured to store product testing data for the product in the second database; wherein the first data retriever comprises a first communication interface to electronically receive the information; wherein the second data retriever comprises a second communication interface to electronically receive the product testing data; and wherein the electronic system further comprises a processing unit configured to compute a score indicating a quality of product testing for the product based on the information regarding the actual usage of the product and/or the product testing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Rainforest QA, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Yin, Russell Howard Smith, Frederick Henry Stevens-Smith, Derek Choy, Elliot Beaudoin
  • Publication number: 20200349056
    Abstract: An electronic system includes a first data retriever to communicate with a first database associated with an analytic tool, and a second data retriever to communicate with a second database associated with an electronic testing device; wherein the analytic tool is configured to store information regarding actual usage of a product in the first database; wherein the electronic testing device is configured to store product testing data for the product in the second database; wherein the first data retriever comprises a first communication interface to electronically receive the information; wherein the second data retriever comprises a second communication interface to electronically receive the product testing data; and wherein the electronic system further comprises a processing unit configured to compute a score indicating a quality of product testing for the product based on the information regarding the actual usage of the product and/or the product testing data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Chris Yin, Russell Howard Smith, Frederick Henry Stevens-Smith, Derek Choy, Elliot Beaudoin