Patents by Inventor Cristina APETREI BIRZA

Cristina APETREI BIRZA 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).

  • Smoking article with dual heat-conducting elements and improved airflow
    Patent number: 11564411
    Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including a combustible heat source having opposed front and rear faces; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the rear face; a first heat-conducting element circumscribing a rear portion of the combustible heat source and at least a front portion of the aerosol-forming substrate; a second heat-conducting element around at least a portion of the first heat-conducting element, wherein at least part of the second heat-conducting element is radially separated from the first heat-conducting element; and one or more first air inlets around a periphery of the aerosol-forming substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Ana Carolina Borges De Couraca, Cristina Apetrei Birza, David Kuchen, Frederic Lavanchy, Laurent Edouard Poget
  • Aerosol-generating system and capsule for use in an aerosol-generating system
    Patent number: 10912329
    Abstract: A capsule for use in an aerosol-generating system includes a shell including a base and at least one side wall extending from the base. The capsule further includes a lid sealed on the at least one side wall for forming a sealed capsule. The shell contains an aerosol-forming substrate and susceptor material for heating the aerosol-forming substrate in the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
    Inventor: Cristina Apetrei Birza
  • AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND CAPSULE FOR USE IN AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190053535
    Abstract: A capsule (1) for use in an aerosol-generating system (8) comprises a shell (10) comprising a base (100) and at least one side wall (101) extending from the base (100). The capsule (1) further comprises a lid (11) sealed on the at least one side wall for forming a sealed capsule. The shell (10) contains an aerosol-forming substrate (2) and susceptor material for heating the aerosol-forming substrate in the shell (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventor: Cristina Apetrei Birza
  • SMOKING ARTICLE WITH DUAL HEAT-CONDUCTING ELEMENTS AND IMPROVED AIRFLOW
    Publication number: 20160143355
    Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including a combustible heat source having opposed front and rear faces; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the rear face; a first heat-conducting element circumscribing a rear portion of the combustible heat source and at least a front portion of the aerosol-forming substrate; a second heat-conducting element around at least a portion of the first heat-conducting element, wherein at least part of the second heat-conducting element is radially separated from the first heat-conducting element; and one or more first air inlets around a periphery of the aerosol-forming substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Ana BORGES, Cristina APETREI BIRZA, David KUCHEN, Frederic LAVANCHY, Laurent Edouard POGET