Patents by Inventor Dominic Woodcock

Dominic Woodcock 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: 20190254343
    Abstract: There is described a container for an aerosol provision device for providing an inhalable medium comprising an aerosol, the container including a first section and second and third sections either side of the first section, wherein the first section and the second and third sections each includes a respective material that permits the aerosol generated in the device to flow into and through the container. A first substance is distributed in the material of the first section, the first substance for modifying a property of the aerosol when the aerosol flows through the container. The material of at least one of the second and third sections is substantially free of the first substance and acts as a barrier to prevent first substance exiting the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Richard HEPWORTH, Andrew DAVIS, John MAJOR, Caner YURTERI, Dominic WOODCOCK, Colin DICKENS
  • Publication number: 20180343917
    Abstract: An article is provided for use with an apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material. The article has a carrier and smokable material arranged on the carrier. The smokable material has a first layer of smokable material and a second layer of smokable material. The first layer of smokable material is located between the carrier and the second layer of smokable material. The smokable material of the first layer of smokable material has a form or chemical composition that differs from the form or chemical composition, respectively, of the smokable material of the second layer of smokable material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph SUTTON, Dominic WOODCOCK, Darren SEYMOUR, Hitesh VALLABH, Neil LITTEN, Harpal SINGH, David RUSSELL, Ahmad BITAR
  • Publication number: 20180343920
    Abstract: A cartridge is provided for use with an apparatus for heating smokable material. The cartridge has a housing defining a chamber and a pouch containing smokable material. The pouch is located within the chamber. At least part of the pouch is made of porous material for permitting aerosol or volatilized material generated within the pouch to pass out of the pouch from within the pouch. There is also provided a pouch having a first wall and a second wall. The pouch contains smokable material between the first wall and the second wall. A method of manufacturing a pouch is also disclosed in which the first wall is attached to the second wall with smokable material between the first wall and second wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph SUTTON, Dominic WOODCOCK, Darren SEYMOUR, Hitesh VALLABH, Neil LITTEN, Harpal SINGH, David RUSSELL, Ahmad BITAR
  • Publication number: 20180338520
    Abstract: An article is provided for use with an apparatus for heating smokable material. The article has a body of porous aerosol containment material. An annular first body of smokable material is located around the body of porous aerosol containment material. There is also provided apparatus for heating smokable material having a first heater extending along an axis and a second heater spaced from and at least partially surrounding the first heater. A method of manufacturing an article for use with an apparatus is also disclosed in which an assembly having porous aerosol containment material on a first layer of smokable material is provided and rolled so the first layer of smokable material becomes an annular body of smokable material located around the porous aerosol containment material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph SUTTON, Dominic WOODCOCK, Hitesh VALLABH, Neil LITTEN, Harpal SINGH, Darren SEYMOUR, David RUSSELL, Ahmad BITAR
  • Publication number: 20180279678
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for generating an inhalable medium are disclosed. An apparatus includes a container for holding a liquid, a heater for volatilizing liquid held in the container to generate a flow of at least one of a vapor and an aerosol in use, and a receptacle for receiving material. The receptacle is located adjacent to the heater such that in use, material received in the receptacle is heated by the heater. One or more constituents of material received in the receptacle in use are mixed with the flow of at least one of a vapor and an aerosol in use to produce the inhalable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Richard HEPWORTH, Joseph SUTTON, Dominic WOODCOCK, Sharon GOODALL
  • Publication number: 20180027882
    Abstract: Presented are apparatus and methods for generating an inhalable medium. An apparatus including a container holding a liquid, a heater for volatizing the liquid, and a plurality of discrete material elements is used. The liquid held in the container is volatized. At least one of a vapor and an aerosol formed by the volatized liquid is passed through one or more of the plurality of discrete material elements. One or more constituents of the one or more of the plurality of discrete material elements is thereby entrained in the at least one of a vapor and an aerosol to produce the inhalable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Richard HEPWORTH, Dominic WOODCOCK, Joseph SUTTON, Sharon GOODALL
  • Publication number: 20160157521
    Abstract: Heat not burn products comprising an encapsulated aerosol generating agent, the encapsulation having the effect of controlling the release of the agent during use of the heat not burn product. The encapsulation will control the timing of the release of the aerosol generating agent during the use of the heat not burn product, to allow greater control of the puff yield. In the case of some aerosol generating agents, the encapsulation may also increase the stability of the agent and/or prevent its migration within the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Dominic Woodcock, James Murphy
  • Publication number: 20150013698
    Abstract: The invention relates to heat not burn products comprising an encapsulated aerosol generating agent, the encapsulation having the effect of controlling the release of the agent during use of the heat not burn product. The encapsulation will control the tinting of the release of the aerosol generating agent during the use of the heat not burn product, to allow greater control of the puff yield. In the case of some aerosol generating agents, the encapsulation may also increase the stability of the agent and/or prevent its migration within the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Dominic Woodcock, James Murphy
  • Publication number: 20140356607
    Abstract: An insulating material for use in a Heat-Not-Burn (HNB) smoking article is described. The insulating material, which can be arranged to circumscribe a fuel element of the smoking article, comprises a carbon monoxide (CO) catalyst, but does not comprise glass fibre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventor: Dominic Woodcock
  • Patent number: 8893724
    Abstract: The invention relates to heat not burn products comprising an encapsulated aerosol generating agent, the encapsulation having the effect of controlling the release of the agent during use of the heat not burn product. The encapsulation will control the timing of the release of the aerosol generating agent during the use of the heat not burn product, to allow greater control of the puff yield. In the case of some aerosol generating agents, the encapsulation may also increase the stability of the agent and/or prevent its migration within the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventors: Dominic Woodcock, James Murphy
  • Patent number: 8852350
    Abstract: A smoking article, and a method and apparatus for producing a smoking article, in which a web material containing an adsorbent material such as activated carbon and a stabilized flavorant such as menthol is positioned adjacent an interior surface of a cigarette wrapper to deliver flavor to a smoker with minimal/insignificant migration of flavor to other parts of the smoking article or packaging. The web material may be a section that extends over only a portion of the smoking article to deliver flavor to a smoker at a specific point during smoking and if positioned at the mouth end of a smoking article will be able to deliver a flavor sensation in the final puff(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventors: John Roger Sampson, Richard Oliver, Gordon Rowatt Grierson, Dominic Woodcock
  • Publication number: 20120312314
    Abstract: The invention provides an aerosol generating material (6) for a smoking article, comprising particles (1) that consist essentially of diluent (2) encapsulated by barrier material (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Anastasia Plakidis, Martin Coleman, Edward Dennis John, Dominic Woodcock
  • Publication number: 20120298123
    Abstract: The invention relates to heat not burn products comprising an encapsulated aerosol generating agent, the encapsulation having the effect of controlling the release of the agent during use of the heat not burn product. The encapsulation will control the timing of the release of the aerosol generating agent during the use of the heat not burn product, to allow greater control of the puff yield. In the case of some aerosol generating agents, the encapsulation may also increase the stability of the agent and/or prevent its migration within the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Dominic Woodcock, James Murphy
  • Publication number: 20120160253
    Abstract: The invention provides an aerosol generating material (8) for a smoking article (5), comprising particulate porous material impregnated with a diluent (3), wherein said particulate porous material has a BET specific surface area of at least 1200 m2/g. The invention also provides an aerosol generating material (8) for a smoking article (5), comprising particulate calcium carbonate (1) carrying and/or impregnated with a diluent (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Inventors: Martin Coleman, Edward Dennis John, Dominic Woodcock
  • Publication number: 20120152264
    Abstract: The invention provides an aerosol generating material (6) for a smoking article, comprising particles (1) that consist essentially of diluent (2) encapsulated by barrier material (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Martin Coleman, Edward Dennis John, Dominic Woodcock
  • Publication number: 20110259352
    Abstract: A smoking article can comprise a rod of smokeable material and a first sheet material comprising at least one diluent. The diluent is present in an amount effective to dilute emissions from the rod of smokeable material during combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Dominic Woodcock, Edward Dennis John, Martin Coleman