Patents by Inventor Dorcas CHAN

Dorcas CHAN 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).

  • Article for use with apparatus for heating aerosolizable material
    Patent number: 12439955
    Abstract: An article for use with an apparatus for heating aerosolizable material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosolizable material includes a body of aerosolizable material; and a first wrapper around the body aerosolizable material. The first wrapper comprises heater material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field. The first wrapper comprises an outer surface and an inner surface and the first wrapper is arranged so that two opposing strips of the outer surface are joined along ends of the first wrapper or the first wrapper is arranged so that two opposing strips of the inner surface are joined along ends of the first wrapper, so as to form a closed electrical circuit of the heater material. A method of and apparatus for manufacturing an article for use with an apparatus for heating aerosolizable material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosolisable material are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Patrick Moloney, Glen Elgar, John Major, Dorcas Chan, Anton Korus
  • ARTICLE FOR USE WITH APPARATUS FOR HEATING AEROSOLIZABLE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20210329965
    Abstract: An article for use with an apparatus for heating aerosolizable material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosolizable material includes a body of aerosolizable material; and a first wrapper around the body aerosolizable material. The first wrapper comprises heater material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field. The first wrapper comprises an outer surface and an inner surface and the first wrapper is arranged so that two opposing strips of the outer surface are joined along ends of the first wrapper or the first wrapper is arranged so that two opposing strips of the inner surface are joined along ends of the first wrapper, so as to form a closed electrical circuit of the heater material. A method of and apparatus for manufacturing an article for use with an apparatus for heating aerosolizable material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosolisable material are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick MOLONEY, Glen ELGAR, John MAJOR, Dorcas CHAN, Anton KORUS