Patents by Inventor Edward John

Edward John 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: 20250160408
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus for heating an aerosol generating material to generate an inhalable aerosol and/or gas. The apparatus comprises a housing; a receptacle within the housing, the receptacle comprising one or more cavities, each cavity for containing an aerosol generating material; and a heating arrangement comprising one or more heater elements for heating aerosol generating material contained in the one or more cavities to generate an inhalable aerosol and/or gas. The one or more heater elements are located externally of the one or more cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Edward JOHN, Walid ABI AOUN, Bryan ALLBUTT, David Robert SEAWARD, David PHASEY
  • Patent number: 12268237
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus for heating an aerosol generating material to generate an inhalable aerosol or gas. The apparatus includes a housing; a receptacle within the housing, the receptacle including one or more cavities, each cavity for containing an aerosol generating material; and a heating arrangement including one or more heater elements for heating aerosol generating material contained in the one or more cavities to generate an inhalable aerosol or gas. The one or more heater elements are located externally of the one or more cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Edward John, Walid Aoun, Bryan Allbutt, David Robert Seaward, David Phasey
  • Publication number: 20230041070
    Abstract: There is provided a device for generating an inhalable aerosol or gas, the device including an aerosol generating material having an integrated electrical resistance heating element, so that the aerosol generating material may be heated in direct contact with the electrical resistance heating element, wherein the aerosol generating material is provided as a unitary structure or coating which may be heated to generate multiple deliveries of an inhalable aerosol or gas. There is also provided a method for fabricating the device. There is also provided the use of the device and the use of the aerosol generating material, to generatean inhalable aerosol or gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Edward John, Jason Symonds, Walid Abi Aoun
  • Patent number: 11478016
    Abstract: There is provided a device for generating an inhalable aerosol or gas, the device including an aerosol generating material having an integrated electrical resistance heating element, so that the aerosol generating material may be heated in direct contact with the electrical resistance heating element, wherein the aerosol generating material is provided as a unitary structure or coating which may be heated to generate multiple deliveries of an inhalable aerosol or gas. There is also provided a method for fabricating the device. There is also provided the use of the device and the use of the aerosol generating material, to generate an inhalable aerosol or gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventors: Edward John, Jason Symonds, Walid Abi Aoun
  • Patent number: 11317649
    Abstract: A smokeable material for inclusion in a smoking article, comprising tobacco coated with acacia gum, wherein the amount of acacia gum is at least 10% by weight of the tobacco.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Edward John, Jocelyn Benning, Steven Coburn, Thomas Brice
  • Publication number: 20210120872
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus for heating an aerosol generating material to generate an inhalable aerosol or gas. The apparatus includes a housing; a receptacle within the housing, the receptacle including one or more cavities, each cavity for containing an aerosol generating material; and a heating arrangement including one or more heater elements for heating aerosol generating material contained in the one or more cavities to generate an inhalable aerosol or gas. The one or more heater elements are located externally of the one or more cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Edward JOHN, Walid AOUN, Bryan ALLBUTT, David Robert SEAWARD, David PHASEY
  • Patent number: 10834968
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus for heating an aerosol generating material to generate an inhalable aerosol and/or gas. The apparatus includes a housing; a receptacle within the housing, the receptacle including one or more cavities, each cavity for containing an aerosol generating material; and a heating arrangement including one or more heater elements for heating aerosol generating material contained in the one or more cavities to generate an inhalable aerosol and/or gas. The one or more heater elements are located externally of the one or more cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Edward John, Walid Aoun, Bryan Allbutt, David Robert Seaward, David Phasey
  • Patent number: 10765141
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smokeable sheet material for inclusion in a smoking article (1), the sheet material comprising greater than 39.5% by weight acacia gum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Edward John, Joceyln Benning, Steven Coburn, Alice Lance
  • Publication number: 20190208826
    Abstract: There is provided a device for generating an inhalable aerosol or gas, the device including an aerosol generating material having an integrated electrical resistance heating element, so that the aerosol generating material may be heated in direct contact with the electrical resistance heating element, wherein the aerosol generating material is provided as a unitary structure or coating which may be heated to generate multiple deliveries of an inhalable aerosol or gas. There is also provided a method for fabricating the device. There is also provided the use of the device and the use of the aerosol generating material, to generate an inhalable aerosol or gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Edward John, Jason Symonds, Walid Abi Aoun
  • Patent number: 10271578
    Abstract: There is provided a device for generating an inhalable aerosol and/or gas, the device comprising an aerosol generating material (3) having an integrated electrical resistance heating element (2), so that the aerosol generating material may be heated in direct contact with the electrical resistance heating element, wherein the aerosol generating material is provided as a unitary structure and/or coating which may be heated to generate multiple deliveries of an inhalable aerosol and/or gas. There is also provided a method for fabricating the device. There is also provided the use of the device and the use of the aerosol generating material, to generate an inhalable aerosol and/or gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventors: Edward John, Jason Symonds, Walid Abi Aoun
  • Publication number: 20180271153
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus for heating an aerosol generating material to generate an inhalable aerosol and/or gas. The apparatus includes a housing; a receptacle within the housing, the receptacle including one or more cavities, each cavity for containing an aerosol generating material; and a heating arrangement including one or more heater elements for heating aerosol generating material contained in the one or more cavities to generate an inhalable aerosol and/or gas. The one or more heater elements are located externally of the one or more cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Edward JOHN, Walid AOUN, Bryan ALLBUTT, David Robert SEAWARD, David PHASEY
  • Publication number: 20180255827
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smokeable sheet material for inclusion in a smoking article (1), the sheet material comprising greater than 39.5% by weight acacia gum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Edward JOHN, Joceyln BENNING, Steven COBURN, Alice Lance
  • Publication number: 20180020717
    Abstract: A smokeable material for inclusion in a smoking article, comprising tobacco coated with acacia gum, wherein the amount of acacia gum is at least 10% by weight of the tobacco.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Edward JOHN, JOCELYN BENNING, Steven COBURN
  • Publication number: 20160295922
    Abstract: There is provided a device for generating an inhalable aerosol and/or gas, the device comprising an aerosol generating material (3) having an integrated electrical resistance heating element (2), so that the aerosol generating material may be heated in direct contact with the electrical resistance heating element, wherein the aerosol generating material is provided as a unitary structure and/or coating which may be heated to generate multiple deliveries of an inhalable aerosol and/or gas. There is also provided a method for fabricating the device. There is also provided the use of the device and the use of the aerosol generating material, to generate an inhalable aerosol and/or gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Edward John, Jason Symonds, Walid Abi Aoun
  • Publication number: 20070062550
    Abstract: The invention relates to smokable filler materials and a process for making same, the smokable filler material comprising a foaming agent, an agent capable of forming chemical cross-linkages, and a cross-linking agent. A combination of the foaming agent in the foamed state thereof, the agent capable of forming chemical crosslinkages and the cross-linking agent provides a stabilised, foamed material. The invention also provides a smoking article incorporating the smokable filler material of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Edward John, Joseph Sutton