Patents by Inventor (Eric) Zheng Yuan

(Eric) Zheng Yuan 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: 20250248412
    Abstract: A storage and display device for plant matter comprises a body having an outer container (1) and an inner container (2) within the outer container with an enclosed space therebetween. The interior of the inner container (2) is open at the upper face thereof for receiving the plant matter in use. The enclosed space contains a water reservoir (11, 25) and at least one mist-generating device (14, 27) connected to the water reservoir. A plurality of passages (16) is provided between the enclosed space and the interior of the inner container. In an alternative arrangement, the inner container comprises a passage (40) therethrough opening at one end below the inner container and at the other end above the upper face thereof, a deflector (42) being mounted on the said other end to deflect mist passing up the passage downwardly on to the interior of the inner container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Leslie Graham White
  • Publication number: 20250248425
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for removing the color in protein-containing water beverages. Colorless protein-containing water beverages are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Seyhun GEMILI, Joseph Michael GLEASON, Thananunt ROJANASASITHARA
  • Publication number: 20250248432
    Abstract: The present invention primarily relates to a mixture comprising or consisting of a) D-allulose and b) a taste modifying compound selected from the group consisting of hesperetin, hersperetindihydrochalcone, phloretin, glycosylated rubusosides, balansines, phyllodulcin, eriodictyol, homoeriodictyol, matairesinol, and mixtures thereof. A further aspect of the present invention relates to a food or beverage product comprising a mixture according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Deborah KENNISON, Melanie CROCE, Thomas RIESS, Gerhard KRAMMER, Jakob Peter LEY, Katharina REICHELT, Susanne PAETZ, Tom SOMERS, Morine VERWOHLT
  • Publication number: 20250248435
    Abstract: A nozzle for a food printer including a nozzle head in fluid communication with an edible ink source and arranged to discharge one or more edible inks, wherein the nozzle head includes a plurality of nozzle blade components being movable relative to each other and an opening formed by the plurality of nozzle blade components through which the edible ink is discharged; and a nozzle adjusting mechanism configured to adjust the relative position of the nozzle blade components whereby the dimension of the opening of the nozzle head is adjustable to discharge edible ink with different dimensions so as to print a food material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: King Sau WONG
  • Publication number: 20250248441
    Abstract: A tobacco article for a heat-not-burn aerosol generating device. The aerosol generating device may include one or several heating elements. The tobacco article—may include a tobacco substrate portion, and wrapper wrapping the tobacco substrate portion and defining a wrapper external surface intended to be in contact or face at least partially each heating element. The wrapper's external surface is at least partially coloured by a colour such that an emissivity value for an infrared thermometer readings is higher than 0.85.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventor: Alec Wright
  • Publication number: 20250248445
    Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the heater assembly including: a tubular heating chamber including a proximal flared end and being configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater casing including a proximal wall and being arranged around the heating chamber, the proximal wall including a circular groove extending in a proximal direction from an inner surface of the proximal wall, the circular groove including a chamfered inner side wall, the chamfered inner side wall and the proximal flared end of the tubular heating chamber having matching shapes, and the proximal flared end of the tubular heating chamber being mounted into the circular groove of the proximal wall. An aerosol-generating device including the heater assembly, and an aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Larry Sacha BAUDET
  • Publication number: 20250248448
    Abstract: An atomizer and an electronic atomization device are provided, The atomizer includes: a housing; a first sealing member, arranged inside the housing, and defining, with an inner wall of the housing, a liquid storage cavity used for storing a liquid substrate, a first opening used for guiding an airflow to pass through being defined on the first sealing member; a base configured to support the first sealing member; and an atomization element held on the first sealing member and configured to atomize the liquid substrate. The atomization element includes a porous body and a heating element integrated on the porous body. The porous body spans the first opening, and at least part of the porous body abuts against a surface of a side of the first sealing member facing the liquid storage cavity, to prevent the liquid substrate from entering the first opening through the liquid storage cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Linhai LU, Zhongli XU, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20250248454
    Abstract: An electronic atomization device includes: a movable member; and a housing assembly including an air intake channel and an atomization channel, the air intake channel having a first end and a second end, and the atomization channel having a third end and a fourth end, the second end of the air intake channel being communicated with the fourth end of the atomization channel. The movable member is movably disposed in the housing assembly. When the movable member is in a first position, the first end of the air intake channel is communicated with external atmosphere, and the third end of the atomization channel is communicated with external atmosphere. When the movable member is in a second position, the movable member separately covers the first end of the air intake channel and the third end of the atomization channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Fengfeng ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20250248457
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides to an electronic cigarette with a detachable battery, including: a shell, a cavity that runs through two ends is provided in the shell, one end of the shell is provided with a suction nozzle, the other end thereof is detachably provided with an end cover; an atomization mechanism, the atomization mechanism is located at one side of the cavity close to the suction nozzle, the atomization mechanism is connected to the suction nozzle; a power supply mechanism, the power supply mechanism is provided in the cavity and is electrically connected to the atomization mechanism; after disassembling the end cover, the atomization mechanism and the power supply mechanism can slide out from the cavity of the shell, and the end cover abuts against the power supply mechanism to fix the atomization mechanism and the power supply mechanism in the cavity of the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: CHENJING LIAO
  • Publication number: 20250248458
    Abstract: An inhalation device that mimics smoking cigarettes but does not produce any smoke. The inhalation device includes a tubular body, one or more cartridges, and a mouthpiece. The tubular body includes a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is closed and has multiple holes for air intake. The proximal end has an opening. The cartridge is between the mouthpiece and the tubular body. The air drawn through the mouthpiece enters through holes into the tubular body, passes through the cartridge, and into the mouthpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Dexter Dwayne Whyte
  • Publication number: 20250248463
    Abstract: A cooling device for clothes includes a Peltier element disposed within a housing, a cooling fin formed on one surface of the Peltier element, a heat-dissipating fin formed on the other surface of the Peltier element, and a blower fan that sends air to the cooling fin and the heat-dissipating fin. The device may be mounted on clothes to cool the interior of the clothes. An air intake opening for the blower fan to introduce the outside air is opened in the housing. A cool air opening where cool air having passed through the cooling fin is exhausted and a heat dissipation opening where hot air having passed through the heat-dissipating fin is exhausted are opened in the exact opposite direction in the housing. The cool air opening has a flange which is removably joined to the inner-outer circumferential surface of an opening in the clothes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: RiBLE, Inc.
    Inventor: Kunihiko HORII
  • Publication number: 20250248464
    Abstract: A surface covering member includes a wrapper panel and pliable sheet material with at least one liquid-penetration-resistant layer. The wrapper panel may at least partially envelop the pliable sheet material when the pliable sheet material is compacted. At least one accordion fold may be provided along one or more peripheral edges, optionally with the wrapper panel forming a pouch. First and second wrapper panels may be arranged at first and second positions of the pliable sheet material. A wrapper panel may be a continuous extension of the pliable sheet material, and at least one selectively deployable adhesive tab at a peripheral edge of the wrapper panel affixes the wrapper panel against the pliable sheet material when the surface covering member is in a non-compacted state, and at least partially envelops the pliable sheet material when it is compacted by rolling and/or folding to maintain the compacted pliable sheet material in the at least partially enveloped state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Virginia Porowski, Nicholas William Medendorp, JR.
  • Publication number: 20250248469
    Abstract: The present invention provides an innovative Wonder Wig Removal device for people who wear a wig. The Wonder Wig Removal comprises a cap and a wig. The cap is worn underneath the wig which stops the wig from moving side to side when the person is styling his/her wig. No one can pull or tug the wig off the head until he/she is ready to remove the wig off. The Wonder Wig Removal cap is made of multiple pieces of different materials. One of the pieces is a frontal piece made of soft flat net mesh material. Another piece is made of a fabric net material, such as a crochet material. Several Velcro pieces are attached to the Wonder Wig Removal for fixing the wig to the Wonder Wig Removal cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Youlette S. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20250248470
    Abstract: Provided is a wig including a planting net divided into a plurality of planting nets, the planting net including a front planting net, one pair of side planting nets, and a rear planting net. The front planting net is manufactured as a wig fabric by knotting wig fibers, a loop pattern with a certain shape prepared in advance is provided as a plurality of portions on the one pair of side planting nets and the rear planting net, and an ornamental hairpiece in a certain shape is connected to the loop pattern, and the front planting net, the one pair of side planting nets, and the rear planting net are sewn together so that a user is able to create a more natural look when wearing the wig.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: HAIRPIA TECHNOLOGY Co.,Ltd.
    Inventor: Ho Yon KIM
  • Publication number: 20250248471
    Abstract: Provided is an accessory holder device, system and method that can be secured to a hard hat and hold both a pencil and a pen while also including a light source to function as either a flashlight or a headlight. A slot is defined in the body of the accessory to hold a common carpenter's pencil and a cylindrical aperture is provided to hold a typical permanent marker or pen. The light source is provided to the body and faces forward away from the user so that the light can function as a headlight. The accessory can be easily removed from the hard hat by the user so that the device can be used as a hand-held flashlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Brady CHAFFIN, Cameron CHAFFIN
  • Publication number: 20250248473
    Abstract: An electrochromic face shield device includes a head harness that can be worn on a user's head and a pivoting band that is pivotally attached to the head harness. The pivoting band is positionable in a first position or a second position. A face shield is attached to the pivoting band and the face shield has a clear portion and an opaque portion. An electrochromic layer is integrated into the clear portion of the face shield. The electrochromic layer is turned on when the face shield is in the second position to inhibit light from passing through the clear portion thereby facilitating the clear portion to shade the user when the pivoting band is in the second position. The electrochromic layer is turned off when the pivoting band is in the first position to facilitate the user to see through the clear portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Cristian Quinonez
  • Publication number: 20250248477
    Abstract: A multi-layer shock absorbing cushion sole for footwear includes four layers of material, assembled in such a way that air pockets are created within the sole to provide a shock-absorbing, cushioning effect for a wearer's feet. The top layer of the sole is a hard rubber layer, preferably made from a thermoplastic rubber. The second layer is preferably positioned directly beneath the top layer, and includes shaped surfaces forming ridges and grooves on a top and bottom portion thereof to create open air pockets within the sole. The third layer, positioned below the cushion layer, is also preferably formed from a thermoplastic rubber. The bottom layer is preferably formed from natural rubber, and preferably includes a tread design on the bottom surface thereof. A multi-layer shock absorbing cushion insert for pre-existing footwear is also provided in another embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Nick Palombi, Drew Gantt, Daniel Winburn
  • Publication number: 20250248481
    Abstract: An article of footwear is provided. The article of footwear includes a sole with a heel cushion mechanically engaged with a first end of a shank at an interface that includes one or more connectors in the shank that are snap-fitted with corresponding holes in the cushion. The sole further includes a midsole body at least partially surrounding the heel cushion and the shank and the midsole body has a greater hardness than the heel cushion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Rory W. Fuerst
  • Publication number: 20250248497
    Abstract: A medication transport wallet for discreetly carrying an inhaler is provided. The medication transport wallet includes front and back panels with distal ends secured with a tab arranged on an interior of the medication transport wallet. An aperture in the front panel allows access to a guide section of the tab that can be pushed toward the back panel when the inhaler is inserted into the medical transport wallet. The front and back panel compress against the tab and the inhaler to hold the inhaler in the medication transport wallet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: FRANÇOIS BLIN
  • Publication number: 20250248505
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure of a pack article that includes an internal space configured to receive a weighted exercise plate, a lumbar support member, and sternum strap for improving stability during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: GORUCK Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Jerome McCarthy, Christian SBAILO, Spencer METZLER