Patents by Inventor Franck Pourrat

Franck Pourrat 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: 20240081422
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form the aerosol and a power supply for supplying power to the at least one heating element. The power supply includes a voltage source, two or more supercapacitors, and switches between the voltage source and the two or more supercapacitors. The switches are arranged so that, during a charging mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to be charged by the voltage source and, during a heating mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to discharge through the at least one heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Felix FERNANDO, Franck POURRAT, Jean-Pierre CORDEY
  • Patent number: 11910839
    Abstract: A case for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the case including a housing; a holder to receive a portion of the device, the holder being movably couplable to the housing and movable relative to the housing between an open position configured to receive the device and a closed position configured to store the device; a holder position detector configured to detect whether the holder is in the open position or the closed position, the holder position detector including circuitry configured to determine a position of the holder relative to the housing; a power supply; an electrical connector configured to electrically connect the power supply to an aerosol-generating device received in the holder; and power supply control circuitry configured to control a supply of power from the power supply to the device received in the holder and connected to the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Roland Antonopoulos, Kok Hwa Liew, Franck Pourrat
  • Patent number: 11832654
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form the aerosol and a power supply for supplying power to the at least one healing element. The power supply includes a voltage source, two or more supercapacitors, and switches between the voltage source and the two or more supercapacitors. The switches are arranged so that, during a charging mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to be charged by the voltage source and, during a heating mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to discharge through the at least one heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Felix Fernando, Franck Pourrat, Jean-Pierre Cordey
  • Publication number: 20220125119
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form the aerosol and a power supply for supplying power to the at least one healing element. The power supply includes a voltage source, two or more supercapacitors, and switches between the voltage source and the two or more supercapacitors. The switches are arranged so that, during a charging mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to be charged by the voltage source and, during a heating mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to discharge through the at least one heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Felix FERNANDO, Franck POURRAT, Jean-Pierre CORDEY
  • Patent number: 11224255
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form the aerosol and a power supply for supplying power to the at least one heating element. The power supply includes a voltage source, two or more supercapacitors, and switches between the voltage source and the two or more supercapacitors. The switches are arranged so that, during a charging mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to be charged by the voltage source and, during a heating mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to discharge through the at least one heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
    Inventors: Felix Fernando, Franck Pourrat, Jean-Pierre Cordey
  • Publication number: 20210386124
    Abstract: A case for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the case including a housing; a holder to receive a portion of the device, the holder being movably couplable to the housing and movable relative to the housing between an open position configured to receive the device and a closed position configured to store the device; a holder position detector configured to detect whether the holder is in the open position or the closed position, the holder position detector including circuitry configured to determine a position of the holder relative to the housing; a power supply; an electrical connector configured to electrically connect the power supply to an aerosol-generating device received in the holder; and power supply control circuitry configured to control a supply of power from the power supply to the device received in the holder and connected to the electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Roland ANTONOPOULOS, Kok Hwa LIEW, Franck POURRAT
  • Publication number: 20190380392
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form the aerosol and a power supply for supplying power to the at least one heating element. The power supply includes a voltage source, two or more supercapacitors, and switches between the voltage source and the two or more supercapacitors. The switches are arranged so that, during a charging mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to be charged by the voltage source and, during a heating mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to discharge through the at least one heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Felix FERNANDO, Franck Pourrat, Jean-Pierre Cordey
  • Patent number: 10398170
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form the aerosol and a power supply for supplying power to the at least one heating element. The power supply includes a voltage source, two or more supercapacitors, and switches between the voltage source and the two or more supercapacitors. The switches are arranged so that, during a charging mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to be charged by the voltage source and, during a heating mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to discharge through the at least one heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
    Inventors: Felix Fernando, Franck Pourrat, Jean-Pierre Cordey
  • Patent number: 9848655
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form the aerosol and a power supply for supplying power to the at least one heating element. The power supply includes a voltage source, two or more supercapacitors, and switches between the voltage source and the two or more supercapacitors. The switches are arranged so that, during a charging mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to be charged by the voltage source and, during a heating mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to discharge through the at least one heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
    Inventors: Felix Fernando, Franck Pourrat, Jean-Pierre Cordey
  • Publication number: 20160345635
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form the aerosol and a power supply for supplying power to the at least one heating element. The power supply includes a voltage source, two or more supercapacitors, and switches between the voltage source and the two or more supercapacitors. The switches are arranged so that, during a charging mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to be charged by the voltage source and, during a heating mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to discharge through the at least one heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Felix FERNANDO, Franck POURRAT, Jean-Pierre CORDEY
  • Publication number: 20160345634
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form the aerosol and a power supply for supplying power to the at least one heating element. The power supply includes a voltage source, two or more supercapacitors, and switches between the voltage source and the two or more supercapacitors. The switches are arranged so that, during a charging mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to be charged by the voltage source and, during a heating mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to discharge through the at least one heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Felix Fernando, Franck Pourrat, Jean-Pierre Cordey
  • Patent number: 9439454
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form the aerosol and a power supply for supplying power to the at least one heating element. The power supply includes a voltage source, two or more supercapacitors, and switches between the voltage source and the two or more supercapacitors. The switches are arranged so that, during a charging mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to be charged by the voltage source and, during a heating mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to discharge through the at least one heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Felix Fernando, Franck Pourrat, Jean-Pierre Cordey
  • Publication number: 20090230117
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes at least one heating element for heating the substrate to form the aerosol and a power supply for supplying power to the at least one heating element. The power supply includes a voltage source, two or more supercapacitors, and switches between the voltage source and the two or more supercapacitors. The switches are arranged so that, during a charging mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to be charged by the voltage source and, during a heating mode, the supercapacitors are connected so as to discharge through the at least one heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Felix Fernando, Franck Pourrat, Jean-Pierre Cordey