Patents by Inventor Frank Bascas
Frank Bascas 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).
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Patent number: 11589616Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder includes a first body portion and a second body portion, the first body portion defining a main body and a guide post that defines a receiving chamber extending at least a portion therethrough. The second body portion is configured to rotate about and slide along at least a portion of the guide post to and from a use position, wherein the second body portion is proximate the main body of the first body portion and the substrate cartridge is retained in the receiving chamber, and an open position, wherein the second body portion is rotated relative to and extended away from the main body of the first body portion such that the substrate cartridge can be inserted into or removed from the receiving chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANYInventors: Billy T. Conner, Thaddeus Jackson, Taylor Leigh, Randall Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya, Nigel J. Flynn
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Patent number: 11439185Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. The holder may include a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion may define a longitudinal axis, a rotational axis, and an aerosol passage. The second body portion may include a cartridge receiving chamber and may be configured to slide along the longitudinal axis and rotate about the rotation axis relative to the first body portion to and from a use position, wherein at least a portion of the second body is received by the first body portion and the substrate cartridge is retained in the receiving chamber, and an open position, wherein the second body portion is rotated relative to and extended away from the first body portion such that the substrate cartridge can be inserted into or removed from the receiving chamber.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Billy T. Conner, Thaddeus Jackson, Taylor Leigh, Randall Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya, Nigel Flynn
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Publication number: 20220240571Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a holder of a smoking article comprising a receiving end and a mouth end opposite the receiving end. The holder defines a socket that is configured to receive a proximal section of a cartridge. The holder has a lighting configuration in which the holder is configured to secure a proximal section of the cartridge to the holder with a heat source of the cartridge opposite the proximal section disposed beyond the receiving end of the holder. The holder has a received configuration in which the holder is configured to secure the proximal section of the cartridge in the socket with the heat source disposed proximate the receiving end of the holder. The receiving end comprises a substantially solid outer wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Keri Meggan Cox, Edmond Strother Smith, III, Zachary Kevin Francis, Thaddeus Jackson, Billy T. Conner, Taylor Leigh, Randall M. Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya
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Patent number: 11395510Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder may include a main body having a mouthend and a rotating end portion. The main body may define a receiving compartment configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge proximate a distal end of the main body. The main body may further define an aerosol passage extending from the receiving portion through the mouthend. The rotating end portion may be configured to rotate to and from an open position, in which the rotating end portion is turned outward so as to provide access to the receiving compartment, and a use position, in which the rotating end portion is turned inward so as to cover the heat source of an inserted cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Billy T. Conner, Thaddeus Jackson, Edmond Strother Smith, III, Taylor Leigh, Randall Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya
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Patent number: 11330838Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a holder of a smoking article comprising a receiving end and a mouth end opposite the receiving end. The holder defines a socket that is configured to receive a proximal section of a cartridge. The holder has a lighting configuration in which the holder is configured to secure a proximal section of the cartridge to the holder with a heat source of the cartridge opposite the proximal section disposed beyond the receiving end of the holder. The holder has a received configuration in which the holder is configured to secure the proximal section of the cartridge in the socket with the heat source disposed proximate the receiving end of the holder. The receiving end comprises a substantially solid outer wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Keri Meggan Cox, Edmond Strother Smith, III, Zachary Kevin Francis, Thaddeus Jackson, Billy T Conner, Taylor Leigh, Randall M. Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya
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Publication number: 20210337864Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder includes a first body portion and a second body portion, the first body portion defining a main body and a guide post that defines a receiving chamber extending at least a portion therethrough. The second body portion is configured to rotate about and slide along at least a portion of the guide post to and from a use position, wherein the second body portion is proximate the main body of the first body portion and the substrate cartridge is retained in the receiving chamber, and an open position, wherein the second body portion is rotated relative to and extended away from the main body of the first body portion such that the substrate cartridge can be inserted into or removed from the receiving chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Billy T. Conner, Thaddeus Jackson, Taylor Leigh, Randall Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya, Nigel J. Flynn
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Publication number: 20210337865Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. The holder may include a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion may define a longitudinal axis, a rotational axis, and an aerosol passage. The second body portion may include a cartridge receiving chamber and may be configured to slide along the longitudinal axis and rotate about the rotation axis relative to the first body portion to and from a use position, wherein at least a portion of the second body is received by the first body portion and the substrate cartridge is retained in the receiving chamber, and an open position, wherein the second body portion is rotated relative to and extended away from the first body portion such that the substrate cartridge can be inserted into or removed from the receiving chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2020Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Billy T. Conner, Thaddeus Jackson, Taylor Leigh, Randall Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya, Nigel Flynn
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Publication number: 20210015176Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder may include a main body having a mouthend and a rotating end portion. The main body may define a receiving compartment configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge proximate a distal end of the main body. The main body may further define an aerosol passage extending from the receiving portion through the mouthend. The rotating end portion may be configured to rotate to and from an open position, in which the rotating end portion is turned outward so as to provide access to the receiving compartment, and a use position, in which the rotating end portion is turned inward so as to cover the heat source of an inserted cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Billy T Conner, Thaddeus Jackson, Edmond Strother Smith, III, Taylor Leigh, Randall M. Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya
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Publication number: 20210015174Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a holder of a smoking article comprising a receiving end and a mouth end opposite the receiving end. The holder defines a socket that is configured to receive a proximal section of a cartridge. The holder has a lighting configuration in which the holder is configured to secure a proximal section of the cartridge to the holder with a heat source of the cartridge opposite the proximal section disposed beyond the receiving end of the holder. The holder has a received configuration in which the holder is configured to secure the proximal section of the cartridge in the socket with the heat source disposed proximate the receiving end of the holder. The receiving end comprises a substantially solid outer wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Keri Meggan Cox, Edmond Strother Smith, III, Zachary Kevin Francis, Thaddeus Jackson, Billy T. Conner, Taylor Leigh, Randall M. Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya
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Patent number: 6565152Abstract: A lightweight reinforced seat assembly for a transportation vehicle is disclosed which includes a molded seat shell having a shell exterior and a shell interior. The seat shell includes a seat section and a back section joined together by a generally curved section. A plurality of seats is formed in the seat shell. A reinforcing network of longitudinal and lateral, generally enclosed tubular rib elements reinforce the seat shell to eliminate metal framing and weight. The reinforcing rib network includes a front tubular rib element extending laterally across a front width of the seat section, and a top tubular rib element extending laterally across a top width of the back section. Longitudinal edge tubular rib elements extend on opposing edges of the seat shell generally through the seat-section, curved section, and back-section. The edge tubular rib elements are connected to the front and top tubular rib elements.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2000Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: Transportation Seating, Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Craft, Frank Bascas, Teodulo Ceballos, Jr., Joseph Rafac, Jonathan Roy Wren
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Publication number: 20010030455Abstract: A lightweight reinforced seat assembly for a transportation vehicle is disclosed which includes a molded seat shell having a shell exterior and a shell interior. The seat shell includes a seat section and a back section joined together by a generally curved section. A plurality of seats is formed in the seat shell. A reinforcing network of longitudinal and lateral, generally enclosed tubular rib elements reinforce the seat shell to eliminate metal framing and weight. The reinforcing rib network includes a front tubular rib element extending laterally across a front width of the seat section, and a top tubular rib element extending laterally across a top width of the back section. Longitudinal edge tubular rib elements extend on opposing edges of the seat shell generally through the seat-section, curved section, and back-section. The edge tubular rib elements are connected to the front and top tubular rib elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2000Publication date: October 18, 2001Inventors: Richard D. Craft, Frank Bascas, Teodulo Ceballos, Joseph Rafac, Jonathan Roy Wren