Patents by Inventor Frederic Lavanchy
Frederic Lavanchy 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: 10849357Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including a heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the heat source; a first heat-conducting element around and in contact with a rear portion of the heat source and an adjacent front portion of the aerosol-forming substrate; and a second heat-conducting element around at least a portion of the first heat-conducting element. At least part of the second heat-conducting element is radially separated from the first heat-conducting element; and, preferably, the first and second heat-conducting elements are separated by an outer paper wrapper.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Stephane Roudier, Aleksandra Samulewicz, Frederic Lavanchy
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Patent number: 10842190Abstract: There is provided an aerosol-generating article including a heat source: an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in thermal communication with the heat source; and a heat-conducting component disposed around at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, the heat-conducting component including an outer surface forming at least part of an outer surface of the aerosol-generating article, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the heat-conducting component includes a surface treatment and has an emissivity of less than about 0.6. A method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating article is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic Lavanchy, Alexandre Malgat
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Publication number: 20200268039Abstract: An aerosol generating article is provided, including a combustible carbonaceous heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate; and a thermal indicator provided on an outer surface of the aerosol-generating article downstream of the combustible carbonaceous heat source. The thermal indicator includes at least one reversible thermochromic material that undergoes a first reversible visible colour change when a temperature of the thermal indicator rises to a first switching temperature and a second reversible visible colour change when a temperature of the thermal indicator falls to a second switching temperature. The first switching temperature is below about 80° C. and the second switching temperature is lower than or equal to the first switching temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventor: Frederic LAVANCHY
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Publication number: 20200120978Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device including an electrically powered heating element; and a heated aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-forming substrate radially encircled by a sheet of thermally-conductive material, which is a thermally conducting flame barrier configured to spread heat and to mitigate against a risk of igniting the substrate by application of a flame to the article, and a plurality of elements, assembled together with the substrate within a wrapper to form a rod having a mouth end and a distal end upstream from the mouth end, the substrate being disposed at the distal end of the rod, the elements including a spacer element disposed within the rod downstream of the substrate and a mouthpiece element extending upstream from the mouth end of the rod, the device being configured to receive the article and the heating element is configured to heat the substrate of the article.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Alexandre MALGAT, Stephane ROUDIER, Ana Carolina BORGES DE COURACA, Frederic LAVANCHY, Cedric MEYER
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Patent number: 10617149Abstract: A heated aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device is provided, including a plurality of components including an aerosol-forming substrate assembled within a wrapper to form a rod having a mouth end and a distal end upstream from the mouth end, the heated aerosol-generating article defining a first air-flow path in which air drawn into the aerosol-generating article through the mouth end passes through the aerosol-forming substrate, and a second air-flow path in which air drawn into the aerosol-generating article through the mouth end does not pass through the aerosol-forming substrate, the resistance to draw (RTD) of the second air-flow path being lower than the RTD of the first air-flow path when the heated aerosol-generating article is not coupled to an aerosol-generating device.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Malgat, Stephane Roudier, Ana Carolina Borges de Couraca, Frederic Lavanchy, Cedric Meyer
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Patent number: 10588347Abstract: A heated aerosol-generating article for use with an aerosol-generating device is provided, the heated aerosol-generating article including a plurality of components including an aerosol-forming substrate assembled within a wrapper to form a rod having a mouth end and a distal end upstream from the mouth end, in which a rigid hollow tube having an external diameter of between 5 mm and 15 mm and a length of between 5 mm and 15 mm is disposed upstream from the aerosol-forming substrate within the wrapper, the rigid hollow tube being substantially non-flammable and in which a pierceable film spans one end of the rigid hollow tube.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Malgat, Stephane Roudier, Ana Carolina Borges De Couraca, Frederic Lavanchy, Cedric Meyer
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Patent number: 10542776Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including a combustible heat source having a front portion and a rear portion; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the rear portion of the combustible heat source; and a wrapper circumscribing the front portion and the rear portion of the combustible heat source. The wrapper is in contact with the rear portion of the combustible heat source. All or part of the front portion of the combustible heat source is of reduced diameter compared to the rear portion of the combustible heat source so that the wrapper is radially spaced from all or part of the front portion of the combustible heat source by an air gap of at least about 0.5 mm.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic Lavanchy, Ana Carolina Borges de Couraca
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Publication number: 20200015520Abstract: There is provided an aerosol-generating article including a heat source: an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in thermal communication with the heat source; and a heat-conducting component disposed around at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, the heat-conducting component including an outer surface forming at least part of an outer surface of the aerosol-generating article, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the heat-conducting component includes a surface treatment and has an emissivity of less than about 0.6. A method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating article is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic LAVANCHY, Alexandre MALGAT
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Patent number: 10455861Abstract: There is provided an aerosol-generating article including a heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in thermal communication with the heat source; and a heat-conducting component disposed around at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, the heat-conducting component including an outer surface forming at least part of an outer surface of the aerosol-generating article, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the heat-conducting component includes a surface coating and has an emissivity of less than about 0.6. A method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating article is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2018Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic Lavanchy, Alexandre Malgat
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Patent number: 10368577Abstract: A cap for extinguishing a smoking article is provided, including a hollow cap body having an opening configured to receive a combustion zone of a smoking article, the cap body including an intumescent heat reactive material configured to deform in response to heat from the combustion zone such that at least part of the cap body fits tightly against the smoking article to substantially prevent a supply of air to the combustion zone.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventor: Frederic Lavanchy
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Patent number: 10258084Abstract: There is provided a smoking article having a mouth end and a distal end, the smoking article including a heat source positioned at the distal end; an aerosol-forming substrate adjacent to the heat source; and a cap configured to at least partially cover the heat source. The cap is attached at a line of weakness to the distal end, including a cylindrical plug of material circumscribed by a wrapper, and is removable to expose the heat source prior to use of the smoking article.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2013Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Oleg Mironov, Frederic Lavanchy, Alexis Louvet, Andrea Carraro, Johann Schmidt
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Publication number: 20190000142Abstract: An aerosol generating article (100) includes a retractable heat source (130). The aerosol generating article has a tubular body (110) positioned at the proximal end (102) of the aerosol generating article. A combustible heat source is positioned at the distal end (104) of the aerosol generating article. An aerosol generating substrate (120) is downstream of the combustible heat source. The combustible heat source is slideable from an extended position to a retracted position having a shorter article length. An entire length of the combustible heat source retracts into the tubular body in the retracted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Frédéric LAVANCHY, Alexandre MALGAT, Ali Murat SAYGILI
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Publication number: 20180360111Abstract: There is provided an aerosol-generating article including a heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in thermal communication with the heat source; and a heat-conducting component disposed around at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, the heat-conducting component including an outer surface forming at least part of an outer surface of the aerosol-generating article, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the heat-conducting component includes a surface coating and has an emissivity of less than about 0.6. A method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating article is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic LAVANCHY, Alexandre MALGAT
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Patent number: 10154690Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including a combustible heat source having a front portion and a rear portion; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the rear portion of the combustible heat source; and a wrapper circumscribing the front portion and the rear portion of the combustible heat source. The wrapper is in contact with the rear portion of the combustible heat source. All or part of the front portion of the combustible heat source is of reduced diameter compared to the rear portion of the combustible heat source so that the wrapper is radially spaced from all or part of the front portion of the combustible heat source by an air gap of at least about 0.5 mm.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic Lavanchy, Ana Carolina Borges de Couraca
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Patent number: 10117459Abstract: There is provided an aerosol-generating article including a combustible heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in thermal communication with the combustible heat source; and a heat-conducting component disposed around at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, the heat-conducting component including an outer surface forming at least part of an outer surface of the aerosol-generating article, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the heat-conducting component includes a surface coating and has an emissivity of less than about 0.6. A method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating article is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic Lavanchy, Alexandre Malgat
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Patent number: 10070665Abstract: There is provided a portable extinguisher for extinguishing a single smoking article at a time. The extinguisher includes an outer vessel, an inner sleeve, an opening, and a lid. The opening is sized to receive a single smoking article into the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve is within the outer vessel and is at least partially separated from the outer vessel. The inner sleeve includes at least one aperture allowing fluid communication between the inner sleeve and the outer vessel. The lid is for closing the extinguisher. When the lid is closed, escape of fluid from the extinguisher is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic Lavanchy, Laurent Manca, Sergey Krasiev, Samuel Malzach, Luc Amgwerd, Antonino Lanci, Elmar Mock
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Publication number: 20180184707Abstract: There is provided a portable extinguisher for extinguishing a single smoking article at a time, the extinguisher including defining a reservoir, a chamber, and an opening configured to receive a smoking article into the chamber, the chamber being sized to receive at least part of the smoking article and being isolated from the reservoir such that there is no fluid communication between the chamber and the reservoir, wherein the reservoir and the chamber are thermally coupled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2015Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Frederic LAVANCHY, Laurent MANCA, Sergey KRASIEV, Samuel MALZACH, Luc AMGWERD, Antonino LANCI, Elmar MOCK
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Patent number: 9918494Abstract: A smoking article is provided, having a mouth end and a distal end, including a heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate; an airflow directing element including an air-permeable segment downstream of the substrate and defining an airflow pathway; and at least one air inlet for drawing air into the segment, wherein the pathway includes a first portion extending from the inlet towards the substrate and a second portion extending from the substrate towards the mouth end, wherein the first portion is defined by a low resistance-to-draw portion of the segment that extends from proximate to the inlet to an upstream end of the segment, and the segment further includes a high resistance-to-draw portion that extends from proximate to the inlet to a downstream end of the segment, and the ratio of the resistance-to-draw of the high portion to the low portion is higher than 1:1 and lower than 50:1.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Oleg Mironov, Daniele Sanna, Frederic Lavanchy, Stephane Roudier
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Publication number: 20180007959Abstract: There is provided an aerosol-generating article including a combustible heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate disposed in thermal communication with the combustible heat source; and a heat-conducting component disposed around at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, the heat-conducting component including an outer surface forming at least part of an outer surface of the aerosol-generating article, wherein at least a portion of the outer surface of the heat-conducting component includes a surface coating and has an emissivity of less than about 0.6. A method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating article is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic LAVANCHY, Alexandre MALGAT
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Patent number: D870366Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Frédéric Lavanchy, David Kuchen, Stéphane Roudier, Anthony Dumville