Patents by Inventor Jerome COURBAT
Jerome COURBAT 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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Publication number: 20240122253Abstract: An inductively heatable susceptor for use with an inductively heated aerosol-generating device or system includes an open-porous inductively heatable ceramic material configured to hold an aerosol-forming liquid and configured to heat the aerosol-forming liquid under the influence of an alternating electromagnetic field. A cartridge for use with an aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol-forming liquid and a susceptor. An aerosol-generating device includes a susceptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Jerome COURBAT, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK, Oleg MIRONOV
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Patent number: 11871790Abstract: An inductively heatable susceptor for use with an inductively heated aerosol-generating device or system includes an open-porous inductively heatable ceramic material configured to hold an aerosol-forming liquid and configured to heat the aerosol-forming liquid under the influence of an alternating electromagnetic field. A cartridge for use with an aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol-forming liquid and a susceptor. An aerosol-generating device includes a susceptor.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Jerome Courbat, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Oleg Mironov
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Patent number: 11864590Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including an electrical heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a capillary body configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the electrical heating element, the electrical heating element being disposed at a porous outer surface of the capillary body. A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system, and aerosol-generating system, and a method of manufacturing a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Jerome Courbat
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Publication number: 20230180819Abstract: An inductively heatable susceptor for use with an inductively heated aerosol-generating device or system includes an open-porous inductively heatable ceramic material configured to hold an aerosol-forming liquid and configured to heat the aerosol-forming liquid under the influence of an alternating electromagnetic field. A cartridge for use with an aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol-forming liquid and a susceptor. An aerosol-generating device includes a susceptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Jerome COURBAT, Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK, Oleg MIRONOV
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Patent number: 11576424Abstract: An inductively heatable susceptor for use with an inductively heated aerosol-generating device or system includes an open-porous inductively heatable ceramic material configured to hold an aerosol-forming liquid and configured to heat the aerosol-forming liquid under the influence of an alternating electromagnetic field. A cartridge for use with an aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol-forming liquid and a susceptor. An aerosol-generating device includes a susceptor.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCInventors: Jerome Courbat, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Oleg Mironov
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Patent number: 11224254Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a storage portion to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including an electrical heating element to heat the substrate to form aerosol, and a capillary body to convey the substrate to the element disposed at a porous outer surface of the body, the storage portion being at a first portion of the cartridge, a first airflow channel being at another portion of the cartridge adjacent to the element and defining a first airflow path extending from an air inlet toward the element in a first direction, a second airflow channel defining a second airflow path extending toward the element in a second direction, and a third airflow channel defining a third airflow path extending from the element toward an air outlet in a third direction and to convey aerosol, and the first, second, and third directions are different.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Jerome Courbat
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Publication number: 20210352967Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a storage portion to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including an electrical heating element to heat the substrate to form aerosol, and a capillary body to convey the substrate to the element disposed at a porous outer surface of the body, the storage portion being at a first portion of the cartridge, a first airflow channel being at another portion of the cartridge adjacent to the element and defining a first airflow path extending from an air inlet toward the element in a first direction, a second airflow channel defining a second airflow path extending toward the element in a second direction, and a third airflow channel defining a third airflow path extending from the element toward an air outlet in a third direction and to convey aerosol, and the first, second, and third directions are different.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK, Jerome COURBAT
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Publication number: 20210045441Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including an electrical heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a capillary body configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the electrical heating element, the electrical heating element being disposed at a porous outer surface of the capillary body. A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system, and aerosol-generating system, and a method of manufacturing a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK, Jerome Courbat
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Patent number: 10750780Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a capillary body having a porous outer surface and being configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the electrical heating element, the electrical heating element being disposed along the porous outer surface, the liquid storage portion being disposed at a first side of the heater assembly and an airflow channel is disposed at an opposite side of the heater assembly to the first side and adjacent to the electrical heating element, defining an airflow path that extends past the electrical heating element and is configured to convey the aerosol. A heater assembly and an aerosol-generating system are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Jerome Courbat
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Publication number: 20200260787Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a capillary body having a porous outer surface and being configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the electrical heating element, the electrical heating element being disposed along the porous outer surface, the liquid storage portion being disposed at a first side of the heater assembly and an airflow channel is disposed at an opposite side of the heater assembly to the first side and adjacent to the electrical heating element, defining an airflow path that extends past the electrical heating element and is configured to convey the aerosol. A heater assembly and an aerosol-generating system are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Jerome Courbat
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Patent number: 10729181Abstract: There is provided a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system including a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the heater assembly including an electric heater having at least one heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a capillary body configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion of the aerosol-generating system to the at least one heating element, the at least one heating element being formed from an electrically conductive material deposited directly onto a porous outer surface of the capillary body. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system and a method for manufacturing such a cartridge are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Jerome Courbat
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Patent number: 10542779Abstract: There is provided an aerosol-generating device configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate, including: a power supply; a heater positioned to heat the aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol; a controller configured to control a supply of power from the power supply to the heater; and a gas sensor that is sensitive to a particular gas or gases, a response of the gas sensor being dependent on a temperature of the gas sensor, and the controller being connected to the gas sensor and being configured to monitor signals from the gas sensor.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Jerome Courbat
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Publication number: 20180289067Abstract: An inductively heatable susceptor for use with an inductively heated aerosol-generating device or system includes an open-porous inductively heatable ceramic material configured to hold an aerosol-forming liquid and configured to heat the aerosol-forming liquid under the influence of an alternating electromagnetic field. A cartridge for use with an aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol-forming liquid and a susceptor. An aerosol-generating device includes a susceptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Jerome COURBAT, lhar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK, Oleg MIRONOV
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Publication number: 20180168223Abstract: There is provided an aerosol-generating device configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate, including: a power supply; a heater positioned to heat the aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol; a controller configured to control a supply of power from the power supply to the heater; and a gas sensor that is sensitive to a particular gas or gases, a response of the gas sensor being dependent on a temperature of the gas sensor, and the controller being connected to the gas sensor and being configured to monitor signals from the gas sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK, Jerome COURBAT
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Publication number: 20180168225Abstract: There is provided a heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system including a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the heater assembly including an electric heater having at least one heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a capillary body configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the liquid storage portion of the aerosol-generating system to the at least one heating element, the at least one heating element being formed from an electrically conductive material deposited directly onto a porous outer surface of the capillary body. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system and a method for manufacturing such a cartridge are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2016Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Ihar Igor Nikolaevich ZINOVIK, Jerome COURBAT