Patents by Inventor Kate FERRIE

Kate FERRIE 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: 20260198609
    Abstract: A heated tobacco device is described. The device comprises a heater and a controller configured to operate the heater according to at least two user-selectable operating modes. The operating mode being selectable by the user via user input means. The heater is for engagement with a heated tobacco consumable, the heated tobacco consumable including an active component for delivery to the user. The at least two user-selectable operating modes include: a first mode in which the heater is operated to deliver a first amount of active component to the user, and a second mode in which the heater is operated to deliver a second amount of active component to the user. The second amount of active component is higher than the first amount of active component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2026
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Mohammed Benyezzar, Chris Lord, Roland Zitzke, Pete Lomas, Nikhil Aggarwal, Samantha Murray, David Jones
  • Publication number: 20260198608
    Abstract: A smoking substitute system and device including a heater. The heater includes a heating element (223A) including a resistive heating track formed thereon. The heater further includes a tapered tip (223B) for penetrating a consumable engaged with the device. The heating element is formed from a heater material of a first thermal conductivity and the tapered tip is formed from a tip material of a second thermal conductivity. The second thermal conductivity is lower than the first thermal conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2026
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Mohammed Benyezzar, Chris Lord, Roland Zitzke, Pete Lomas, Nikhil Aggarwal, Samantha Murray, David Jones
  • Publication number: 20260182673
    Abstract: A smoking substitute device is described along with a smoking substitute system comprising the device. The device includes a controller configured to determine the remaining usable lifetime of a consumable in a smoking session, and display said remaining usable lifetime in predetermined intervals at a display. Methods of determining the amount of remaining consumable for a session and displaying the result to the user are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2025
    Publication date: July 2, 2026
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Chris Lord, Med Benyezzar
  • Publication number: 20260174144
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol-forming article (e.g., a heat-not-burn consumable) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and one or more of a hollow bore element, a filter element, a spacer element and/or an aerosol-cooling element downstream of the substrate wherein the substrate comprises a cannabinoid-containing plant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2026
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: David Newns, Chris Lord, Kate Ferrie
  • Patent number: 12653234
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol-forming article (e.g., a heat-not-burn consumable) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and one or more of a hollow bore element, a filter element, a spacer element and/or an aerosol-cooling element downstream of the substrate wherein the substrate comprises a cannabinoid-containing plant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: David Newns, Chris Lord, Kate Ferrie
  • Publication number: 20260157441
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol-forming article (e.g., a heat-not-burn consumable) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and one or more of a hollow bore element, a filter element, a spacer element and/or an aerosol-cooling element downstream of the substrate wherein the substrate comprises a cannabinoid-containing plant material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2026
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: David Newns, Chris Lord, Kate Ferrie
  • Publication number: 20260053192
    Abstract: A smoking substitute device comprising a heater connected to a main body of the device. The device includes a cap covering at least a portion of the heater. The cap is releasably engaged with a main body of the device. The cap is configured to be released from engagement with the main body of the device using a removal key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Chris Lord
  • Publication number: 20260013571
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of smoking tobacco. In particular, the present disclosure relates to smoking substitute systems and particularly, although not exclusively, to a heat-not-burn (HNB) smoking substitute system. Further in particular, the present disclosure relates to a smoking substitute system having at least two different modes of operation. The present disclosure also relates to an improved housing design. The present disclosure further relates to a smoking substitute device with an improved housing design. The present disclosure yet further relates to smoking substitute systems having at least two independent display elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Kate FERRIE, Edward Ross SHENTON, Christopher LORD, Med BENYEZZAR, Jonathan Stephen MARCHBANK, Peter LOMAS, Tom Stephen SUDLOW
  • Publication number: 20260013562
    Abstract: A heat not burn device comprising: a housing; a heating element having a base in connection with the housing; a plurality of air inlets defined at the housing; wherein the plurality of air inlets are configured to allow an airflow to enter the housing adjacent to the base of the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Pete Lomas, Nikhil Aggarwal, Jason Peter Roebuck, Med Benyezzar, Roland Zitzke, Chris Lord, Samantha Murray, Tom Sudlow, Jonathan Marchbank
  • Publication number: 20260007173
    Abstract: A smoking substitute device having a body, a heating element extending from the body and a cap removably attached to the body. The cap is movable between a first position and a second position along a longitudinal axis of the body. In the first position the heating element is concealed in the cap and in the second position the heating element is at least partially exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2025
    Publication date: January 8, 2026
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Pete Lomas, Chris Lord, Samantha Murray, Tom Sudlow
  • Publication number: 20250386864
    Abstract: A heat not burn device is disclosed. The heat-not-burn (HNB) device comprises a body (209) defining a cavity (222) and an opening (221) to the cavity for receipt of a heat-not-burn consumable therein. The device further includes a closure (250) moveable between a first position and a second position respectively. In the first position the closure covers the opening and in the second position the closure is retracted so as to be substantially concealed within the body. By providing the heat not burn device including the closure which covers the opening of the cavity may prevent entry of dust/dirt particles into the cavity. Further, the presence of the closure may prevent particles of aerosol-forming-substrate (e.g. tobacco) which have accumulated within the device from falling out of the cavity of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2025
    Publication date: December 25, 2025
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Pete Lomas, Nikhil Aggarwal, Jason Peter Roebuck
  • Patent number: 12501942
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a smoking substitute system and particularly, although not exclusively, to a smoking substitute device. The smoking substitute device is adapted to operate in a smoking operation while receiving power from an external power source. The smoking substitute device in particular comprises a rechargeable battery and a port to receive power for charging the rechargeable battery, wherein the device is adapted to operate while receiving power from the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Chris Lord, Samantha Murray, Med Benyezzar, Tom Sudlow, David Jones, Pete Lomas
  • Publication number: 20250380740
    Abstract: A smoking substitute device is disclosed. The device comprises a main body (209), a heater (223) and a cap (210) engagable with the main body and movable between a closed position in which it substantially encloses the heater and an open position wherein at least a portion of the heater is exposed. The device further comprises a sensor (229) for detecting a position of the cap, and a controller configured to control the device in response to the detection the position of the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2025
    Publication date: December 18, 2025
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Chris Lord
  • Publication number: 20250331547
    Abstract: An aerosol-forming article (e.g. a heat-not-burn consumable) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate formed of a plurality of longitudinally-aligned, elongate shreds of plant material, wherein the plant material comprises at least one cannabinoid compound selected from cannabidiol (CB©) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabigerol (CBG) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabinol (CBN) and its derivatives/homologues, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabicyclol (CBL) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabichromene (CBC) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabielsoin (CBE) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabicitran (CBT) and its derivatives/homologues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Edward Ross Shenton, John Williams, Jill Jones, Christopher Lord
  • Publication number: 20250318578
    Abstract: A smoking substitute device comprising a heater connected to a main body of the device. The device includes a cap covering at least a portion of the heater. The cap is releasably engaged with a main body of the device. The cap is configured to be released from engagement with the main body of the device using a removal key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Pete Lomas, Chris Lord
  • Publication number: 20250302090
    Abstract: A heat not burn consumable (1) is provided. The consumable includes a tubular vapour generating member (7) defining a channel therethrough. At least an active portion of the vapour generating member is configured to be heated by a heater to produce vapour. The tubular vapour generating member has an inlet to the channel at a first end of the consumable, the first end of the consumable being for cooperation with a heating device. The active portion of the vapour generating member has a sidewall which has a thickness greater than 0.1 mm. This allows for rapid and consistent heating of the vapour generating member. The active portion comprises an amount of an active substance which is between 0.0001 milligrams per mm{circumflex over (?)}2 and 0.02 milligrams per mm{circumflex over (?)}2 of said internal surface area. The vapour generating member has an overall length which is greater than 50% of a total length of the consumable. This may allow for efficient manufacture of the consumable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Kate FERRIE, Edward Ross SHENTON
  • Patent number: 12376618
    Abstract: An aerosol-forming article (e.g. a heat-not-burn consumable) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate formed of a plurality of longitudinally-aligned, elongate shreds of plant material, wherein the plant material comprises at least one cannabinoid compound selected from cannabidiol (CBD) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabigerol (CBG) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabinol (CBN) and its derivatives/homologues, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabicyclol (CBL) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabichromene (CBC) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabielsoin (CBE) and its derivatives/homologues, cannabicitran (CBT) and its derivatives/homologues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Edward Ross Shenton, John Williams, Jill Jones, Christopher Lord
  • Patent number: 12349725
    Abstract: A heat not burn consumable (1) is provided. The consumable includes a tubular vapour generating member (7) defining a channel therethrough. At least an active portion of the vapour generating member is configured to be heated by a heater to produce vapour. The tubular vapour generating member has an inlet to the channel at a first end of the consumable, the first end of the consumable being for cooperation with a heating device. The active portion of the vapour generating member has a sidewall which has a thickness greater than 0.1 mm. This allows for rapid and consistent heating of the vapour generating member. The active portion comprises an amount of an active substance which is between 0.0001 milligrams per mm{circumflex over (?)}2 and 0.02 milligrams per mm{circumflex over (?)}2 of said internal surface area. The vapour generating member has an overall length which is greater than 50% of a total length of the consumable. This may allow for efficient manufacture of the consumable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Edward Ross Shenton
  • Patent number: 12342853
    Abstract: An aerosol-forming article is disclosed having an improved filter at its axial downstream end, for instance a mouthpiece end. The improved filter comprises a filter segment having a plurality of bores extending there through, wherein a cooling segment is arranged upstream of the filter segment, the cooling segment comprising portion having a central bore that forms a central region extending around a central axis of the aerosol-forming article and a center of each bore of the plurality of bores is arranged radially outside of the central region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Jill Jones
  • Publication number: 20250194659
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a reconstituted plant material includes the steps of extracting a fibrous plant material with a solvent to provide an extract and a fibrous portion, separating the extract from the fibrous portion, forming a base sheet from the fibrous portion, and applying the extract to the base sheet. One or more additional steps may also be included, such as (but not limited to), combining a nicotine salt with the extract, extracting the extract with supercritical carbon dioxide, concentrating the extract to provide a concentrated extract, and/or combining a flavouring contained within a humectant or nicotine contained within a humectant with the extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Edward Ross Shenton