Patents by Inventor Luis Monsalud

Luis Monsalud 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: 20240017027
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides aerosol delivery devices. In an example implementation, an aerosol delivery device comprises an aerosol source member that defines an outer surface and an interior area and includes a substrate material having an aerosol precursor composition associated therewith, a control body having a housing that is configured to receive the aerosol source member, an electrical energy source coupled with the housing, and a heating assembly operatively connected to the electrical energy source. The heating assembly includes a plurality of spikes that may be configured to articulate between a retracted position, in which the plurality of spikes is not in contact with the aerosol source member, and a heating position, in which the plurality of spikes pierces through the outer surface of the substrate material and into a portion of the interior area thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Luis Monsalud, Andries Sebastian, Stephen B. Sears, John-Paul Mua, Vahid Hejazi, Rajesh Sur
  • Publication number: 20230366135
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol source member, a substrate portion, and a method of creating a substrate portion for use in an aerosol source member. In an example implementation, a substrate portion of the present disclosure may comprise a series of overlapping layers of a composite substrate sheet, wherein the composite substrate sheet may comprise a non-woven web at least partially formed from regenerated cellulose fibers, a plurality of conductive threads integrated into the non-woven web, and a coating that includes a fibrous material and an aerosol precursor composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Andries D. Sebastian, Stephen B. Sears, Billy T. Conner, Justin William Gage, Luis Monsalud
  • Patent number: 11801354
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides aerosol delivery devices. In an example implementation, an aerosol delivery device comprises an aerosol source member that defines an outer surface and an interior area and includes a substrate material having an aerosol precursor composition associated therewith, a control body having a housing that is configured to receive the aerosol source member, an electrical energy source coupled with the housing, and a heating assembly operatively connected to the electrical energy source. The heating assembly includes a plurality of spikes that may be configured to articulate between a retracted position, in which the plurality of spikes is not in contact with the aerosol source member, and a heating position, in which the plurality of spikes pierces through the outer surface of the substrate material and into a portion of the interior area thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Monsalud, Andries Sebastian, Stephen B. Sears, John-Paul Mua, Vahid Hejazi, Rajesh Sur
  • Patent number: 11753750
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol source member, a substrate portion, and a method of creating a substrate portion for use in an aerosol source member. In an example implementation, a substrate portion of the present disclosure may comprise a series of overlapping layers of a composite substrate sheet, wherein the composite substrate sheet may comprise a non-woven web at least partially formed from regenerated cellulose fibers, a plurality of conductive threads integrated into the non-woven web, and a coating that includes a fibrous material and an aerosol precursor composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Andries D. Sebastian, Stephen B. Sears, Billy T. Conner, Justin William Gage, Luis Monsalud
  • Publication number: 20230189877
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composite substrate configured for use in aerosol generating components for aerosol delivery devices. The composite substrate includes a first substrate material and a second substrate material attached thereto. The first substrate material includes a first filler, a first binder, and a first aerosol forming material, and the second substrate material includes a second filler and a second binder. Further provided are a process for making the composite substrate, and aerosol generating components and aerosol delivery devices including the composite substrate. Such devices utilize electrically generated heat or combustible ignition sources to heat the composite substrate, providing an inhalable substance in the form of an aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Bridget CRUMP, Luis MONSALUD, John Paul MUA, Kyle FORD
  • Publication number: 20230051029
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a substrate which includes microcrystalline cellulose, a binder, an aerosol forming material, and optionally an active ingredient, a flavorant, or both an active ingredient and a flavorant. The final form of the substrate can be configured for use in aerosol generating components for aerosol delivery devices. Further provided are aerosol generating components and aerosol delivery devices including the substrate. Such devices utilize electrically generated heat or combustible ignition sources to heat the substrate, providing an inhalable substance in the form of an aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: John Paul MUA, Luis MONSALUD
  • Publication number: 20230051522
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol generating component containing a substrate impregnated with one or more aerosol forming materials, the substrate including a cellulosic material substantially free of sulfur compounds, and further including one or more of a tobacco pulp, an aqueous tobacco extract, a filler, and a binder. Further provided is an aerosol delivery device including the aerosol generating component. Such devices utilize electrically generated heat or combustible ignition sources to heat the aerosol forming materials, providing an inhalable substance in the form of an aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: John Paul Mua, Luis Monsalud, Andries Don Sebastian, Sharon Goodall, Kenneth Allen Beard
  • Publication number: 20230011010
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides component-containing extruded structures, which include various components entrapped within a base material matrix, and to products containing such component-containing extruded structures. The disclosure also includes a method for entrapping the components, including mixing the component or components with a base material in water, extruding the mixture, and removing at least a portion of the water therefrom. The resulting component-containing extruded structure can then be incorporated within various products, e.g., consumable products such as aerosol-generating devices and components, oral and smokeless products, and conventional smoking articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Caroline W.H. Clark, Luis Monsalud, JR., Tiffany Comer, John-Paul Mua, Bridget B. Crump
  • Publication number: 20220409549
    Abstract: The disclosure provides products configured for oral use, and methods of making the products. The products include a plurality of granules, the granules including at least one filler; at least one sugar alcohol; a cellulose ether, polyvinylpyrrolidone, or a combination thereof; and at least one active ingredient, at least one flavorant, or a combination thereof. The products may be in a granular form, or in the form of a tablet or pellet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald K. HUTCHENS, Darrell Eugene HOLTON, JR., John Paul MUA, Luis MONSALUD, Frank Kelley ST. CHARLES, Steven Lee ALDERMAN, Jerry Wayne MARSHALL, Matthew LAMPE, Samuel Mark DEBUSK
  • Publication number: 20220304364
    Abstract: A composition is provided, the composition including a binder system in an amount of at least about 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, and at least one active ingredient and/or flavoring agent. The binder system includes at least one thermoplastic binding material and at least one plasticizer. The composition is typically substantially free of unbleached tobacco material, excluding any nicotine component present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: John Paul Mua, John E. Bunch, Anthony Richard Gerardi, Darrell Eugene Holton, JR., Ronald K. Hutchens, Luis Monsalud, Thomas H. Poole, Frank Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20220295862
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a substrate in beaded form which includes at least one non-tobacco botanical material, or a flavorant, a botanical extract, or both; a binder; an aerosol forming material; optionally, water and a tobacco material; and optionally a filler. The final form of the substrate can be configured for use in aerosol generating components for aerosol delivery devices. Further provided are aerosol generating components and aerosol delivery devices including the substrate in beaded form. Such devices utilize electrically generated heat or combustible ignition sources to heat the substrate, providing an inhalable substance in the form of an aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Caroline W. Clark, Kyle Ford, Tiffany Comer, Luis Monsalud
  • Publication number: 20220296501
    Abstract: The disclosure provides oral compositions including at least one active ingredient and a polymeric component, the oral compositions having a moisture content of at least about 10% by weight, based on total weight of the oral composition. The polymeric component includes a natural gum, a food grade polymer, or a combination thereof. The natural gum may be a non-galactomannan polysaccharide; a galactomannan polysaccharide selected from fenugreek gum, tara gum, locust bean gum, cassia gum, and combinations thereof; or a combination of guar gum and a second natural gum. The food grade polymer may be selected from proteins, synthetic polymers, non-cellulosic polysaccharides which are not natural gums, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Anthony Richard Gerardi, Andries Don Sebastian, Ronald K. Hutchens, John Paul Mua, Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr., Christopher Keller, Thomas H. Poole, Dwayne William Beeson, Frank Kelley St. Charles, John E. Bunch, Luis Monsalud
  • Publication number: 20220295863
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a substrate in sheet form which includes at least one non-tobacco botanical material, or a flavorant, a botanical extract, or both; a binder; an aerosol forming material; and optionally, water and a tobacco material. The final form of the substrate can be configured for use in aerosol generating components for aerosol delivery devices. Further provided are aerosol generating components and aerosol delivery devices including the substrate in sheet form. Such devices utilize electrically generated heat or combustible ignition sources to heat the substrate, providing an inhalable substance in the form of an aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Caroline W. Clark, Kyle Ford, Tiffany Comer, Luis Monsalud
  • Patent number: 11324249
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device comprising an aerosol source member. In an example embodiment, an aerosol source member of the present disclosure may comprise a substrate portion comprising a nanocellulose material impregnated with an aerosol precursor composition, a heat source configured to heat the aerosol precursor composition from the substrate portion forming an aerosol, and an aerosol pathway extending from the substrate portion to a mouth-end of the aerosol delivery device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Andries Don Sebastian, John-Paul Mua, Luis Monsalud, Stephen Benson Sears, Jennifer Rowe, Cynthia Stokes
  • Publication number: 20220126038
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides aerosol delivery devices. In an example implementation, an aerosol delivery device comprises an aerosol source member that defines an outer surface and an interior area and includes a substrate material having an aerosol precursor composition associated therewith, a control body having a housing that is configured to receive the aerosol source member, an electrical energy source coupled with the housing, and a heating assembly operatively connected to the electrical energy source. The heating assembly includes a plurality of spikes that may be configured to articulate between a retracted position, in which the plurality of spikes is not in contact with the aerosol source member, and a heating position, in which the plurality of spikes pierces through the outer surface of the substrate material and into a portion of the interior area thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Monsalud, Andries Sebastian, Stephen B. Sears, John-Paul Mua, Vahid Hejazi, Rajesh Sur
  • Publication number: 20220079212
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides various components entrapped within a cross-linked alginate matrix and products including such component-containing, alginate-based matrices. The disclosure also includes a method for entrapping the components, including mixing the component or components with alginate in water, contacting the mixture with a cation to cross-link the alginate, and removing at least a portion of the water therefrom. The resulting component-containing alginate-based material can then be incorporated within various products, e.g., consumable products such as aerosol-generating devices and components, oral products, and conventional smoking articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Caroline W.H. Clark, Luis Monsalud, JR.
  • Patent number: 11247005
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides aerosol delivery devices. In an example implementation, an aerosol delivery device comprises an aerosol source member that defines an outer surface and an interior area and includes a substrate material having an aerosol precursor composition associated therewith, a control body having a housing that is configured to receive the aerosol source member, an electrical energy source coupled with the housing, and a heating assembly operatively connected to the electrical energy source. The heating assembly includes a plurality of spikes that may be configured to articulate between a retracted position, in which the plurality of spikes is not in contact with the aerosol source member, and a heating position, in which the plurality of spikes pierces through the outer surface of the substrate material and into a portion of the interior area thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Monsalud, Andries Sebastian, Stephen B. Sears, John-Paul Mua, Vahid Hejazi, Rajesh Sur
  • Publication number: 20210329963
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol generating component including a substrate impregnated with two or more aerosol forming materials, including a first aerosol forming material and a second aerosol forming material, wherein the first aerosol forming material and the second aerosol forming material each have different boiling points, different vapor pressures, or both. The disclosed aerosol generating component may be utilized in aerosol delivery devices such as heat not burn (HNB) or electrically heated aerosol delivery devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: John Paul Mua, Luis Monsalud, Steven D. Flynn
  • Publication number: 20210315255
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol generating component containing a substrate impregnated with one or more aerosol forming materials, the substrate including a cellulosic material substantially free of sulfur compounds, and further including one or more of a tobacco pulp, an aqueous tobacco extract, a filler, and a binder. Further provided is an aerosol delivery device including the aerosol generating component. Such devices utilize electrically generated heat or combustible ignition sources to heat the aerosol forming materials, providing an inhalable substance in the form of an aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: John Paul Mua, Luis Monsalud, Andries Don Sebastian, Sharon Goodall, Kenneth Allen Beard
  • Publication number: 20210195938
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol generating component including a substrate impregnated with two or more aerosol forming materials, including a first aerosol forming material and a second aerosol forming material, wherein the first aerosol forming material and the second aerosol forming material each have different boiling points, different vapor pressures, or both. The disclosed aerosol generating component may be utilized in aerosol delivery devices such as heat not burn (HNB) or electrically heated aerosol delivery devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: John Paul Mua, Luis Monsalud, Andries Don Sebastian, Sharon Goodall, Kenneth Allen Beard