Patents by Inventor Mark A. Gill

Mark A. Gill 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).

  • Patent number: 11963546
    Abstract: An aerosol generating article includes a first body of aerosol forming material, a first tubular member surrounding the first body of aerosol forming material which is inductively heatable in the presence of a time varying electromagnetic field, a second body of aerosol forming material surrounding the first tubular member and a second tubular member surrounding the second body of aerosol forming material. The second body of aerosol forming material includes at least one sheet of aerosol forming material wrapped around the first tubular member and/or the second body of aerosol forming material includes foam material and/or at least part of the second body of aerosol forming material is adhered to the first tubular member and/or the second tubular member. Methods for manufacturing aerosol generating articles are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Juan José Moreno Rodríguez, Mark Gill
  • Patent number: 11957174
    Abstract: An aerosol generating article includes a first body of aerosol forming material, a first tubular member surrounding the first body of aerosol forming material, a second body of aerosol forming material surrounding the first tubular member and a second tubular member surrounding the second body of aerosol forming material. The first tubular member is inductively heatable in the presence of a time varying electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventor: Mark Gill
  • Patent number: 11922283
    Abstract: An indication of a selection of an entry associated with a machine learning model is received. One or more interpretation views associated with one or more machine learning models are dynamically updated based on the selected entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: H2O.ai Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Chan, Navdeep Gill, Patrick Hall
  • Publication number: 20240054044
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product aspects for According to some aspects, a computing device (e.g., a server, a cloud-based device, an application-service device, etc.) may identify a characteristic of content received via a recording application on a user device (e.g., a mobile device, a smart device, a computing device, etc.). A type of the user device may be determined based on an identifier received with the content. Based on the type of the user device, an instruction may be sent to the user device that causes a change in an operational state of a component of the user device that is utilized by the recording application. Remediation instructions that remediate the characteristic of the content may be sent to the user device based on an indication of the change in the operation state of the audio component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: CHRIS MANCHESTER, MARK GILL, RANDAL LEISTIKOW
  • Publication number: 20230380509
    Abstract: An electronic vapour inhaler includes a chamber configured so that a user can place a cartridge into said chamber, an induction coil arranged to extend around the chamber, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature inside the chamber, and a control arrangement arranged to control operation of the induction coil based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor to maintain a predetermined temperature inside the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Mark Gill, Daniel Vanko, Lubos Brvenik
  • Publication number: 20230371601
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a cylindrical heating cavity mainly extending in an axial direction, for receiving a vaporizable stick containing a substance suitable for being vaporized upon heating to produce an inhalable vapor, a heater at least partially surrounding the cylindrical heating cavity, and a magnetic field generator configured to generate a varying magnetic field through the heater to heat the heater by induction. The heater comprises includes a plurality of identical ring-shaped susceptors arranged along the axial direction, each ring-shaped susceptor encircling the cylindrical heating cavity. Such a segmented heater may provide either an even heating of the whole stick or a temperature distribution along the axial direction for selectively heat parts of the stick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventor: Mark Gill
  • Publication number: 20230292844
    Abstract: An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device, includes an outer body; an induction coil arranged inward of the outer body; a heating compartment defined inward of the induction coil and arranged to receive, in use, a body comprising a vaporisable substance and an induction heatable susceptor; wherein the separation between the outer body and the induction coil defines an air vent arranged to allow air flow around the induction coil and to the heating compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Andrew Robert John Rogan, Mark Gill
  • Patent number: 11758947
    Abstract: An electronic vapour inhaler includes a chamber configured so that a user can place a cartridge into said chamber, an induction coil arranged to extend around the chamber, a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature inside the chamber, and a control arrangement arranged to control operation of the induction coil based on the temperature measured by the temperature sensor to maintain a predetermined temperature inside the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Gill, Daniel Vanko, Lubos Brvenik
  • Patent number: 11744292
    Abstract: A cartridge for an electronic vapour inhaler is provided and includes an elongate induction heatable element and a flavour-release medium adhered to a surface of the elongate induction heatable element. The induction heatable element can include a tube having a wall with inner and outer wall surfaces and the flavour-release medium can be adhered to the outer or inner wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: JT INTERNATIONAL SA
    Inventors: Mark Gill, Daniel Vanko, Lubos Brvenik
  • Publication number: 20230262849
    Abstract: An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes an induction coil, radially inward of which a heating compartment is defined for receiving, in use, a body including a vaporisable substance and an induction heatable susceptor; and a temperature sensor located against a side of the heating compartment on the central longitudinal axis of the induction coil at an end of the heating compartment, wherein the induction coil is arranged to heat, in use, the susceptor, and the temperature sensor is arrange to monitor, in use, a temperature related to heat generated from the susceptor. There is also provided an induction heatable cartridge for use with the induction heating assembly. The cartridge includes a solid vaporisable substance; and an induction heatable susceptor held by the vaporisable substance, the susceptor being planar and having an outwardly facing edge and an inwardly facing edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventor: Mark Gill
  • Publication number: 20230145098
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device comprises a housing defining a cavity for receiving an aerosol generating substance, a controller and a rechargeable battery positioned in the housing (16). The controller is configured to detect expansion of the rechargeable battery in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicants: JT International SA, JT International SA
    Inventor: Mark Gill
  • Patent number: 11638446
    Abstract: An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes an outer body; an induction coil arranged inward of the outer body; a heating compartment defined inward of the induction coil and arranged to receive, in use, a body comprising a vaporisable substance and an induction heatable susceptor; wherein the separation between the outer body and the induction coil defines an air vent arranged to allow air flow around the induction coil and to the heating compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Robert John Rogan, Mark Gill
  • Publication number: 20230081081
    Abstract: An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes a rechargeable power source and an induction coil. The induction coil is arranged to heat, in use, a susceptor and is also arranged to receive, in use, an electromagnetic field generated by an external source to charge the power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventor: Mark Gill
  • Publication number: 20230051019
    Abstract: A heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes a heating device arranged to heat, in use, a body, the body including a vaporisable substance located in use in a heating compartment of the heating assembly, the heating assembly being arranged to supply, in use, power to the heating device to heat the body; a temperature sensor arranged to monitor, in use, a temperature related to heat generated from the body, temperature information related to heat generated from the body being determinable from the monitored temperature; and a memory accessor arranged to access, in use, a memory that holds a relationship between the temperature information, the amount of power supplied to the heating device or the profile of power supplied to the heating device, and at least one condition including an age of the body, or a type of the body, or the presence of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventor: Mark Gill
  • Patent number: 11582839
    Abstract: An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes an induction coil, radially inward of which a heating compartment is defined for receiving, in use, a body including a vaporisable substance and an induction heatable susceptor; and a temperature sensor located against a side of the heating compartment on the central longitudinal axis of the induction coil at an end of the heating compartment, wherein the induction coil is arranged to heat, in use, the susceptor, and the temperature sensor is arrange to monitor, in use, a temperature related to heat generated from the susceptor. There is also provided an induction heatable cartridge for use with the induction heating assembly. The cartridge includes a solid vaporisable substance; and an induction heatable susceptor held by the vaporisable substance, the susceptor being planar and having an outwardly facing edge and an inwardly facing edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: Mark Gill
  • Patent number: 11576234
    Abstract: An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes an induction coil and a memory storage device. The induction coil is arranged to heat, in use, a susceptor and the induction coil is also arranged to transmit and receive, in use, an electromagnetic field to transfer data to and from an external information device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Inventor: Mark Gill
  • Patent number: 11546975
    Abstract: An induction heatable cartridge for use with an induction heating assembly includes a solid vaporisable substance and at least one ring-shaped induction heatable susceptor held within and surrounded by the vaporisable substance. The susceptors are held in position such that, when the cartridge is positioned in an induction circuit in use, different regions of the outer edge of the one or more susceptors are at different distances from the induction circuit to provide different heating characteristics in the different regions. The centres of each of the at least one susceptors are aligned along a common axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Robert John Rogan, Mark Gill
  • Patent number: 11516894
    Abstract: An induction heating assembly for a vapour generating device includes a rechargeable power source and an induction coil. The induction coil is arranged to heat, in use, a susceptor and is also arranged to receive, in use, an electromagnetic field generated by an external source to charge the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Inventor: Mark Gill
  • Publication number: 20220211109
    Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating device and an aerosol generating article including aerosol generating material and an inductively heatable susceptor. The aerosol generating device includes: an electromagnetic field generator including a first planar coil and a second planar coil; a heating chamber for receiving the aerosol generating article, the heating chamber being positioned between the first and second planar coils and including an air inlet and an air outlet; and an airflow path extending between the air inlet and the air outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventor: Mark Gill
  • Patent number: RE49559
    Abstract: A capsule 26 for an electronic vapour inhaler comprises a shell 28 containing a flavour-release medium 40 and one or more induction heatable elements 42 disposed inside the shell 28 and arranged to heat the flavour-release medium 40 to produce a vapour for inhalation by a user. At least part of the shell 28 is formed of an air permeable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Gill, Daniel Vanko, Lubos Brvenik