Patents by Inventor Nigel Flynn

Nigel Flynn 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: 20220401669
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. The aerosol delivery devices include mechanisms configured to deliver an aerosol precursor composition from a reservoir to an atomizer including a vaporization heating element to produce a vapor. For example, a bubble jet head may be configured to dispense the aerosol precursor composition to the atomizer. The bubble jet head may be fixedly coupled to the atomizer. The bubble jet head may include a precursor inlet, an ejection heating element, and a precursor nozzle. The atomizer may include a vaporization heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: David Allan Brammer, David Jackson, Nigel Flynn, Eric T. Hunt, Stephen Benson Sears, Dennis Lee Potter
  • Patent number: 11439185
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. The holder may include a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion may define a longitudinal axis, a rotational axis, and an aerosol passage. The second body portion may include a cartridge receiving chamber and may be configured to slide along the longitudinal axis and rotate about the rotation axis relative to the first body portion to and from a use position, wherein at least a portion of the second body is received by the first body portion and the substrate cartridge is retained in the receiving chamber, and an open position, wherein the second body portion is rotated relative to and extended away from the first body portion such that the substrate cartridge can be inserted into or removed from the receiving chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Billy T. Conner, Thaddeus Jackson, Taylor Leigh, Randall Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya, Nigel Flynn
  • Publication number: 20210337865
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. The holder may include a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion may define a longitudinal axis, a rotational axis, and an aerosol passage. The second body portion may include a cartridge receiving chamber and may be configured to slide along the longitudinal axis and rotate about the rotation axis relative to the first body portion to and from a use position, wherein at least a portion of the second body is received by the first body portion and the substrate cartridge is retained in the receiving chamber, and an open position, wherein the second body portion is rotated relative to and extended away from the first body portion such that the substrate cartridge can be inserted into or removed from the receiving chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Billy T. Conner, Thaddeus Jackson, Taylor Leigh, Randall Bachtel, Frank Bascas, Hannah Tam, Moises Araya, Nigel Flynn
  • Publication number: 20130007972
    Abstract: A deodorizing member is provided that has a base sheet that carries an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer has a tackiness sufficient to adhere undesired objects from an item thereon when placed into contact with the undesired objects. A plurality of deodorizing particles are carried by the adhesive layer, and at least one has a portion thereof that is not covered by an upper surface of the adhesive layer. The deodorizing particles deodorize the item. An associated method of manufacture is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Mark Caligaris, Nigel Flynn, Taylor Renee Kopacka
  • Publication number: 20120328689
    Abstract: A deodorizing paper substrate is provided that has a base sheet that incorporates between 3%-15% of sodium bicarbonate. The deodorizing particles remove malodors from any environment. An associated method of manufacture is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Nigel Flynn, Mark Caligaris, Taylor Renee Kopacka
  • Publication number: 20120124762
    Abstract: A deodorizing member is provided that has a base sheet that carries an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer has a tackiness sufficient to adhere undesired objects from an item thereon when placed into contact with the undesired objects. A plurality of deodorizing particles are carried by the adhesive layer, and at least one has a portion thereof that is not covered by an upper surface of the adhesive layer. The deodorizing particles deodorize the item. An associated method of manufacture is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Caligaris, Nigel Flynn, Taylor Renee Kopacka
  • Patent number: 4840840
    Abstract: A composite material for the absorbtion of microwave radiation comprises a number of layers of non-woven textile fabric. The layers of fabric are bonded together, each layer containing differing quantities of a comminuted conductive material, such as dispersed carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1989
    Assignee: Lantor (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Nigel Flynn, Nigel Clark