Patents by Inventor Olivier Greim
Olivier Greim 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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Patent number: 9532603Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol-forming article including an aerosol-forming substrate and a mouthpiece portion for allowing a user to draw air through the substrate; and an aerosol generating device, the device including a housing having proximal and distal ends and including at least one external surface and one internal surface, the internal surface defining an open ended cavity at the proximal end of the housing in which the substrate is received, the cavity having a longitudinal extent between its proximal and distal ends, a heater element within the cavity configured to heat the substrate received in the cavity, and an air inlet; the system including a first air flow channel extending from the air inlet to a distal end of the cavity, wherein the first channel extends between the heater and the external surface of the housing along at least a portion of the longitudinal extent of the cavity, and a second air flow channel extending from the distal end of the cavity to the mouthpiece portiType: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Julien Plojoux, Olivier Greim, Yvan Degoumois, Dani Ruscio
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Publication number: 20160374145Abstract: A heater for heating an aerosol-forming substrate includes a plurality of elongate heating elements arranged in an elongate array. The elongate array has a support end with a first dimension, a heating end with a second dimension and a middle portion with a third dimension. The array is arranged to heat the substrate to form an aerosol. The third dimension is greater than the first dimension and greater than the second dimension. An electrically heated aerosol generating system can include the heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: OLIVIER GREIM, Felix FERNANDO, Charles HIGGINS
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Patent number: 9516899Abstract: There is provided an aerosol generating device configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate and configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate using both an internal heater, positioned within the substrate, and an external heater positioned outside of the substrate. The use of both an internal and an external heater allows each heater to operate at a lower temperature than would be required when using either an internal or external heater alone. By operating the external heater at a lower temperature than the internal heater, the substrate can be heated to have a relatively uniform temperature distribution while the external temperature of the device can be kept to an acceptably low level.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Julien Plojoux, Olivier Greim
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Patent number: 9459021Abstract: A heater for heating an aerosol-forming substrate includes a plurality of elongate heating elements arranged in an elongate array. The elongate array has a support end with a first dimension, a heating end with a second dimension and a middle portion with a third dimension. The array is arranged to heat the substrate to form an aerosol. The third dimension is greater than the first dimension and greater than the second dimension. An electrically heated aerosol generating system can include the heater.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Olivier Greim, Felix Fernando, Charles Higgins
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Publication number: 20160174612Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol-generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes a heating element including a first electrically conductive element electrically insulated from a second electrically conductive element by an electrically insulating portion. The first and second elements are elongate and are electrically connected to each other by an electrically resistive portion. At least one electrically conductive element and the electrically resistive portion are arranged such that they are at least partially in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Olivier GREIM, Julien PLOJOUX, Dani RUSCIO
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Publication number: 20160174613Abstract: An electrically heated smoking system for receiving an aerosol forming substrate includes a heater for heating the substrate to form the aerosol. The heater includes a heating element. The electrically heated smoking system and the heating element are arranged such that, when the aerosol forming substrate is received in the electrically heated smoking system, the heating element extends a distance only partially along the length of the aerosol forming-substrate, and the heating element is positioned towards the downstream end of the aerosol forming substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2016Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Gerard ZUBER, Olivier GREIM, Julien PLOJOUX, Dani RUSCIO
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Patent number: 9320085Abstract: An electrical heating element is provided, including a main body, the main body including a ceramic material and an electrically conductive path on a surface of the main body. The electrically conductive path includes a reduced form of the ceramic material, and has first and second contact portions for connection to a voltage source, and at least one electrically conductive pathway between the first and second contact portions. To form the electrically conductive path, the heating element main body is placed in a reducing environment at sufficient temperature to form the conductive path on the surface of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Julien Plojoux, Olivier Greim
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Patent number: 9282773Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol-generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes a heating element including a first electrically conductive element electrically insulated from a second electrically conductive element by an electrically insulating portion. The first and second elements are elongate and are electrically connected to each other by an electrically resistive portion. At least one electrically conductive element and the electrically resistive portion are arranged such that they are at least partially in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.Inventors: Olivier Greim, Julien Plojoux, Dani Ruscio
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Publication number: 20160022930Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating article and an aerosol-generating device. The aerosol-generating article includes a first compartment having a first one of a volatile delivery enhancing compound source and a medicament source; and a second compartment having a second one of the volatile delivery enhancing compound source and the medicament source. The aerosol-generating device includes a cavity configured to receive the first compartment and the second compartment; and an external heater positioned about a perimeter of the cavity. The aerosol-generating device is configured to heat the first compartment and the second compartment so that the first compartment has a lower temperature than the second compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: January 28, 2016Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Olivier GREIM, Julien PLOJOUX, Ihar ZINOVIK, Evan JOCHNOWITZ
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Patent number: 9220304Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrical system including a primary device and secondary device, wherein the primary device includes: a source of electrical power; a cavity configured to receive the secondary device; at least one electrical contact within the cavity configured to contact a corresponding contact on the secondary device when the secondary device is in the cavity, the at least one electrical contact being electrically connected to the source of electrical power; and a lid moveable between a first position to retain the secondary device in contact with the at least one electrical contact, and a second position in which the secondary device is free to move out of contact with the at least one electrical contact. The electrical system may relate to an aerosol-generating system having an aerosol-forming substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventor: Olivier Greim
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Publication number: 20150359264Abstract: In one aspect, there is provided a method of administering nicotine to a user via inhalation of the nicotine through an aerosol generating device comprising the steps of: (a) providing an aerosol-generating device in which tobacco contained in the aerosol-generating device is electrically heated to a temperature of less than about 400 degrees Celsius; and (b) allowing the user to inhale the aerosol derived from the electrically heated tobacco; wherein the aerosol contains levels of nicotine that are about the same as the levels in combusted tobacco; and wherein the level of one or more harmful or potentially harmful constituents (HPHCs) other than nicotine in the aerosol is lower than the level in combusted tobacco.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2014Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Felix Fernando, Olivier Greim, Christelle Haziza, Nicola Lama, Falk Radtke
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Publication number: 20150282525Abstract: A method of using an aerosol-generating device is provided, including bringing a heating element of the aerosol-generating device into contact with an aerosol-forming substrate, raising a temperature of the heating element to a first temperature to heat the aerosol-forming substrate sufficiently to form an aerosol, removing the heating element from contact with the aerosol-forming substrate and heating the heating element to a second temperature, higher than the first temperature, to thermally liberate organic materials adhered to or deposited on the heating element. An aerosol-generating device is also provided, including a heating element coupled to a controller configured to heat the heating element to the first temperature and to the second temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Julien Plojoux, Olivier Greim
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Publication number: 20150272226Abstract: An electrically heated smoking system for receiving an aerosol forming substrate includes a heater for heating the substrate to form the aerosol. The heater includes a heating element. The electrically heated smoking system and the heating element are arranged such that, when the aerosol forming substrate is received in the electrically heated smoking system, the heating element extends a distance only partially along the length of the aerosol forming-substrate, and the heating element is positioned towards the downstream end of the aerosol forming substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2015Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.Inventors: Gerard Zuber, Olivier Greim, Julien Plojoux, Dani Ruscio
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Patent number: 9084440Abstract: An electrically heated smoking system for receiving an aerosol forming substrate includes a heater for heating the substrate to form the aerosol. The heater includes a heating element. The electrically heated smoking system and the heating element are arranged such that, when the aerosol forming substrate is received in the electrically heated smoking system, the heating element extends a distance only partially along the length of the aerosol forming-substrate, and the heating element is positioned towards the downstream end of the aerosol forming substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: GĂ©rard Zuber, Olivier Greim, Julien Plojoux, Dani Ruscio
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Publication number: 20150163859Abstract: A heating assembly for heating an aerosol-forming substrate is provided, including: a heater including an electrically resistive heating element and a heater substrate; and a heater mount coupled to the heater; wherein the heating element includes a first portion and a second portion configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the heating element, the first portion is heated to a higher temperature than the second portion as a result of the electrical current; and wherein the heater mount surrounds the second portion of the heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Jean-Claude Schneider, Julien Plojoux, Felix Fernando, Olivier Greim
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Publication number: 20150069047Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol-generating system for receiving an aerosol-forming substrate includes a heating element including a first electrically conductive element electrically insulated from a second electrically conductive element by an electrically insulating portion. The first and second elements are elongate and are electrically connected to each other by an electrically resistive portion. At least one electrically conductive element and the electrically resistive portion are arranged such that they are at least partially in contact with the aerosol-forming substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2014Publication date: March 12, 2015Inventors: Olivier Greim, Julien Plojoux, Dani Ruscio
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Publication number: 20150020832Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrical system including a primary device and secondary device. The primary device includes: a source of electrical power; a cavity configured to receive the secondary device; at least one electrical contact within the cavity configured to contact a corresponding contact on the secondary device when the secondary device is in the cavity, the at least one electrical contact being electrically connected to the source of electrical power; and at least one data contact configured to transfer data between the primary device and the secondary device; wherein, the secondary device is keyed to the cavity of the primary device. The secondary device may be an aerosol-generating device, and the primary device may be a charging device for charging the aerosol-generating device. The secondary device may have a polygonal cross-sectional shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Olivier Greim, Julien Plojoux, Dani Ruscio, Laurent Manca
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Publication number: 20150013696Abstract: There is provided an extractor for an aerosol-generating device configured to receive a smoking article including an aerosol-forming substrate and including a heater for heating the aerosol-forming substrate to form the aerosol. The extractor is configured to extract the smoking article received in the device, and includes a sliding receptacle configured to receive the smoking article, and a sleeve configured to receive the sliding receptacle. The sliding receptacle is slidable in the sleeve between a first position in which the substrate of the smoking article is positioned so as to be heated by the heater, and a second position in which the substrate is substantially separated from the heater. The sliding receptacle includes a support configured to support the substrate when the sliding receptacle and the smoking article are moved from the first position to the second position. There is also provided an electrically heated smoking system including the extractor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Julien Plojoux, Olivier Greim, Dani Ruscio
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Publication number: 20140348495Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrical system including a primary device and secondary device, wherein the primary device includes: a source of electrical power; a cavity configured to receive the secondary device; at least one electrical contact within the cavity configured to contact a corresponding contact on the secondary device when the secondary device is in the cavity, the at least one electrical contact being electrically connected to the source of electrical power; and a lid moveable between a first position to retain the secondary device in contact with the at least one electrical contact, and a second position in which the secondary device is free to move out of contact with the at least one electrical contact. The electrical system may relate to an aerosol-generating system having an aerosol-forming substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventor: Olivier Greim
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Publication number: 20140338686Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol-forming article including an aerosol-forming substrate and a mouthpiece portion for allowing a user to draw air through the substrate; and an aerosol generating device, the device including a housing having proximal and distal ends and including at least one external surface and one internal surface, the internal surface defining an open ended cavity at the proximal end of the housing in which the substrate is received, the cavity having a longitudinal extent between its proximal and distal ends, a heater element within the cavity configured to heat the substrate received in the cavity, and an air inlet; the system including a first air flow channel extending from the air inlet to a distal end of the cavity, wherein the first channel extends between the heater and the external surface of the housing along at least a portion of the longitudinal extent of the cavity, and a second air flow channel extending from the distal end of the cavity to the mouthpiece portiType: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Julien Plojoux, Olivier Greim, Yvan Degoumois, Dani Ruscio