Patents by Inventor Pascal André Daniel Jean PRATTE

Pascal André Daniel Jean PRATTE 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: 11980905
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a first atomiser assembly including a first mesh element defining a plurality of first nozzles each having a minimum diameter of equal to or less than 2.5 micrometres; a second atomiser assembly including a second mesh element defining a plurality of second nozzles each having a minimum diameter of between 3 micrometres and 10 micrometres; a first device connector configured to receive a first liquid reservoir and to supply a first liquid from the first liquid reservoir to the first atomiser assembly; and a second device connector configured to receive a second liquid reservoir and to supply a second liquid from the second liquid reservoir to the second atomiser assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Bessant, Jerome Christian Courbat, Pascal André Daniel Jean Pratte
  • Patent number: 11975347
    Abstract: A mesh element for an atomiser assembly is provided, including: a first layer defining at least one channel including a minimum cross-sectional area; and a second layer overlying the first layer and defining at least one nozzle including a maximum cross-sectional area, the second layer including an inner surface facing the first layer and an outer surface facing away from the first layer, the at least one nozzle overlying the at least one channel, and the maximum cross-sectional area of the at least one nozzle being smaller than the minimum cross-sectional area of the at least one channel, and the outer surface of the second layer defining an annular portion extending around the at least one nozzle, the annular portion having a semi-circular cross-sectional shape, and a thickness of the second layer at each annular portion being larger than a thickness of the second layer between adjacent annular portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Dara Bayat, Michel Bessant, Jerome Christian Courbat, Olivier Dubochet, Ivar Kjelberg, Philippe Niedermann, Pascal André Daniel Jean Pratte
  • Publication number: 20210227881
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a first atomiser assembly including a first mesh element defining a plurality of first nozzles each having a minimum diameter of equal to or less than 2.5 micrometres; a second atomiser assembly including a second mesh element defining a plurality of second nozzles each having a minimum diameter of between 3 micrometres and 10 micrometres; a first device connector configured to receive a first liquid reservoir and to supply a first liquid from the first liquid reservoir to the first atomiser assembly; and a second device connector configured to receive a second liquid reservoir and to supply a second liquid from the second liquid reservoir to the second atomiser assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Michel BESSANT, Jerome Christian COURBAT, Pascal André Daniel Jean PRATTE