Patents by Inventor Paul Braxton

Paul Braxton 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: 20240306715
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Steve Worm, William Bryan Carr, Timothy Thomas, Kathryn Lynn Wilberding, Paul Braxton, Stephen B. Sears, Rajesh Sur, Billy Conner, Andries Sebastian
  • Patent number: 12016389
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Worm, William Bryan Carr, Timothy Thomas, Kathryn Lynn Wilberding, Paul Braxton, Stephen B. Sears, Rajesh Sur, Billy Conner, Andries Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20220304386
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Steve Worm, William Bryan Carr, Timothy Thomas, Kathryn Lynn Wilberding, Paul Braxton, Stephen B. Sears, Rajesh Sur, Billy Conner, Andries Sebastian
  • Patent number: 11382356
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Worm, William Bryan Carr, Timothy Thomas, Kathryn Lynn Wilberding, Paul Braxton, Stephen B. Sears, Rajesh Sur, Billy Conner, Andries Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20190289908
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Steve Worm, William Bryan Carr, Timothy Thomas, Kathryn Wilberding, Paul Braxton, Stephen Sears, Rajesh Sur, Billy Conner, Andries Sebastian
  • Publication number: 20050066983
    Abstract: A filter element incorporating an adsorbent material is provided. The filter element may comprise a first section of filter material and a second section of filter material spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween. The compartment may be filled with one or more adsorbents or the compartment may be divided into two regions, wherein one compartment region is filled with an adsorbent and the other compartment region is either filled with an ion-exchange resin or remains empty. The section of filter material adjacent to the tobacco rod may include one or more channels therethrough for passaging smoke directly from the tobacco rod into the adsorbent-filled compartment. The mouth end section of filter material may contain a breakable capsule, wherein the breakable capsule is filled with a flavoring agent capable of altering the taste characteristics of mainstream smoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Melissa Clark, Evon Crooks, Paul Braxton, Chandra Banerjee, Sharon Dunlap, Timothy Nestor
  • Patent number: D559021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Inventor: Paul Braxton