Patents by Inventor Petr Konvicný

Petr Konvicný 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: 20240122252
    Abstract: A method for controlling the heating of a susceptor of an aerosol-generating device is described, the susceptor being inductively heated by an oscillating circuit driven by an inverter at an operating frequency. The method includes a power delivery mode of the aerosol-generating device, a step of updating the operating frequency being performed during the power delivery mode and including the following sub-steps: determining, using a controller, the resonant frequency of the oscillating circuit during heat of the susceptor; and setting, using the controller, the operating frequency at the determined resonant frequency. The updating step is continuously repeated during power delivery mode of the aerosol-generating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventors: Branislav Zigmund, Stefan Lojek, Daniel Vanko, Petr Konvicný, Stanislav Sliva
  • Publication number: 20240114973
    Abstract: A method for controlling the heating of a susceptor of an aerosol-generating device is described, the susceptor being inductively heated by an oscillating circuit driven by an inverter, an optional boost converter being connected between a power supply unit and the inverter, the boost converter and being configured to step-up voltage from an input voltage supplied from the power supply unit to an output voltage delivered to the inverter. The method includes a power delivery mode of the aerosol-generating device and a temperature identification mode of the aerosol-generating device in which the amount of power supplied to the inverter is lower than the amount of power supplied during the power delivery mode. The method includes determining the temperature of the susceptor, e.g. based on a determined resonant frequency or resonant capacitor voltage of the oscillating circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventors: Branislav Zigmund, Stefan Lojek, Daniel Vanko, Petr Konvicný, Stanislav Sliva