Patents by Inventor Robert A. Arents
Robert A. Arents 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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Publication number: 20240030532Abstract: A power supply assembly for an e-vaping device may include a coupling interface configured to couple with a cartridge to configure the e-vaping device to generate a vapor, a light-emitting device, and a light tube structure extending from the light-emitting device and through the coupling interface. The light tube structure may channel light emitted by the light-emitting device to emit the light into a reservoir of the cartridge to cause at least one portion of the cartridge to emit at least a portion of the channeled light to an external environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Sean SUNDBERG, Ryan Alan BAILEY, Charles DENDY, Robert ARENTS, Christopher S. TUCKER, Nam TRAN
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Publication number: 20220276562Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition including a sulfonic acid selected from the group consisting of an alkyl-benzenesulfonic acid having structure (I), or its hydrate (wherein n is an integer from 6 to 16), a sulfosalicylic acid having structure (II), or its hydrate, and mixtures thereof and the solvent dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether [CAS registry number 111109-77-4] (III);Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Hengpeng WU, Robert ARENT
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Publication number: 20220264942Abstract: The method including first establishing a first airflow in a first passage of an e-vaping cartridge, the first passage including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, a first air inlet in communication with the first portion, a heater in communication with the second portion, the second portion being between the first portion and the third portion, and second establishing a second airflow in a second passage of the e-vaping cartridge, the second passage being in communication with the third portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: San LI, Eric HAWES, Raymond LAU, Robert ARENTS, Gerd KOBAL
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Patent number: 11365379Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition consisting essentially of a sulfonic acid component selected from the group consisting of camphor sulfonic acid, and a benzene sulfonic acid of structure (I), wherein R is H or a C-1 to C-18 n-alkyl, oxalic acid, a solvent component which consists essentially of an organic solvent component, or a mixture of an organic solvent components and water, wherein the organic solvent component consist of about 100 wt % to about 85 wt % of said solvent component, and further wherein said organic solvent component is either selected from solvent (III), (IV), (V), (VI) (wherein R is selected from the group consisting of —(-0-CH2—CH2—)n, —OH, —OH, and -0-C(?O)—CH3, wherein n? is equal to 1, 2, 3, or 4), (VII) (wherein Ra is H or a C-1 to C-4 alkyl moiety), (VIII), (IX) (wherein Rb is a C-1 to C-18 alkyl moiety), (X), and (XI) or is a mixture, of at least two organic solvents selected from this group.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Inventors: Robert Arent, Hengpeng Wu, Guanyang Lin
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Patent number: 11317651Abstract: The cartridge includes a housing and a reservoir configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation. A first tube extends longitudinally within the housing, the first tube at least partially defining an air passage. A vapor generator is in communication with a first portion of the air passage, where the vapor generator is configured to communicate the pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir to the first portion and at least partially vaporize the pre-vapor formulation. A first air inlet is defined by the cartridge, where the first air inlet is in communication with a second portion of the air passage, the second portion being upstream of the vapor generator. A dilution air passage is defined by the cartridge, where a discharge end of the dilution air passage intersect a third portion of the air passage that is downstream of the vapor generator. The method makes the cartridge. The e-vaping device includes the cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: San Li, Eric Hawes, Raymond Lau, Robert Arents, Gerd Kobal
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Publication number: 20210115362Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition consisting essentially of a sulfonic acid component selected from the group consisting of camphor sulfonic acid, and a benzene sulfonic acid of structure (I), wherein R is H or a C-1 to C-18 n-alkyl, oxalic acid, a solvent component which consists essentially of an organic solvent component, or a mixture of an organic solvent components and water, wherein the organic solvent component consist of about 100 wt % to about 85 wt % of said solvent component, and further wherein said organic solvent component is either selected from solvent (III), (IV), (V), (VI) (wherein R is selected from the group consisting of —(-0-CH2—CH2—)n?—OH, —OH, and -0-C(?O)—CH3, wherein n? is equal to 1, 2, 3, or 4), (VII) (wherein Ra is H or a C-1 to C-4 alkyl moiety), (VIII), (IX) (wherein Rb is a C-1 to C-18 alkyl moiety), (X), and (XI) or is a mixture, of at least two organic solvents selected from this group.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Robert ARENT, Hengpeng WU, Guanyang LIN
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Publication number: 20200068956Abstract: The cartridge includes a housing and a reservoir configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation. A first tube extends longitudinally within the housing, the first tube at least partially defining an air passage. A vapor generator is in communication with a first portion of the air passage, where the vapor generator is configured to communicate the pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir to the first portion and at least partially vaporize the pre-vapor formulation. A first air inlet is defined by the cartridge, where the first air inlet is in communication with a second portion of the air passage, the second portion being upstream of the vapor generator. A dilution air passage is defined by the cartridge, where a discharge end of the dilution air passage intersect a third portion of the air passage that is downstream of the vapor generator. The method makes the cartridge. The e-vaping device includes the cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: San LI, Eric HAWES, Raymond LAU, Robert ARENTS, Gerd KOBAL
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Publication number: 20200029619Abstract: A power supply assembly for an e-vaping device may include a coupling interface configured to couple with a cartridge to configure the e-vaping device to generate a vapor, a light-emitting device, and a light tube structure extending from the light-emitting device and through the coupling interface. The light tube structure may channel light emitted by the light-emitting device to emit the light into a reservoir of the cartridge to cause at least one portion of the cartridge to emit at least a portion of the channeled light to an external environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2018Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Sean SUNDBERG, Ryan Alan BAILEY, Charles DENDY, Robert ARENTS, Christopher S. TUCKER, Nam TRAN
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Patent number: 10506830Abstract: The cartridge includes a housing, a reservoir containing a pre-vapor formulation, a vapor generator in communication with a central passage, the central passage including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The vapor generator is configured to communicate the pre-vapor formulation to the first portion of the central passage. A first air inlet is in communication with the second portion of the central air passage, where the second portion is between the vapor generator and the first air inlet. A dilution air inlet intersects the third portion of the central air passage, where the third portion is between the vapor generator and an outlet of the cartridge. The dilution air inlet defines a dilution air passage that does not pass through the vapor generator. The e-vaping device includes the cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: San Li, Eric Hawes, Raymond Lau, Robert Arents, Gerd Kobal
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Publication number: 20190090538Abstract: The cartridge includes a housing, a reservoir containing a pre-vapor formulation, a vapor generator in communication with a central passage, the central passage including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion. The vapor generator is configured to communicate the pre-vapor formulation to the first portion of the central passage. A first air inlet is in communication with the second portion of the central air passage, where the second portion is between the vapor generator and the first air inlet. A dilution air inlet intersects the third portion of the central air passage, where the third portion is between the vapor generator and an outlet of the cartridge. The dilution air inlet defines a dilution air passage that does not pass through the vapor generator. The e-vaping device includes the cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: San LI, Eric HAWES, Raymond LAU, Robert ARENTS, Gerd KOBAL
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Patent number: 5191904Abstract: A trash removal system for separating trash and loose tobacco shreds from cigarettes that are rejected in cigarette manufacturing and packaging operations. A mixture comprising cigarettes, cigarette wrapper, trash and loose tobacco is metered onto a vibrating trash removal conveyor comprising a plurality of vertical plates arranged in a sinusoidally varying pattern.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 1991Date of Patent: March 9, 1993Assignee: Philip Morris IncorporatedInventors: Robert A. Arents, Everett C. Patterson