Patents by Inventor Rui Batista
Rui Batista 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: 11950330Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the heating element including a planar filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate having a planar attachment face, the filament arrangement disposed on the planar attachment face, and clamping elements mechanically fixing the filament arrangement to the electrically insulating substrate and applying a pulling force onto the filament arrangement, at least a portion of the heater assembly being fluid-permeable, and the heater assembly being arranged over the open end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Rui Batista, Jean-Marc Widmer, Jens Ulrik Poulsen
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Patent number: 11785673Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the heating element including a planar filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate having a planar attachment face, the filament arrangement disposed on the planar attachment face, and connectors arranged at opposite ends of the heating element and forming two separate electrical contacts configured to apply power to the filament arrangement, at least a portion of the heater assembly is fluid-permeable, and the heater assembly is arranged over the open end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Rui Batista, Jean-Marc Widmer, Jens Ulrik Poulsen
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Patent number: 11700889Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a heating element including a plurality of wires that are twisted together; and a capillary body, the capillary body being wound around the heating element. A method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating device is also provided, including providing a capillary body; twisting a plurality of wires together to form a heating element; and winding the capillary body around the heating element. The aerosol-generating system is advantageous in that the manufacturing process can be a fast and robust. The heater can be formed with high precision and consistency. Further, the heater and wick assembly are mechanically robust, allowing manual or automatic handling without affecting its dimensions. This allows for a consistent quality of production.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic Buehler, Rui Batista
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Patent number: 11672272Abstract: An aerosol-generating component for an aerosol-generating article is provided, the aerosol-generating component including: a combustible heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate; and a heat-transfer element disposed between the combustible heat source and the aerosol-forming substrate, the heat-transfer element including a cup-shaped receptacle defining a cavity, and the aerosol-forming substrate forms a coating on at least a portion of an inner surface of the cup-shaped receptacle. An aerosol-generating article including the aerosol-generating component, and a method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating component are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Noelia Rojo-Calderon, Rui Batista
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Publication number: 20230126886Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the heating element including a planar filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate having a planar attachment face, the filament arrangement disposed on the planar attachment face, and clamping elements mechanically fixing the filament arrangement to the electrically insulating substrate and applying a pulling force onto the filament arrangement, at least a portion of the heater assembly being fluid-permeable, and the heater assembly being arranged over the open end of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Rui BATISTA, Jean-Marc WIDMER, Jens Ulrik POULSEN
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Patent number: 11510439Abstract: A system includes a container housing an aerosol generating substrate and a product identifying compound associated with the container. The system further includes an electronic article configured to receive the container. The electronic article includes a sensor configured to detect the product identifying compound.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Rui Batista, Serge Maeder
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Patent number: 11287838Abstract: A cartridge for use in an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the liquid storage portion including at least two parts in fluid communication with each other; a first part of the liquid storage portion including a heater assembly, a first capillary material, provided in contact with the heater assembly, and a second capillary material in contact with the first capillary material and spaced apart from the heater assembly by the first capillary material; and a second part of the liquid storage portion including a container configured to hold the liquid aerosol-forming substrate in liquid form to supply the liquid to the second capillary material.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Malgat, Noori Moyad Brifcani, Rui Batista, Oleg Mironov
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Publication number: 20210378060Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the substrate to form an aerosol, the heating element including a planar filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate having a planar attachment face, the filament arrangement disposed on the planar attachment face, and connectors arranged at opposite ends of the heating element and forming two separate electrical contacts configured to apply power to the filament arrangement, at least a portion of the heater assembly is fluid-permeable, and the heater assembly is arranged over the open end of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Rui BATISTA, Jean-Marc Widmer, Jens Ulrik Poulsen
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Patent number: 11153937Abstract: A fluid permeable healer assembly for aerosol-generating systems comprises a substrate (1) comprising an opening (100) through the substrate, an electrically conductive substantially flat filament arrangement (2) arranged over the opening, and clamping means (3) mechanically fixing the filament arrangement to the substrate. The clamping means are electrically conductive and serve as electrical contacts for providing a heating current through the filament arrangement. The invention also relates to a method for assembling a fluid permeable heater.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Rui Batista, Jean-Marc Widmer, Jens Ulrik Poulsen
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Patent number: 11051366Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a fluid-permeable heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, the electrical heating element including a planar filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate including a ceramic material and having a planar attachment face, the filament arrangement disposed in contact with the planar attachment face, and connectors arranged at opposite ends of the electrical heating element and forming two separate electrical contacts configured to apply power to the filament arrangement, the fluid-permeable heater assembly being arranged over the open end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Rui Batista, Jean-Marc Widmer, Jens Ulrik Poulsen
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Publication number: 20200281269Abstract: A heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including: an electrically insulating support having an aperture; an electrical heating element disposed across the aperture in the electrically insulating support, being configured to heat a liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and being substantially flat; capillary material, wherein a portion of the capillary material is in contact with the electrical heating element, and the capillary material is configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the electrical heating element; and two electrical contacts respectively connected to ends of the electrical heating element, the two electrical contacts supported by the electrically insulating support. An aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device and a cartridge is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Alexandre MALGAT, Noori Moyad Brifcani, Rui Batista, Oleg Mironov
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Publication number: 20200275700Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a liquid storage portion including a housing containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the housing having an open end; and a fluid-permeable heater assembly including: an electrical heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, the electrical heating element including a planar filament arrangement having one or more electrically conductive filaments, an electrically insulating substrate including a ceramic material and having a planar attachment face, the filament arrangement disposed in contact with the planar attachment face, and connectors arranged at opposite ends of the electrical heating element and forming two separate electrical contacts configured to apply power to the filament arrangement, the fluid-permeable heater assembly being arranged over the open end of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Rui BATISTA, Jean-Marc Widmer, Jens Ulrik POULSEN
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Publication number: 20200260777Abstract: An aerosol-generating component for an aerosol-generating article is provided, the aerosol-generating component including: a combustible heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate; and a heat-transfer element disposed between the combustible heat source and the aerosol-forming substrate, the heat-transfer element including a cup-shaped receptacle defining a cavity, and the aerosol-forming substrate forms a coating on at least a portion of an inner surface of the cup-shaped receptacle. An aerosol-generating article including the aerosol-generating component, and a method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating component are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2016Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Noelia ROJO-CALDERON, Rui BATISTA
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Publication number: 20200262639Abstract: A container for consumer goods is provided, including a housing to receive a plurality of consumer goods and including an aperture to dispense consumer goods from the housing. First and second sealing flaps extend across the aperture and are biased towards each other to form a seal across the aperture for sealing the plurality of consumer goods within the housing. The container includes a dispensing mechanism to dispense the plurality of consumer goods through the aperture when activated by a consumer, the dispensing mechanism configured so that actuation of the dispensing mechanism advances one of the consumer goods between the first and second sealing flaps and through the aperture. The first and second sealing flaps are configured so that they are biased towards each other after each of the consumer goods is dispensed so that the consumer goods remaining in the housing are re-sealed within the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Phillip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Stephane HEDARCHET, Rui BATISTA
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Publication number: 20200163379Abstract: A cartridge for use in an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the liquid storage portion including at least two parts in fluid communication with each other; a first part of the liquid storage portion including a heater assembly, a first capillary material, provided in contact with the heater assembly, and a second capillary material in contact with the first capillary material and spaced apart from the heater assembly by the first capillary material; and a second part of the liquid storage portion including a container configured to hold the liquid aerosol-forming substrate in liquid form to supply the liquid to the second capillary material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Alexandre MALGAT, Noori BRIFCANI, Rui BATISTA, Oleg MIRONOV
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Publication number: 20200077713Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a heating element including a plurality of wires that are twisted together; and a capillary body, the capillary body being wound around the heating element. A method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating device is also provided, including providing a capillary body; twisting a plurality of wires together to form a heating element; and winding the capillary body around the heating element. The aerosol-generating system is advantageous in that the manufacturing process can be a fast and robust. The heater can be formed with high precision and consistency. Further, the heater and wick assembly are mechanically robust, allowing manual or automatic handling without affecting its dimensions. This allows for a consistent quality of production.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic Buehler, Rui Batista
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Patent number: 10555556Abstract: A cartridge for use in an aerosol-generating system is provided, including a liquid storage portion including a housing configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, the liquid storage portion including at least two parts in fluid communication with each other; a first part of the liquid storage portion including a heater assembly, a first capillary material, provided in contact with the heater assembly, and a second capillary material in contact with the first capillary material and spaced apart from the heater assembly by the first capillary material; and a second part of the liquid storage portion including a container configured to hold the liquid aerosol-forming substrate in liquid form to supply the liquid to the second capillary material.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2014Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Malgat, Noori Moyad Brifcani, Rui Batista, Oleg Mironov
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Patent number: 10517329Abstract: A smoking article includes a housing that has a mouthpiece and that is configured to receive an aerosol generating substrate. The smoking article also includes a sensor that is positioned at, for example, the mouthpiece and that is configured to detect an oronasal molecule of a prospective smoker of the article. The oronasal molecule can be a molecule that would be expected to be present in breath or saliva of a smoker but not in the breath or saliva of a non-smoker. The sensor is positioned to detect an amount or concentration of a molecule in the smoker's breath or saliva. The smoking article can use data transduced by the sensor to control delivery of an aerosol from the smoking article, such as to prevent delivery of the aerosol.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventor: Rui Batista
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Patent number: 10512283Abstract: An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a heater including at least one heating element; and a capillary body, wherein the capillary body is wound around the heating element, and the heating element and capillary body are intertwined with one another. The aerosol-generating system is advantageous in that the manufacturing process can be a fast and robust. The heater can be formed with high precision and consistency. Further, the heater and wick assembly are mechanically robust, allowing manual or automatic handling without affecting its dimensions. This allows for a consistent quality of production.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Frederic Buehler, Rui Batista
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Publication number: 20190075852Abstract: A fluid permeable healer assembly for aerosol-generating systems comprises a substrate (1) comprising an opening (100) through the substrate, an electrically conductive substantially flat filament arrangement (2) arranged over the opening, and clamping means (3) mechanically fixing the filament arrangement to the substrate. The clamping means are electrically conductive and serve as electrical contacts for providing a heating current through the filament arrangement. The invention also relates to a method for assembling a fluid permeable heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Rui Batista, Jean-Marc Widmer, Jens Ulrik Poulsen