Patents by Inventor Sean A. Daugherty

Sean A. Daugherty 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: 12239164
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices and cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridge comprises a mouthpiece having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the mouthpiece having an exit portal defined therethrough, a tank defining a proximal end and a closed distal end, the tank being configured to contain a liquid composition that includes a distinctive characteristic, and a heater configured to heat the liquid composition. The distal end of the mouthpiece is configured to engage the proximal end of the tank, and when the cartridge is coupled with the aerosol delivery device at least one feature of the cartridge, or at least one feature of the control device, or at least one feature of both the cartridge and the control device, provides a visual indication of a color associated with the distinctive characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Jared Aller, Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Michael Ryan Galloway, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Thomas Michael McKeon
  • Publication number: 20240361515
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device comprises one or more rechargeable batteries, charging circuitry including an electrical connector configured to interconnect the one or more rechargeable batteries with a power supply, and a sensor configured to detect an action of using the aerosol delivery device by a user and output a signal. The aerosol delivery device also comprises a microprocessor coupled to the charging circuitry and the sensor, the microprocessor, in response to receiving the signal from the sensor, is configured to control the aerosol delivery device to allow vaping or puffing by a user while the aerosol delivery device is connected to a charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Jason L. Wood, Michael Ryan Galloway, Mark Frisbee, Charles Charles Henry, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240337788
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device comprising a control device that is connectable with a cartridge and that can include one or more additional elements for improving one or both of visible indications of use to a user and resistance to infiltration of liquid into the control device. More particularly, the control device may include a light guide configured for transmitting to a window from a light source that is off-set from the window and a controller configured to direct a varying level of light from the light source. The control device may include one or more elements that are configured to limit infiltration of liquids into the control device and thus may be consider to be water-resistant or water-proof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Michael Ryan Galloway, Justin Holt
  • Publication number: 20240306722
    Abstract: An aerosol provision device is provided that includes an aerosol generator powered to generate an aerosol from an aerosol-generating material for delivery to a user. The aerosol provision device includes a sensor to detect a process variable other than temperature that indicates use of the aerosol provision device, and the sensor includes an on-chip temperature sensor to measure the temperature. The aerosol provision device also includes processing circuitry to control power to the aerosol generator, responsive to the process variable detected by the sensor. The processing circuitry is further configured to receive a signal from the sensor that indicates the temperature as measured by the sensor, and suspend power to the aerosol generator based on the temperature and a threshold temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventor: Sean A. Daugherty
  • Publication number: 20240306729
    Abstract: An aerosol provision device is provided having a power source including a first temperature sensor, processing circuitry including a second temperature sensor, and a use sensor including a third temperature sensor. A temperature of the aerosol provision device may be determined based on at least two of: the temperature measured by the first temperature sensor, the temperature measured by the second temperature sensor, and the temperature measures by the third temperature sensor, and at least one device function may be controlled based on the determined temperature of the aerosol provision device, and at least one threshold temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventor: Sean A. Daugherty
  • Patent number: 12066654
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device comprises one or more rechargeable batteries, charging circuitry including an electrical connector configured to interconnect the one or more rechargeable batteries with a power supply, and a sensor configured to detect an action of using the aerosol delivery device by a user and output a signal. The aerosol delivery device also comprises a microprocessor coupled to the charging circuitry and the sensor, the microprocessor, in response to receiving the signal from the sensor, is configured to control the aerosol delivery device to allow vaping or puffing by a user while the aerosol delivery device is connected to a charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Jason L. Wood, Michael Ryan Galloway, Mark Frisbee, Raymond Charles Henry, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12044881
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device comprising a control device that is connectable with a cartridge and that can include one or more additional elements for improving one or both of visible indications of use to a user and resistance to infiltration of liquid into the control device. More particularly, the control device may include a light guide configured for transmitting to a window from a light source that is off-set from the window and a controller configured to direct a varying level of light from the light source. The control device may include one or more elements that are configured to limit infiltration of liquids into the control device and thus may be consider to be water-resistant or water-proof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Michael Ryan Galloway, Justin Holt
  • Publication number: 20240237731
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices and cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridge comprises a mouthpiece having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the mouthpiece having an exit portal defined therethrough, a tank defining a proximal end and a closed distal end, the tank being configured to contain a liquid composition that includes a distinctive characteristic, and a heater configured to heat the liquid composition. The distal end of the mouthpiece is configured to engage the proximal end of the tank, and when the cartridge is coupled with the aerosol delivery device at least one feature of the cartridge, or at least one feature of the control device, or at least one feature of both the cartridge and the control device, provides a visual indication of a color associated with the distinctive characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jared Aller, Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Michael Ryan Galloway, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Thomas Michael McKeon
  • Publication number: 20240195135
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device and a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control device that includes an outer housing defining a cartridge receiving chamber, and further includes a power source and a control component, and a cartridge that includes a mouthpiece, a tank, a heating assembly, and a bottom cap. The mouthpiece defines an exit portal in an end thereof, and the tank is configured to contain a liquid composition therein. The cartridge is configured to be removably coupled with the receiving chamber of the control device, and the heating assembly defines a vaporization chamber and is configured to heat the liquid composition to generate an aerosol. The heating assembly comprises a substantially planar heating member and a liquid transport element, wherein the heating member is installed in a bowed orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Jared Aller, Michael Ryan Galloway, Justin Holt, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Steven Michael Schennum
  • Patent number: 11974603
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices and cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridge comprises a mouthpiece having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the mouthpiece having an exit portal defined therethrough, a tank defining a proximal end and a closed distal end, the tank being configured to contain a liquid composition that includes a distinctive characteristic, and a heater configured to heat the liquid composition. The distal end of the mouthpiece is configured to engage the proximal end of the tank, and when the cartridge is coupled with the aerosol delivery device at least one feature of the cartridge, or at least one feature of the control device, or at least one feature of both the cartridge and the control device, provides a visual indication of a color associated with the distinctive characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Aller, Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Michael Ryan Galloway, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Thomas Michael McKeon
  • Patent number: 11967793
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device and a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control device that includes an outer housing defining a cartridge receiving chamber, and further includes a power source and a control component, and a cartridge that includes a mouthpiece, a tank, a heating assembly, and a bottom cap. The mouthpiece defines an exit portal in an end thereof, and the tank is configured to contain a liquid composition therein. The cartridge is configured to be removably coupled with the receiving chamber of the control device, and the heating assembly defines a vaporization chamber and is configured to heat the liquid composition to generate an aerosol. The heating assembly comprises a substantially planar heating member and a liquid transport element, wherein the heating member is installed in a bowed orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Jared Aller, Michael Ryan Galloway, Justin Holt, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Steven Michael Schennum
  • Publication number: 20240049802
    Abstract: An aerosol provision device is provided that includes aerosol-generating material. The aerosol provision device includes an aerosol generator powered by the power source to energize the aerosol-generating material to generate an aerosol for delivery to a user. The aerosol provision device includes circuitry configured to control power to the aerosol generator to energize the aerosol-generating material. The circuitry includes processing circuitry configured to determine a temperature of the aerosol generator, determine a temperature function of the aerosol generator, and determine if the aerosol-generating material has reached an end of life (EOL) at which there is less than a threshold amount of the aerosol-generating material, based on the temperature and/or temperature function of the aerosol generator. The processing circuitry may further be configured to disable the aerosol generator when the aerosol-generating material has reached the EOL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Sean A. Daugherty
  • Publication number: 20240023625
    Abstract: An aerosol provision device is provided that includes a power source and circuitry, and the circuitry includes a sensor and processing circuitry. The sensor is configured to produce measurements of air pressure through at least a portion of the aerosol provision device. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a device baseline rate of change of air pressure from the measurements, and detect a puff event, the puff event defined by a predetermined difference between a rate of change of air pressure from the measurements and the device baseline rate of change of air pressure. An aerosol generator is powered by the power source under control of the circuitry to energize an aerosol-generating material to generate an aerosol for delivery to a user, when the pressure caused by the airflow indicates use of the aerosol provision device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Sean A. Daugherty
  • Patent number: 11858028
    Abstract: A method of bending a conduit is disclosed. An engagement member is displaced via contact with the conduit and engages a switch. A signal is sent to a microprocessor indicative of a characteristic of the conduit to be bent, in response to engagement of the switch. The microprocessor provides a motor control signal to the motor to control a rotation of the shoe, wherein rotation of the shoe bends the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: GREENLEE TOOLS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Plummer, Sean A. Daugherty
  • Publication number: 20230358947
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device comprising a control device that is connectable with a cartridge and that can include one or more additional elements for improving one or both of visible indications of use to a user and resistance to infiltration of liquid into the control device. More particularly, the control device may include a light guide configured for transmitting to a window from a light source that is off-set from the window and a controller configured to direct a varying level of light from the light source. The control device may include one or more elements that are configured to limit infiltration of liquids into the control device and thus may be consider to be water-resistant or water-proof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Michael Ryan Galloway, Justin Holt
  • Patent number: 11796732
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device comprising a control device that is connectable with a cartridge and that can include one or more additional elements for improving one or both of visible indications of use to a user and resistance to infiltration of liquid into the control device. More particularly, the control device may include a light guide configured for transmitting to a window from a light source that is off-set from the window and a controller configured to direct a varying level of light from the light source. The control device may include one or more elements that are configured to limit infiltration of liquids into the control device and thus may be consider to be water-resistant or water-proof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Michael Ryan Galloway, Justin Holt
  • Publication number: 20230284682
    Abstract: There is provided an aerosol provision system for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-generating material during a session of use, the aerosol provision system including an aerosol-generating material, at least one heater configured to aerosolise the aerosol-generating material, and a plurality of substances disposed within the aerosol provision system and arranged to be released at different times during the session of use. A first substance of the plurality of substances is encapsulated by a first shell, and a second substance of the plurality of substances is encapsulated by a second shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Catalin Mihai Balan, Will England, Sean A. Daugherty
  • Publication number: 20230284693
    Abstract: There is provided an aerosol provision system for generating an aerosol from a liquid aerosol-generating material, the aerosol provision system including a reservoir of liquid aerosol generating material, an aerosol generator configured to aerosolize liquid aerosol generating material from the reservoir, a wicking element configured to supply liquid aerosol generating material from the reservoir to the aerosol generator, and an adjustment mechanism configured to adjust a dimension of the wicking element to modify a rate of supply of liquid aerosol generating material through the wicking element to modify a characteristic of an aerosol generated by the aerosol generator during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: Sean A. Daugherty
  • Publication number: 20230283030
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device and a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control device that includes an outer housing defining a cartridge receiving chamber, and further includes a power source and a control component, and a cartridge that includes a mouthpiece, a tank, a heating assembly, and a bottom cap. The mouthpiece defines an exit portal in an end thereof, and the tank is configured to contain a liquid composition therein. The cartridge is configured to be removably coupled with the receiving chamber of the control device, and the heating assembly defines a vaporization chamber and is configured to heat the liquid composition to generate an aerosol. The heating assembly comprises a substantially planar heating member and a liquid transport element, wherein the heating member is installed in a bowed orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Jared Aller, Michael Ryan Galloway, Justin Holt, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Steven Michael Schennum
  • Publication number: 20230276858
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery system for generating aerosol from a consumable part, the aerosol delivery system including: a sensor; and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to: establish a target operating characteristic for the aerosol delivery system; establish, using the sensor, identifying information associated with a consumable part coupled to the aerosol delivery system; identify the consumable part is one of a plurality of different types of consumable part, based on the identifying information; and control at least one aspect of the operation of the aerosol delivery system on the basis of the target operating characteristic of the aerosol delivery system and the identifying information associated with at least one consumable part coupled to the aerosol delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Sean A. Daugherty, Simon Poynton