Patents by Inventor Stephane Jeantet

Stephane Jeantet 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).

  • Smoking article mouthpiece configured to receive an insert unit
    Patent number: 11272734
    Abstract: A smoking article (10) comprising: an aerosol-generating substrate (12) and a mouthpiece (14) secured to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate (12). The mouthpiece (14) comprises a first segment (24) of elastically deformable material, the first segment (24) having a length in the longitudinal direction of the mouthpiece (14) and a width transverse to its length. The first segment (24) comprises an insert unit access portion comprising at least one slit (60) extending along at least a part of the length of the first segment (14), and extending across at least a part of the width of the first segment (14) to facilitate deformation of the access portion, such that an opening (25) is formable or expandable in the access portion of the first segment (14) upon receiving an insert unit (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Emeric Grandjean, Stephane Jeantet, Leonardo Nappi
  • SMOKING ARTICLE MOUTHPIECE CONFIGURED TO RECEIVE AN INSERT UNIT
    Publication number: 20200022405
    Abstract: A smoking article (10) comprising: an aerosol-generating substrate (12) and a mouthpiece (14) secured to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate (12). The mouthpiece (14) comprises a first segment (24) of elastically deformable material, the first segment (24) having a length in the longitudinal direction of the mouthpiece (14) and a width transverse to its length. The first segment (24) comprises an insert unit access portion comprising at least one slit (60) extending along at least a part of the length of the first segment (14), and extending across at least a part of the width of the first segment (14) to facilitate deformation of the access portion, such that an opening (25) is formable or expandable in the access portion of the first segment (14) upon receiving an insert unit (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Emeric Grandjean, Stephane Jeantet, Leonardo Nappi