Patents by Inventor Steven Hwang

Steven Hwang 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: 20250120436
    Abstract: A vaping system includes a housing for selectively holding a first vaping device and a second vaping device. The first and second vaping devices each include a mouthpiece with a vapor outlet positioned towards a first edge. A first configuration within the housing spaces the vapor outlet of the first mouthpiece and the vapor outlet of the second mouthpiece by a first distance, and a second configuration within the housing spaces the vapor outlet of the first mouthpiece and the vapor outlet of the second mouthpiece by a second distance. The first distance is less than the second distance, the first configuration allowing the user to vape from the first and second vaping devices simultaneously and the second configuration allowing the user to separately vape from the first and second vaping devices. In another example, a connector with multiple configurations connects two or more vaping devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Publication number: 20250057243
    Abstract: Disclosed vaporizing device include a housing connectable to a mouthpiece, where the housing includes a body extending between proximal and distal ends and at least one air inlet disposed on a side surface of the body. The vaporizing device also include a cartridge received by the housing, where the cartridge includes a bypass channel isolated from an internal reservoir, and a distal projection having at least one slot and at least one pin. The vaporizing device also includes a base connectable to the distal projection of the cartridge. The distal projection of the cartridge and a proximal end of the base may define a chamber in fluid communication with the at least one air inlet and the bypass channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Yifeng Deng, Steven Hwang, Alex Gordon, Audra Horridge
  • Publication number: 20250017267
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to vaping devices and power supply systems for vaping devices. A battery deck system for a vaping device can include a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, and at least one battery contained within the housing. The battery deck system may also include at least one threaded connection in the proximal end of the housing for receiving an oil tank having a threaded connection. Further, the battery deck system may include a plurality of pogo targets and/or anode(s) in the proximal end of the housing for receiving an oil tank having a plurality of pogo pins. The battery deck system may additionally include a control module for controlling an operational function of the at least one battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Alex Kwon, Alex Gordon, Steven Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240389678
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to vaping devices and power supply systems for vaping devices. A battery deck system for a vaping device can include a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, and at least one battery contained within the housing. The battery deck system may also include at least one threaded connection in the proximal end of the housing for receiving an oil tank having a threaded connection. Further, the battery deck system may include a plurality of pogo targets and/or anode(s) in the proximal end of the housing for receiving an oil tank having a plurality of pogo pins. The battery deck system may additionally include a control module for controlling an operational function of the at least one battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Alex Kwon, Alex Gordon, Steven Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240365871
    Abstract: A vaporizing device includes a center post, a cartridge with a hollow interior to receive the center post and an oil, a sled connectable to the cartridge, and a mouthpiece connectable to a proximal end of the center post and a proximal end of the cartridge. The mouthpiece may include a body having a substantially planar face and a curved face opposite the substantially planar face, where the curved face tapers to meet the substantially planar face at a proximal end of the body, and the curved face together with the substantially planar face form a vapor outlet. A cut-away defined in a distal edge of the body of the mouthpiece may be complementary to an extension of an external housing of the vaporizing device. The mouthpiece also includes an internal vapor pathway defined within the body, the internal vapor pathway being offset from the center post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240365858
    Abstract: A vaporizing device includes a center post, a cartridge with a hollow interior to receive the center post and an oil, a sled connectable to the cartridge, and a mouthpiece connectable to a proximal end of the center post and a proximal end of the cartridge. The mouthpiece may include a body having a substantially planar face and a curved face opposite the substantially planar face, where the curved face tapers to meet the substantially planar face at a proximal end of the body, and the curved face together with the substantially planar face form a vapor outlet. A cut-away defined in a distal edge of the body of the mouthpiece may be complementary to an extension of an external housing of the vaporizing device. The mouthpiece also includes an internal vapor pathway defined within the body, the internal vapor pathway being offset from the center post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240365857
    Abstract: A vaporizing device includes a center post, a cartridge with a hollow interior to receive the center post and an oil, a sled connectable to the cartridge, and a mouthpiece connectable to a proximal end of the center post and a proximal end of the cartridge. The mouthpiece may include a body having a substantially planar face and a curved face opposite the substantially planar face, where the curved face tapers to meet the substantially planar face at a proximal end of the body, and the curved face together with the substantially planar face form a vapor outlet. A cut-away defined in a distal edge of the body of the mouthpiece may be complementary to an extension of an external housing of the vaporizing device. The mouthpiece also includes an internal vapor pathway defined within the body, the internal vapor pathway being offset from the center post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240365859
    Abstract: A vaporizing device includes a center post, a cartridge with a hollow interior to receive the center post and an oil, a sled connectable to the cartridge, and a mouthpiece connectable to a proximal end of the center post and a proximal end of the cartridge. The mouthpiece may include a body having a substantially planar face and a curved face opposite the substantially planar face, where the curved face tapers to meet the substantially planar face at a proximal end of the body, and the curved face together with the substantially planar face form a vapor outlet. A cut-away defined in a distal edge of the body of the mouthpiece may be complementary to an extension of an external housing of the vaporizing device. The mouthpiece also includes an internal vapor pathway defined within the body, the internal vapor pathway being offset from the center post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240249318
    Abstract: A system and method for determining user intent and providing targeted advertising using chatbot interactions is disclosed. The system receives user prompts during chat sessions with a chatbot and generates responses using a large language model. User intent is extracted by analyzing the chat conversations using natural language processing and machine learning techniques. The extracted user intent, comprising weighted keywords and concepts, is used to create a user intent profile. Targeted advertising content is generated based on the user intent profile and provided to the user during subsequent platform interactions. The large language model is continuously retrained using user engagement data to improve intent modeling accuracy. User privacy is maintained by limiting context extraction to chatbot conversations. The system enables personalized and relevant advertising by inferring user intent through conversational interactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Evan Spiegel, Robert Cornelius Murphy, Celia Nicole Mourkogiannis, Edward Mata, Eitan Pilipski, Jacob Andreou, Jackie Assa, Joshua Siegel, Nima Khajehnouri, Steven Hwang, Daniel Moreno, Jacob Catalano, Charles Melbye
  • Publication number: 20240237728
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to vaporizing devices. A vaporizing device can include a cartridge for receiving a center post within an interior of the cartridge, with the cartridge comprising a reservoir between an inner wall of the cartridge and the center post. The center post may have proximal and distal ends and a body extending therebetween. The body can define an internal channel capable of receiving an atomizing assembly in the distal end thereof. The distal end of the center post includes one or more voids in fluid communication with the internal channel and one or more ribs positioned proximally above the one or more voids, the one or more ribs extending radially outwardly into the reservoir of the cartridge of the vaporizing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Steven Hwang, Alex Gordon
  • Publication number: 20240148078
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to vaporizing devices and systems. A vaping system can include a tank with a reservoir for holding a liquid to be vaporized. The tank can include one or more lightpipes, the lightpipes extending from a position on a distal end of the tank to a light emitting portion of the tank. An LED is in light communication with the lightpipe, such that light from the LED can travel through the lightpipe to the light emitting portion of the tank. An LED can be located on a PCB and powered when a heating element is powered to provide a visual indication for a user of activation of the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1025458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1032932
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1033729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1039211
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1042948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1049472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1062041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1064397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang
  • Patent number: D1071323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Next Level Ventures LLC
    Inventor: Steven Hwang