Patents by Inventor Stuart Martin

Stuart Martin 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: 20260314652
    Abstract: The invention relates to shaped particles comprising a dried liquid composition comprising a botanical extract, such as a tobacco extract. The invention also relates to methods of manufacturing these dried shaped particles and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 15, 2026
    Inventors: Stuart MARTIN, Walid ABI AOUN
  • Publication number: 20260305681
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to solid flavour-generating material for use in a flavour delivery system, comprising one or more flavours bound in a matrix comprising one or more binders, wherein the one or more binders are selected to release the flavour upon heating to a target temperature range. The present disclosure also relates to articles for use in non-combustible aerosol provision devices, comprising the solid flavour-generating material, methods of manufacturing such materials and articles, and systems for providing an aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: October 8, 2026
    Inventor: Stuart MARTIN
  • Publication number: 20260293961
    Abstract: The invention provides an aerosol-generating material in the form of one or more non-linear strands, wherein the aerosol-generating material comprises less than about 10 wt % wood pulp; and/or wherein any filler present in the aerosol-generating material has a particle size of less than about 2 mm. The invention also provides aerosol-generating compositions comprising the aerosol-generating material, consumables for use within a non-combustible aerosol provision system, and non-combustible aerosol provision systems. The invention also provides methods for producing the aerosol-generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 1, 2026
    Inventors: Walid Abi AOUN, Stuart MARTIN, Fiona ALIU, Justin FROSINA, Jana JEFFERY, Alejandro PARISI
  • Publication number: 20260283219
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol-generating material for use in an aerosol delivery system, comprising one or more aerosolisable components bound in a matrix, and one or more aerosolisable components that are not bound in said matrix. The present disclosure also relates to articles for use in non-combustible aerosol provision devices, comprising the aerosol-generating material, methods of manufacturing such materials and articles, and systems for providing an aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: September 24, 2026
    Inventors: Stuart MARTIN, Ryan MILLS
  • Publication number: 20260174687
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides pouched products that include an outer water-permeable pouch defining a cavity; and a composition adapted for oral use situated within the cavity, the composition including at least one water-soluble component, a substantially spherical filler component in an amount of about 60% or more by dry weight of the composition, and water in an amount of about 30% or less by weight of the composition, wherein the average particle size of the substantially spherical filler component is about 350 microns to about 650 microns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Inventors: Ross Jay Oden, Michael S. Daniel, Cortney R. Jackson, Joshua Lee Watts, Shahin Roohinejad, Michael Zawadzki, Stuart Martin, Fiona Aliu
  • Publication number: 20260165365
    Abstract: The invention provides an aerosol-generating material in the form of one or more non-linear strands, wherein the aerosol-generating material comprises: an aerosol-generating agent; a crosslinked binder; optionally one or more fillers; and optionally an active and/or a flavourant and/or an acid. The invention also provides aerosol-generating compositions comprising the aerosol-generating material, consumables for use within a non-combustible aerosol provision system, and non-combustible aerosol provision systems. The invention also provides methods for producing the aerosol-generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Walid Abi AOUN, Stuart MARTIN, Fiona ALIU, Justin FROSINA, Jana JEFFERY, Alejandro PARISI
  • Publication number: 20260150876
    Abstract: The invention provides an aerosol-generating material in the form of one or more non-linear strands, wherein each non-linear strand has a tensile strength of at least about 0.2 N and an elongation at break of at least about 1.5%. The invention also provides aerosol-generating compositions comprising the aerosol-generating material, consumables for use within a non-combustible aerosol provision system, and non-combustible aerosol provision systems. The invention also provides methods for producing the aerosol-generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Walid Abi AOUN, Stuart MARTIN, Fiona ALIU, Justin FROSINA, Jana JEFFERY, Alejandro PARISI
  • Publication number: 20260144286
    Abstract: The invention provides a moulded aerosol-generating material in the form of one or more non-linear strands. The invention also provides aerosol-generating compositions comprising the aerosol-generating material, consumables for use within a non-combustible aerosol provision system, and non-combustible aerosol provision systems. The invention also provides methods for producing the aerosol-generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Walid Abi AOUN, Stuart MARTIN, Fiona ALIU, Jana JEFFERY, Alejandro PARISI, Joanna SOFFE
  • Publication number: 20260130413
    Abstract: The invention provides an aerosol-generating material in the form of one or more non-linear strands, wherein the aerosol-generating material comprises: an aerosol-generating agent; a botanical extract; a crosslinked binder; optionally one or more fillers; and optionally a flavourant and/or an acid. The invention also provides aerosol-generating compositions comprising the aerosol-generating material, consumables for use within a non-combustible aerosol provision system, and non-combustible aerosol provision systems. The invention also provides methods for producing the aerosol-generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Inventors: Walid Abi AOUN, Stuart MARTIN, Fiona ALIU, Jana JEFFERY, Alejandro PARISI, Joanna SOFFE, Guilherme Goncalves CARDOSO
  • Patent number: 12550932
    Abstract: An article for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision system. A portion of the article includes a first amorphous solid material, and the portion is further surrounded by a layer or sheet of a second amorphous solid material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventors: Walid Abi Aoun, Joanna Soffe, Jennifer Cross, Stuart Martin
  • Publication number: 20250359587
    Abstract: The invention provides an aerosol-generating material in the form of one or more non-linear strands, wherein the aerosol-generating material comprises: an aerosol-generating agent; a crosslinked binder; optionally one or more fillers; and optionally an active and/or a flavourant and/or an acid. The invention also provides aerosol-generating compositions comprising the aerosol-generating material, consumables for use within a non-combustible aerosol provision system, and non-combustible aerosol provision systems. The invention also provides methods for producing the aerosol-generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventors: Walid Abi AOUN, Stuart MARTIN, Fiona ALIU, Justin FROSINA, Jana JEFFERY, Alejandro PARISI
  • Publication number: 20250359581
    Abstract: The invention provides an aerosol-generating material in the form of one or more non-linear strands, wherein each non-linear strand has a number of contact points with other non-linear strands, the average number of contact points per non-linear strand being less than about 5. The invention also provides aerosol-generating compositions comprising the aerosol-generating material, consumables for use within a non-combustible aerosol provision system, and non-combustible aerosol provision systems. The invention also provides methods for producing the aerosol-generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventors: Walid Abi AOUN, Stuart MARTIN, Fiona ALIU, Justin FROSINA, Jana JEFFERY, Alejandro PARISI
  • Publication number: 20250359582
    Abstract: The invention provides an aerosol-generating composition comprising an aerosol-generating material in the form of one or more non-linear strands, wherein the aerosol-generating composition is substantially free from tobacco. The invention also provides consumables for use within a non-combustible aerosol provision system, and non-combustible aerosol provision systems. The invention also provides methods for producing the aerosol-generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 27, 2025
    Inventors: Walid ABI AOUN, Stuart MARTIN, Fiona ALIU, Justin FROSINA, Jana JEFFERY, Alejandro PARISI
  • Publication number: 20250221444
    Abstract: The invention relates to a product comprising a permeable container holding a flavour- and/or active-delivering composition comprising a dried extract from a flavour- and/or active-containing plant material. The products may be used to generate an aerosol or may be for oral use. The invention also relates to delivery systems comprising the products, and to methods of providing the products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart MARTIN, John RICHARDSON
  • Publication number: 20250212939
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aerosol-generating composition comprising a solid aerosol-generating material comprising a dried extract from a flavour- and/or active-containing plant material suspended or dissolved in a liquid aerosol-generating material. The aerosol-generating composition may be used to generate an aerosol. For example, the aerosol-generating composition may be used in non-combustible aerosol-provision systems. The invention also relates to aerosol-provision systems comprising the aerosol-generating composition, and methods of providing the aerosol-generating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart MARTIN, Barry DIMMICK
  • Publication number: 20250212933
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising an aerosol-generating material comprising a dried precursor material comprising an extract from a flavour- and/or active-containing plant material and optionally an aerosol-former material, and a sorbent material. The compositions may be used to generate an aerosol. For example, the compositions may be used in combustible or non-combustible aerosol-provision systems. The invention also relates to aerosol-provision systems comprising the composition, and methods of providing a composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Robert PRESS, Jeremy CAMPBELL, Stuart MARTIN, John RICHARDSON, Matthew HODGSON
  • Publication number: 20250212936
    Abstract: The invention relates to a moisture-impermeable container comprising an aerosol-generating material comprising a dried precursor material comprising an extract from a flavour- and/or active-containing plant material and optionally an aerosol-former material. The containers comprising the aerosol-generating material may be used to generate an aerosol. For example, the containers may be used in combustible or non-combustible aerosol-provision systems. The invention also relates to aerosol-provision systems comprising the containers, and methods of providing a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart MARTIN, Robert PRESS, Sylwia KUZMICKA, Matthew HODGSON
  • Publication number: 20250212937
    Abstract: The invention relates compositions comprising an aerosol-generating material and a binder, the aerosol-generating material comprising a dried precursor material comprising an extract from a flavour- and/or active-containing plant material and optionally an aerosol-former material. The compositions may be used to generate an aerosol. For example, the compositions may be used in combustible or non-combustible aerosol-provision systems. The invention also relates to aerosol-provision systems comprising the compositions, and methods of providing the compositions and substrates comprising the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Walid Abi AOUN, Barry DIMMICK, Stuart MARTIN, Klaus MATHIE
  • Publication number: 20250204579
    Abstract: The invention relates to substrates comprising an aerosol-generating material surrounded by a support, the aerosol-generating material comprising a dried precursor material comprising an extract from a flavour- and/or active-containing plant material and optionally an aerosol-former material. The substrates may be used to generate an aerosol. For example, the substrates may be used in combustible or non-combustible aerosol-provision systems. The invention also relates to aerosol-provision systems comprising the substrates, and methods of providing a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Stuart MARTIN, Barry DIMMICK, Jeremy CAMPBELL, Matthew HODGSON, Robert PRESS, John RICHARDSON
  • Publication number: 20250204577
    Abstract: The invention relates to substrates comprising an aerosol-generating material and a support comprising a rough and/or porous surface, the aerosol-generating material comprising a dried precursor material comprising an extract from a flavour- and/or active-containing plant material and optionally an aerosol-former material. The substrates may be used to generate an aerosol. For example, the substrates may be used in combustible or non-combustible aerosol-provision systems. The invention also relates to aerosol-provision systems comprising the substrates, and methods of providing a substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Walid Abi AOUN, Robert PRESS, Stuart MARTIN, Barry DIMMICK, Jeremy CAMPBELL, Matthew HODGSON, John RICHARDSON