Patents by Inventor Teemu Henrik MÄÄTTÄNEN

Teemu Henrik MÄÄTTÄNEN 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: 20240148071
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol-generating article; a sealed housing compartment; a heating element provided in the sealed housing compartment; and a venting means configured to allow gas flow from the sealed housing compartment to an outside of the aerosol-generating device to compensate for heat expansion of gas inside the sealed housing compartment due to a heating operation of the heating element. A method for operating an aerosol-generating system, a venting membrane, and an aerosol-generating system, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Sze Chiek AW, Khai Shin CHONG, Teemu Henrik MÄÄTTÄNEN, Yeong Taur EOW
  • Publication number: 20240099370
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing at least partially defining an outer surface of the aerosol-generating device, the housing including a first housing part defining a first portion of the outer surface of the aerosol-generating device and a second housing part defining a second portion of the outer surface of the aerosol-generating device, the first housing part including a first mechanical engagement feature, the second housing part including a second mechanical engagement feature, the first mechanical engagement feature and the second mechanical engagement feature operating together to hold the first housing part and the second housing part in place with respect to each other, the first mechanical engagement feature and the second mechanical engagement feature together forming a snap-fit connection, and the first housing part and the second housing part being connected to each other by an adhesive. A method for assembling the aerosol-generating device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Sze Chiek AW, Khai Shin CHONG, Teemu Henrik MÄÄTTÄNEN, Yeong Taur EOW