Patents by Inventor Thomas Badertscher
Thomas Badertscher 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).
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Patent number: 11582998Abstract: There is provided a smoking article that includes a plurality of elements, including a front-plug and an aerosol-forming substrate, assembled in contact with a cigarette paper to form a rod. The front-plug is located upstream from the aerosol-forming substrate. In use, a heating element is inserted into the smoking article and the aerosol-forming substrate is heated to generate an aerosol. When the heating element is subsequently withdrawn from the smoking article, the front-plug acts to retain the aerosol-forming substrate within the rod.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Gerard Zuber, Thomas Badertscher, Cedric Meyer
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Publication number: 20230042344Abstract: A smoking article for an aerosol-generating device including a heating element is provided, the article retaining an aerosol-forming substrate in fixed relation to and in contact with a cigarette paper of the article after shrinkage of the substrate, the article including cylindrical elements including a front-plug and the substrate assembled in contact with the paper forming a rod having mouth and distal ends, the substrate contacting the heating element when the plug is penetrated by the heating element via the distal end, and in which the article has a first unheated state in which the cigarette paper retains the cylindrical elements in position by an interference interaction in which the paper grips and holds the cylindrical elements within the rod, and a second heated state in which the substrate has shrunk relative to the first state and the paper retains the cylindrical elements in position by the interference interaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Gerard ZUBER, Thomas BADERTSCHER, Cedric MEYER
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Patent number: 11503856Abstract: There is provided a smoking article that includes a plurality of elements, including a front-plug and an aerosol-forming substrate, assembled in contact with a cigarette paper to form a rod. The front-plug is located upstream from the aerosol-forming substrate. In use, a heating element is inserted into the smoking article and the aerosol-forming substrate is heated to generate an aerosol. When the heating element is subsequently withdrawn from the smoking article, the front-plug acts to retain the aerosol-forming substrate within the rod.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Gerard Zuber, Thomas Badertscher, Cedric Meyer
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Publication number: 20220125099Abstract: A smoking article for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: an aerosol-forming substrate disposed at an extreme upstream end of the article; and a support element disposed immediately downstream of the substrate, the substrate including a gathered crimped sheet of homogenised tobacco material having a plurality of substantially parallel ridges or corrugations extending along or parallel to a longitudinal axis of the article, the tobacco material being penetrable by a heating element of the device having a diameter of between 40 percent and 70 percent of a diameter of the substrate without bending of the article by more than 7 degrees relative to the axis and without tearing or ripping of an outer wrapper of the article, and the support element abuts the substrate and is configured to resist downstream movement of the substrate during insertion of the heating element into the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Pande Mitrev, Thomas Badertscher
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Publication number: 20220117293Abstract: An aerosol-generating article for an aerosol-generating device including a heating element is provided, the aerosol-generating article including: an aerosol-forming substrate including homogenised tobacco material; a support element disposed immediately downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate; an aerosol-cooling element disposed downstream of the support element; and an outer wrapper circumscribing the aerosol-forming substrate, the support element, and the aerosol-cooling element, the support element abutting the aerosol-forming substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Gerard ZUBER, Cedric MEYER, Alexis LOUVET, Marine JARRIAULT, Thomas BADERTSCHER, Pierre-Yves GINDRAT, Daniele SANNA
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Patent number: 11278052Abstract: A smoking article for use in an aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol-forming substrate located at an extreme upstream end of the smoking article; and a support element located immediately downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate. The support element abuts the aerosol-forming substrate and the aerosol-forming substrate is configured to be penetrable by a heating element of an aerosol-generating device having a diameter of between about 40 percent and about 70 percent of the diameter of the aerosol-forming substrate without substantial deformation of the smoking article. The support element is configured to resist downstream movement of the aerosol-forming substrate during insertion of the heating element of the aerosol-generating device into the aerosol-forming substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Pande Mitrev, Thomas Badertscher
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Patent number: 11272731Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol-forming substrate; a support element located immediately downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate; an aerosol-cooling element located downstream of the support element; and an outer wrapper circumscribing the aerosol-forming substrate, the support element and the aerosol-cooling element. The support element abuts the aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-forming substrate is penetrable by a heating element of an aerosol-generating device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Gerard Zuber, Cedric Meyer, Alexis Louvet, Marine Jarriault, Thomas Badertscher, Pierre-Yves Gindrat, Daniele Sanna
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Patent number: 11039642Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including a plurality of elements including a front-plug and an aerosol-forming substrate. A hole or slit is defined through the front-plug, through which a heating element may be inserted. In use, a heating element is inserted into the smoking article through the hole or slit and the aerosol-forming substrate is heated to generate an aerosol. When the heating element is subsequently withdrawn from the smoking article, the front-plug acts to retain the aerosol-forming substrate within the smoking article.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Gerard Zuber, Thomas Badertscher, Cedric Meyer, Alexis Louvet
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Publication number: 20150136154Abstract: A smoking article for use in an aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol-forming substrate located at an extreme upstream end of the smoking article; and a support element located immediately downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate. The support element abuts the aerosol-forming substrate and the aerosol-forming substrate is configured to be penetrable by a heating element of an aerosol-generating device having a diameter of between about 40 percent and about 70 percent of the diameter of the aerosol-forming substrate without substantial deformation of the smoking article. The support element is configured to resist downstream movement of the aerosol-forming substrate during insertion of the heating element of the aerosol-generating device into the aerosol-forming substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Pande Mitrev, Thomas Badertscher
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Publication number: 20140373856Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including a plurality of elements including a front-plug and an aerosol-forming substrate. A hole or slit is defined through the front-plug, through which a heating element may be inserted. In use, a heating element is inserted into the smoking article through the hole or slit and the aerosol-forming substrate is heated to generate an aerosol. When the heating element is subsequently withdrawn from the smoking article, the front-plug acts to retain the aerosol-forming substrate within the smoking article.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Gerard Zuber, Thomas Badertscher, Cedric Meyer, Alexis Louvet
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Publication number: 20140345634Abstract: There is provided a smoking article that includes a plurality of elements, including a front-plug and an aerosol-forming substrate, assembled in contact with a cigarette paper to form a rod. The front-plug is located upstream from the aerosol-forming substrate. In use, a heating element is inserted into the smoking article and the aerosol-forming substrate is heated to generate an aerosol. When the heating element is subsequently withdrawn from the smoking article, the front-plug acts to retain the aerosol-forming substrate within the rod.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.Inventors: Gerard Zuber, Thomas Badertscher, Cedric Meyer
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Publication number: 20140305448Abstract: An aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol-forming substrate; a support element located immediately downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate; an aerosol-cooling element located downstream of the support element; and an outer wrapper circumscribing the aerosol-forming substrate, the support element and the aerosol-cooling element. The support element abuts the aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-forming substrate is penetrable by a heating element of an aerosol-generating device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Gerard Zuber, Cedric Meyer, Alexis Louvet, Marine Jarriault, Thomas Badertscher, Pierre-Yves Gindrat, Daniele Sanna
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Patent number: 7856991Abstract: A filter cigarette comprising a tobacco rod which is circumscribed by a cigarette paper and a filter, said filter comprising a tobacco-side filter element and a mouth-side filter element, said filter cigarette having a diameter of about 4 mm to about 7 mm, yielding a smoke yield of 1 mg condensate or less and yielding a nicotine yield of 0.2 mg or less. The filter cigarette is characterized in that the overall length of the filter is about 25 mm to about 40 mm, the length of the tobacco-side filter element is about 10 mm to about 25 mm and the tobacco-side filter element comprises a ventilation zone.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventor: Thomas Badertscher
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Publication number: 20080168998Abstract: A filter cigarette comprising a tobacco rod which is circumscribed by a cigarette paper and a filter, said filter comprising a tobacco-side filter element and a mouth-side filter element, said filter cigarette having a diameter of about 4 mm to about 7 mm, yielding a smoke yield of 1 mg condensate or less and yielding a nicotine yield of 0.2 mg or less. The filter cigarette of the is characterized in that the overall length of the filter is about 25 mm to about 40 mm, the length of the tobacco-side filter element is about 10 mm to about 25 mm and the tobacco-side filter element comprises a ventilation zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2006Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventor: Thomas Badertscher
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Patent number: 7243659Abstract: The invention relates to a recess filter with a cavity associated with the mouth and provided with a cavity wall, in addition to one or more filter elements associated with the tobacco. The cavity wall surrounds either the cavity or the cavity and, at the most, one part of the filter element(s), whereby ambient air can enter the filter element(s) from the side in order to provide sufficient ventilation. The invention also relates to a stack of several recess filters in addition to a smokeable article, especially a cigarette or cigarillo comprising one such recess filter.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2000Date of Patent: July 17, 2007Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Etienne Lecoultre, Thomas Badertscher