Patents by Inventor Timo Engelke

Timo Engelke 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).

  • Devices, systems and methods for performing age verification
    Patent number: 11930856
    Abstract: A method, system, device, and/or non-transitory computer readable medium for performing age verification, the device including a memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions, and processing circuitry configured to execute the computer readable instructions to cause the device to, receive identity verification information from an adult vaper, determine a personal profile corresponding to the adult vaper based on the identity verification information, and enable operation of an electronic vaping device based on the received identity verification information and the personal profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Srinivasan Janardhan, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi B. Pithawalla, Timo Engelke, Ulrich Bockholt
  • DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING AGE VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20220211115
    Abstract: A method, system, device, and/or non-transitory computer readable medium for performing age verification, the device including a memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions, and processing circuitry configured to execute the computer readable instructions to cause the device to, receive identity verification information from an adult vaper, determine a personal profile corresponding to the adult vaper based on the identity verification information, and enable operation of an electronic vaping device based on the received identity verification information and the personal profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Srinivasan JANARDHAN, Gerd KOBAL, Yezdi B. PITHAWALLA, Timo ENGELKE, Ulrich BOCKHOLT
  • Augmented reality and/or virtual reality based e-vaping device vapor simulation systems and methods
    Patent number: 11284646
    Abstract: A method, system, device, and/or non-transitory computer readable medium for generating an augmented reality (AR) and/or virtual reality (VR) vapor simulation application, the device including a memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to receive audio signals related to vaping of an e-vaping device from a microphone, determine the vaping characteristics of the vaping based on the audio signals, generate a vaping simulation based on the analyzed characteristics, and transmit the generated vaping simulation to the headset to be displayed on the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Srinivasan Janardhan, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi B. Pithawalla, Timo Engelke, Ulrich Bockholt
  • AUGMENTED REALITY AND/OR VIRTUAL REALITY BASED E-VAPING DEVICE VAPOR SIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20190295304
    Abstract: A method, system, device, and/or non-transitory computer readable medium for generating an augmented reality (AR) and/or virtual reality (VR) vapor simulation application, the device including a memory having stored thereon computer readable instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to receive audio signals related to vaping of an e-vaping device from a microphone, determine the vaping characteristics of the vaping based on the audio signals, generate a vaping simulation based on the analyzed characteristics, and transmit the generated vaping simulation to the headset to be displayed on the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Srinivasan Janardhan, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi B. Pithawalla, Timo Engelke, Ulrich Bockholt