Patents by Inventor Weiling Li

Weiling Li 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: 20220322731
    Abstract: An exemplary smoking article includes a smoking rod filled with a combination including tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material. The tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material can be arranged such that the constituent material particles are generally distributed throughout the smoking rod, the tobacco filler material at least partially surrounds the cellulose filler material along a length of the smoking rod, and/or the cellulose filler material particles have a higher concentration along a central axis of the smoking rod than the tobacco filler material particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Munmaya K. MISHRA, Shaoyong YU, Bernard S. APPLETON, Weiling LI
  • Patent number: 11375742
    Abstract: An exemplary smoking article including a smoking rod filled with a combination including tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material. The tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material can be arranged such that the constituent material particles are generally distributed throughout the smoking rod, the tobacco filler material at least partially surrounds the cellulose filler material along a length of the smoking rod, and/or the cellulose filler material particles have a higher concentration along a central axis of the smoking rod than the tobacco filler material particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Shaoyong Yu, Bernard S. Appleton, Weiling Li
  • Publication number: 20200359674
    Abstract: An exemplary smoking article including a smoking rod filled with a combination including tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material. The tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material can be arranged such that the constituent material particles are generally distributed throughout the smoking rod, the tobacco filler material at least partially surrounds the cellulose filler material along a length of the smoking rod, and/or the cellulose filler material particles have a higher concentration along a central axis of the smoking rod than the tobacco filler material particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Shaoyong Yu, Bernard S. Appleton, Weiling Li
  • Patent number: 10765143
    Abstract: An exemplary smoking article including a smoking rod filled with a combination including tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material. The tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material can be arranged such that the constituent material particles are generally distributed throughout the smoking rod, the tobacco filler material at least partially surrounds the cellulose filler material along a length of the smoking rod, and/or the cellulose filler material particles have a higher concentration along a central axis of the smoking rod than the tobacco filler material particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Shaoyong Yu, Bernard S. Appleton, Weiling Li
  • Patent number: 10327472
    Abstract: A pre-vaporization formulation for an e-vaping device includes a vapor former, optionally water, nicotine, nicotine bitartrate and an acid. The pH of the pre-vaporization formulation is between about 4 and about 6. The acid can include one or more of pyruvic acid, formic acid, oxalic acid, glycolic acid, acetic acid, isovaleric acid, valeric acid, propionic acid, octanoic acid, lactic acid, sorbic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, succinic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, oleic acid, aconitic acid, butyric acid, cinnamic acid, decanoic acid, 3,7-diemthyl-6-octenoic acid, 1-glutamic acid, heptanoic acid, hexanoic acid, 3-hexenoic acid, trans-2-hexenoic acid, isobutyric acid, lauric acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, 2-methylvaleric acid, myristic acid, nonanoic acid, palmitic acid, 4-pentenoic acid, phenylacetic acid, 3-phenylpropionic acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid and sulfuric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: San Li, Georgios Karles, Gerd Kobal, Weiling Li, Rebecca Secrist, Maria Del Carmen Jarquin, Christopher Di Novi, Yezdi Pithawalla, David Kane
  • Publication number: 20190174814
    Abstract: An example smoking article includes a smoking rod filled with a filler material. The filler material includes tobacco material and non-tobacco leaf material, and the filler material is distributed along a length of the smoking rod. In certain examples the tobacco material, non-tobacco leaf material, or both may be treated with one or more additives, and in other examples the filler material may not include additives. The smoking article can be formed as a cigarette, cigarillo, or cigar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Shaoyong Yu, Weiling Li
  • Publication number: 20190075838
    Abstract: An exemplary smoking article including a smoking rod filled with a combination including tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material. The tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material can be arranged such that the constituent material particles are generally distributed throughout the smoking rod, the tobacco filler material at least partially surrounds the cellulose filler material along a length of the smoking rod, and/or the cellulose filler material particles have a higher concentration along a central axis of the smoking rod than the tobacco filler material particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Shaoyong Yu, Bernard S. Appleton, Weiling Li
  • Publication number: 20170245543
    Abstract: A method of extracting volatiles from tobacco material and a method of making a pre-vapor formulation including the volatiles includes heating tobacco material to release volatiles, collecting the extracted volatiles, and combining the volatiles with a pre-vapor formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Georgios D. KARLES, San LI, Ben RAGLAND, Weiling LI, Erica SENA
  • Publication number: 20170172204
    Abstract: A pre-vaporization formulation pre-vaporization formulation for an e-vaping device, the pre-vaporization formulation including a vapor former including a combination of propylene glycol and glycerol, and an additive including at least one of capsicum, allyl isothiocyanate, piperine, isoeugenol, carvacrol, thymol, menthol, monomenthyl succinate, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,3-dimethyl-2-isopropyl butanamide, horseradish oil, garlic extract, onion oil, black pepper, cayenne pepper, ginger oil, thyme oil, cinnamon bark oil, turmeric, fenugreek, cardamom, rosemary extract, grapefruit oil and andrographis extract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: David KANE, Adam N. ANDERSON, Peter LIPOWICZ, Weiling LI, Mark RUSYNIAK, Douglas OLIVERI
  • Publication number: 20170086500
    Abstract: A pre-vaporization formulation for an e-vaping device includes a vapor former, optionally water, nicotine, nicotine bitartrate and an acid. The pH of the pre-vaporization formulation is between about 4 and about 6. The acid can include one or more of pyruvic acid, formic acid, oxalic acid, glycolic acid, acetic acid, isovaleric acid, valeric acid, propionic acid, octanoic acid, lactic acid, sorbic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, succinic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, oleic acid, aconitic acid, butyric acid, cinnamic acid, decanoic acid, 3,7-diemthyl-6-octenoic acid, 1-glutamic acid, heptanoic acid, hexanoic acid, 3-hexenoic acid, trans-2-hexenoic acid, isobutyric acid, lauric acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, 2-methylvaleric acid, myristic acid, nonanoic acid, palmitic acid, 4-pentenoic acid, phenylacetic acid, 3-phenylpropionic acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid and sulfuric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: San LI, Georgios D. Karles, Gerd Kobal, Weiling Li, Rebecca Secrist, Maria Del Carmen Jarquin, Christopher Di Novi
  • Patent number: 9518766
    Abstract: A thermoelectrically cooled system and method is disclosed, which includes a thermoelectrically cooled sleeve, which is configured to hold one or more cylindrical cans of a retail product. The thermoelectrically cooled sleeve includes an outer cylindrical body, an inner cylindrical body, a thermoelectric element located between the outer cylindrical body and the inner cylindrical body, and at least one pair of electrical leads attachable to the thermoelectrically cooled sleeve, and upon application of a source of electrical power to the pair of electrical leads heat moves through the thermoelectric element from the inner cylindrical body to the outer cylindrical body of the thermoelectrically cooled sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Jason Flora, Dongmei Xu, Yahya Kargalioglu, Weiling Li
  • Patent number: 8997753
    Abstract: An electronic smoking article comprising an aerosol generator and a mechanical aerosol converter insert having the capacity to improve characteristics of aerosol produced by the aerosol generator, including sensory attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Altria Client Services Inc.
    Inventors: San Li, George Karles, Munmaya K. Mishra, Weiling Li, Barry S. Smith, Ali A. Rostami, Christopher S. Tucker, Geoffrey Brandon Jordan
  • Publication number: 20150027468
    Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes a reservoir including a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol, and a filter segment formed of polylactic acid fibers or a crimped polylactic acid film. The filter segment includes at least one additive and is positioned downstream of the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: San Li, Georgios D. Karles, Weiling Li
  • Patent number: D859530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventor: Weiling Li
  • Patent number: D887411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN BESTODO TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weiling Li
  • Patent number: D912154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN BESTODO TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weiling Li
  • Patent number: D922492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN BESTODO TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weiling Li
  • Patent number: D948363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen Shine Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinqiang Xu, Bo Li, Weiling Li
  • Patent number: D948364
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen Shine Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinqiang Xu, Bo Li, Weiling Li
  • Patent number: D1015911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Shine Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xinqiang Xu, Weiling Li