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).
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Publication number: 20250098731Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Munmaya K. MISHRA, Shaoyong YU, Bernard S. APPLETON, Weiling LI
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Patent number: 12193476Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Shaoyong Yu, Bernard S. Appleton, Weiling Li
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Publication number: 20220322731Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Munmaya K. MISHRA, Shaoyong YU, Bernard S. APPLETON, Weiling LI
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Patent number: 11375742Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Shaoyong Yu, Bernard S. Appleton, Weiling Li
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Publication number: 20200359674Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Shaoyong Yu, Bernard S. Appleton, Weiling Li
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Patent number: 10765143Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Shaoyong Yu, Bernard S. Appleton, Weiling Li
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Patent number: 10327472Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: San Li, Georgios Karles, Gerd Kobal, Weiling Li, Rebecca Secrist, Maria Del Carmen Jarquin, Christopher Di Novi, Yezdi Pithawalla, David Kane
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Publication number: 20190174814Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Shaoyong Yu, Weiling Li
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Publication number: 20190075838Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: March 14, 2019Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Munmaya K. Mishra, Shaoyong Yu, Bernard S. Appleton, Weiling Li
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Publication number: 20170245543Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Georgios D. KARLES, San LI, Ben RAGLAND, Weiling LI, Erica SENA
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Publication number: 20170172204Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: David KANE, Adam N. ANDERSON, Peter LIPOWICZ, Weiling LI, Mark RUSYNIAK, Douglas OLIVERI
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Publication number: 20170086500Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: San LI, Georgios D. Karles, Gerd Kobal, Weiling Li, Rebecca Secrist, Maria Del Carmen Jarquin, Christopher Di Novi
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Patent number: 9518766Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 10, 2014Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Jason Flora, Dongmei Xu, Yahya Kargalioglu, Weiling Li
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Patent number: D859530Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Inventor: Weiling Li
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Patent number: D887411Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: SHENZHEN BESTODO TECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Weiling Li
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Patent number: D912154Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: SHENZHEN BESTODO TECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Weiling Li
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Patent number: D922492Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: SHENZHEN BESTODO TECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Weiling Li
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Patent number: D948363Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Shenzhen Shine Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xinqiang Xu, Bo Li, Weiling Li
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Patent number: D948364Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Shenzhen Shine Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xinqiang Xu, Bo Li, Weiling Li
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Patent number: D1015911Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Shenzhen Shine Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xinqiang Xu, Weiling Li