Patents by Inventor Yonghai Li

Yonghai 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: 20220354167
    Abstract: An atomization assembly and an electronic cigarette are provided. The atomization assembly comprises: an e-liquid storage body, an atomizing core, a connecting seat and an electrode. The e-liquid storage body is internally provided with an e-liquid storage cavity for accommodating e-liquid. The atomizing core comprises an electric heating element having a connecting pin, and the electric heating element is used for atomizing at least part of e-liquid supplied to the electric heating element from the e-liquid storage cavity. The connecting seat is connected to the e-liquid storage body. The electrode is fixed on an end face of the connecting seat, and is provided with a connecting hole and a solder accommodating recess. A hole opening at one end of the connecting hole is located in the solder accommodating recess, and at least part of the connecting pin is inserted into the connecting hole and welded to the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiqin CHEN, Zhongli XU, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20220354165
    Abstract: An atomizing device includes a housing, an end lid and a cover. The end lid is disposed at an end of the housing, and is hermitically connected with the housing. The cover is disposed to cover around the end lid. A first conducting groove is disposed to extend circumferentially at a selective one of an outer wall of the end lid and an inner wall of the cover. A second conducting groove is spatially communicated with the first conducting groove, and an included angle is formed between the first conducting groove and the second conducting groove. A sliding piece is disposed at the rest of the outer wall of the end lid and the inner wall of the cover to mate with the first conducting groove and the second conducting groove. The sliding piece is disposed to move in the first conducting groove and the second conducting groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: LING PENG, BING WANG, YONGLU GUO, XIAOFENG HUANG, ZHONGLI XU, YONGHAI LI
  • Patent number: 11490658
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a reservoir containing an aerosol-forming substrate. The system also includes first and second heating elements and first and second liquid transfer elements. The first and second heating elements are spaced apart from the reservoir. The first and second liquid transfer elements are configured to deliver aerosol-forming substrate from the reservoir to the heating elements. The first liquid transfer element has first and second end portions and a portion between the first and second end portions at the first heating element. The second liquid transfer element has first and second end portions and a portion between the first and second end portions at the second heating element. The portion of the first liquid transfer element at the first heating element may extend in a first direction. The portion of the second liquid transfer element at the second heating element may extend in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Eric Force, Yonglu Guo, Yonghai Li
  • Patent number: 11490463
    Abstract: An atomizing core includes a liquid guiding element and a heating element. The liquid guiding element includes a first liquid guiding unit and a second liquid guiding unit that are superimposed one upon another. The second liquid guiding unit includes a first surface and a second surface that are opposed to one another. The first surface is in contact with the first liquid guiding unit. The second liquid guiding unit is provided with a plurality of liquid storage tiny chambers extended through the first surface and the second surface. The heating element is in contact with the first liquid guiding unit, configured to heat an atomizing liquid conveyed from the first liquid guiding unit to generate an aerosol for inhaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoqiang Zhao, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Publication number: 20220338541
    Abstract: The present application discloses a heater and a smoking device including the heater. The heater includes: a base having a surface; an infrared electrothermal coating, being disposed on the surface of the base; a conductive module, comprising a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion arranged on the base, both the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion being electrically connected with the infrared electrothermal coating; a flexible printed circuit board, comprising a flexible substrate and a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the flexible substrate; the flexible substrate being fixed on the surface of the base so that the first electrode is electrically connected with the first conductive portion, and the second electrode is electrically connected with the second conductive portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Peixia Yu, Wei Chen, Wenjuan Li, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Publication number: 20220338551
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette comprises an airflow sensor. The control method comprises: measuring whether a duration of a low-level signal sent by the airflow sensor is greater than a preset threshold; if so, when a high-level signal sent by the airflow sensor is received, responding to the high-level signal so as to control the electronic cigarette to operate; and if not, when a high-level signal sent by the airflow sensor is received, not responding to the high-level signal. In the above control method, it is determined, according to the duration of the low-level signal generated by the airflow sensor, whether to respond to triggering of the high-level signal so as to cause the electronic cigarette to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huidong WU, Zhongli XU, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20220330619
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette. The method includes: acquiring a work start signal of the electronic cigarette (S1); acquiring a time interval between starting work this time and stopping work last time (S2); when the time interval is greater than a first preset time interval, controlling the electronic cigarette to work at a first power, and when a duration of the first power is greater than a first preset duration, turning off the electronic cigarette; when the time interval is greater than a second preset time interval but less than or equal to the first preset time interval, controlling the electronic cigarette to work at a second power, and when a duration of the second power is greater than a second preset duration, turning off the electronic cigarette; wherein, the first power is greater than the second power (S3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huiyong YAN, Guangping NING, Zhongli XU, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20220322743
    Abstract: The present application discloses a heater and a smoking device including the heater. The heater includes a heating body, in which a space for containing an aerosol-forming matrix, configured to receive electric power from a power supply to generate heat, and transfer the heat to the aerosol-forming matrix so as to volatilize at least one component in the aerosol-forming matrix; an electrode part including a first electrode and a second electrode arranged on the heating body at intervals and electrically connected with the heating body, configured to feed the electric power to the heating body; and an electrode connector including an abutting part and an extension part; the abutting part abutting against the electrode part to be electrically connected with the electrode part, and the extension part being configured to extend the electrode part to a position far away from the heating body through electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Yuanqiu Xie, Zhiming Lu, Ruilong Hu, Wei Chen, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Publication number: 20220322744
    Abstract: The present application discloses a heater and a smoking set including the heater. The heater includes: a base, having an inner surface and an outer surface; an infrared radiation layer, formed on the surface of the base; the infrared radiation layer is configured to generate infrared rays and at least heat an aerosol-forming matrix by radiation; a heating body arranged at the periphery of the base, and used to receive electric power from a power supply to generate heat. The heating body is configured to transfer the heat to heat the infrared radiation layer to generate the infrared rays. According to the present application, the infrared radiation layer is heated up by the heating body so that the infrared radiation layer generates infrared radiation to heat the aerosol-forming matrix, thereby reducing the preheating time of the aerosol-forming matrix and improving the user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Zuqiang Qi, Jian Wu, Jiamao Luo, Baoling Lei, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Publication number: 20220312845
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device including a housing of which is provided therein with a cavity for receiving a smokable material; a holding mechanism for holding the smokable material in the cavity along the radial direction and an infrared emitter located outside the cavity along the radial direction to radiate infrared rays to heat the smokable material. A distance between an inner surface of the infrared emitter and the central axis of the cavity is larger than the shortest distance between the holding mechanism and the central axis of the cavity, so that a certain space is maintained between the smokable material and the inner surface of the infrared emitter when the smokable material is received in the cavity, thereby preventing the infrared emitter from heating the smokable material by contact conduction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Peixia Yu, Ruilong Hu, Yonghai Li, Zhongli Xu
  • Publication number: 20220305056
    Abstract: Provided herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), cells comprising the CARs, monoclonal and bispecific antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, and kits comprising the same. The CARs and bispecific antibodies are designed to target at least one tumor antigen and at least one tumor in methods of treating cancer in subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: JANSSEN BIOTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Rajkumar GANESAN, Bharathikumar Vellalore MARUTHACHALAM, Sathyadevi VENKATARAMANI, Iqbal GREWAL, Sanjaya SINGH, Paul HARVILLA, Martin Jack BORROK III, Ninkka TAMOT, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20220295901
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol generation system, a measurement method, an atomization device, and a power supply device. The aerosol generation system comprises: a liquid storage cavity, a vaporization element, a battery cell providing a power to the vaporization element, an air flow sensor for measuring an air flow inhalation velocity, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine the consumption of a liquid matrix in a time period on the basis of the power applied to the vaporization element, the air flow velocity, a correlation coefficient between the amount of aerosol generated and the power applied to the vaporization element, and a correction constant between the amount of aerosol generated and the air flow velocity in the time period. The use of the aerosol generation system can accurately estimate, measure, and/or predict the amount of the aerosol or the liquid matrix material delivered to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junjie LI, Zhongli XU, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20220295895
    Abstract: The susceptor includes: a metal body, being penetrable by a changing magnetic field to generate heat; a protective layer formed on the metal body, the protective layer having a surface micro-nano structure with a lotus effect so that the adhesion or deposition of organic substances from a smokable material on the surface of the susceptor is reduced. The solid substances such as tobacco slags and dust may hard to break through the micro-nano structure and directly infiltrate into the surface and the smallest diameter of aerosol condensate oil and water vapor or the like is larger than the micro-nano structure, so that spherical bodies which are easy to roll down are formed by the aerosol condensate oil and water vapor under the action of their own surface tension, thereby preventing the adhesion or deposition of organic substances on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Zuqiang Qi, Baoling Lei, Jian Wu, Jiamao Luo, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Publication number: 20220279854
    Abstract: The present application discloses a heater and an aerosol generating device. The heater includes: a base, having an inner surface; an infrared electrothermal coatings, being disposed on the inner surface of the base; a conductive module, comprising a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion arranged on the base, both the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion being electrically connected with the infrared electrothermal coating; wherein each of the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion includes a conductive portion coating section arranged on the inner surface of the base and a conductive portion electrode section arranged on an outer surface of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Ruilong Hu, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Publication number: 20220279850
    Abstract: An atomizer and an electronic cigarette, the atomizer comprising: a housing, provided with a liquid storage chamber used to store e-liquid; a liquid guide element disposed in the housing, the liquid guide element having an atomization surface, and the liquid guide element being used to absorb some e-liquid in the liquid storage chamber and being capable of transferring the e-liquid to the atomization surface; and a radiating light source, having at least one radiation generating surface, the atomization surface facing the radiating light source and the radiating light source and the atomization surface being separated by a set distance, the radiation generating surface having provided thereon a far-infrared radiating component, the far-infrared radiating component being used to emit infrared light and at least partly radiate onto the atomization surface, so as to heat e-liquid near the atomization surface and generate an aerosol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ruilong HU, Yunkai ZHANG, Senbing ZHAO, Zhongli XU, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20220273038
    Abstract: Provided are an aerosol generating device (100), a charging base (200), and an electric system. The aerosol generating device (100) comprises: a first part (10), comprising a chamber (11) configured for receiving a smokable material, and a heating element (30); the first part (10) also comprising a gap (12), through which the heating element (30) can be cleaned; in the direction of the cross section of the first part (10), connecting lines from the center of the heating element (30) to two ends of the gap (12) forming an included angle less than 90 degrees; a second part (12) removably connected to the first part (10), which is arranged to close or open the gap (12) by means of configuration between connected to the first part (10) or removed from the first part (10). The first part (10) of the aerosol generating device (100) is provided with a gap (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huanhong XU, Supeng KUAI, Zhongli XU, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20220256925
    Abstract: An atomizer for electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette, the atomizer for electronic cigarette comprising an outer shell and an end cover; a liquid storage cavity and an atomizing assembly are arranged inside the outer shell; the atomizing assembly comprises a porous body and a heat generating body; the porous body comprises a first side part and a second side part arranged opposite to one another, and an atomizing surface extending from the first side part to the second side part, and the heat generating body being arranged on the atomizing surface; the atomizing surface and the end cover are spaced apart a certain distance and form an atomizing cavity, the atomizing cavity being in fluid communication with a smoke outlet channel by means of communication openings, and air inlets being disposed on the end cover or the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunkai ZHANG, Ruilong HU, Yinzhe LI, Xiaobo AI, Zhongli XU, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20220248751
    Abstract: The present application discloses an atomizing device and electronic cigarette. The atomizing device includes: a housing having an oil storage cavity and an receiving cavity communicating with the oil storage cavity, and a base assembly having a base and an atomizing core arranged on the base. The oil storage cavity arranges at one side of the receiving cavity far away from an open end of the housing. When the base assembly is in a first state that the base is detachably connected with the housing, at least a part of the base and the atomizing core are accommodated in the receiving cavity from the open end, and the atomizing core is in fluid communication with the oil storage cavity. When the base assembly is in a second state that the base is separated from the housing, the atomizing core is disposed outside the housing along with the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Ruilong Hu, Xiaobo Ai, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Publication number: 20220248758
    Abstract: A cigarette heating assembly, includes a longitudinal heat conductive tube, a substrate layer and a resistance heating trace formed on the substrate layer. The resistance heating trace is located between the substrate layer and the heat conductive tube, and extends along a longitudinal direction of the heat conductive tube. A thermal conductivity of material of the heat conductive tube is larger than a thermal conductivity of material of the substrate layer. On the one hand, properties including electric resistance stability of the resistance heating trace and excellent heat conductivity of the cigarette heating assembly can be maintained. On the other hand, protection on two surfaces of the resistance heating trace is formed so that abrasion of the resistance heating trace caused by physical friction due to use in high temperatures can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: BAOLING LEI, JUN YUAN, ZHENGFA LI, ZHONGLI XU, YONGHAI LI
  • Patent number: 11406134
    Abstract: An atomizer and an electronic cigarette having the same are provided, the atomizer includes a base; an adjusting ring fixed on the base and configured to adjust a volume of air inflow, the adjusting ring bored with a first air inlet; and an atomizing component partly received in the adjusting ring and being in rotatable connection with the base. Part of the atomizing component received in the adjusting ring is bored with a second air inlet corresponding to the first air inlet. When an external force drives the atomizing component excluding the part thereof received in the adjusting ring to rotate relatively to the base, an overlap ratio of the first air inlet and the second air inlet is capable to be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoqiang Zhao, Renjin Wu, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li