Patents Issued in January 18, 2024
  • Publication number: 20240016173
    Abstract: A single ingredient dehydrated spice, having a monoterpene level of greater than 100 ppm and a water activity of 0.2-0.6. The single ingredient dehydrated spice is selected from the group consisting of ginger, turmeric, and garlic. For single ingredient dehydrated ginger spice, the monoterpene level is typically greater than 250 ppm and the water activity is typically between 0.2-0.3. The single ingredient dehydrated ginger spice is characterized by RGB values of R of 230, G of 203 and B of 141 and L*a*b values of L of 83, a of 1.834 and b of 35. The single ingredient ginger spice product is further characterized by an average gingerol content of 4588 ?g/gr ginger and an average shogaol content of 3203 ?g/gr ginger, and the novel ginger spice product may have a 6-gingerol content of 6200 ?g/gr ginger and a 10-gingerol content of 675 and a 6-shogaol content of 3750 ?g/gr ginger and a 10-shogaol content of 500 ?g/gr ginger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Rubin, Adam Ambrecht, Jessica Halstead
  • Publication number: 20240016174
    Abstract: A method of making chocolate is provided, comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a mouthpiece that can contain chocolate; (b) receiving the prepared chocolate into the mouthpiece and installing a temperature sensor and/or a heater into the mouthpiece; (c) connecting the mouthpiece of step (b) with a smokable aerosol product main body to complete the making procedure. The chocolate prepared by this method enables a dual consumption regime of both retail consumption and realistic smoking aerosol experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Bowen LI
  • Publication number: 20240016175
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for coating a chocolate product, wherein the composition comprises a vegetable oil, water, a wax, one or more sugars and one or more additives selected from the group consisting of a humectant, an emulsifier, a starch or derivative thereof, an acidity regulator and a preservative. The present invention also relates to processes for producing the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Nathan Kingsley CATER
  • Publication number: 20240016176
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides low-water oral care compositions comprising a whitening agent and a flavor system encapsulating one or more flavor ingredients, wherein the flavor system provides improved taste to the consumer, masking the negative taste attributes of the whitening or oxidizing agents, and is also believed to be able to improve the flavor stability over the life of the product, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michelle MIGUELINO, Fusong SUN, Veronica SEMEGHINI, Mania BANKOVA, Victoria YEUNG, Tracy BARIEXCA, Catalina MONROY, Cajetan DOGO-ISONAGIE
  • Publication number: 20240016177
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing highly digestible, partly hydrolyzed keratinaceous material, preferably from feathers, hair, wool, hooves or nails, comprising the steps of (1) hydrolyzing keratinaceous material in the presence of water, in a hydrolyzer with heat and at a pressure between about 2 bar and about 100 bar to obtain a partly hydrolyzed keratinaceous material; (2) pre-drying the partly hydrolyzed keratinaceous material of step (1) to obtain a semi-dried partly hydrolyzed keratinaceous material having a solids content of about 50 wt % or higher, preferably between 60-85 wt %; and (3) concurrently drying and grinding the semi-dried partly hydrolyzed keratinaceous material of step (2) in an air turbulence mill, at about atmospheric pressure to obtain dried partly hydrolyzed keratinaceous material; wherein preferably steps (2) and (3) are carried out such that the drop in pepsin and/or ileal digestibility caused by steps (2) and (3) is less than 10%, and/or the pepsin and ileal digestibi
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Romain FILLIÈRES
  • Publication number: 20240016178
    Abstract: This specification discloses heat moisture treated fava bean protein concentrates having between about 50% and about 73% protein, about 0.1% to about 8% be weight starch, and between about 0.1% and about 9% fat, and use of said concentrates in foodstuffs, including for example emulsions, confectionary spreads, and ice cream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Caterina LODUCA, Nagul NAGULESWARAN, Canan OZER, Brandon ROA, Dilek UZUNALIOGLU, Bicheng WU, Xin YANG, Erhan YILDIZ
  • Publication number: 20240016179
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a technology for developing alternative protein sources for use in industrial food production. The technology evaluates naturally occurring proteins by a process that is done partly in silico and partly by empirical evaluation. A database is created in which each individual protein is characterized by vector representations of structural and functional features. Clusters of individual proteins are formed by pairwise comparison of each protein's vector representation, adjusting the degree of similarity used to define clusters until a desired number of clusters are obtained. A protein representative is selected from each cluster for evaluation by high-throughput expression and laboratory testing for a particular food function. High scoring representatives identify clusters that can be mined for additional protein candidates. Multiple cycles of the machine learning, database mining, expression and testing yield ingredients suitable for assessment as part of a commercial food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Shiru, Inc.
    Inventors: Eyal Akiva, Geoffroy Dubourg-Felonneau, Akemi Kunibe, Lawrence Lee, Jasmin Hume
  • Publication number: 20240016180
    Abstract: A method of producing a functional pulse protein exhibiting increased water solubility and thermal stability compared to native pulse protein in acidic conditions and containing no stabilizing ingredients. The method includes initially providing a pulse protein flour comprising pulse protein and pulse starch. The pulse protein is separated from the pulse starch to produce a pulse protein isolate and a pulse starch rich component containing primarily pulse starch and insoluble fiber. The pulse starch rich component is partially hydrolyzed to produce primarily maltodextrin resulting in a treated pulse starch component. The treated pulse starch component and the pulse protein isolate are then combined and incubated to induce the initial stage of the Maillard reaction until an Amadori product is produced resulting in partially glycated protein. The partially glycated protein is then purified to produce a partially glycated pulse protein ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Baraem Pamela Ismail, Alissa Ann Schneider
  • Publication number: 20240016181
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a processing technique for increasing the binding property of a texturized plant protein ingredient in the production of a meat-like processed food product. The binding property of a texturized plant protein ingredient is increased in a meat-like processed food product obtained through a production method for a meat-like processed food product, the method including a step A for causing a protease to act on a texturized plant protein ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Takakiyo OBARA, Akiko TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240016182
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for purifying protein, and more particularly to methods for purifying protein that minimize the development of undesirable odors and flavors in the purified protein and increase protein yield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Carl Allen Henderson, Jr., Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Dunilka Nishani Ratnayake, Ian Guiles Ronningen, Laila Dafik
  • Publication number: 20240016183
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a meat-analogue composition comprising an oil-in-water structured emulsion and plant protein, a process for preparing the meat-analogue composition, and the use of an oil-in-water structured emulsion in a meat-analogue composition. The structured emulsion, which may comprise a polyhydroxy compound, is characterized by an ordered lamellar gel network and is useful for retaining the moisture and fat content in the meat-analogue upon cooking, obviating use of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Jeroen DEMEURISSE
  • Publication number: 20240016184
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a meat substitute product comprising a randomly interesterified triglyceride and at least one texturized protein ingredient, wherein the randomly interesterified triglyceride has a content of palmitic acid (C16) and stearic acid (C18) in a range of from 35 to 65 wt %, and a ratio of C18 over C16 in a range of from 1.0 to 15.0. The invention further relates to the use of the corresponding randomly interesterified triglyceride for improving the texture and/or organoleptic properties of a ground meat substitute product. Preferably the meat substitute product is a vegetarian ground meat substitute product that is shaped into a form such as a burger, a patty, a meatball, a nugget or a sausage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Beatrice Ines FELKE, Zuzana VAN BEVEREN
  • Publication number: 20240016185
    Abstract: Meat substitute recipes with animal cells and exogenous heme-containing protein on plant-based meat dough matrices are disclosed. Methods of producing are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua MARCH, Nahyun CHO, Katherine GORA, Dongjun ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20240016186
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to a process for preparing a crispy coated extruded plant-based food product. More specifically the invention relates to a process for preparing a crispy coated extruded plant-based food product with a fibrous appearance and good juiciness and tenderness properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: REINHOLD WILLY BETZ, SIMON ALEXANDER HUTSCHENREUTER, KEVIN KURZ, MARTIN MICHEL, PATRICK PIBAROT, MARK AMBUHL, JOCHEN WEISS, KURT HERRMANN, HANNES WENZEL
  • Publication number: 20240016187
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a processing technology that exhibits an excellent solubilization effect on a plant-based protein-containing liquid composition. This method for producing a processed plant-based protein-containing liquid composition comprises a step for processing a plant-based protein-containing liquid composition by using a protein deamidase and a protease. The processed plant-based protein-containing liquid composition obtained from said production method has increased solubility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Akiko Takahashi, Hiroki Fujioka, Keita Hiura
  • Publication number: 20240016188
    Abstract: Described herein are pet food compositions comprising propolis, along with methods of making and using same. According to an aspect of the disclosure, provided is a pet food composition comprising propolis in an amount greater than about 0.1 wt. %; about 10 to about 40 wt. % of protein; about 9 to about 25 wt. % of a fat; about 10 to about 90 wt. % of a carbohydrate, wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the food composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
    Inventors: Eden EPHRAIM, Edem-Elikplim FOLLY, Dennis JEWELL
  • Publication number: 20240016189
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the automated mass production of spiral body pet treats, particularly chewable, spiraling rawhide-type pet treats, employs an extruder for extruding at least one rope in the form of a spiraling cross-sectional body having a plurality of radially spaced layers and an outer terminal end portion which is radially in-turned and conjoined with an adjacent one of the plurality of radially spaced layers. The rope is cut by a cutting assembly at longitudinally spaced locations in creating spiral shaped intermediate products which are then dried to form the spiral body pet treats. The spiral body pet treats are hard when dried but, with the radially in-turned outer terminal end portion being joined to a radially inward spiral layer, no terminal edge with potentially sharp contact points is exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn K. BARTON, Emily Lauren FORT, Megan KEOUGH, Jie SUN
  • Publication number: 20240016190
    Abstract: Disclosed are a roxburgh rose and Coix seeds composite beverage and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of food processing. The preparation method includes: heating Coix seeds pulp for gelatinization, followed by adding alpha-amylase (?-amylase) for liquefaction, then adding saccharifying enzyme for saccharification to obtain Coix seeds enzymatic hydrolysate; then using Coix seeds enzymatic hydrolysate and roxburgh rose juice as raw materials, carrying out staged fermentation with Coriolus versicolor and Lactobacillus plantarum to obtain a fermentation broth, followed by homogenizing and filtering, centrifuging, sterilizing to obtain a new type of natural fermented beverage with aroma of roxburgh rose fruit, Coix seed, Coriolus versicolor-specific mushroom flavor and lactic acid fermentation flavor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Laping HE, Cuiqin LI, Xueyi TIAN
  • Publication number: 20240016191
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing Agrocybe cylindracea fermented kudzuvine root and coix seeds beverage, and relates to the technical field of fermented beverage product development. The method includes steps of germinating coix seeds to obtain germinated coix seeds, respectively pulping kudzuvine root and germinated coix seeds with water into pastes of kudzuvine root and germinated coix seeds, gelatinizing the pastes, followed by respectively adding with high-temperature amylase for primary enzymolysis and inactivating enzyme, and respectively adding with glucoamylase for secondary enzymolysis and inactivating enzyme to obtain saccharified liquids of kudzuvine root and germinated coix seeds; mixing the saccharified liquids of kudzuvine root and germinated coix seeds, followed by sterilizing and inoculating with Agrocybe cylindracea seed solution for fermentation, and then obtaining a Agrocybe cylindracea fermented kudzuvine root and coix seeds beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Laping HE, Cuiqin LI, Yun YANG
  • Publication number: 20240016192
    Abstract: A cooked rice improver, which allows fat and oil to be easily emulsified immediately after being added, is excellent in the effect of releasing cooked rice, reduces breakage of rice grains and makes the graininess of rice excellent, suppresses aging of cooked rice, and allows cooked rice with improved richness and excellent flavor to be obtained. The cooked rice improver contains fat and oil, an ionic surfactant, and a polyhydric alcohol, wherein a content of the fat and oil is 8% by mass or more and 65% by mass or less with respect to a total amount of the cooked rice improver, and a difference of L2 value?L1 value calculated at 20° C. according to the following definition is positive: L1 value: lightness value of cooked rice improver; L2 value: lightness value of emulsion obtained by adding 100 times by mass of fresh water to the cooked rice improver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Akifumi MIKAMI, Hideaki KOBAYASHI, Mayumi HIDAN, Wataru URUSHIBATA, Ryosuke HOSHINA, Kenta SUSAKI
  • Publication number: 20240016193
    Abstract: A method for selectively separating at least one apolar organic substance, comprises: (a) providing a starting mixture (10) which contains at least one organic substance comprising at least one apolar group and optionally a solvent; (b) bringing the starting mixture into contact with at least one cyclodextrin to obtain a cyclodextrin-aromatic substance complex; and optionally (c) separating the complex from the liquid phase; and (d) treating the separated complex, in particular enzymatically, and optionally filtering the resulting mixture, whereby a composition loaded with at least one organic substance comprising at least one apolar group is obtained. The invention also relates to a composition loaded with at least one organic substance comprising at least one apolar group, and to the use of this composition in order to introduce at least one apolar organic substance into a food, luxury food, cosmetic product, or pharmaceutical product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Döhler GmbH
    Inventors: Agostino BIAFORA, Dominik BÃœTTNER, Axel KALTENBRUNNER, Dominik MISSIKIEWITSCH, Jan STIELER
  • Publication number: 20240016194
    Abstract: Livestock meat flavor-imparting agents containing a heated product of crude sugar, and cysteine or a salt thereof are useful for imparting livestock meat flavors without containing livestock meat materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: AJINOMOTO CO., INC.
    Inventors: Ryusuke KOBA, Miyako SOETA
  • Publication number: 20240016195
    Abstract: Process comprising reducing a fermentation broth comprising 2?-fucosyllactose to produce a treated fermentation broth comprising 2?-fucosyllactose and 2?-fucosyllactitol; isolating a stream comprising 2?-fucosyllactose and 2?-fucosyllactitol from the treated fermentation broth; purifying the isolated stream; concentrating the purified isolated stream; dewatering the concentrated purified isolated stream, thereby forming a prebiotic solids product comprising 2?-fucosyllactose and 0.2 to 6.0 wt. % of 2?-fucosyllactitol based on the total wt. % of the prebiotic solids product, wherein the concentrating step and dewatering step can be performed in any order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Johannes Gustaaf Ernst VAN LEEUWEN, Frank WIENS, Marco Alexander VAN DEN BERG
  • Publication number: 20240016196
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to adhesive composite films which may be used to attach to food materials, and potentially form unions between food materials. These adhesive composite films generally comprise a backbone layer having one or more adhesive layers disposed thereon. They may be used to join many food-based materials often used as external barriers in foodstuffs such as tortillas, gyros, and pitas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Tastee Tape, LLC
    Inventors: Tyler Brooke Guarino, Marie Eric, Marc Donohue, Rachel Nie, Erin Kathleen Walsh
  • Publication number: 20240016197
    Abstract: A method for producing a starch-containing solid composition for heat-cooking utilizes an extruder that contains a screw that is turned by a motor; a barrel that surrounds the outer periphery of the screw; a feeder that is attached to the base side of the barrel and that is for loading a food material; and a die part that is attached to the tip side of the barrel and that is for discharging the food material after kneading while shaping the food material. The screw has, in order from the base side to the tip side, at least a flight section and a kneading section. The length of the flight section is not less than 50% of the entire length of the screw. The length of the kneading section is less than 50% of the entire length of the screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Mizkan Holdings Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yusuke Tange
  • Publication number: 20240016198
    Abstract: A water-based electronic cigarette liquid is disclosed. The water-based electronic cigarette liquid includes the following ingredients in parts by mass: 5-60 parts of water, 5-50 parts of smoke ingredient which is solid at normal temperature and is soluble in water, and 0-30 parts of glycerol. The electronic cigarette liquid in this invention has environmental protection, high safety, comfortable smoking taste, high smoke producing effect, and low viscosity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., SHANGHAI NEW TOBACCO PRODUCT RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD., CHINA TOBACCO HENAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianfu Liu, Jianhua Yi, Wen Du, Jiaruo Huang, Zhiguo Wang, Xinliang Tan, Kejun Zhong, Zhiwei Sun, Wei Liu, Jingbo Chen, Chao Tan, Chao Chen, Chaoying Chen, Jing Yang, Qishan Yuan, Xinqiang Yin, Xiaoyi Guo, Jianxin Ren
  • Publication number: 20240016199
    Abstract: A method of producing a liquid tobacco extract, the method including the steps of: preparing a tobacco material; applying an alkaline solution to the tobacco material to produce an alkalised tobacco material; heating the alkalised tobacco material at an extraction temperature of between 100 degrees Celsius and 160 degrees Celsius for at least 30 minutes, the alkalised tobacco material being heated in a flow of inert gas or in a flow of a combination of an inert gas with water or steam, and a water content of the alkalised tobacco material, prior to the heating step, being between 10 percent by weight and 20 percent by weight; condensing volatile compounds released from the alkalised tobacco material during the heating step and collecting condensate of the volatile compounds; and forming a liquid tobacco extract comprising the condensate of the volatile compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Sebastien LANASPEZE, Stefan LAUENSTEIN, Simon NUSSBAUMER, Alain SCIBOZ, Morris Kevin HOOIJMANS
  • Publication number: 20240016200
    Abstract: An electrically heated smoking article includes a filter layer, a hollow tube layer stacked at a lower end of the filter layer, an aerosol-forming substrate layer stacked below the hollow tube layer and including a mixture of a solid moisture absorbent and a liquid aerosol-forming substrate capsule, and a wrapping portion surrounding the filter layer, the hollow tube layer, and the aerosol-forming substrate layer to maintain a stack structure. The liquid aerosol-forming substrate capsule includes a liquid aerosol-forming substrate at a center, a first emulsifier layer completely surrounding the liquid aerosol-forming substrate, and a first coating material layer covering a surface of the first emulsifier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hwan Ock Choe, Ji Hye Jang
  • Publication number: 20240016201
    Abstract: A removable insert for a rolled smoking article includes male and female ends. The smoking article is rolled in a roller apparatus including first and second rollers rotatably mounted in a frame. The male insert end is configured for telescopic and magnetic interconnection with the female insert end whereby the female insert end can be extracted from the smoking article and replaced with a filter. The smoking article end opposite the filter end can be crimped to complete the smoking article production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Wyatt Rogers
  • Publication number: 20240016202
    Abstract: A tubular element for an aerosol-generating article is provided, the tubular element including: a tubular body defining a cavity extending from a first end of the tubular body to a second end of the tubular body; a folded end portion forming a first end wall at the first end of the tubular body, the first end wall delimiting an opening for airflow between the cavity and an exterior of the tubular element; and a ventilation zone at a location along the tubular body of the tubular element, the ventilation zone being located between about 5 millimetres and about 15 millimetres from the folded end portion of the tubular element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Gennaro CAMPITELLI, Valerio D'AMBROGI, Chrystophe SCHALLER (Deceased), Jerome UTHURRY
  • Publication number: 20240016203
    Abstract: An apparatus for attachment to a cigarette includes a cylindrical element composed of filter material and having a distal end and a proximal end, an opening on the distal end, the opening configured for accepting and releasably attaching to a filter end of the cigarette, a smoke filter located at the proximal end, the smoke filter configured for filtering smoke emanating from the cigarette, and, a flavor capsule located within the smoke filter, the flavor capsule configured for adding flavor to the smoke emanating from the cigarette. Also disclosed is a system for smoking that includes a cigarette having a filter end and the apparatus for attachment to the cigarette described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Arthur Berberian
  • Publication number: 20240016204
    Abstract: Smoking pipes are described herein. An example smoking pipe includes a body including a bowl to receive smoking material, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, the second end defining a first opening for smoking, and a channel defined in the body between the bowl and the first opening. The smoking pipe also includes a cover defining a second opening. The body extends through the second opening of the cover. The cover is slidable in a longitudinal direction along the body between a first position in which the bowl is accessible and a second position in which the bowl is covered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Kegan McDaniel
  • Publication number: 20240016205
    Abstract: A hookah infuser device providing two pineapple or capsule-shaped vessels spaced apart by a rotatable chamber with a passageway that fluidly couples the two capsule-shaped vessels in a first direction. A conduit may fluidly connect an external elemental holder to the chamber in a second direction, transverse to the first direction, wherein the conduit intersects the passageway at an intersection point or nexus. The chamber may be selectively rotated so that the two pineapple or various shaped fruit or capsule-shaped vessels experience a centrifugal force that urges a fluid within one or both vessels flee from the center of the respective vessel into the passageway and to the nexus point, thereby infusing an essence, such as vapors, of an element disposed in the external elemental holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Darnell Becote, Talia Tinkler, Debra Becote
  • Publication number: 20240016206
    Abstract: A reduced odor smoking system and method is provided. The system designed to process smoke exhaled during the smoking of a smokeable material (such as a cigarette or waterpipe) to remove the smoke odor. The system includes a holder that holds smokeable material for ignition, and a system that processes the exhaled smoke to reduce the odor. During use, the user inhales smoke from the system and subsequently exhales the smoke back into the system to be processed. A valve assembly directs the smoke from the holder to the user's mouth during inhalation and from the user's mouth to the smoke processing system during exhalation. In this way, a user may enjoy smoking while minimizing the smoke odor (e.g., indoors).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: AIDEMAR GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Jawid Wahidi
  • Publication number: 20240016207
    Abstract: A cap for use with a delivery system, the cap including an outer wall defining an internal cavity configured to receive a mouthpiece of the delivery system, and a sealing element within the cavity configured to engage with the delivery system mouthpiece and to seal an outlet of the delivery system mouthpiece, when the cap is fitted to a delivery system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ayah ABDULLAH, Bonifacio SPINOLA
  • Publication number: 20240016208
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes an aerosol generating substrate heated to form an aerosol. More specifically, an aerosol generation device includes: an aerosol generation chamber configured to receive and heat a substrate to generate aerosol, the aerosol generation chamber including at least a heating element; a cover which can be in a closed position covering an aperture in the device, and in an open position exposing the aperture; and a tray for receiving and holding the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventors: Christina Wolf, Moritz Werny, Philipp Hans Refior, Akira Yamaguchi, Ryo Hasegawa, Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir, Yusuke Kayama
  • Publication number: 20240016209
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present application is an electronic cigarette, including a cigarette stem and a cartridge, in which a battery and a PCB board are provided in the cigarette stem, an atomizer configured for a atomization of e-liquid is provided in the cartridge, the atomizer includes a ceramic atomizing core, a heating wire configured for heating the e-liquid and a temperature sensing element configured for a temperature detection of the heating wire, the heating wire and the temperature sensing element are provided on the ceramic atomizing core, the heating wire is electrically connected to the battery, the temperature sensing element is electrically connected to the PCB board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Rongyuan ZHU, Jianhua YU
  • Publication number: 20240016210
    Abstract: An electronic vaporization device includes a shell; a vaporizer, including a liquid storage unit configured to store a liquid, and a vaporization core configured to heat the liquid to generate an aerosol; a battery; a circuit board, including a first electrical contact portion and a second electrical contact portion; a first conductive connector, where an end of the first conductive connector abuts against the vaporization core to form an electrical connection, and the other end of the first conductive connector abuts against the first electrical contact portion to form an electrical connection; and a second conductive connector, spaced apart from the first conductive connector, where an end of the second conductive connector abuts against the vaporization core to form an electrical connection, and the other end of the second conductive connector abuts against the second electrical contact portion to form an electrical connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: WEIFENG GONG, ZHONGLI XU, YONGHAI LI
  • Publication number: 20240016211
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol generating device and an atomizer. The atomizer includes an atomizing housing and an atomizing base. The lower end of the atomizing housing is connected to the upper end of the atomizing base. A communicating hole is provided at the bottom of the atomizing housing to allow an atomizing chamber in the atomizing housing to communicate with the inner cavity of the atomizing base. A partition plate is provided within the inner cavity of the atomizing base and divides the inner cavity of the atomizing base into a liquid storage cavity and a ventilation cavity. An opening is provided at the upper end of the partition plate. The opening is used for communicating the liquid storage cavity with the ventilation cavity. The liquid storage cavity is located directly below the communicating hole. The ventilation cavity is located away from the underside of the communicating hole. At least one ventilation hole is provided on the bottom wall of the atomizing base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: WEIHUA QIU
  • Publication number: 20240016212
    Abstract: Described is an aerosol provision system for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-generating material, the system including an optical arrangement provided by the system and including at least one irradiative light source, the optical arrangement configured to generate a plurality of light beams from the at least one irradiative light source; an aerosol-generating material contained within the system; wherein the optical arrangement is configured to direct the plurality of light beams to intersect at a spatial point within the system, the spatial point located at or adjacent to at least a part of the aerosol-generating material or a target material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: David Alan NELSON
  • Publication number: 20240016213
    Abstract: Cartridges for use in vaporizer or vaporization devices are disclosed herein. Vaporizer or vaporization devices, atomizer components, and methods are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Ariel Atkins, Adam Bowen, Steven Christensen, Esteban Leon Duque, James Monsees
  • Publication number: 20240016214
    Abstract: A tubular heating body includes: a heating main body. The heating main body is formed by splicing at least two heating units. In an embodiment, each heating unit of the at least two heating units includes: a substrate tube; an electric heating layer disposed on the substrate tube; and an infrared radiation layer disposed on the substrate tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hongming ZHOU, Huanxi LI, Hong LI, Rihong LI, Xianwu DU
  • Publication number: 20240016215
    Abstract: An electronic vaporization device for heating and vaporizing an aerosol-forming substrate includes: a vaporization cavity for accommodating the aerosol-forming substrate; a microwave generating circuit for generating a microwave according to a preset microwave frequency; a microwave transmitting antenna connected to the microwave generating circuit for sweeping and transmitting the microwave within a preset microwave frequency range, and transmitting the microwave to the vaporization cavity to heat the aerosol-forming substrate; a feedback acquisition circuit for acquiring a feedback signal corresponding to the microwave of the preset microwave frequency that is transmitted by the microwave transmitting antenna; and a microwave control circuit connected to the microwave generating circuit and the feedback acquisition circuit, respectively, the microwave control circuit determining the preset microwave frequency and control the microwave generating circuit to generate the microwave according to the preset micr
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jing DU, Yuming XIONG, Guihua BU
  • Publication number: 20240016216
    Abstract: Provided are a power supply assembly of an aerosol-generation apparatus and an e-cigarette. The power supply assembly includes: a housing, an air inlet being provided on the housing: a support arranged in the housing and including first and second mounting portion, and a circuit structure being arranged on the support: a main board assembly and a power supply that are arranged on the second mounting portion; an electrode terminal arranged on the first mounting portion and electrically connected to the circuit stricture and a vaporizer respectively a first sealing member arranged on the support and abutting against an inner wall surface of the housing: and a second sealing member arranged on an end of the first mounting portion away from the first sealing member and abutting against the inner wall surface of the housing. The first sealing member and the second sealing member define an air-inlet region in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Lixiao ZHAO, Jiajian TANG, Xianjun FENG, Jinxing WANG
  • Publication number: 20240016217
    Abstract: A vapor generation device includes a housing. The housing includes a near end and a far end opposite to each other in a length direction, the near end being provided with a first opening, and the far end being provided with a second opening. The housing is internally provided with: a cavity, located between the first opening and the second opening; and a heater, extending in an axial direction of the cavity and surrounding at least a part of the cavity, and configured to heat an inhalable material received in the cavity, at least a part of the heater close to the far end including an inner diameter-reduced region, to provide a stop for the inhalable material received in the cavity during use. In the foregoing vapor generation device, an inner diameter-reduced part of the heater abuts against the inhalable material to provide support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: ZUQIANG QI, WEIFENG GONG, JIAMAO LUO, BAOLING LEI, ZHONGLI XU, YONGHAI LI
  • Publication number: 20240016218
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article and an aerosol generation device used therewith are provided. The aerosol generation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a housing configured to form an accommodation space in which an aerosol-generating article is accommodated and a heater part configured to heat the aerosol-generating article accommodated in the accommodation space, wherein the aerosol-generating article may include a tobacco rod, which includes a cavity segment filled with tobacco granules, and a filter rod. By the heater part having a structure that heats only the cavity segment or heats the tobacco rod from the inside and outside simultaneously, the tobacco granules filled in the cavity segment can be effectively heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chan Min KWON, Eun Mi JEOUNG
  • Publication number: 20240016219
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program can include generating, obtaining or receiving a first control signal, at or from a control module, for switching elements of a first switching arrangement, wherein the control module implements a heating phase operation and a non-heating phase of operation of a first resonant circuit. The first resonant circuit includes one or more inductive elements and one or more capacitive elements, wherein the one or more inductive elements are for inductively heating a first susceptor arrangement to heat an aerosol generating material to thereby generate an aerosol. The first switching arrangement has a first state (in which a varying current is generated from a voltage supply and flows through the one or more inductive elements of the first resonant circuit) and a second state (in which the first switching arrangement is non-conducting).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Tomi VINTOLA, Zheng ZHIYONG
  • Publication number: 20240016220
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes: a chamber to receive an aerosol generation product; a cell, including a first electrode and a second electrode; a first switch tube and a second switch tube; an LCC oscillator, including an inductance coil, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor; a first end of the inductance coil is connected to the second end of the first capacitor, and a second end of the inductance coil is connected to the first electrode through the first switch tube and is connected to the second electrode through the second switch tube; and the first switch tube and the second switch tube are turned on and turned off alternately, to guide an alternating current to flow through the inductance coil to generate a variable magnetic field; and a susceptor, configured to be penetrated by the variable magnetic field to generate heat, to heat the aerosol generation product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xinjun LI, Ruilong HU, Zhongli XU, Yonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20240016221
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating apparatus is provided. The aerosol-generating apparatus includes a heating base and a heating member. The heating base has a heating cavity, the heating member is configured to accommodate and heat an aerosol-generating substrate, the heating member is disposed in the heating cavity. The heating member includes a first sidewall, a first airflow channel is formed between the first sidewall and the inner surface of the heating cavity. A protrusion is disposed on an inner surface of the first sidewall, the protrusion makes a second airflow channel formed between the first sidewall and the aerosol-generating substrate, and both the first airflow channel and the second airflow channel are led from the outside of the aerosol-generating apparatus to the bottom of the heating cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Hongming ZHOU, Taowen LIU, Xiong YU, Xing LIU, Jiao ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20240016222
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes an outside casing containing a battery and having a receiving cavity for receiving an exchangeable cartomizer in a removable manner, a power and control interface connected to the battery and positioned in the receiving cavity for contacting with an electrical contact and air inlet interface of the cartomizer, wherein the power and control interface includes an airflow sensor and electrical contacts, wherein the power and control interface includes a deformable seal configured to delimit a flow path to the airflow sensor and wherein the power and control interface includes a non-deformable holder at least partially bordering a perimeter of the deformable seal in the receiving cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventor: Peter Loveday