Heat Exchanging And/or Insulating Patents (Class 131/194)
  • Patent number: 12290099
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ruilong Hu, Xiaobo Ai, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Patent number: 12290111
    Abstract: An e-vaping case includes a housing, a guide structure, a cartridge receiving portion connected to the guide structure, and an electronics system in the housing. The cartridge receiving portion is configured to be moved along the guide structure between a first surface and a second surface of the housing. The electronics system includes a power supply that is configured to initiate a transfer of power to an electrical contact structure if the cartridge receiving portion is moved towards the first surface of the housing to at least a first position of the housing. The electronics system is configured to interrupt the transfer of power to the electrical contact structure if the cartridge receiving portion is moved towards the second surface of the housing. An electronic vaping device may include a cartridge detachably coupled to the cartridge receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC.
    Inventors: Eric Hawes, Chris Simpson, Terrance Theodore Bache, David Schiff
  • Patent number: 12290096
    Abstract: An aerosol generating substrate element is circumscribed by exactly two paper layers that do not extend beyond an aerosol generating substrate. The aerosol generating substrate includes from about 10% to about 30% glycerine by weight. The first paper wrapper and the second paper wrapper have a combined thickness in a range from about 60 micrometres to about 200 micrometres. The first paper wrapper does not overlap itself and a second paper wrapper does not overlap itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Ivan Prestia
  • Patent number: 12285049
    Abstract: An electronic vapor provision device comprising a power cell and a vaporizer, wherein the vaporizer comprises a heater and a heater support, wherein the heater is one the inside of the heater support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventor: Christopher Lord
  • Patent number: 12284742
    Abstract: An inductive heating device (1) comprises a device housing (10) a DC power source (11), a power supply electronics (13) comprising a DC/AC inverter (132) including a Class-E power amplifier with a transistor switch (1320), a transistor switch driver circuit (1322), and an LC load network (1323) configured to operate at low ohmic load (1324), the LC load network (1323) comprising a shunt capacitor (C1) and a series connection of a capacitor (C2) and an inductor (L2), and a cavity (14) arranged in the device housing (10), the cavity (14) having an internal surface shaped to accommodate at least a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate (20), wherein the cavity (14) is arranged such that the inductor (L2) is inductively coupled to the susceptor (21) of the aerosol-forming substrate (20) during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A.
    Inventor: Oleg Mironov
  • Patent number: 12284743
    Abstract: Circuitry for a plurality of induction elements for an aerosol generating device is disclosed. Each of the plurality of induction elements is for inductive heating of one or more susceptors for heating aerosol generating material in use. The circuitry includes a plurality of driver arrangements, each one of the plurality of driver arrangements being arranged to provide, from an input direct current, an alternating current to a respective one of the plurality of induction elements in use. Each driver arrangement includes one or more first transistors each controllable by a switching potential to substantially allow current to pass therethrough in use. The circuitry also includes a converter arranged to step up an input potential to provide the switching potential in use, the converter being common to each of the plurality of driver arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Julian White, Martin Horrod
  • Patent number: 12274294
    Abstract: Provided are an aerosol generating apparatus including a cigarette insertion portion into which a cigarette is insertable; and a vaporizer configured to heat a liquid composition to generate aerosol and discharge the generated aerosol toward the inserted cigarette such that the generated aerosol passes through the cigarette inserted into the cigarette insertion portion, and a cradle for receiving the aerosol generating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Ho Han, Hun Il Lim, Jong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han, Jin Young Yoon, Young Lea Kim, Jang Uk Lee, Ji Soo Jang, Wang Seop Lim, Moon Bong Lee, Soung Ho Ju, Du Jin Park, Seong Won Yoon
  • Patent number: 12274309
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette comprises a battery portion which is operable to provide power to a heating element of the electronic cigarette, and a cartomizer coupled with the battery portion. The cartomizer comprises a liquid container which provides a liquid toward the heating element wherein the liquid is used for producing and flavoring a vapor of the electronic cigarette when the liquid is heated by the heating element, and a memory which is operable to record and store an amount of the liquid remaining in the liquid container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventor: Nehemia Amir
  • Patent number: 12268237
    Abstract: There is described an apparatus for heating an aerosol generating material to generate an inhalable aerosol or gas. The apparatus includes a housing; a receptacle within the housing, the receptacle including one or more cavities, each cavity for containing an aerosol generating material; and a heating arrangement including one or more heater elements for heating aerosol generating material contained in the one or more cavities to generate an inhalable aerosol or gas. The one or more heater elements are located externally of the one or more cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Edward John, Walid Aoun, Bryan Allbutt, David Robert Seaward, David Phasey
  • Patent number: 12268234
    Abstract: A heatable aerosol-generating article is provided, including an aerosol generating rod, the aerosol generating rod including a sheet for an aerosol-generating device, the sheet including: cellulosic material including cellulose powder, a weight ratio of cellulose powder to total cellulosic material in the sheet on a dry weight basis being greater than about 1:2; one or more nicotine salts; and at least one aerosol former, the sheet having an aerosol former content of at least 10% by weight on a dry weight basis, the sheet including no tobacco material, and a weight ratio of aerosol former to nicotine salt in the sheet on a dry weight basis being between 15:1 and 3:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Corinne Deforel, Judith Waller, Gerard Zuber
  • Patent number: 12268241
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an aerosol generating system an aerosolizable material, wherein the aerosolizable material includes at least two sections, wherein at least one of the sections includes a tobacco material; at least first and second heaters, wherein the heaters are arranged to respectively heat the different sections of the aerosolizable material, wherein the system is configured such that during a session of use, after initiation of heating of a first of the sections by the first heater, the second heater is selectively actuatable to heat a second of the sections to a temperature which causes volatilization of aerosolizable components of the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventor: Aaron Brookbank
  • Patent number: 12268244
    Abstract: A liquid guide member is provided. The liquid guide member works in cooperation with a heating member for atomizing an aerosol-forming substrate. The liquid guide member is divided into multiple areas. The area farthest from the heating member is defined as a first area, an area adjacent to the heating member is defined as the i-th area, and the area between the first area and the i-th area is defined as the x-th area, wherein the flow velocity Q of the aerosol-forming substrate in the first to i-th areas satisfies: Q1?Qi, and Q1>Qx, 1<x<i, i being a positive integer and i?2. The liquid guide member, atomizing core, atomizer, and aerosol generating system provided can not only reduce the risk of leakage of the aerosol-forming substrate, but also avoid the occurrence of dry burning, coking, or aerosol insufficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Weihua Qiu
  • Patent number: 12262729
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides aerosol generating substrates and aerosol source members comprising aerosol generating substrates, as well as methods of manufacturing thereof. In an example implementation, an aerosol generating substrate may comprise a fibrous filler material, an aerosol forming material, and a plurality of heat conducting constituents, wherein the substrate is formed as a sheet, and wherein the heat conducting constituents are part of the sheet. The heat conducting constituents may be incorporated within the sheet, or may be formed on a surface of the sheet. In another example implementation, an aerosol source member may comprise a substrate portion formed of a collection of intermingled pieces cut from an aerosol substrate sheet. In addition, or alternatively, a substrate portion may be formed of a series of overlapping layers of an aerosol substrate sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Andries Sebastian, Stephen Benson Sears, Billy Tyrone Conner, Rajesh Sur, S. Keith Cole, Thaddeus Jackson, Timothy Frederick Thomas, Paul E. Braxton, Curtis Foster Doe, Vahid Hejazi, Kathryn Lynn Wilberding
  • Patent number: 12262753
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic atomization apparatus in the technical field of atomization. The electronic atomization apparatus includes a main unit and an atomizer. The main unit includes a housing component, a control assembly, and a battery assembly. The control assembly and the battery assembly are disposed inside the housing component. The control assembly is electrically connected to the battery assembly. The atomizer includes an atomization housing and a heating circuit disposed inside the atomization housing. One end of the atomization housing is connected to one end of the housing component. The atomization housing is provided with at least two atomization compartments that are independent of each other. The heating circuit is electrically connected to the control assembly. Another end of the atomization housing is provided with a gas outlet. The gas outlet may selectively communicate with one of the at least two atomization compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huabing Li, Yu Huang
  • Patent number: 12256774
    Abstract: A smoking article is provided, including an aerosol-generating substrate, the aerosol-generating substrate being a rod including a gathered sheet of homogenised tobacco material circumscribed by a wrapper, the gathered sheet of homogenised tobacco material including one or more aerosol-formers and having an aerosol-former content of greater than 5% on a dry weight basis, and the rod having a length of between 5 mm and 20 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Pierre-Yves Gindrat
  • Patent number: 12250972
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an aerosol generation device and a heating assembly thereof. The heating assembly includes an electrically conductive external tube, an electrical resistance circuit disposed in the external tube and having an electrode electrically connected with the external tube, a first electrode lead wire in electrical connection with the external tube, and a second electrode lead wire in electrical connection with an opposite electrode of the electrical resistance circuit. The external tube is electrically conductive, and electrode lead wires that are needed for the electrical resistance circuit and the temperature detection circuit are led out via the external tube. Such a structural configuration can help to reduce the number of electrode lead wires needed for the heating assembly and to increase the distance among each of the electrode lead wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhenlong Jiang, Pei Li
  • Patent number: 12232542
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device and a holder for use with a removable substrate cartridge. In one implementation, the holder may include a main body and a sleeve. The main body may define a receiving portion configured to receive at least a portion of a cartridge, and an aerosol passage extending from the receiving portion, through the main body, and through a first end thereof. The sleeve may comprise a substantially solid sleeve wall disposed around at least a portion of the main body and may be configured to slide relative to the main body to and from an open position, wherein the distal end of the sleeve is positioned proximate the receiving portion of the main body, and a use position, wherein the distal end is positioned away from the receiving portion of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
    Inventors: Thaddeus Jackson, Billy T. Conner, Edmond Strother Smith, III, Karen Cleckley, Keri Meggan Cox, Steven Lee Worm
  • Patent number: 12232525
    Abstract: The invention relates to an atomizer for an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette with a new connection structure scheme. The solution adopted in the present invention is: an atomizer for an electronic cigarette, comprising an oil storage pipe, a ventilation pipe, an atomization assembly and an electrical connection seat. The ventilation pipe is arranged in the oil storage pipe. The atomizer comprises a limiting stepped column and a protrusion protruding from an outer side surface of the ventilation pipe. The stepped column and the protrusion are arranged at one end of the ventilation pipe and define a groove at the outer side surface of the ventilation pipe. One end of the oil storage pipe is radially provided with a flange and one end of the electrical connection seat is radially provided with an edgefold. The flange and the edgefold are sleeved and fixed in the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Inventor: Changhao Yi
  • Patent number: 12225936
    Abstract: A disposable capsule, containing herbal product such as cannabis, can be used with a vaporizer for vaporizing the volatile constituents. The limited battery capacity of portable vaporizers necessitates efficient energy use in order to generate vapor from the herbal product. This is achieved through various features of the invention. Aided by airtightness of the vaporizer capsule connection, the airflow through the capsule can be guided in a controlled fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventors: Nariman Keramati Noori, Clemens R. J. Tscheka, Nirna Keramati Noori
  • Patent number: 12232224
    Abstract: A folded heater of an electronic vaping device includes a first plurality of U-shaped segments arranged in a first direction and defining a first side of the heater and a second plurality of U-shaped segments arranged in the first direction and defining a second side of the heater. The second side is substantially parallel to the first side. The heater also includes a first lead portion and a second lead portion. The first plurality of U-shaped segments, the second plurality of U-shaped segments, the first lead portion, and the second lead portion are a single integral member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Charles L. Dendy, William J. Crowe, Christopher Ryan Newcomb, Rangaraj S. Sundar, Isaac Weigensberg, David Rubli
  • Patent number: 12213527
    Abstract: A ceramic vaporizer and atomizer system, method and computer program product, including a ceramic vaporizer case; and a ceramic atomizer removably coupled to the ceramic vaporizer case. The ceramic vaporizer case includes external cooling fins for heat dissipation. The ceramic atomizer includes a mouthpiece portion with external cooling fins for heat dissipation. The ceramic atomizer includes a chamber for housing a heating element and that is configured as an insulator for heat retention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Inventor: Carlos R. Villamar
  • Patent number: 12213526
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating smoking device, is provided, including: a heater configured to heat an aerosol-forming substrate, the heater including an electrically resistive heating element and a heater substrate, the electrically resistive heating element including a first portion formed from a first material and a second portion formed from a second material different than the first material, configured such that, when an electrical current is passed through the electrically resistive heating element, the first portion is heated to a higher temperature than the second portion as a result of the electrical current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Schneider, Julien Plojoux, Felix Fernando, Olivier Greim
  • Patent number: 12213517
    Abstract: A vaporizer is configured to be used for vaping a botanical stick having at least one individual resistive heater and contacts to the at least one resistive heater. The vaporizer includes a housing, a battery compartment configured to hold a battery in the housing, an electronic control and power unit provided in the housing, and a cover movable between an open position exposing a compound chamber within the housing and a closed position connected to the housing and closing a portion of the compound chamber. The compound chamber is configured to hold at least the portion of the botanical stick having the contacts. Contacts are provided in the compound chamber and are configured to create an electrical connection between the electronic control and power unit and contacts on the botanical stick when the botanical stick has been inserted into the compound chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Sobota HnB Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Joseph M. Fuisz, Richard C. Fuisz, Volodymyr Smolkin
  • Patent number: 12207686
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to vortexer. The vortexer may be accommodated within a cap of a personal vaporizer. Further, vortexer may include at least one inlet which may be non-parallel, radially-offset from, and non-intersecting to a central axis. The at least one inlet may be configured to generate a vortex airflow with an inhalation action created by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: My Next Idea, LLC
    Inventor: William Joseph Devillier
  • Patent number: 12207678
    Abstract: A filter component for tobacco smoking, comprises a filter body (1), a filter core material (2), and a filter closing layer (3). The filter body (1) is a hollow cylinder, and the filter core material (2) is built in the filter body (1). At least one end of the filter body (1) is closed by the filter closing layer (3). The filter core material (2) is a granular filter material, filament filter material, folded filter material, or similar filter material having a shape structure with a large specific surface area. The filter component for smoking can be widely used in the field of tobacco and can be built into cigarettes or arranged in related accessories. The filter component for smoking can effectively filter moisture and tar in smoke, and can also ensure good smoking feel and effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Inventors: Jianbing Qian, Baoming Zhan, Qin Hua
  • Patent number: 12201153
    Abstract: An aerosol provision devices are described. One such device comprises a receptacle configured to receive aerosol generating material, wherein the receptacle comprises a susceptor which is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field. The device further comprises an insulating member extending around the susceptor, wherein the insulating member is positioned away from the receptacle to provide an air gap around the susceptor. The device further comprises an inductor coil extending around the insulating member such that the insulating member is positioned between the inductor coil and the susceptor, wherein the inductor coil is configured to generate the varying magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventor: Mitchel Thorsen
  • Patent number: 12193488
    Abstract: There is provided a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, the cartridge comprising a container comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the container outer surface at least partially defines an outer surface of the cartridge. The cartridge also includes a susceptor material comprising a susceptor material inner surface at least partially defining a cartridge cavity, the susceptor material inner surface defining a plurality of interstices. The cartridge also includes an aerosol-forming substrate in the form of a gel at room temperature, plurality of interstices are configured to hold the gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Oleg Mironov, Enrico Stura
  • Patent number: 12193501
    Abstract: A heating system is provided for an inhaler device, such as an e-cigarette or a personal vaporizer device, for generating an aerosol or a vapour from a liquid to be heated. The system comprises: at least one supply channel for conveying a liquid to be heated from a supply reservoir under capillary action or surface tension forces within the at least one channel; and heating means arranged at an outlet of the at least one supply channel and configured to heat the substance as it emerges from the outlet of the at least one channel. The heating means preferably comprises at least one heating element which extends across a width or an outlet opening of the supply channel and is typically confined to the outlet of the supply channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Roland Stalder, Daniel Wilhelm, Andrew Robert John Rogan
  • Patent number: 12194234
    Abstract: An electrically heated aerosol-generating device includes a storage portion configured to contain an aerosol-forming substrate and having a fluid permeable internal surface surrounding an open-ended passage extending through the cartridge. The device includes a housing having a cavity for receiving the cartridge, and a heater assembly positioned in the cavity. The heater assembly includes an elongate support member connected to the housing and arranged to extend into the open-ended passage of a cartridge inserted in the cavity. The heater assembly also includes a plurality of electric heaters fixed to and spaced along the length of the elongate support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Rui Nuno Batista, Laurent Manca
  • Patent number: 12193499
    Abstract: A porous element for a vapor provision system includes an elongate rod of porous ceramic material having a first end face, a second end face, and one or more side faces extending between the first end face and the second end face and defining a length of the rod; and a coating of metal applied to at least one side face over at least part of the length of the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Patrick Moloney, Catalin Mihai Balan
  • Patent number: 12194227
    Abstract: An electronic vaporizer is provided. The electronic vaporizer includes a cartridge that facilitates provision of a vaporized solution to an individual. The cartridge includes a housing that includes an interior, wherein the housing is one of a polymer housing or a ceramic housing. The cartridge also includes a heating element located in the interior of the housing, wherein the heating element is configured to vaporize a solution for oral provision to the individual. The vaporizer may also include a power harvesting device operative to acquire energy from the environment for use with powering the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: NJOY, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory D. Conley, Daniel C. Hillenbrandt
  • Patent number: 12185757
    Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of smoking sets, and provided thereby are a cartridge and an electronic cigarette, the cartridge comprising: a liquid storage part inside of which a liquid storage cavity is formed; a gas outlet channel; a porous body which comprises a main body having an atomizing surface, and two side parts arranged opposite to each other; and a container is defined and formed between the two side parts and the main part. The porous body also comprises a connection part which is used to connect the two side parts, used to receive and absorb condensed liquid formed in the gas outlet channel, and has at least one receiving surface facing towards the gas outlet channel; and a heating body which is bound to the atomizing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunkai Zhang, Ruilong Hu, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Patent number: 12178234
    Abstract: A cartridge may include a housing, a liquid supply reservoir in the housing and configured to store a pre-vapor formulation, a vaporizer, and a porous plug. The vaporizer may be in liquid communication with the liquid supply reservoir. The vaporizer may be configured to generate a vapor from heating a portion of the pre-vapor formulation. The porous plug may be connected to the housing and separated from the liquid supply reservoir. The porous plug may be permeable to the vapor. The porous plug may enclose a flavoring additive contacting a storage material. The flavoring additive may be configured to at least partially elute from the storage material or at least partially volatilize from the storage material if the vapor flows through the porous plug. An e-vaping device may include the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Gerd Kobal, San Li, Peter Lipowicz
  • Patent number: 12178235
    Abstract: A multi-segment component for an aerosol-generating article is provided, the multi-segment component including: a combustible heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the combustible heat source; and a wrapper circumscribing a rear portion of the combustible heat source and at least a front portion of the aerosol-forming substrate, a front portion of the combustible heat source extending beyond the wrapper so that the front portion of the combustible heat source is exposed during use; and an intumescent coating on all or part of the front portion of the combustible heat source, the intumescent coating being configured to form a heat insulating layer on the front portion of the combustible heat source in response to heating by the combustible heat source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Samuel Bonnely, Anna Canal Ponsico, Fabien Duc, Giuseppe Gaudio, Simon Nussbaumer, Lucien Suarez
  • Patent number: 12171261
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to vaporization systems and interchangeable elements forming such systems. In particular, a plurality of control devices may be interchangeably combined with one or more cartridges to provide an overall vaporization system that provide customizable vaporization characteristics for a consumer. The vaporization system further can include at least one external connection device for charging and/or data communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Jared Aller, Charles Jacob Novak, III, Michael Ryan Galloway
  • Patent number: 12168091
    Abstract: An atomizer, a liquid storage assembly thereof and an electron atomizing device are disclosed. The atomizer includes an atomizing core assembly having a liquid inlet. The liquid storage assembly includes a housing defining a liquid storage cavity and a first assembling hole, wherein the first assembling hole is configured to receive an end of an atomizing core assembly; an inner wall arranged in the liquid storage cavity, configured to sleeve around the atomizing core assembly, wherein a capillary gap is defined between the inner wall and an outer wall of the atomizing core assembly, and the capillary gap is configured to guide liquid in the liquid storage cavity to pass through the liquid inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chaoyong Bie, Haidong Zhu, Aping Zhou, Yisong Wei, Wei Li, Zhong Luo
  • Patent number: 12167507
    Abstract: A flavored vapor generator (100, 200, 300, 400) used for an electronic smoking apparatus (10) comprises a housing; a liquid retention material (155, 255) which is filled, soaked or immersed with a flavored liquid and received inside the housing; an electric heater (150, 350, 450) for heating the liquid retention material (155, 255) to generate flavored vapor; and a sensor (156, 356, 456) for monitoring soaking or wetness conditions of the liquid retention material (155, 255) and providing signals for determining whether the flavored liquid in the liquid retention material (155, 255) is exhausted or almost exhausted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventor: Loi Ying Liu
  • Patent number: 12167511
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating article may comprise a liquid storage portion containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, and a hydrochromic material provided on the liquid storage portion. The hydrochromic material has a first colour when in the presence of or when in contact with the liquid aerosol-forming substrate and a second colour when in the absence of or when not in contact with the liquid aerosol-forming substrate. An aerosol-generating system may comprise the aerosol-generating article, an aerosol-generating element, and an aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-generating device may comprise an electrical power supply, an electronic photosensor, and a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the electrical power supply based on a value of an optical property sensed with the electronic photosensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Stephane Bilat, Guillaume Colotte
  • Patent number: 12156535
    Abstract: An aerosol generating article includes a substantially cylindrical cup containing a plant-based aerosol generating material and at least one inductively heatable susceptor element (26). The cup includes an open end and a bottom wall. The cup has a self-supporting moulded form and includes a flange at the open end and a closure attached to the flange. The closure and/or bottom wall is porous or includes one or more openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Andrew Robert John Rogan, Mark Gill, Takeshi Akiyama, Keisuke Matsuzaka
  • Patent number: 12153059
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a kit comprising: a) a bag having an outlet, the outlet being closable and openable; b) a solid and/or liquid active agent precursor; and c) means for releasing a gaseous active agent or a gaseous active agent mixture from the active agent precursor; a method for producing a gaseous active agent or a gaseous active agent mixture comprising the steps: a) providing the kit; b) providing the solid and/or liquid active ingredient precursor in the bag; and c) releasing the gaseous active ingredient or the gaseous active ingredient mixture from the solid and/or liquid active ingredient precursor with the aid of the means for releasing a gaseous active ingredient or a gaseous active ingredient mixture, and a gaseous composition obtainable by the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Luxcan Innovation S.A.
    Inventor: Fritz Schmitt
  • Patent number: 12137727
    Abstract: The present invention provides an aerosol-generating article including a first aerosol-generating substrate portion, a second aerosol-generating substrate portion, and a filter portion containing nicotine, and an aerosol-generating device comprising the same, wherein the second aerosol-generating substrate portion includes an absorber impregnated with a liquid aerosol-generating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: In Su Park, Dong Kyun Ko, Sang Won Choi, Sun Hwan Jung, Eun Mi Jeoung
  • Patent number: 12133298
    Abstract: A heater assembly for an electronic vaping device and a method of manufacturing the electronic vaping device are provided. The heater assembly includes a chimney cage extending longitudinally, a heater extending longitudinally within the chimney cage, a heater gauze positioned about an outer circumference of the heater, the chimney case positioned about an outer circumference of the heater gauze, and a cathode clip electrically connected to a first end portion of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Barry S. Smith, Charles Dendy
  • Patent number: 12127594
    Abstract: A heat-not-burn device includes a heating assembly (300) having a battery (211) in a housing (201), with the battery (211) electrically connected to an electronic controller (212) and to a puff sensor (205) or a switch (206). The housing (201) has a receptacle (221) for receiving a smoking article (100). A plurality of induction coils (222) are electrically connected to the electronic controller (212), with the induction coils (222) longitudinally spaced apart along the receptacle (221). The smoking article (100) has a plurality of spaced apart conductive elements or plates (124) with smoking material (125), such as tobacco, between adjacent conductive elements or plates (124).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: FONTEM VENTURES B.V.
    Inventors: Lik Hon, Zhuoran Li, Fucheng Yu
  • Patent number: 12121065
    Abstract: A heater assembly for a vaporizer including a heat exchanger with an interior surface having at least one ridge and groove, and a heater positioned in the bore. An air management system for a vaporizer including a valve that allows air to be drawn through a valve inlet and pumped through a valve outlet with a pump or drawn through the valve outlet and inlet with external suction. A system and method for generating a workflow sequence for a vaporizer. The system and method including receiving task selections arranged in a task order, and generating a workflow sequence that is configured to instruct the vaporizer to sequentially perform the tasks associated with the task selections in the task order. A vaporizer that is configured to receive task selections arranged in a task order and sequentially perform the tasks associated with the task selections in the task order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Jaeger, Berthold Maier, Markus Storz
  • Patent number: 12121064
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic atomization device and an atomization assembly thereof, and a manufacturing method of the atomization assembly. The atomization assembly includes a porous matrix and a heating body. The porous matrix includes an atomization face. The heating body includes a heating part and at least one fixing part connected to the heating part. The at least one fixing part is embedded in the porous matrix, such that the heating body is mounted on the porous ceramic matrix and the heating part is arranged to correspond to the atomization face. The beneficial effect is that mounting of the heating body is realized by having the fixing part embedded in the porous matrix to improve reliability of the atomization assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hongming Zhou, Caiqiang Zhu, Chunfeng Zhang, Chaoyong Bie, Jianxin Xiao
  • Patent number: 12121063
    Abstract: A heating chamber for an aerosol generation device includes a chamber side wall and a chamber base. The chamber side wall and chamber base together define an interior volume of the heating chamber. A heater is provided in thermal engagement with the chamber side wall. An insulating member includes an insulating side wall and an insulating base, and is arranged so that a part of the heating chamber including the chamber base is nested inside the insulating member. There is also disclosed an aerosol generation device including an electrical power source, an outer casing, the heating chamber and control circuitry arranged to control the supply of electrical power from the electrical power source to the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventor: Tony Reevell
  • Patent number: 12114701
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery device comprises an aerosol-generation apparatus, including a heater and a fluid-transfer article. The fluid-transfer article has a reservoir for the holding an aerosol precursor, a wick arrangement to receive aerosol precursor from the reservoir, and a wick support element. The wick support element has at least one capillary bore therethrough. Hence, it allows aerosol precursor to pass from the reservoir to the wick in a capillary manner through the or each bore. Preferably, the heater makes abutting, unbonded contact with an activation surface of the wick soas to interact thermally therewith. This allows the heater to separable from the wick, for example, when the fluid-transfer article is separated from the rest of the device. This may be necessary when the aerosol precursor in the reservoir of the fluid transfer article has been consumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Chris Lord, Thomas Sudlow, Ben Illidge, Alfred Madden, Ben Astbury
  • Patent number: 12109642
    Abstract: A method for resistance welding includes performing a plurality of resistance welding processes during which welding electrodes are pressed against respective welding spots of respective workpieces. The welding electrodes are energized with a respective welding current for each of the plurality of resistance welding processes, and for each of the plurality of resistance welding processes, a respective at least one characteristic value that characterizes a quality of the welding is determined. A statistical analysis of the determined at least one characteristic value for each of the plurality of resistance welding processes is performed, and based upon the analysis, an adaptation of the prescribed welding parameters is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Baifan Zhou, Damir Shakirov, Fabian Bleier, Juergen Haeufgloeckner, Martin Dieterle, Sean McConnell, Sinisa Slavnic, Tim Pychynski
  • Patent number: 12108796
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a target; a laser emitter configured to emit light and vaporise a vaporisable material at the target in use; and an optional light guide for guiding light emitted from the laser emitter to the target. An aerosol generating system includes the aerosol generating device and an outer shell for receiving the aerosol generating device in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Andrew Robert John Rogan, Roland Stalder
  • Patent number: 12102114
    Abstract: An aerosol generating article includes a substantially cylindrical cup containing a plant-based aerosol generating material and at least one inductively heatable susceptor element (26). The cup includes an open end and a bottom wall. The cup has a self-supporting moulded form and includes a flange at the open end and a closure attached to the flange. The closure and/or bottom wall is porous or includes one or more openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Andrew Robert John Rogan, Mark Gill, Takeshi Akiyama, Keisuke Matsuzaka