Tobacco Users' Appliance Patents (Class 131/329)
  • Patent number: 12357030
    Abstract: A vaporizer, cooperating with a main unit to implement vaporization, includes: a shell in which an air outlet channel is formed; a vaporization assembly having a vaporization channel in communication with the air outlet channel; and an electrode assembly mated with the vaporization assembly and including an insulating member, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the insulating member being at least partially sleeved on the vaporization assembly, the first electrode being sleeved in the insulating member, and the second electrode being sleeved outside the insulating member. An air through channel in communication with the vaporization channel is defined and formed between the first electrode and the insulating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Minfeng Xiao
  • Patent number: 12349730
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an atomization device, comprising an atomization component and a battery component. The atomization component comprises an atomizer. The atomizer comprises a heating member and two conductive members. One ends of the two conductive members are connected with two ends of the heating member. The battery component comprises a battery and an electrical conductive member. The battery is assembled in the electrical conductive member. The battery is electrically conducted to the other ends of the two conductive members through the electrical conductive member. The atomization component and battery component of the atomization device are combined in a cartridge-like manner. The electrical connection of S is simple, which simplifies the manufacturing process. A mechanical configuration can further be applied to achieve a simple automatic assembly operation to improve the manufacturing process efficiency of the atomization device and reduce labor costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: HuaBing Li, ZhongYuan Lai, Yu Huang, ZheXian Tianzhou
  • Patent number: 12342868
    Abstract: An aerosol provision device including a housing delimiting a first opening at a first end of the housing through which to receive aerosol generating material and a second opening at a second end of the housing, wherein at least one heater is arranged within the housing and configured to heat the aerosol generating material received within the housing thereby to generate an aerosol, and wherein a hollow member is arranged within the housing and extends at least partially between the second and first openings, the hollow member having an end that faces the second opening and is configured to encourage the formation of liquid droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Luke Warren, Walid Abi Aoun, Jeremy Campbell, Barry Dimmick, William England, Conor John McGrath, Barnaby Oakley, Michael Thomas, Jack Quarmby, Charles Leoni
  • Patent number: 12342871
    Abstract: A cover for a device-holder portion of a charging case including a coupler and a storage portion. The coupler may be operable to releasably retain the cover to an external wall of the device-holder portion. The storage portion may define a storage volume in the cover for storing at least one item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Matteo Bologna, Ricardo Cali, Audrey Cally, Marc A. F. Van Den Boogaart, Vincent Ducret, Christina Evgenia Katsi
  • Patent number: 12342863
    Abstract: A heater assembly comprises a container including a cylindrical portion that forms a chamber in which a flavor generating article is contained, and a heater arranged in a peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The container includes a first channel extending along a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion and located adjacently to the chamber in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion, and a second channel extending through the chamber along the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion. The first channel is in communication with the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu Yamada, Manabu Takeuchi, Yasunobu Inoue, Kimitaka Uchii, Tateki Sumii
  • Patent number: 12336570
    Abstract: A consumable for a smoking substitute device, and a smoking substitute device including the consumable. The consumable comprises: a tank for storing vapourisable liquid; a heater assembly; and a mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Pete Lomas, Chris Lord
  • Patent number: 12336562
    Abstract: Disclosed is a smoking substitute system comprising a connector configured to receive a main power supply from a mobile device and to supply the main power supply to a vaporizer. The system further comprises an auxiliary power source configured to provide an auxiliary power supply to the vaporizer and/or at least one auxiliary component of the smoking substitute system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Oliver Talbot, Chris Lord
  • Patent number: 12329201
    Abstract: A smoking substitute device comprising a heater connected to a main body of the device. The device includes a cap covering at least a portion of the heater. The cap is releasably engaged with a main body of the device. The cap is configured to be released from engagement with the main body of the device using a removal key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Kate Ferrie, Ross Shenton, Pete Lomas, Nikhil Aggarwal, Chris Lord, Samantha Murray, Tom Sudlow
  • Patent number: 12329204
    Abstract: A heater assembly includes a heating body that generates heat and includes a first portion and a second portion having a diameter smaller than a diameter of the first portion, a first fixing portion that supports the heating body and includes an insertion hole into which the second portion of the heating body is inserted, and a second fixing portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the heating body to form an accommodation space in which a cigarette is accommodated and engaging with the first fixing portion at one side of the second fixing portion, wherein the diameter of the second portion is larger than a diameter of the insertion hole of the first fixing portion before the heating body is inserted into the first fixing portion by interference fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hwi Kyeong An
  • Patent number: 12334574
    Abstract: A power supply assembly for an e-vaping device may include a coupling interface configured to couple with a cartridge to configure the e-vaping device to generate a vapor, a light-emitting device, and a light tube structure extending from the light-emitting device and through the coupling interface. The light tube structure may channel light emitted by the light-emitting device to emit the light into a reservoir of the cartridge to cause at least one portion of the cartridge to emit at least a portion of the channeled light to an external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Sean Sundberg, Ryan Alan Bailey, Charles Dendy, Robert Arents, Christopher S. Tucker, Nam Tran
  • Patent number: 12329206
    Abstract: An atomizing assembly and an atomizing device are provided in the disclosure. The atomizing assembly is configured to atomize liquid to-be-atomized and includes an oil cup, an atomizer, an opening-closing member, and a suction nozzle. The oil cup is configured to store the liquid to-be-atomized. The atomizer is disposed in the oil cup and configured to atomize the liquid to-be-atomized. The atomizer includes an atomizing rod and an atomizing core disposed in the atomizing rod. The opening-closing member covers one end of the atomizing rod away from a bottom of the oil cup and has a closed state and an open state. The suction nozzle slidably covers the oil cup. The suction nozzle extends through the opening-closing member when the suction nozzle moves toward the oil cup, such that the opening-closing member is in the open state, and the suction nozzle communicates with the atomizing rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN TRANSPRING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuhui Chen, Tao Pu
  • Patent number: 12328798
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an atomizer and an electronic cigarette with the atomizer. The atomizer includes a cartridge assembly and a mouthpiece assembly; the cartridge assembly includes a liquid reservoir, an opening communicating the liquid reservoir with an external environment, and an atomization chamber communicating with the liquid reservoir; the mouthpiece assembly is inserted into the opening; the cartridge assembly includes an engaging portion located adjacent to the opening, and the mouthpiece assembly includes an inserting portion inserted into the engaging portion; the inserting portion defines a discharging hole, air discharges through the discharging hole while the inserting portion is being inserted into the engaging portion, and after the inserting portion is inserted into the engaging portion in place, the discharging hole is blocked, thus, e-liquid in the liquid reservoir can be prevented from being pushed to flow into the atomization chamber and liquid leakage can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Zhenyu Wu
  • Patent number: 12317936
    Abstract: An electronic vaping device may be designed to enhance or facilitate its use. For example, the electronic vaping device may: allow a capability of the electronic vaping device to provide vapor to be altered (e.g., disabled, reduced, enabled, or increased) in some situations (e.g., to prevent unauthorized vaping by a child, teenager or other individual); be able to communicate with an external communication device (e.g., a smartphone, a computer, etc.) to convey a notification of potential unauthorized use of the electronic vaping device (e.g., by a child, teenager or other unauthorized user); implement a physical deterrent to its unauthorized use; be able to visually convey information (e.g., advertisements, notifications, etc.); and/or be able to capture images and/or sounds (e.g., record pictures and/or video, speech, music, etc.).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Martin Tremblay
  • Patent number: 12317938
    Abstract: There can be provided an electronic nicotine delivery “END” device comprising: a wireless local area network “WLAN” or wireless telecommunications connectivity interface configured to establish a wireless data connection to a wireless local area network access point to provide data connectivity from the END device to a remote management service, and a charging connector configured to receive power input for recharging a power source of the END device. The END device also comprises circuitry configured to selectively activate the connectivity interface in response to expected or ongoing receipt of power via the charging connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Kersey, Darryl Baker, Patrick Moloney
  • Patent number: 12317922
    Abstract: Provided herein are an ultrasonic-based aerosol generation device, which is capable of reducing cartridge replacement costs and ensuring immediate aerosol generation, and a cartridge recognition method thereof. The ultrasonic-based aerosol generation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a liquid reservoir configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a vibration element configured to provide ultrasonic vibrations to the stored liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a porous member which is disposed to be spaced apart from the vibration element and has a plurality of holes formed therein. Here, the liquid aerosol-forming substrate may be pushed in a direction toward the porous member due to ultrasonic vibrations of the vibration element, and the pushed liquid may be rapidly vaporized by passing through the plurality of holes. Accordingly, an aerosol can be generated immediately upon a puff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chul Ho Jang, Gyoung Min Go, Hyung Jin Bae, Jang Won Seo, Min Seok Jeong, Jong Seong Jeong, Jin Chul Jung
  • Patent number: 12317932
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an atomizer and an electronic atomizing device. The atomizer includes a base, a sealing member, an atomizing core and a flow guiding member. The sealing member is arranged between the base and the atomizing core. The base is provided with an air inlet channel, and the sealing member is provided with a directing hole configured to guide air to the atomizing core. Taking a plane perpendicular to an axial direction of the atomizer as a reference plane, a distance between orthographic projections of the flow guiding member and the directing hole on the reference plane is greater than zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Jiangmen Moore Technology., Ltd
    Inventors: Weidong Zhou, Fengwen Lu, Min Wang, Xiaoan Zhu
  • Patent number: 12295401
    Abstract: An aerosolizable formulation having one or more aerosol-forming agents and a flavoring agent being an extract obtained from an alcoholic beverage, and wherein the extract contains less than about 5% v/v ethanol. A process for forming an aerosolizable formulation, forming an aerosol from the aerosolizable formulation, a contained aerosolizable formulation, an electronic aerosol provision system and the use of an extract obtained from an alcoholic beverage as a flavoring agent in an electronic aerosol provision system, wherein the extract contains less than about 5% v/v ethanol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Klaus Mathie, Maria Montserrat Sanchez Pena
  • Patent number: 12290101
    Abstract: The method includes first defining at least one channel within a first housing of a heater assembly, the at least one channel extending from a first end to a second end of the first housing, second defining a cavity in the first end of the first housing, third defining a first reservoir in the second end of the first housing, the at least one channel being in fluid communication with the first reservoir, and fourth defining an opening within a first wall within the first housing, the opening causing the first reservoir and the cavity to be in communication with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Charles Silvestrini, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Guillaume Frederick
  • Patent number: 12290098
    Abstract: An ultrasonic mist inhaler, including a liquid reservoir structure including a liquid chamber adapted to receive liquid to be atomized, a sonication chamber in fluid communication with the liquid chamber, a capillary material arranged between the liquid chamber and the sonication chamber, the sonication chamber including an ultrasonic oscillation component having an atomization surface, a capillary material retainer, wherein the capillary material retainer having a body surrounding the ultrasonic oscillation component, the retainer body having a radial arm extending to the atomization surface for retaining the capillary material in surface contact with the atomization surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Shaheen Innovations Holding Limited
    Inventors: Mohammed Alshaiba Saleh Ghannam Almazrouei, Imad Lahoud
  • Patent number: 12285052
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a device housing, and an atomizing device disposed in the device housing and an airflow sensor. An airflow path is formed between an air inlet and an aerosol passageway of the device housing so that air outside the electronic cigarette flows into the aerosol passageway through the airflow path. The airflow path includes a first airflow passageway and a second airflow passageway. The first airflow passageway extends along a direction from the air inlet toward the airflow sensor to be spatially communicated with the airflow sensor, and to lead the air outside the electronic cigarette flowing toward the airflow sensor. The second airflow passageway is used to be spatially communicated with the first airflow passageway and the aerosol passageway, respectively, and is used to lead air from the first airflow passageway flowing toward the aerosol passageway along a reverse direction facing away from the airflow sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi Yuan, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Patent number: 12285046
    Abstract: Cartridges for vaporizer devices are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a cartridge can include a reservoir housing that includes a reservoir chamber configured to selectively hold a vaporizable material, and an atomizer in fluid communication with the reservoir chamber. The atomizer includes a substrate having an array of ordered pores configured to draw a predetermined volume of vaporizable material from the reservoir chamber at a predetermined rate, and at least one heating material configured to selectively heat the at least a portion of the vaporizable material drawn into the substrate to generate a vaporized material. Vaporizer devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Val Valentine, Qingcheng Zeng
  • Patent number: 12279651
    Abstract: Described herein is an aerosol generating assembly including a heater and an aerosolizable material, wherein the heater is arranged to heat the aerosolizable material in use, wherein the aerosolizable material includes at least two sections having different compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Pablo Javier Ballesteros Gomez, Jeremy Phillips
  • Patent number: 12279650
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a hand held base assembly that includes circuitry including memory and firmware executed by a processor or microcontroller of the circuitry; and a cartridge assembly that includes memory that is read by the firmware of the handheld base assembly. The cartridge assembly and the handheld base assembly are configured to removably couple together to define the electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation by a person. An enclosed air passageway is defined by the cartridge assembly and by the handheld base assembly, which isolates the airflow from the electronics of the device. The enclosed air passageway extends between the opening of the mouthpiece for taking a breath and a diaphragm of the handheld base assembly, movement of the diaphragm changing the air pressure within an enclosed interior space having a pressure sensor for trigging the pressure sensor when a breath is taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Inventors: Mario Danek, Kassie Betts, Ian D. Kovacevich, Nouphone J. Bansansine, Joseph Gene Walsh, Christopher Kar-Heng Cheng, Chris Breen, Josh Rigberg, Toriono Granger, Muawea Rawashdeh, Ryan Hall, Tonya Charles, Jacquelyn Coker
  • Patent number: 12279641
    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: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 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: 12279648
    Abstract: The present invention includes an aerosol delivery device including a cartridge, an atomizer assembly arranged about a connecting end of the cartridge, and a control body operably engaged with the cartridge about the connecting end. The atomizer assembly includes a base defining a first surface engageable with the connecting end to define a reservoir chamber containing an aerosol precursor composition, an atomizer arranged about the first surface of the base, a liquid transport element defining opposing first and second ends with exposed end surfaces that are in fluid communication with the reservoir chamber, and a reservoir chamber sealing arrangement comprising a first sealing member to circumferentially seal the opposing first and second ends of the liquid transport element and expose the end surfaces thereof, such that the reservoir chamber is sealed by the reservoir chamber sealing arrangement except at the exposed end surfaces of the liquid transport element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Jason M. Short
  • Patent number: 12274303
    Abstract: A heating assembly includes a main body and a high-frequency control assembly. The main body includes a heating chamber provided with a first opening. The main body further includes a heating element disposed in the heating chamber. The high-frequency control assembly is disposed outside the heating chamber. When in use, a tobacco material passes through the first opening and is disposed into the heating chamber; when the high-frequency control assembly is energized, an electromagnetic filed is produced, and the heating element produces heat to heat the tobacco material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventor: Tuanfang Liu
  • Patent number: 12268656
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a medication dispensing system comprised of a medication dispensing device and a keyed and associated medication cartridge. The device includes a housing containing a cartridge carrier, designed with a specific connector to align with the medication cartridge. The device also includes an authentication mechanism that works in conjunction with an activator mechanism. When operated, the activator mechanism causes the cartridge carrier to move the medication cartridge between a stored position and a dispensing position, where it can be compressed to safely and efficiently dispense medication to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: ASPARGO LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Demurjian, Ravi Sawhney, Lance Hussey, Michael Kulick, Brian Weingarth, Josh Probst, Rajvir Logani, Cary Chow, Christianna Bethel, Craig Steel, Michael Schuffert, John Vernon
  • Patent number: 12268242
    Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the cartridge including: a liquid storage portion configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate; and a heater assembly including an electrical heating element configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, a capillary body configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to the electrical heating element, the electrical heating element being disposed at a porous end surface of the capillary body, and electrical contacts connected to the electrical heating element, each electrical contact being disposed at opposite sides of the porous end surface, such that the electrical heating element extends between the electrical contacts and forms an electrical connection therebetween. An aerosol-generating system including an aerosol-generating device and the cartridge is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Jerome Courbat
  • Patent number: 12268809
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a storage portion to store an aerosol-forming substrate and having an outer housing and an internal passageway, the storage portion forming a reservoir for the substrate between the outer housing and the internal passageway; a vaporizer being at least partially inside the internal passageway; and a porous interface at least partially lining the internal passageway to convey the substrate from the storage portion towards the vaporizer, the device being electrically operated and the vaporizer including an electric heater to heat the substrate, the heater including first and second cylindrical electrical connection portions, and a cylindrical heating filament between the first and the second portions, the first and the second portions being in the form of hollow tubes, the cylindrical shape of the first and the second portions and the filament defining a cylindrical bore with an air flow route therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Flavien Dubief, Olivier Cochand, Michel Thorens, Jean-Marc Flick, Yvan Degoumois
  • Patent number: 12262749
    Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol provision system comprising the cartridge and a control unit. The cartridge comprises: an air channel extending from an air inlet for the cartridge to an outlet via an aerosol generation region; a heating element for heating aerosolizable material, such as liquid, from a reservoir to generate aerosol in the aerosol generation region; and a valve located in the air channel upstream of the aerosol generating region. The cartridge is configured such that air passing through the air channel is configured to pass from the air inlet, past the air valve, into the aerosol generating region, and then out from the aerosol outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: David Alan Nelson, Steve Hughes
  • Patent number: 12262746
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic mist inhaler, comprising: a liquid reservoir structure comprising a liquid chamber adapted to receive liquid to be atomized, a sonication chamber in fluid communication with the liquid chamber, a capillary element arranged between the liquid chamber and the sonication chamber wherein the capillary element is a material at least partly in bamboo fibers as depicted in FIG. 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Shaheen Innovations Holding Limited
    Inventors: Mohammed Alshaiba Saleh Ghannam Almazrouei, Imad Lahoud
  • Patent number: 12262751
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to a carb cap for a portable electronic vaporizing device for use in the vaporization of substances. The carb cap comprises a vaporization assembly attachment, a movable gas introduction stem, and a flexible diaphragm extending between the movable gas introduction stem and the vaporization assembly attachment. Methods of using such carb cap with a portable electronic vaporizing device and a vaporization assembly that is compatible with the device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Puff Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas Brunner, Avinash Bajpai, Siddhant Waghmare, Charlton Huang, Roger Sayre
  • Patent number: 12256780
    Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating device is provided, the cartridge including: a housing containing an aerosol-forming substrate, the housing including upper and lower housing portions; a heater element including a fluid-permeable heater portion and an electrical contact portion, in which the heater portion and the electrical contact portion are integrally formed from a single heater sheet, and in which the heater portion is enclosed within the housing and positioned to heat the substrate, and the electrical contact portion extends outside the housing; and an outer housing in which the upper and the lower housing portions are held, the outer housing including a sleeve into which the upper and the lower housing portions are received such that the outer housing compresses the upper and the lower housing portions together to provide a seal therebetween. An aerosol-generating system, and a method of manufacturing a cartridge for an aerosol-generating device, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Ali Murat Saygili
  • Patent number: 12245639
    Abstract: A test fixture for testing aerosol provision devices includes a housing, a plurality of testing modules disposed at the housing where each of the testing modules includes a cavity configured to receive a portion of an aerosol provision device, and processing circuitry operably coupled to the testing modules. Each of the testing modules is configured to interface with an assembly of a respective one of the aerosol provision devices to transition the assembly between an initial state and a transitioned state during a functional test controlled by the processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to conduct the functional test of at least two of the testing modules simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Sean Daugherty
  • Patent number: 12245641
    Abstract: A vaporing device that includes a body portion and a mouthpiece connected to the body portion. The mouthpiece is made of a flexible, elastomeric material in order to prevent injury to a user of the vaporizing device and to extend the usable life of the vaporizing device. Due to the flexibility and shape of the mouthpiece, the mouthpiece can be compressed with varying degrees of force to allow the mouthpiece to provide a satisfactory feel without causing damage to the mouthpiece of user's teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Inventor: Victor Amar
  • Patent number: 12245637
    Abstract: A nozzle cap for a vaporizing device can include at least one lip, at least one air channel, and one or more fluid-absorbing elements in fluid communication with the at least one air channel. The at least one fluid-absorbing element is disposed toward a center of the nozzle cap. The nozzle cap can also include at least one baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: BIDI VAPOR, LLC
    Inventors: Zou Wanxiang, Qiu Ningbo, Zhao XingFu
  • Patent number: 12232524
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol precursor consumable, and an aerosol delivery device that comprises a control unit that defines a receiving chamber, and a removable and replaceable aerosol precursor consumable, at least a portion of the consumable configured to be received into the receiving chamber. The aerosol precursor consumable comprises a housing defining an outer wall, an aerosol precursor composition reservoir located in the housing and configured to contain an aerosol precursor composition, an atomizer located in the housing, and at least one aroma diffuser. The atomizer is configured to vaporize the aerosol precursor composition to generate an aerosol for oral delivery to a user, and the at least one aroma diffuser is configured to diffuse an aroma composition for olfactory delivery to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Vahid Hejazi
  • Patent number: 12233200
    Abstract: Cartridges for vaporizer devices are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the cartridge can include first and second storage chambers each configured to hold a respective fraction of a vaporizable material, a vaporization chamber that includes an elongate member that is in fluid communication with the first and second storage chambers and configured to receive the vaporizable material, a magnetic element disposed within a channel of the elongate member, and a conductive element that is configured to generate a first motive force to drive the magnetic element between first and second positions and further configured to substantially vaporize the vaporizable material within the elongate member. Vaporizer devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew J. Stratton
  • Patent number: 12232532
    Abstract: An aerosol generating apparatus, especially a personal vaporizer device such as an electronic smoking article, generates an aerosol from a source of aerosol-forming substance. The aerosol generating apparatus includes a receiving portion configured to receive a consumable unit, such as a charge or cartridge including a source of aerosol-forming substance, and at least one locating member for locating the consumable unit within the receiving portion. The at least one locating member is configured to locate or position the consumable unit within the receiving portion such that an airflow path extends along outer sides of the consumable unit and through the consumable unit entering at one end region thereof and exiting from an opposite end region thereof, with the outer sides of the consumable unit being arranged between the one end region and the opposite end region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: JT International SA
    Inventors: Michael Plattner, Thomas Johaentges, Takashi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 12225944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mouthpiece portion for an electronic cigarette, the mouthpiece portion comprising a liquid store having a housing and being configured to store a liquid to be vaporized; a main vapor channel extending through the liquid store, between a vaporization chamber and a vapor outlet opening; a mouthpiece comprising a vapor inlet and a vapor outlet; wherein the mouthpiece portion is configured to provide a relative rotatable movement between the mouthpiece and the housing of the liquid store, between a first position and a second position; and wherein the mouthpiece portion is configured to be open and only dispense vapor through the mouthpiece vapor outlet when the mouthpiece portion is in the first position, in which the vapor outlet opening of the main vapor channel is aligned with the vapor inlet of the mouthpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventor: Claude Zominy
  • Patent number: 12225937
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flavor delivery device and a cartridge that includes such flavor delivery device. The flavor delivery device includes a flavor substrate that can be formed of a porous material, and further including flavor material included within the flavor substrate. The flavor substrate is surrounded by an outer sleeve which is impermeable to the flavor material. The flavor delivery device may be positioned within a cartridge of an aerosol delivery device where the flavor delivery device is located downstream from a reservoir containing an aerosol precursor composition relative to the mouthend of the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventor: Vahid Hejazi
  • Patent number: 12230830
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device including: a housing having a mouth end and an opposing end, the opposing end having a vent hole; a battery within the housing, the battery having a vent point in an outer surface of the battery, the vent point arranged such that fluid is released preferentially from the vent point during degassing of the battery; and a fluid directing arrangement within the housing. The fluid directing arrangement is configured to define a fluid flow path from the vent point of the battery to the vent hole of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Ernst Hupkes, Claude Zominy
  • Patent number: 12225943
    Abstract: An atomizer, comprising: a housing, an e-liquid storage cavity being provided in the housing; an atomization assembly, provided in the housing and provided with an air exchange channel, the air exchange channel being communicated with the outside and the e-liquid storage cavity, and the e-liquid storage cavity being used for storing e-liquid supplied to the atomization assembly; and an e-liquid separation piece, having air permeability and used for blocking the air exchange channel to absorb the e-liquid from the e-liquid storage cavity. External air can enter the e-liquid storage cavity by means of the air exchange channel and the e-liquid separation piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaoping Li, Guanghui Li
  • Patent number: 12232006
    Abstract: The present disclosure teaches provision of a method and a portable electronic device. The method comprises receiving, via a wireless communication interface capable of supporting paired interaction, a data packet from an aerosol provision device via a wireless communication network. The data packet contains information relating to at least one physical characteristic of the aerosol provision device. An identity of the aerosol provision device is determined based at least in part on the at least one physical characteristic of the aerosol provision device and an aspect of a user interface is changed based on the determined identity of the aerosol provision device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Darryl Baker, Robert Kersey, Patrick Moloney
  • Patent number: 12225940
    Abstract: An aerosol source for an electronic vapor provision system, comprises a reservoir housing defining a reservoir for holding aerosolizable substrate material; and an elongate atomizer to which aerosolizable substrate material from the reservoir is deliverable for vaporization, the atomizer having a porosity and comprising a susceptor for induction heating, and having a first end and a second end, the atomizer mounted at one of its ends only so as to be supported at the mounted end in a cantilevered arrangement having an unsupported cantilever portion, such that the susceptor extends outwardly with respect to an exterior boundary of the reservoir housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventor: Patrick Moloney
  • Patent number: 12220003
    Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including: a housing having a front housing portion and a rear housing portion, the front housing portion including a front end portion having a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-generating article including a taggant having a spectroscopic signature; and a detector configured to detect a presence of the aerosol-generating article in the cavity and to identify aerosol-generating articles that may be usable with the system, the detector being able to determine the spectroscopic signature of the taggant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Felix Fernando, Dominique Bernauer
  • Patent number: 12225639
    Abstract: A portable aerosol-generating device for receiving an aerosol-generating substance includes a chamber arranged to receive an aerosol-generating substance and an aerosol-generating unit configured to generate an aerosol from the aerosol-generating substance for a user to inhale in use. The chamber is configured to be releasably inserted into the device through an opening in the device. This allows the chamber to be removed from the device and cleaned between consecutive uses of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Pingkun Liu, Yongbao Yuan, Juan José Moreno Rodríguez, Damian Dickson
  • Patent number: 12220522
    Abstract: There is disclosed an aerosol delivery system comprising: an aerosol-generating device (12) comprising: —a device housing having an open-ended heating chamber configured to receive a carrier cartridge (14); —a heater element (24) disposed within the heating chamber (22) and configured to receive at least a first end of a carrier cartridge (14), said heating element operable to heat a carrier substrate of a carrier unit of said carrier cartridge (14) to cause release of an aerosol-forming precursor therefrom to generate an aerosol when gas is passed through the carrier cartridge (14); and—a carrier cartridge comprising a carrier unit (34), said carrier unit comprising a carrier substrate configured to hold an aerosol-forming precursor comprising a nicotine-containing and/or flavoured fluid, gel, wax, or powder. Also disclosed are a carrier cartridge (14), carrier unit (34), methods of manufacturing one or more components of said system, and a kit-of-parts for assembling the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Lord, Kenneth Scott, Tom Sudlow, David Jones, Stephen McDonald
  • Patent number: 12219994
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes an electronic cigarette main body and a plurality of liquid tanks. The liquid tanks are configured for storing tobacco liquid. The electronic cigarette main body includes a body and atomizing cores. The atomizing cores are arranged inside the body. The body is equipped with a plurality of installation cavities on sides of the atomizing cores for installing the liquid tanks. Installation openings are defined in side walls of the body for installing the liquid tanks into the installation cavities. A liquid outlet hole in communication with an interior is defined in the liquid tanks at a position near a bottom portion, and liquid inlet holes are defined in the atomizing cores. When the liquid tanks are assembled into the installation cavities, the liquid tanks are horizontally parallel to the atomizing cores, and the liquid outlet hole is in communication with the liquid inlet holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Inventor: Wei He
  • Patent number: 12220000
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a load that atomizes an aerosol source; a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of the power supply; a controller; and a circuit board. The circuit board includes: a first surface; a second surface; a power supply layer in which a power supply path is formed; and a ground layer. The power supply layer and the ground layer are provided between the first surface and the second surface. The temperature sensor is mounted on the second surface, and at least one of the power supply path and the ground path is not formed in a region which overlaps the temperature sensor as viewed from a first direction, the first direction being a direction in which the first surface and the second surface are opposed to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Minoru Kitahara, Shujiro Tanaka