Tobacco Users' Appliance Patents (Class 131/329)
  • Patent number: 9795170
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an E-liquid separation mechanism and an electronic cigarette having the E-liquid separation mechanism. In certain embodiments, the electronic cigarette may include an electronic cigarette body, a vaporizer, and an E-liquid separation mechanism. E-liquid separation mechanism includes a connecting base defining a first and a second connecting base E-liquid openings, a separator base defining a first and a second separator base E-liquid openings, a first separator block, and a second separator block. When first separator block is in a lower position, a first E-liquid supply path is formed to supply E-liquid from the E-liquid storage tank to the vaporizer. When second separator block is in a lower position, a second E-liquid supply path is formed. When first separator block is in an upper position, first E-liquid supply path is blocked. When second separator block is in an upper position, the second E-liquid supply path is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Inventor: Xiaochun Zhu
  • Patent number: 9770054
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes: a housing; a mouthpiece located at one end of the housing, the mouthpiece defining an air outlet; a liquid reservoir received in the housing, the liquid reservoir defining a chamber for storing liquid and a channel communicated with the air outlet; a stopper located at an end of the liquid reservoir adjacent to the mouthpiece sealing the chamber; an atomizing assembly received in the housing and connected to the liquid reservoir, the atomizing assembly including a heating element configured to absorb the liquid and atomize the liquid into atomized gas; and a power source connected to the atomizing assembly, the power source being configured to provide power for the heating element. When refueling the liquid, a syringe needle can penetrate the stopper and inject the liquid into the cavity. Such injection procedure can be more conveniently performed without dissembling the liquid reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
    Inventor: Zhiping Chen
  • Patent number: 9750283
    Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an outer tube extending in a longitudinal direction, an inner tube within the outer tube and including a pair of opposing slots, a liquid supply comprising a liquid material, a coil heater, a wick and a mouth end insert. The coil heater is located in the inner tube. The coil heater is formed of an iron-free, nickel-chromium alloy and has substantially uniformly spaced windings. The wick is surrounded by the coil heater such that the wick delivers liquid material to the coil heater and the coil heater heats the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol in the inner tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Geoffrey Brandon Jordan, Barry S. Smith, Ali A. Rostami, Michael J. Mullins
  • Patent number: 9737093
    Abstract: In an electronic cigarette, separate cartridge and vaporizer units are provided. The cartridge unit may have a cartridge tube containing a liquid with a seal sealing the liquid within the cartridge tube. The vaporizer unit may have a piercer and a heater, with the front side of the vaporizer unit moveable into engagement with the cartridge unit, causing the piercer to pierce the seal in preparation for use of the electronic cigarette. A battery may be connected to a back side of the vaporizer unit. The vaporizer unit may also have and an electronic circuit electrically connected to the heater and to an inhalation sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Fontem Holdings 1 B.V.
    Inventor: Lik Hon
  • Patent number: 9687028
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic cigarette including a suction part, an atomizer structure body, a liquid storing part, a main body including a switch, and a battery. In this case, the atomizer structure body includes a flexible nonflammable metal net, an absorption part configured to absorb a condensed liquid, a returning part configured to return and supply the condensed liquid, a crucible, and a liquid charging cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventor: Sun Soon Park
  • Patent number: 9675118
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic cigarette and an atomizer assembly mounting base thereof. The atomizer assembly mounting base used for an electronic cigarette, includes an elastic body engaging with an inner sidewall of a housing of the electronic cigarette, and a rigid support for supporting an atomizer assembly of the electronic cigarette. The elastic body defines a first central hole, and the rigid support is inserted into the first central hole. By virtue of the combination of the elastic body and the rigid support, on one hand, two spaces divided by the atomizer assembly mounting base in the housing of the electronic cigarette are not isolated completely, on the other hand, the rigid support provides better support for the atomizer of the electronic cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
    Inventor: Zhiping Chen
  • Patent number: 9669364
    Abstract: A bubble atomizer includes a cartridge having an open end, a liquid absorbing member provided inside the cartridge, a firing chamber covering the open end and formed with liquid outlets and liquid inlets through which liquid enters the firing chamber from the cartridge, and heaters mounted inside the firing chamber. The heaters are connected with a power electronics unit through a cable. Each heater has a thickness in micron to sub-micron scale. When a pulse signal generated is applied to the heaters, current generated heats up the heaters and vapor bubbles are formed on the heaters that generate pressure and push the liquid out of the firing chamber through the liquid outlets to thereby form droplets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: ACOUSTIC ARC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Ho Yin Chan, Wen J. Li, Boa Fung Chau, Kak Man Chan
  • Patent number: 9603390
    Abstract: An atomizer with a compact structure and convenient assembly is provided. The atomizer includes an atomizing sleeve and an atomizing assembly fixed therein, a liquid reserving space configured for storing a tobacco liquid is defined in the atomizing sleeve. The atomizing assembly includes a fixing sleeve and a porous body arranged therein, an aerosol passage and at least one liquid opening are formed in the fixing sleeve. The porous body absorbs tobacco liquid through the at least one liquid opening, and the porous body is hollow inside and having an atomizing space defined therein. A heating coil configured for heating tobacco liquid absorbed from the porous body into tobacco aerosol is fixed in the atomizing space. The aerosol passage configured for ejecting the tobacco aerosol is in communication with the atomizing space. An electronic cigarette having the atomizer is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yonghai Li, Zhongli Xu, Youlin He, Shuyun Hu
  • Patent number: 9603387
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a soft sucking rod for electronic cigarette, the soft sucking rod includes a sucking rod sleeve and a liquid smoke cup configured within the sucking rod sleeve and an atomizer; the sucking rod sleeve is made of soft materials, the liquid smoke cup is configured with a liquid storage component therein for accommodating liquid smoke, the liquid storage component defines a through hole coaxially extended therethrough as a smog channel, the atomizer is configured in the smog channel of the liquid smoke cup, the atomizer atomizes the liquid smoke which is near the atomizer and stored in the liquid storage component. The soft sucking rod has good touch feel and mouth feel when hold in hand, and has simple and compact internal structure and low manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9573751
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette box thereof. The electronic cigarette box includes a box body, a battery, a control module, a battery pole charging module for charging a battery, a battery charging module for charging the battery, and an electric shock module. The box body has an accommodating chamber. The battery is disposed inside the accommodating chamber. The control module is connected with a rechargeable battery. The battery charging module, the battery pole charging module and the electric shock module are all connected to the control module, the electric shock module has a control switch. The high-voltage electric shock module can release high voltage for self-defense. User can control turn-on or turn-off of the high-voltage electric shock module by the controlling the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9572373
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette is provided, which includes: a housing having a chimney formed therein; a liquid reservoir for storing liquid in the housing; and an atomizer assembly received in the housing. The atomizer assembly includes a heating tube capable of absorbing liquid. The heating tube defines a plurality of micropores on a wall thereof; an inner surface of the heating tube is in contact with the air in the chimney.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
    Inventor: Zhiping Chen
  • Patent number: 9532602
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette comprising an atomizing assembly and a battery assembly is provided. A connection structure is mounted at a butt-joint position between the atomizing assembly and the battery assembly, and the connection structure includes a first connection member and a second connection member; a buckle protrudes from an outer side of the first connection member; a guiding groove matching with the buckle is defined in an inner side of the second connection member, and a buckling groove is defined in the circumference of the inner wall of the second connection member, and the buckling groove communicates with the guiding groove and is configured to enable the buckle to slide therein; the buckle is inserted into the second connection member along the guiding groove and is rotated along the buckling groove to connect the first connection member with the second connection member fixedly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9526272
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette includes a battery container, an outer sleeve connected to the battery container, a battery assembly received in the battery container, an atomizer seat defining a second through hole, a glass fiber tube defining a channel and an atomizer electrode defining a first through hole. ALL of the atomizer seat, the glass fiber tube and the atomizer electrode is received in the outer sleeve. The battery container defines at least one air inlet. A first gap is formed between the atomizer electrode and the battery assembly in an axial direction. The air inlet is communicated with the first gap. The air inlet, the first through hole, the second through hole and the channel form an air flow loop. When a user hands the electronic cigarette, his/her fingers would not plug up the air inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9521867
    Abstract: The invention discloses an electronic cigarette light cap and an electronic cigarette, wherein the electronic cigarette comprises cigarette holder and a cigarette pipe comprising a tube body and an electronic cigarette light cap, and the electronic cigarette light cap comprises a top cover, and a hollow and bottomless cap column perpendicularly extending along a back side of the top cover, forming an annular stage around the cap column; at least one air inlet hole is defined in a front side of the top cover, and the air inlet hole is communicating with the cap column; the air introduced from the air inlet hole gets into the atomizing passageway via the first gap, forming the airflow path. By implementing the electronic cigarette light cap and the electronic cigarette, the air flow may get retained to be unobstructed, smoking noise caused by obstructed airflow gets reduced, which improves the users' experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Zhiyong Xiang
  • Patent number: 9517975
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-lighting device for a cigarette, comprising a primary chemical material (7) to be placed at the lighting end (4) of the cigarette (1); and a secondary chemical material (8) that is incompatible with the primary material (7), said primary and secondary materials being inflammable when they come into contact with each other. The device is characterized in that the secondary material (8) is arranged in a receptacle (9) designed to fit over the lighting end (4) of the cigarette (1), bringing the secondary material into contact with the primary material (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: ETIENNE LACROIX TOUS ARTIFICES (SA)
    Inventors: Marlène Abisdid, Charli Abisdid, Dominique Medus, Pierre Thebault
  • Patent number: 9504278
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette case comprises an information receiving and sending module, a microprocessor and a sliding touch control module. The microprocessor is configured to collect at least one kind of data selected from the group consisting of personal information data, electronic cigarette case data, and electronic cigarette data. The sliding touch control module is configured to sense a sliding touch signal of a user and transmit the sliding touch signal to the microprocessor. The microprocessor controls the information receiving and sending module to send the data collected by the microprocessor to the electronic device according to the sliding touch signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9497998
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette includes a mouthpiece, an atomizer assembly, a first connecting assembly, a second connecting assembly, and a power assembly. The atomizer assembly is received in the first housing of the mouthpiece, which includes a liquid reservoir and a heating element. The first connecting assembly includes a first conductive tube, a second conductive tube, and a first sleeve. The first sleeve includes an insulation tube, a convex ring, and a connecting portion. The insulation tube is disposed between the first conductive tube and the second conductive tube; the convex ring is sleeved on the second conductive tube and fixed to the first housing; the connecting portion extends through the second conductive tube and interconnects the insulation tube and the convex ring. The second connecting assembly includes a second sleeve and a flexible conductive ring. The power assembly includes a second housing fixed to the first housing and a battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
    Inventor: Zhiping Chen
  • Patent number: 9480285
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic cigarette atomizing device, which comprises an atomizing sleeve, an oil supply unit mounted in the atomizing sleeve and a heating wire unit, the atomizing sleeve has its first end configured with a nozzle cover, and its second end configured with a connecting unit, the oil supply unit comprises an oil storage cotton for storing the smoke oil and an oil guiding member for guiding the smoke oil to the heating wire unit, the heating wire unit comprises a hollow spiral tubular heating wire, a ceramic tube and an electronic wire for connecting the heating wire to the connecting unit, the oil guiding member is made of non-fiberglass fiber material, wrapped around the heating wire to have a tubular shape and fixed by a fixing wire wound around an outer wall of the oil guiding member, and wrapped around an end of the ceramic tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9456634
    Abstract: A vapor generator has a battery module. The battery module has a battery adapter socket at an end of the battery module. The battery adapter socket has a battery adapter socket first electrical contact and a battery adapter socket second electrical contact. A vapor module is connected to the battery adapter socket. The vapor module comprises a vapor module outside tube. A vapor module inside tube is mounted within the vapor module outside tube. The vapor module inside tube has an inside tube first electrical contact, and an inside tube second electrical contact. The inside tube first electrical contact is insulated from the inside tube second electrical contact. A heater coil is installed inside the vapor module inside tube. The inside tube first electrical contact contacts the battery adapter socket first electrical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Inventors: Dan Wang, Yanmin Nie
  • Patent number: 9451793
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mini-double flavor electronic cigarette, which comprises a steel tube screw element, an upper steel tube, a battery contact, an insulated ring, an atomizer screw element, a double-hole connector, two disposable atomizers, a battery core and a PCB. Double channel output is adopted, two single disposable atomizers are heated at the same time, underwater sound is simulated via a loud speaker, and LOGO may be projected by a projecting module. The electronic cigarette is equipped with the loud speaker and the projecting module which breaks the regular trend of the electronic cigarette since the market is not equipped with similar loud speaker and projecting module at present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: SHENZHEN BAUWAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Xuewu Zhou
  • Patent number: 9420830
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic cigarette, including a cigarette holder and an atomizer, a sealing ring mounted between the cigarette holder and the atomizer. The sealing ring includes a main body and a ring-shaped flange extending form the periphery to the center of the main body; one end of the flange near the cigarette holder is provided with a first slope; and the dip direction from outside to inside of the first slope is away from the cigarette holder. The electronic cigarette enables the tar condensed on the cigarette flow back to the atomizer, which can make full use of the tar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9380812
    Abstract: The present invention removes particles entrained within a flow of vapor and cools vapor passing through a wet scrubbing section of an electronic cigarette. The wet scrubbing electronic cigarette includes an atomizer section having a battery section connection for connection to a battery section. The atomizer section has an atomizer heating section. A wet scrubbing section has a mouthpiece, a water chamber in fluid communication with the mouthpiece. The water chamber provides for scrubbing of incoming airflow. A tubular air passage assembly is held within the water chamber. The tubular air passage assembly is in fluid communication with the water chamber. A battery section powers the atomizer section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Inventor: Henry Chung
  • Patent number: 9380811
    Abstract: The present invention removes particles entrained within a flow of vapor and cools vapor passing through a wet scrubbing section of an electronic cigarette. The wet scrubbing electronic cigarette includes an atomizer section having a battery section connection for connection to a battery section. The atomizer section has an atomizer heating section. A wet scrubbing section has a mouthpiece, a water chamber in fluid communication with the mouthpiece. The water chamber provides for scrubbing of incoming airflow. A tubular air passage assembly is held within the water chamber. The tubular air passage assembly is in fluid communication with the water chamber. A battery section powers the atomizer section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Inventor: Henry Chung
  • Patent number: 9364025
    Abstract: A smoke condensation resistant electronic cigarette includes absorption stem and a power source stem which are connected with each other detachably; an atomizer for transforming cigar liquid stored in the absorption stem into smoke and a smoke path for conducting the smoke out of the absorption stem are provided in the absorption stem. Here a smoke condensation resisting mechanism for preventing cooling and condensing of the smoke on an inner wall of the smoke path during flowing process is disposed in the absorption stem. The electronic cigarette of the present invention increases amount of smoke taken in by a smoker and prevents cigar liquid drips being inhaled by the smoker or greatly reducing amount of smoke taken in by the smoker. In addition, it facilitates reduction of manufacture and using cost, and also facilitates assembly, disassemble and replacement of the electronic cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9345269
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette, including a cigarette holder assembly, an atomization assembly, a glass container for accommodating smoke oil, and a gas flow regulator. The cigarette holder assembly includes a mouthpiece, a first sealing ring, a seat for supporting the mouthpiece, a fixed screw, and a pole. The atomization assembly includes a pair of heating wires, a glass casing, a second sealing ring, a third sealing ring, oil-guiding cotton, a limit cover, an insulating ring, and a fixed ring. The glass container includes a first sealing gasket and a second sealing gasket which are respectively disposed at both ends of the glass container. The gas flow regulator includes a control ring, a steel ball, a spring, and a rotary button. The first sealing ring of the cigarette holder assembly is sleeved on the mouthpiece, and the mouthpiece is fixed on the seat via the fixed screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Inventor: Tuanfang Liu
  • Patent number: 9308336
    Abstract: A refillable atomizing assembly with a liquid reservoir for an electronic cigarette. The assembly includes a housing and a mouthpiece that is removably engaged to the housing. A liquid reservoir is disposed within the housing, and separated from the aerosol outlet by an outlet chamber. The liquid reservoir is refillable by removing the mouthpiece and dispensing the liquid into the outlet chamber. An atomizing chamber is adjacent to the reservoir and opposite of the outlet chamber. An aerosol conduit connects the atomizing chamber to the outlet chamber. An isolation member is disposed within the outlet chamber. A liquid passage through the isolation member allows the liquid placed into the outlet chamber to flow into the reservoir. A shield portion of the isolation member is located about the aerosol conduit to prevent liquid from entering. An aerosol vent through the shield portion enables the flow of the aerosol therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Inventor: Kyle D. Newton
  • Patent number: 9226525
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette device. The electronic cigarette comprises a power supply, a liquid storage member storing liquid smoke, an atomizing unit connected to the power supply for atomizing the liquid smoke, and a controller connected with the power supply and the atomizing unit for controlling the atomizing unit to start or stop heating. The atomizing unit comprises an oil accumulating member for absorbing the liquid smoke and an electric heating piece attached to the oil accumulating member, the electric heating piece defines plural through holes. The electronic cigarette of the invention is configured with an electric heating piece in the atomizing unit instead of traditional heating wire, so that no broken fiberglass particles would be produced, to avoid the broken fiberglass particles to enter and cause harm to the human body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., SHENZHEN BRANCH
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Patent number: 9167852
    Abstract: The invention claims a combined multifunctional electronic simulated cigarette, comprising an indicator, wherein the indicator is provided with a air inlet hole; one end of the indicator is connected with one end of an aroma generator; a first switch and a first battery are arranged between the indicator and the aroma generator; a solid aromatic substance is arranged in the aroma generator and is provided with electric heating wires; the other end of the aroma generator is connected with one end of a smoke capsule; solid adsorption cotton adsorbed with nicotine is arranged in the smoke capsule; the other end of the smoke capsule is connected with a suction nozzle which is provided with a suction hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Inventor: Yunqiang Xiu
  • Publication number: 20150144145
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic smoking article including components adapted for retaining an aerosol precursor composition. The electronic smoking article can comprise a shell having a reservoir housing therein. The reservoir housing can be adapted for enclosing an aerosol precursor composition and can comprise one or more apertures through which a liquid transport element may extend out of and into an interior space within the reservoir housing. The electronic smoking article further can comprise a heating element in heating communication with the liquid transport element. The disclosure also provides a method for forming a reservoir for an electronic smoking article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
    Inventors: Yi-ping Chang, Stephen Benson Sears, William Robert Collett, Karen V. Williams
  • Publication number: 20150144148
    Abstract: An atomizing nozzle of an electronic atomizing inhaler, includes a casing body, provided with a cap at the opening of the front end, with a gas-outlet aperture on the cap, and provided with a rear closure at the opening of the rear end, with a gas-inlet aperture on the rear closure; a liquid-container and a heater provided in the cavity formed by the casing body, the cap and the rear closure, an airflow-passage being provided between the casing body and the liquid-container; a liquid-guiding device closing the mouth part of the liquid-container, with no liquid-storage medium provided in the liquid-container; and a heater provided on the top of the rear closure, contacting the lower surface of the liquid-guiding device. An electronic atomizing inhaler is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Zhiping Chen
  • Publication number: 20150144147
    Abstract: An exemplary atomizer for an electronic cigarette includes an atomizing tube, an atomizing assembly, a first fixing sleeve arranged at a first end of the atomizing tube, and a fixing tube received in the first end of the atomizing tube adjacent to the first fixing sleeve. The fixing tube receives the atomizing assembly and is connected to the first fixing sleeve. The atomizing tube defines a liquid reservoir. The fixing tube defines a liquid guiding chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: YONGHAI LI, ZHONGLI XU, HONGYONG LUO
  • Publication number: 20150136157
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette, including a cigarette holder assembly, an atomization assembly, a glass container for accommodating smoke oil, and a gas flow regulator. The cigarette holder assembly includes a mouthpiece, a first sealing ring, a seat for supporting the mouthpiece, a fixed screw, and a pole. The atomization assembly includes a pair of heating wires, a glass casing, a second sealing ring, a third sealing ring, oil-guiding cotton, a limit cover, an insulating ring, and a fixed ring. The glass container includes a first sealing gasket and a second sealing gasket which are respectively disposed at both ends of the glass container. The gas flow regulator includes a control ring, a steel ball, a spring, and a rotary button. The first sealing ring of the cigarette holder assembly is sleeved on the mouthpiece, and the mouthpiece is fixed on the seat via the fixed screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Tuanfang LIU
  • Publication number: 20150136156
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette device. The electronic cigarette comprises a power supply, a liquid storage member storing liquid smoke, an atomizing unit connected to the power supply for atomizing the liquid smoke, and a controller connected with the power supply and the atomizing unit for controlling the atomizing unit to start or stop heating. The atomizing unit comprises an oil accumulating member for absorbing the liquid smoke and an electric heating piece attached to the oil accumulating member, the electric heating piece defines plural through holes. The electronic cigarette of the invention is configured with an electric heating piece in the atomizing unit instead of traditional heating wire, so that no broken fiberglass particles would be produced, to avoid the broken fiberglass particles to enter and cause harm to the human body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150136158
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for managing and preventing liability issues relating to regulating usage and control of controlled substances. Systems include various means of administering controlled substances that are designed to prevent misuse and injury. Methods include various means of controlling dosage and preventing usage by minors or unapproved consumers. Methods include transparent labeling wherein all ingredients are clearly labeled and described as well as any potential health risks associated with use on the product packaging. Methods also include product marking tracing scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: JJ 206, LLC
    Inventors: Rick Stevens, Brian Hewitt, Trinitie Marie Vance, Kathryn Mary Apsens, Dan Preston, Joe Preston, Bob Barjesteh
  • Publication number: 20150136154
    Abstract: A smoking article for use in an aerosol-generating device includes an aerosol-forming substrate located at an extreme upstream end of the smoking article; and a support element located immediately downstream of the aerosol-forming substrate. The support element abuts the aerosol-forming substrate and the aerosol-forming substrate is configured to be penetrable by a heating element of an aerosol-generating device having a diameter of between about 40 percent and about 70 percent of the diameter of the aerosol-forming substrate without substantial deformation of the smoking article. The support element is configured to resist downstream movement of the aerosol-forming substrate during insertion of the heating element of the aerosol-generating device into the aerosol-forming substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Pande Mitrev, Thomas Badertscher
  • Publication number: 20150136153
    Abstract: An electronic vapour provision device comprises a body 4 and a vaporiser 24. The body 4 comprises a power cell 10 and a processor 16, and the vaporiser 24 is releasably connectable to the body 4. The processor 16 is configured to enter a sleep mode when the vaporiser 24 is connected to the body 4 and the device is inactive for an inactive time. Furthermore, the processor 16 is configured to leave the sleep mode and enter a usable mode when the vaporiser 24 is disconnected from the body 4 then reconnected to the body 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Christopher Lord
  • Patent number: 9032968
    Abstract: A tip charging electronic cigarette includes a cigarette body including a shell and a mouthpiece, the shell having a forward portion terminating in a tip. The cigarette body further includes a battery, a charging circuit operatively coupled to the battery, and a cartomizer operatively coupled to a switch assembly. A center charging contact is disposed adjacent the tip, an annular charging contact is disposed adjacent the tip, and the center charging contact and the annular charging contact are operatively coupled to the charging circuit. The center charging contact and the annular charging contact are arranged for connection to cooperating electrical contacts of a charger assembly, wherein the battery is arranged to be charged upon engaging the tip with the charger assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ECO-CIGS, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Glasberg, Shigui Ren
  • Patent number: 9032967
    Abstract: The current invention discloses an inexpensive, easy to use anti-smoking device. The device has an elongated strip having a center portion, a first arm, and second arm along the elongated strip, and a center piece that is attached to the center portion of the elongated strip. The first arm and second arm of the elongated strip can be wrapped around the center piece to attach to the center piece, forming two loops that allow two fingers of the person trying to quit smoking to engage the anti-smoking device. The center piece is to be stuck between two fingers, preferably the fingers the person trying to quit smoking normally uses to clutch cigarettes. The center piece is sized so that two fingers cannot be held close enough to clutch a cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Inventor: Guiseppe Bordone
  • Publication number: 20150128968
    Abstract: A rigid tubular mouthpiece for a smoking article may include a cushioning wrapping material thereabout. The wrapping material may be configured to form several layers, encompassed by a polymeric label, which may include indicia. The wrapping material will provide a lower durometer, as applied, than the unwrapped mouthpiece, which may be incorporated as part of a smoking article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Paul S. Chapman, Robert Oglesby, Wesley S. Jones, Kenneth Lin, Moris Amon, Ramin Heydarpour
  • Publication number: 20150128964
    Abstract: A method for forming a filter rod may include providing a bale of crimped tow band having about 10 denier per filament or greater and about 20,000 total denier or less, the crimped tow band comprising a plurality of cellulose acetate filaments; and placing the crimped tow band in an apparatus so as to form a filter rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Celanese Acetate LLC
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bundren, William S. Sanderson, Paul Busby, Edward J. Clark
  • Publication number: 20150128972
    Abstract: Vaporizer and/or electronic cigarette chargers useful for the recharging of rechargeable vaporizer or electronic cigarette power supplies such as batteries, compatible vaporizers and/or electronic cigarettes, their components, charging contacts, methods of their use and kits containing such chargers are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: VMR Products, LLC
    Inventors: Jan Andries Verleur, Dan Recio, Yifeng Lu, Yinjun Zhang, Arturo Fajardo, Hans Verleur
  • Publication number: 20150128965
    Abstract: An electronic vapour provision device comprising a battery assembly 8 and a vaporiser 24, wherein the battery assembly 8 comprises a power cell 10 and a computer 12, the vaporiser 24 is releasably connectable to the battery assembly 8 and the computer 12 comprises a computer processor 16 and a memory 18; wherein the computer 12 is configured to detect whether the vaporiser 24 is connected to the battery assembly 8; the battery assembly 8 further comprises a capacitor 38; and the computer 12 is configured to first charge the capacitor 38 and then detect whether a vaporiser 24 is connected to the battery assembly 8 by measuring whether the capacitor 38 is discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: NICOVENTURES HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventor: Christopher Lord
  • Publication number: 20150128966
    Abstract: An electronic vapour provision device comprising a body (4) configured to be releasably connectable to a vaporiser (10). The body (4) comprises a power cell (20), a computer processor (18), a memory (22) and an audio signalling device (16). The memory (22) stores information on a first user notification event comprising connection of the vaporiser. Moreover, the computer processor (18) is configured to identify when the first user notification event occurs and to notify a user of the event by emitting a user (10) notification sound from the audio signalling device (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Christopher Lord
  • Publication number: 20150128975
    Abstract: Packaging for an electronic smoking device includes a cut-out portion that allows light emitted by an LED on the device to shine outside the package. The LED can be configured to blink or emit patterned light during a retail mode, but not during a shipping mode or normal operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Ramon Alarcon
  • Publication number: 20150128976
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette or vaporizer may include a shell and a cartomizer receivable within a chamber within a portion of the shell. The cartomizer may hold a vaporizable fluid, dry substance, or other vaporizable substance such as a wax. A charger may also be included which in one embodiment may be insertable into the chamber, and in another embodiment may be connectable to an end of the shell. Various electrical components, such as a printed circuit board, a recharagable battery, various indicator lights, a sensor, and display screen, for instance, improve the functionality of the vaporizer from known vaporizers. Magnets may also be provided in order to secure the cartomizer or the charger to the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: VMR Products, LLC
    Inventors: Jan Andries Verleur, Dan Recio, Yifeng Lu, Yinjun Zhang, Arturo Fajardo, Hans Verleur
  • Publication number: 20150128977
    Abstract: An exemplary atomizing assembly includes a heating component, a holder, an electrode, and a cover. The heating component includes a liquid conducting element and a heating element in contact with the liquid conducting element. The holder includes two arms extending from a first end thereof The two arms and the cover cooperatively define a receiving space. The heating component is received in the receiving space. The electrode is arranged in the holder and is insulated from the holder. Two ends of the heating element are connected with the holder and the electrode respectively. The holder further includes a connection part arranged at an opposite second end, and the connection part is configured for detachably engaging with an external component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: YONGHAI LI, ZHONGLI XU, HONGYONG LUO
  • Publication number: 20150128969
    Abstract: A rigid tubular mouthpiece for a smoking article may include a cushioning wrapping material thereabout and/or a tipping cover that may be configured as overmolding, a shrink sleeve, or other cover. The wrapping material, if present, may be configured to form one or several layers, encompassed by a polymeric shrink-label, which may include visual indicia. The tipping cover and/or wrapping material will provide a lower durometer and more elastic contact mouthpiece surface, as applied, than present in an uncovered mouthpiece, which may be incorporated as part of a smoking article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Paul S. Chapman, Robert L. Oglesby, Wesley S. Jones, Kenneth Shou-Chein Lin, Moris Amon, Ramin Heydarpour
  • Publication number: 20150128970
    Abstract: The invention is related to an electronic cigarette, including an outer shell; at least two soft layers are fitted around the outer shell and wrap the outer shell therein; the outer shell therein has a liquid storage component, an atomizer and a power supply; one end of the outer shell is set with a mouthpiece cover; the outer shell therein is further set with an liquid isolation component; the liquid storage component is disposed in a closed space enclosed by the mouthpiece cover, part of the outer shell and the liquid isolation component; inner wall of the liquid storage component is set with a conduit supporting the liquid storage component, the conduit is respectively communicated with the mouthpiece cover and the liquid isolation component; the atomizer is fixedly supported in the conduit. The electronic cigarette offers favorable feeling to touch and mouth, a simple structure, and quick and convenient assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventor: Qiuming Liu
  • Publication number: 20150128973
    Abstract: A liquid stopper for an electronic cigarette, includes a main body configured for stopping a tobacco liquid of the electronic cigarette. The main body includes a bottom surface, at least one wire hole in communication with the bottom surface, and at least one wire groove formed in the bottom surface and in communication with the at least one wire hole. The at least one wire hole is configured to receive at least one conductive wire of the electronic cigarette, and the at least one wire groove is configured to guide the at least one conductive wire to a peripheral wall of the main body. An electronic cigarette using the liquid stopper is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Yonghai LI, Zhongli XU, Hongxing DUAN, Long CAI
  • Publication number: 20150128971
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette or vaporizer may include a shell and a cartomizer receivable within a chamber within a portion of the shell. The cartomizer may hold a vaporizable fluid, dry substance, or other vaporizable substance such as a wax. A charger may also be included which in one embodiment may be insertable into the chamber, and in another embodiment may be connectable to an end of the shell. Various electrical components, such as a printed circuit board, a rechargeable battery, various indicator lights, a sensor, and display screen, for instance, improve the functionality of the vaporizer from known vaporizers. Magnets are also provided in order to secure the cartomizer or the charger to the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: VMR Products, LLC
    Inventors: Jan Andries Verleur, Dan Recio, Yifeng Lu, Yinjun Zhang, Arturo Fajardo, Hans Verleur