Tobacco Users' Appliance Patents (Class 131/329)
  • Patent number: 11617229
    Abstract: The cartridge for the aerosol-generating system includes a housing defining an air inlet and an air outlet and an airflow path defined within the housing. The cartridge includes an atomizer assembly with an aerosol-generating element that is fluid permeable, and two electrical contact portions connected to the aerosol-generating element. The aerosol-generating element has a first side and a second side opposite the first side, wherein the first side of the aerosol-generating element is exposed to the airflow path and the second side of the aerosol-generating element is in contact with a liquid. The cartridge includes the mount that contains the atomizer assembly, where the mount covers a first portion of the first side of the aerosol-generating element to isolate the electrical contact portions from the airflow path, and covers at least a portion of the second side of the aerosol-generating element to isolate the electrical contact portions from the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Charles Silvestrini, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Guillaume Frederick
  • Patent number: 11606981
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: VMR Products LLC
    Inventors: Jan Andries Verleur, Dan Recio, Yifeng Lu, Yinjun Zhang, Arturo Fajardo, Hans Verleur
  • Patent number: 11602171
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette including an atomization assembly and a base assembly. The atomization assembly is disposed on the battery assembly. The atomization assembly includes an e-liquid tank; a first seal ring; a limit cover; a second seal ring; a piece of cotton; a heating wire; a third seal ring; a seal plug; a base; a joint; an insulation sleeve; and a connection sleeve. The battery assembly includes a pair of electrodes; a magnet; a fourth seal ring; an indicator light; a secondary support; a pneumatic switch; a silicone sleeve; a primary support; a battery; a USB plate; a housing. The piece of cotton wraps the heating wire. The piece of cotton and the heating wire are disposed on the base. The limit cover is disposed on the piece of cotton. The first seal ring and the second seal ring are disposed on two ends of the limit cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventor: Tuanfang Liu
  • Patent number: 11602179
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette including an atomization assembly and a base assembly. The atomization assembly is disposed on the battery assembly. The battery assembly includes a switch control unit. The switch control unit includes a control panel and a button. The control panel includes a power-on control circuit and a power-off control circuit which are electrically connected to the button. The battery assembly is switchable between a lock state and an unlocked state under the control of the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN EIGATE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tuanfang Liu
  • Patent number: 11605963
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler includes: a case; a power supply that discharges power to a load for generating an aerosol from an aerosol generation source; a discharging terminal that connects the load to the power supply; a charging terminal that connects the power supply to an external power supply and is separated from the discharging terminal; a temperature measuring unit that measures temperature of the power supply; and a control device that controls an effective value of a first charging current to a value smaller than an effective value of a second charging current. The first charging current is supplied to the power supply when a measurement value of the temperature measuring unit is equal to or higher than a first threshold and the second charging current is supplied to the power supply when the measurement value is lower than the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventor: Takeshi Akao
  • Patent number: 11596173
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette, including: a mouthpiece; a first seal ring; a glass tube; a hollow rod; a permanent seat; a first piece of cotton; a ceramic atomization core; a second piece of cotton; an annular sleeve; two second seal rings; a base seat; an insulation ring; and a joint comprising an anode and cathode. The mouthpiece is disposed on the glass tube. The first seal ring is disposed in the mouthpiece to seal a gap between the mouthpiece and the glass tube. The hollow rod is disposed in the glass tube, and the two second seal rings are disposed on one end of the hollow rod away from the first seal ring to seal a gap between the glass tube and the hollow rod. The first piece of cotton and the second piece of cotton are disposed on two ends of the ceramic atomization core, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Inventor: Tuanfang Liu
  • Patent number: 11602018
    Abstract: A heating element for heating cigarette and a heater are disclosed, the heating element includes: a heating part at a proximal end of the heating element, with a longitudinal axis along the longitudinal direction of the heating element; the heating part is configured for inserting inside the cigarette along the longitudinal direction; a fixing part at a distal end of the heating element and secured with the heating part, the fixing part is provided with an air inlet; the heating part comprises an air flow path formed therein and extending along the longitudinal direction; the air inlet is in communication with the air flow path; the heating part is bored with an air hole that communicates the air flow path with outside the heating part, such that the air flow in the air flow path is flowing into the cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shufeng Zhang, Zongping Yu, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Patent number: 11596172
    Abstract: A non-nicotine e-vaping device may include a non-nicotine pod assembly and a device body. The non-nicotine pod assembly has upstream and downstream ends and is configured to hold a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The upstream end may define at least one upstream recess, and the downstream end may define at least one downstream recess. The device body defines a through hole configured to receive the non-nicotine pod assembly. The through hole includes an upstream sidewall and a downstream sidewall. The upstream sidewall may include at least one upstream protrusion, and the downstream sidewall may include at least one downstream protrusion. The at least one upstream protrusion and the at least one downstream protrusion may be configured to engage with the at least one upstream recess and the at least one downstream recess, respectively, so as to retain the non-nicotine pod assembly within the through hole of the device body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Dean Twite, Yannick Hourmand, Charles Dendy, Bipin Patil, Rangaraj S. Sundar, Christopher Newcomb, Niall Gallagher, Raymond W. Lau, Eric Hawes
  • Patent number: 11596750
    Abstract: The invention relates to an inhaler, particularly an electronic cigarette product, comprising at least one evaporator device having at least one electrical evaporator for evaporating liquid supplied to the evaporator and an electronic control device for controlling and/or regulating the evaporator. A plurality of liquids are associated or can be associated with the evaporator device in such a way that the composition and/or the vapour production rate of the vapour/aerosol produced by the at least one evaporator can be adjusted and/or modified in a targeted manner, as the control device is designed for individual control of the at least one or each individual evaporator and/or for group control of the evaporators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: KÖRBER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Kessler, Gunnar Niebuhr, Rene Schmidt, Cameron John Wagenknecht, Bjoern Schlueter
  • Patent number: 11589614
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cartridge for use with apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, the cartridge including: a container defining a cavity, and smokable material located in the cavity, wherein the cartridge includes heating material that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field to heat the smokable material. Also disclosed is apparatus for heating smokable material to volatilize at least one component of the smokable material, the apparatus including: an interface for cooperating with an article comprising smokable material, a magnetic field generator for generating a varying magnetic field for penetrating the article when the interface is cooperating with the article, and a device for puncturing the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventors: Duane A. Kaufman, Raymond J. Robey, Benjamin J. Paprocki
  • Patent number: 11589613
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a power supply assembly for an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette. The power supply assembly includes a main body and a trigger switch. The main body may be provided with an accommodation space for accommodating circuit components. The trigger switch may be mounted inside the accommodation space by a seal. A first channel and an air flow sensing duct may be connected to the trigger switch. The first channel may include a first end and a second end that are arranged oppositely. The first end may communicate with the air suction pathway of an atomizer of the electronic cigarette, and the air flow sensing duct may communicate with a lateral wall of the first channel close to the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: HONG KONG IVPS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Junwei Ouyang
  • Patent number: 11583648
    Abstract: A heater for use in an aerosol generating device is disclosed. The heater includes a heating element comprising a coil. The coil has at least two coiled regions and one non-coiled region. The heater includes a pair of wicks arranged to feed e-liquid to the heating element from different directions. A device for generating an inhalable medium including a heater for volatilizing liquid is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventors: Mark Potter, Ugurhan Yilmaz, Geoffrey Foss-Smith
  • Patent number: 11583002
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electronic cigarettes having vaporizer assembly with “U” shaped air path and methods of using the same. The electronic cigarette includes: mouthpiece assembly, electronic cigarette body, E-liquid storage tank having a negative air pressure cavity and a number of airflow channels forming “U” shaped air path, and the vaporizer assembly. The vaporizer assembly includes: one or more cylindrical E-liquid storage media, and one or more heating elements. The elements are electrically connected to an electrical power supply through negative air pressure activated switch. When a user sucks air from mouthpiece assembly, a negative air pressure is created in the negative air pressure cavity, the negative air pressure activated switch turns on the electrical power supply to the heating elements, and the heating elements vaporize the E-liquid stored in cylindrical E-liquid storage media to generate electronic cigarette vapor for the user through the “U” shaped air path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMACO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED CORPORATION
    Inventor: Xiaochun Zhu
  • Patent number: 11576431
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable water pipe assembly for use in the vaporization of substances. Methods of using such an assembly are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: puff corporation
    Inventors: Dane Wiedemann, Avinash Bajpai, Roger Volodarsky
  • Patent number: 11571022
    Abstract: A nicotine delivery device (200) for generating a mist containing nicotine for inhalation by a user. The device comprises a mist generator device (201) and a driver device (202). The driver device (202) is configured to drive the mist generator device (201) at an optimum frequency to maximise the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator device (201).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Shaheen Innovations Holding Limited
    Inventors: Imad Lahoud, Mohammed Alshaiba Saleh Ghannam Almazrouei, Sajid Bhatti, Jeff Machovec, Clement Lamoureux
  • Patent number: 11559084
    Abstract: A battery unit includes a power source; a detection part for detecting an output voltage of the power source; a connection part to which a load for atomizing an aerosol source or heating a flavor source and a charger for charging the power source are connectable; and a control part being able to execute a power supplying mode that allows supply of electric power from the power source to the load and a charging mode that allows charging of the power source by the charger, wherein if a decreased quantity of the output voltage per predetermined period in the charging mode is equal to or less than a threshold value that has been set based on a decreased quantity of the output voltage per the predetermined period in the power supplying mode, the control part determines that there is abnormality in the charging mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu Takeuchi, Takaya Takahashi, Manabu Yamada
  • Patent number: 11563332
    Abstract: A charging case assembly for a vaporizer device includes a lower housing pivotably coupled to an upper housing. The lower housing can include a rechargeable power supply and a coupling mechanism configured to receive and position the vaporizer device within the lower housing. The coupling mechanism can include a cradle portion positioned along the lower housing and further include an elongated base that is recessed along an inner surface of the lower housing. The cradle portion can be configured to receive the vaporizer device such that a first elongated side of the vaporizer device is positioned against the base of the cradle portion. The coupling mechanism can further include a pair of case contacts positioned adjacent a first end of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Ambriz Rios, Wei-Ling Chang, Brandon Cheung, Richard Johnson, Nolan Y T Lau, Kevin Lomeli, James Monsees, Alexander Ringrose, Roxolana Wacyk
  • Patent number: 11564287
    Abstract: Cartridges for vaporizer devices are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the cartridge can include a reservoir being configured to contain a liquid vaporizable material that includes at least one ionic component, an airflow tube that extends though the reservoir and defines an airflow passageway therethrough, and first and second electrodes. The airflow tube includes a wicking element that is in fluid communication with the reservoir, in which the wicking element is configured to substantially draw at least a portion of the liquid vaporizable material from the reservoir into the airflow passageway. The first and second electrodes are positioned substantially on or adjacent to opposite surfaces of the wicking element, in which the liquid vaporizable material received within the wicking element is substantially vaporized in response to generation of a potential difference between the first and second electrodes. Vaporizer devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Rishi D. Jobanputra, Christopher James Rosser, James P. Westley
  • Patent number: 11546969
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system may include a cartridge, a heater section, and an aerosol-generating device. The cartridge may include a cartridge housing, a solid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing, and a liquid aerosol-forming substrate positioned within the cartridge housing. The heater section is separate from the cartridge and includes an electric heater. The aerosol-generating device may include a device housing configured to receive the cartridge and a power supply for supplying electrical power to the electric heater. The power supply may be positioned within the device housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventor: Tony Reevell
  • Patent number: 11542077
    Abstract: A dual-access closure for a beverage container has a body with a flexible rim adapted to snap over an upper rim of a beverage container, a sealed, elongated enclosure attached to an underside of the body, a first access element adapted to open and close a first opening passing through the body into the sealed, elongated enclosure, a vapor-producing apparatus within the sealed, elongated enclosure and coupled to the first opening, and a second access element adapted to open and close a second opening passing through the body, outside the sealed, elongated enclosure. With the body engaged to the top of the beverage container, a user is enabled to manipulate the first access interface to draw vapor from the vapor-producing apparatus, and to manipulate the second access element to ingest a beverage from the beverage container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventor: Jason Ashton
  • Patent number: 11539224
    Abstract: A charging system (10) for an aerosol-generating device (12) includes a charging unit (14). The charging unit includes a body (20) at least partially defining a receiving volume (22). The receiving volume is sized to receive the elongate aerosol-generating device through an open top end in a plurality of orientations. A charging interface is coupled to the body and includes a biasing element and an electrical contact. The biasing element is configured to apply a force on the aerosol-generating device that causes an electrical contact of the aerosol-generating device to electrically engage the electrical contact of the charging interface when the aerosol-generating device rests on the charging unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Slama, Florent Cuchet, Norman Andrew Stevenson, Kyungil Chung, Peter Joseph Bevan, Michael Nolan, James Robert Lynch
  • Patent number: 11533949
    Abstract: In one aspect, an aerosol provision system is provided. The system includes an assembly defining an opening configured to receive a replaceable consumable and a removable member releasably engaged with the assembly. The removable member is configured to form part of an outer surface of the system, and is positioned so as not to obstruct the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventors: Mark Begin, Steve Dieter, David Christian Eby, Greg Falendysz, Mark Forster, Kaya Ouchi, Benjamin J. Paprocki
  • Patent number: 11522244
    Abstract: The invention discloses a power supply for an electronic cigarette, comprising a main body and a cover, wherein the main body is provided with an accommodating with an opening, the cover comprises a cover body and a handle, the outer peripheral surface of the cover body is provided with a connection thread, the inner wall of the accommodating chamber is correspondingly provided with an internal thread, so that the cover body is detachably connected to the main body, the handle is mounted to cover body, and when the cover body is mounted to the main body, the cover body is exposed to the outside of the main body, so as to drive the cover body to rotate under an external force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Hong Kong IVPS International Limited
    Inventor: Junwei Ouyang
  • Patent number: 11510437
    Abstract: A heater assembly includes a heater extending to correspond to at least a part of a length of a cigarette and comprising one end to be inserted into the cigarette and configured to generate heat when electricity is applied; a first cover coupled to the heater to maintain a position with respect to the heater and comprising one surface that faces toward the end of the heater and extends outward from the heater; and a second cover coupled to another end of the heater and supporting another surface of the first cover facing toward the other end of the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jong Sub Lee, Hwi Kyeong An
  • Patent number: 11503859
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic atomizing device and an atomizer and a liquid injection structure thereof. The liquid injection structure includes an outer pipe provided with an exhaust port and a liquid injection assembly including a sleeve pipe disposed in the outer pipe and a liquid injection pipe disposed in the sleeve pipe. The liquid injection pipe is provided with a liquid injection port, and is axially movable relative to the sleeve pipe between a first position where the sleeve pipe seals the liquid injection port and a second position where the seal of the liquid injection port by the sleeve pipe is released. The sleeve pipe is axially movable relative to the outer pipe between a third position where the sleeve pipe seals the exhaust port and a fourth position where the seal of the exhaust port by the sleeve pipe is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Jiangmen Moore Technology., Ltd
    Inventor: Weiguang Hu
  • Patent number: 11503857
    Abstract: A smoking apparatus is provided. The smoking apparatus includes an outer casing, a grinder housed within the outer casing, configured to grind a raw material into a ground material, an oven housed within the outer casing, configured to heat the ground material, releasing smoke, and a ventilation compartment housed within the outer casing, configured to transport the smoke to an opening on the outer casing, enabling the smoke to exit the outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventor: David Estrella
  • Patent number: 11503672
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic vaporizer, an electronic vaporizer device body, and an electronic vaporizer device. An electronic vaporizer, comprising: a tube body; a storage compartment, storing an vaporizable substance; a heating base, disposed below the storage compartment; a heating component, disposed between the storage compartment and the heating base and configured to heat the vaporizable substance; and a printed circuit board (PCB) module, disposed below the heating base and electrically connected to the heating component, wherein the storage compartment, the heating base, the heating component, and the PCB module are disposed in the tube body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN RELX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Chen, Hui Wang, Yao Fu, Weifeng Chen, Shuting Feng, Zugang Yang, Jin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11503670
    Abstract: Provided is a battery unit including: a power supply; a detector configured to detect an output voltage of the power supply; a connecting configured to be connectable with a load for atomizing an aerosol source or heating a flavor source; and a controller capable of executing a power supply mode in which electric power is supplied to the load from the power supply. The controller executes a specific control different from the supply of electric power to the load based on am amount of change in the output voltage per a predetermined time period in the power supply mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu Takeuchi, Takaya Takahashi, Manabu Yamada, Hajime Fujita
  • Patent number: 11497254
    Abstract: A system and method for authenticating an electronic vaping delivery unit. The system comprises: a double-sided insert disposable onto a container, a device operatively configured with a data network, and a user interface operatively linked to the device. The double sided insert comprises a front side and a reverse side. The front side comprises a first identifier and the reverse side comprises a second identifier. The reverse side and the second identifier are concealed when the double sided insert is deposed against the container. The front side and the second identifier are exposed when the double-sided insert is removed from the container. The user interface is configured to allow access to a user upon a successful recognition of the first identifier. The user interface is further configured to generate an authenticating confirmation upon a successful recognition of the second identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventor: Rasheed Ali
  • Patent number: 11497086
    Abstract: The present application relates to an electronic vaporizer device. An electronic vaporizer device, comprising: an electronic vaporizer device body and an electronic vaporizer, wherein the electronic vaporizer is connected to the electronic vaporizer device body in a pluggable manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN RELX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chen Chen, Hui Wang, Yao Fu, Weifeng Chen, Shuting Feng, Zugang Yang, Jin Zhang
  • Patent number: 11493418
    Abstract: A rheometer docking station and methods of use are provided. Certain of the systems and methods described herein are capable of docking a rheometer to a rheometer docking station. Certain of the systems and methods described herein are capable of locating a rheometer in one, two or three dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Alpha Technologies Services LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Kosuth, Michael R. Stoller
  • Patent number: 11490463
    Abstract: An atomizing core includes a liquid guiding element and a heating element. The liquid guiding element includes a first liquid guiding unit and a second liquid guiding unit that are superimposed one upon another. The second liquid guiding unit includes a first surface and a second surface that are opposed to one another. The first surface is in contact with the first liquid guiding unit. The second liquid guiding unit is provided with a plurality of liquid storage tiny chambers extended through the first surface and the second surface. The heating element is in contact with the first liquid guiding unit, configured to heat an atomizing liquid conveyed from the first liquid guiding unit to generate an aerosol for inhaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaoqiang Zhao, Zhongli Xu, Yonghai Li
  • Patent number: 11484670
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a laminar evaporator including an electrical resistance heating element for pulse heating and evaporation of an inhalationally receivable material distributed or distributable on the heating element surface by an electric heating current flowing or flowable in a laminar manner with at least two electrical contacts or poles for introducing the heating current into the resistance heating element, wherein the resistance heating element has at least one slot-shaped recess constricting lines of flux of an original electric field forming or formable between the at least two electrical contacts or poles and comprises a porous structure having a porosity of 70% or greater holding or capable of holding the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventor: Helmut Buchberger
  • Patent number: 11489227
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette, including an atomizing assembly and a battery assembly. The atomizing assembly is disposed on the battery assembly. The atomizing assembly includes a mouthpiece, a filter cotton, a guide tube, an e-liquid container, a first sealer adapted to seal the e-liquid container, a heating wire comprising a pin, a barrier, a base, a second sealer adapted to seal the base, an insulation ring, and electrodes. The battery assembly includes a battery frame, a light guide, a silica gel, a fixed seat, a printed circuit board assembly, and a battery cell. The guide tube is disposed in the e-liquid container. The heating wire is disposed on the barrier. The barrier is disposed in the base. The insulation ring passes through the pin of the heating wire and is fixed in the base. The electrodes are disposed in the insulation ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Inventor: Tuanfang Liu
  • Patent number: 11478590
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing having an open end and forms a cavity in communication with the open end for receiving an aerosol generating article. The device further includes a rotatable capture element disposed in the cavity. The rotatable capture element is operable to retain the aerosol generating article within the cavity. The rotatable capture element is longitudinally movable within the cavity. The device further includes a heating element in communication with the cavity. The heating element is operable to heat the aerosol generating article retained by the capture element within the cavity. Combined rotation and longitudinal movement of the capture element causes the aerosol generating element to spiral relative to the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Tony Reevell
  • Patent number: 11471626
    Abstract: A container for an aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a first compartment being sealed and tubular, and including a nicotine source; a second compartment being sealed and tubular, and including a delivery enhancing compound; and a transfer section disposed between the first compartment and the second compartment, at least one of the first compartment and the second compartment including a recessed end, and the transfer section being formed by a recess when one end of the first compartment abuts one end of the second compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Clement Besso, Frederic Ulysse Buehler, Laurent Lavanant
  • Patent number: 11475759
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes a housing, heating element, communication interface and microprocessor. The heating element may to activate and vaporize components of an aerosol precursor composition in response to a flow of air through at least a portion of the housing, with the air being combinable with a thereby formed vapor to form an aerosol. The communication interface may effect a wireless, proximity-based communication link with a computing device. And the microprocessor may be coupled to the communication interface, may control at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on a state of the proximity-based communication link, or in response to a trigger signal received from the computing device over the proximity-based communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Charles Henry, Jr., Wilson Christopher Lamb, Glen Joseph Kimsey
  • Patent number: 11470691
    Abstract: An atomizing assembly includes a housing, an atomizing base, an atomizing element, and a sealing member. The housing is provided with a liquid storage chamber and an airflow channel. The liquid storage chamber is configured to store liquid. The atomizing base is fixed to the housing and configured to seal the liquid storage chamber. The atomizing base is provided with a liquid inlet in communication with the liquid storage chamber. The atomizing element is disposed in the atomizing base and configured to atomize the liquid flowing into the atomizing element through the liquid inlet. The sealing member is movably disposed on the atomizing base and configured to seal or unseal the liquid inlet. An electronic atomizing device is further provided, which includes the aforementioned atomizing assembly and a power supply assembly connected to the housing and electrically coupled to the atomizing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: shenzhen smoore technology limited
    Inventor: Xiaoping Li
  • Patent number: 11464257
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electronic cigarette, including a power supply device with an installation groove and an atomizing device; either the installation groove or the atomizing device is provided with a protruded elastic buckle, and the elastic buckle can be slid perpendicularly along the installation direction of the atomizing device; the other one is provided with a buckle slot matching the elastic buckle. When the atomizing device is installed into the installation groove, the elastic buckle will be engaged in the buckle slot to form a disassemble connection between the atomizing device and the power supply device. When the elastic buckle is slid, the elastic buckle will come out of the buckle slot, so that the atomizing device can be taken out from the installation groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: HONG KONG IVPS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Junwei Ouyang
  • Patent number: 11460334
    Abstract: A aerosol-generating system includes a liquid storage portion, a liquid pressure sensor within the liquid storage portion, and a control unit that is in communication with the pressure sensor. The aerosol-generating system further includes an atmospheric pressure sensor in communication with the control unit. The atmospheric pressure sensor is configured to sense the atmospheric pressure of the environment. The control unit is configured to receive the pressure signals from the liquid pressure sensor and the atmospheric pressure sensor. The control unit is further configured to determine the fill level of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate based on a comparison of the pressure signals from the liquid pressure sensor and the atmospheric pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Guillaume Colotte, Stephane Bilat
  • Patent number: 11457661
    Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating system including a holder configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette; and a cradle including an inner space into which the holder is inserted. The holder is configured to be tiltable with respect the cradle. The holder is inserted into the inner space of the cradle and then tilted to generate the aerosol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jung Ho Han, Jang Uk Lee, Hun Il Lim, Jong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han, Jin Young Yoon, Young Lea Kim, Ji Soo Jang, Wang Seop Lim, Moon Bong Lee, Soung Ho Ju, Du Jin Park, Seong Won Yoon
  • Patent number: 11457666
    Abstract: To provide an inhaler cartridge and an inhaler including a novel structure. Provided is a cartridge for an inhaler. The cartridge includes: a housing including an accommodation space capable of accommodating a liquid, an air flow passage, and a partition member partitioning the accommodation space and the air flow passage in a longitudinal direction; and a heater configured to be capable of heating the liquid and arranged in the air flow passage. The partition member includes an opening opened in a transverse direction to bring the accommodation space into communication with the air flow passage. The opening includes an upstream-side opening edge and a downstream-side opening edge. The partition member includes an upstream-side end and a downstream-side end. A distance between the upstream-side opening edge and the upstream-side end is smaller than a distance between the downstream-side opening edge and the downstream-side end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Tomoichi Watanabe, Hirofumi Matsumoto, Takuma Nakano, Kei Oishi
  • Patent number: 11452314
    Abstract: A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a power supply configured to supply power to a heater configured to heat an aerosol source; a receptacle configured to receive power for charging the power supply from a plug connected to an external power supply; a charger configured to control charging of the power supply by power received by the receptacle; and a controller. The receptacle and the power supply are connected in parallel with the charger, and the charger is configured to supply power from the receptacle and the power supply to the controller via the charger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Ono, Minoru Kitahara, Shujiro Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11446452
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette and a method for manufacturing an atomizing assembly thereof. The electronic cigarette comprises a liquid reservoir used for storing an e-liquid, and an atomizing assembly received in a shell. The atomizing assembly comprises: a liquid-absorbing element connected to the liquid reservoir, wherein the liquid-absorbing element is made of porous ceramic, and has a liquid-absorbing surface for absorbing the e-liquid and an atomizing surface; and a heating element embedded in the liquid-absorbing element, wherein the edge of the heating element is internally tangent to the atomizing surface, and the heating element is used for converting the e-liquid absorbed by the liquid-absorbing element into smoke. The electronic cigarette further comprises a power supply assembly received in the shell, connected to the atomizing assembly, and used for supplying power for the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Shenzhen Smoore Technology Limited
    Inventor: Pingkun Liu
  • Patent number: 11445750
    Abstract: A pot structure of electronic cigarette for baking tobacco, the pot structure is disposed in a rod portion of the electronic cigarette, and the pot structure is in communication with a mouth piece of the electronic cigarette; the structure includes: a cage, configured to receive tobacco shreds; a heating device, configured to heat tobacco shreds within the cage to generate smoke; the heating device is a heating pot in a cup-shaped, and the cage is a cup-shaped body made of a good heat conductive material; the heating pot heats the tobacco shreds in the cage from a side of the cage, and the heat conductive tube is configured to bring the heat of the heating pot to the center of the tobacco shreds to heat the tobacco shreds, such that the heating to the tobacco shreds is more evenly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: ALD Group Limited
    Inventors: Chuanzhi Lai, Yi Ding
  • Patent number: 11439188
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an automatically controlled heat-not-burn electronic cigarette device and a control method thereof. The electronic cigarette device comprises a housing, a housing lid and a heating tube arranged in the housing, a heat-insulating tube, an automatic lid opening and/or closing mechanism, a cigarette detecting mechanism, an intelligent control circuit board, a button, and a battery. The intelligent control circuit board is arranged with a main control chip, a heating control module, an automatic lid opening and/or closing control module, a button control module, a detector control module, and a charging management module. The main control chip is configured to control the electronic cigarette device to enter a smoking operation mode, or a sleep state, or an off state, on the basis of the determination of whether a cigarette is received in the heating tube within a certain time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN HAPPY VAPING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Guangrong Lin, Xianbin Zheng, Xiyong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11432592
    Abstract: A heater for heating an aerosol-forming substrate includes a plurality of elongate heating elements arranged in an elongate array. The elongate array has a support end with a first dimension, a heating end with a second dimension and a middle portion with a third dimension. The array is arranged to heat the substrate to form an aerosol. The third dimension is greater than the first dimension and greater than the second dimension. An electrically heated aerosol generating system can include the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Olivier Greim, Felix Fernando, Charles Higgins
  • Patent number: 11432586
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette comprises a power supply device, a screw sleeve and an atomizer. The power supply device is provided with a cavity accommodating the atomizer with a cigarette holder exposed outside. The atomizer is provided with a screw joint portion at one end thereof opposite to the cigarette holder, and a middle part of the screw joint portion is provided with a conduction head insulated from the screw sleeve that is made of a conductive material. A bottom part of the cavity is provided with an annular conductor, an adsorption element, and a pole needle extending through a middle part of the annular conductor, and the adsorption element is insulated from the pole needle. The screw sleeve can be adsorbed on the adsorption element, so that the screw sleeve is conductive with the annular conductor, and the conduction head is conductive with the pole needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Zhenyu Wu
  • Patent number: 11432582
    Abstract: Provided is an e-cigarette that includes a housing containing an atomizer, a first module and a second module. The first module can include a first e-liquid that is free, or substantially free, of flavorants. The second module can store a second e-liquid that includes flavorants. The atomizer can volatilize the first e-liquid by heating to form an aerosol at a high temperature. The heated aerosol can pass along a flow path from the first module into the second module. The second e-liquid can be volatilized at a low temperature within the second module by the heated aerosol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of the Desert Research Institute
    Inventors: Andrei Khlystov, Vera Samburova, Marc Lynn Pitchford
  • Patent number: 11433191
    Abstract: There is described a cartridge for use with an apparatus for heating aerosol generating material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosol generating material. The cartridge includes a first body defining a first chamber and aerosol generating material is located within the first chamber. The first body includes a first base including a sheet of heat conductive material and has a first outer surface and at least a major portion of the first outer surface is for contacting a first heating surface of a heater of the apparatus for heating the aerosol generating material within the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventors: Gary Fallon, Andrew Bray, Jeonghwan Park, Kav Ghanouni, Richard Hepworth, Walid Abi Aoun, Karl Kaljura