公开(公告)号：US20250098739A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18974001

申请日：2024-12-09

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： William J. BOGDZIEWICZ

IPC: A24F23/00 ,  B65D25/04 ,  B65D43/02 ,  B65D51/28

Abstract: The container includes a main sidewall, a first end-wall connected to a first end of the main sidewall, and a first structure, a first side of the first structure being connected to a second end of the main sidewall, the main sidewall, the first end-wall and the first structure at least partially defining a primary storage area, the first structure including a secondary sidewall extending from a second side of the first structure, and a including a protrusion extending from a first side of the cover, the protrusion being inserted within the secondary sidewall to be releasably mated with the secondary sidewall, a first central portion of the cover and a second central portion of the first structure at least partially defining a secondary storage area, a first peripheral portion of the cover and a second peripheral portion of the first structure at least partially defining a peripheral cavity.

公开(公告)号：US20250098730A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18975062

申请日：2024-12-10

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Gerd KOBAL ,  Douglas R. OLIVERI ,  Peter REEH ,  Tatjana KICHKO

IPC: A24B15/38 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/16 ,  A24B15/167 ,  A24B15/28 ,  A24F23/02 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A61K9/00 ,  A61K9/50 ,  A61K31/465 ,  A61M11/04 ,  H05B3/00

Abstract: A smokeless tobacco product or medicinal nicotine product including nicotine and acyl nornicotine. Preferably, the acyl nornicotine is selected from the group consisting of N-Pentanoylnornicotine, N-Hexanoylnornicotine, N-Heptanolynornicotine, N-Octanoylnornicotine, N-Nonanoylnornicotine, N-Decanoylnornicotine, N-Undecanoylnornicotine, and N-Dedecanoylnornicotine. Also disclosed are methods of making such products.

公开(公告)号：US20250098729A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18975031

申请日：2024-12-10

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： James D. EVANS ,  Travis M. GARTHAFFNER ,  Herbert Cary LONGEST

IPC: A24B15/28 ,  A24F23/02 ,  B65B7/28 ,  B65B31/04 ,  B65G15/00 ,  B65G15/44 ,  B65G33/06 ,  B65G37/00

Abstract: A machine and method for packaging tobacco sachets, comprising a plurality of linearly arranged, multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers having fluid sealing means on lower portions thereof, conveyor means disposed below the plurality of multi-functional, vertically moveable chambers, and a lidding apparatus disposed downstream of and in communication with the plurality of vertically moveable chambers through the conveyor means.

公开(公告)号：US12256785B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-25

申请号：US18303178

申请日：2023-04-19

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Niall Gallagher ,  Terrance Bache ,  Rangaraj S. Sundar ,  Jarrett Keen ,  Raymond W. Lau ,  Eric Hawes

IPC: A24F40/57 ,  H02M3/00 ,  H02M3/07 ,  H03K17/687 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/46

Abstract: The heating engine control circuit includes a rail converter circuit and a gate driver circuit. The rail converter circuit is configured to convert a power supply voltage into a power signal based on a vaping enable signal, the vaping enable signal being a pulse width modulated signal. The gate driver circuit includes an integrated gate driver. The integrated gate driver is configured to control application of power to a heater of the non-nicotine electronic vaping device based on the power signal, a first enable signal and a second enable signal.

公开(公告)号：US20250089806A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18967860

申请日：2024-12-04

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Niall GALLAGHER ,  Terrance Theodore BACHE ,  Rangaraj S. SUNDAR ,  Jarrett KEEN ,  Raymond W. LAU ,  Eric HAWES

IPC: A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A61M15/06

Abstract: A device assembly includes a controller, which is configured to control the non-nicotine electronic vaping device to output an indication of a current level of the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation in the non-nicotine reservoir of a non-nicotine pod assembly in response to determining that an aggregate amount of non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation drawn from the non-nicotine reservoir or an aggregate amount of vaporized non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation is greater than or equal to the at least one non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation level threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20250089799A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18966411

申请日：2024-12-03

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Tony REEVELL

IPC: A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/10 ,  H05B1/02 ,  H05B3/04 ,  H05B3/44

Abstract: An electronic vaping device includes a liquid storage portion, an electric heater and electronic circuitry. The liquid storage portion is configured to store liquid vapor-forming substrate. The electric heater includes at least one heating element, the at least one heating element configured to heat the liquid vapor-forming substrate. The electronic circuitry is configured to self-activate the electric heater for a first time interval during a period of inactivity of the electric heater to determine depletion of the liquid vapor-forming substrate based on a relationship between a power applied to the at least one heating element and a resulting temperature change of the at least one heating element.

公开(公告)号：US20250089780A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18971440

申请日：2024-12-06

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Michel THORENS

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A24D1/02 ,  A24D1/20 ,  A24D3/17 ,  A24F40/00 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A61M11/00 ,  A61M11/04 ,  A61M15/00 ,  A61M15/06 ,  B05B7/24 ,  H05B6/10

Abstract: The method includes defining a cavity within a housing of a vapor-generating article, the vapor-generating article having a first end, a second end and a middle section, first inserting at least one portion of a retention medium within the housing between the first end and the middle section, and second inserting a first frangible capsule to be near or at least partially within the retention medium, the first frangible capsule including a first volatile substrate.

公开(公告)号：US20250089776A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18969849

申请日：2024-12-05

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Dean TWITE ,  Yannick HOURMAND ,  Charles DENDY ,  Bipin PATIL ,  Rangaraj S. SUNDAR ,  Christopher NEWCOMB ,  Niall GALLAGHER ,  Raymond W. LAU ,  Eric HAWES

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A61M11/04

Abstract: A non-nicotine pod assembly for a non-nicotine e-vaping device may include a pod body and a connector module. The pod body has an upstream end and a downstream end and is configured to hold a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The upstream end of the pod body defines a cavity. The connector module is configured to be seated within the cavity of the pod body. The connector module may include an external face and a side face. The external face of the connector module includes at least one electrical contact and defines a pod inlet. The side face of the connector module defines at least one module inlet. The side face of the connector module faces a sidewall of the cavity in the pod body when the connector module is seated within the cavity.

公开(公告)号：US20250089767A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18969406

申请日：2024-12-05

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Buket SAHIN ,  San LI

IPC: A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/485

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a pre-vapor formulation reservoir configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation material, a heating element coupled to the pre-vapor formulation reservoir and configured to heat at least a portion of the pre-vapor formulation material into a generated vapor and provide the generated vapor to a first portion of a channel, a tobacco housing at a second portion of the channel and positioned to receive the generated vapor, the tobacco housing including tobacco and at least one air flow element in the tobacco housing to direct at least a first portion of the generated vapor towards an end of the non-combustible smoking element.

公开(公告)号：US20250089759A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18968052

申请日：2024-12-04

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Andrew Nathan CARROLL ,  Shannon Maxwell BLACK ,  Yan Helen SUN ,  William J. BURKE ,  Robert SMITH

IPC: A24B15/18 ,  A24B3/14 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/14 ,  A24B15/28 ,  A24B15/40 ,  A24F23/02 ,  B05B13/02 ,  B65D85/804 ,  B65D85/808 ,  B65G15/24 ,  B65G15/44 ,  B65G51/02 ,  D01D5/00 ,  D01D5/098 ,  D01D5/18 ,  D01D11/06 ,  D04H13/00

Abstract: A method of enrobing a product portion in polymer strands includes mounting at least one product portion on a holding device and passing the at least one product portion through a polymer enrobing zone. The polymer enrobing zone can include a flow of polymeric fibers produced by a polymer spray head. The polymer fibers can wraparound the at least one product portion to produce an enrobed product portion. The holding device can hold the at least one product portion by passing at least partially through the body of the product portion. At least a portion of the holding device is removed from the enrobed product portion. In some cases, the at least one product portion includes smokeless tobacco.