公开(公告)号：US11992605B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17494102

申请日：2021-10-05

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Terry Bache ,  Ryan Newcomb ,  Eric A. Hawes ,  Dmitriy Kirzhner ,  Raymond Lau ,  Danielle Crawford ,  Dwight D. Williams ,  William Eugene Rabbitt ,  Carl Roy Stevens

IPC: A61M11/04 ,  A24F15/015 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A61M16/00 ,  G01N27/04 ,  H01R13/24 ,  H05B1/02

CPC classification number: A61M11/042 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/53 ,  G01N27/041 ,  H01R13/2421 ,  H05B1/0244 ,  A24F15/015 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A61M2016/0024 ,  A61M2205/8206

Abstract: A vapor cartridge for a non-combustible vaping device may be configured to receive a flavor cartridge, generate a vapor, and direct the generated vapor through the flavor cartridge to provide a flavored vapor. The flavor cartridge may include an instance of electrically conductive material extending at least partially around the flavor cartridge. The vapor cartridge may include an authentication assembly including a set of electrically conductive instruments may independently and directly contact the instance of electrically conductive material of the flavor cartridge inserted into the vapor cartridge, such that the electrically conductive instruments are electrically connected to each other through the instance of electrically conductive material of the flavor cartridge. The vapor cartridge may be coupled with a base that includes a control circuitry configured to control vapor generation by the vapor generator, based on the electrically conductive instruments being electrically connected to each other through the flavor cartridge.

公开(公告)号：US10314342B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US15789245

申请日：2017-10-20

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Raymond Lau ,  Eric Hawes ,  Terry Bache ,  Ryan Newcomb ,  John Glenn Edelen ,  James D. Anderson, Jr. ,  Byron Bell

IPC: A24F47/00 ,  H05B3/46

Abstract: The e-vaping device includes a housing, and a vaporizing heater within the housing. A cartridge within the device defines a reservoir containing a pre-vapor formulation. A chip on an end of the cartridge defines a via in fluid communication with the reservoir. The chip includes an ejector in fluid communication with the via, where the ejector is configured to eject droplets of the pre-vapor formulation towards the vaporizing heater. The method of making the device includes connecting a chip to an end of the cartridge, where the ejector ejects droplets of the pre-vapor formulation towards the vaporizing heater. The method of operating the device includes supplying a first electrical current to the vaporizing heater to energize the vaporizing heater and supplying a second electrical current to the ejector to energize the ejector and eject droplets of a pre-vapor formulation from the ejector towards the vaporizing heater.

公开(公告)号：US20180368474A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-27

申请号：US15631126

申请日：2017-06-23

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Terry BACHE ,  Ryan Newcomb ,  Eric A. Hawes ,  Dmitriy Kirzhner ,  Raymond Lau ,  Danielle Crawford ,  Dwight D. Williams ,  William Eugene Rabbitt ,  Carl Roy Stevens

IPC: A24F47/00 ,  H05B1/02 ,  G01N27/04 ,  H01R13/24

Abstract: A vapor cartridge for a non-combustible vaping device may be configured to receive a flavor cartridge, generate a vapor, and direct the generated vapor through the flavor cartridge to provide a flavored vapor. The flavor cartridge may include an instance of electrically conductive material extending at least partially around the flavor cartridge. The vapor cartridge may include an authentication assembly including a set of electrically conductive instruments may independently and directly contact the instance of electrically conductive material of the flavor cartridge inserted into the vapor cartridge, such that the electrically conductive instruments are electrically connected to each other through the instance of electrically conductive material of the flavor cartridge. The vapor cartridge may be coupled with a base that includes a control circuitry configured to control vapor generation by the vapor generator, based on the electrically conductive instruments being electrically connected to each other through the flavor cartridge.

公开(公告)号：US11910838B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US16749640

申请日：2020-01-22

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Adam Parrott ,  Niall Gallagher ,  Raymond W. Lau ,  Eric Hawes ,  Ryan Newcomb ,  Terry Bache ,  Rangaraj S. Sundar ,  Jarrett Keen

IPC: A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A61M11/04 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G01P5/02

CPC classification number: A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/57 ,  G01K13/00 ,  G01P5/02

Abstract: A method of controlling a hot wire anemometer (HWA) of a nicotine e-vaping device includes controlling, by a first PID controller, a level of power applied by the nicotine e-vaping device to the HWA based on a temperature of a heated element of the HWA and a temperature setpoint; generating a puff detection signal indicating whether or not a puff is currently occurring with respect to the nicotine e-vaping device; and while the puff detection signal indicates that a puff is not currently occurring with respect to the nicotine e-vaping device, detecting, by a second PID controller, a change in an ambient temperature of the HWA, and controlling, by the second PID controller, the temperature setpoint such that the temperature setpoint changes in response to the detected change in the ambient temperature of the HWA.

公开(公告)号：USD910903S1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US29677918

申请日：2019-01-24

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Designer： Ryan Bailey ,  Raymond Lau ,  Eric Hawes ,  Ryan Newcomb

公开(公告)号：USD874059S1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US29670492

申请日：2018-11-16

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Designer： Ryan Bailey ,  Raymond Lau ,  Eric Hawes ,  Ryan Newcomb

公开(公告)号：US20190274362A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-12

申请号：US16425168

申请日：2019-05-29

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Ryan Newcomb ,  Terry Bache ,  Eric Hawes ,  Raymond Lau ,  Cristian Popa ,  James Yorkshades

IPC: A24F47/00 ,  G06F21/44 ,  F22B1/28 ,  H05B3/03 ,  H05B1/02

Abstract: An e-vapor apparatus may include a pod assembly including a pre-vapor formulation compartment, a first electrical connector, a vapor channel traversing the pre-vapor formulation compartment, and a vaporizer, the pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein and in fluidic communication with the vaporizer during an operation of the e-vapor apparatus, the first electrical connector including first and second power electrodes, the first power electrode including a first contact portion on an exterior of the first electrical connector and a first extended portion configured to contact an anode portion of the vaporizer, the second power electrode including a second contact portion on the exterior of the first electrical connector and a second extended portion configured to contact a cathode portion of the vaporizer. The e-vapor apparatus may further include a dispensing body including a second electrical connector configured to connect to the first electrical connector.

公开(公告)号：US20180295888A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-18

申请号：US16010934

申请日：2018-06-18

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Ryan Newcomb ,  Terry Bache ,  Eric Hawes ,  Raymond Lau ,  Cristian Popa ,  James Yorkshades

IPC: A24F47/00 ,  H05B1/02 ,  G06F21/44 ,  H05B3/03 ,  F22B1/28

CPC classification number: A24F47/008 ,  F22B1/284 ,  G06F21/44 ,  H05B1/0227 ,  H05B3/03

Abstract: An e-vapor apparatus may include a pod assembly including a pre-vapor formulation compartment, a first electrical connector, a vapor channel traversing the pre-vapor formulation compartment, and a vaporizer, the pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation therein and in fluidic communication with the vaporizer during an operation of the e-vapor apparatus, the first electrical connector including first and second power electrodes, the first power electrode including a first contact portion on an exterior of the first electrical connector and a first extended portion configured to contact an anode portion of the vaporizer, the second power electrode including a second contact portion on the exterior of the first electrical connector and a second extended portion configured to contact a cathode portion of the vaporizer. The e-vapor apparatus may further include a dispensing body including a second electrical connector configured to connect to the first electrical connector.