公开(公告)号：US20220010324A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-13

申请号：US17337161

申请日：2021-06-02

Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Inventor： Sreepriya PRAMOD ,  Marcos Fernando de GODOY LUSSO ,  Jesse FREDERICK ,  Andrew ADAMS ,  Dongmei XU

IPC: C12N15/82

Abstract: The present disclosure provides tobacco having genetic modification(s) in a group of ERF genes. Also provided are tobacco plants with altered total alkaloid and nicotine levels and commercially acceptable leaf grade, their development via breeding or transgenic approaches, and production of tobacco products from these tobacco plants. Further provided are compositions and methods for producing tobacco plants having novel mutations or alleles to reduce nicotine levels. Further provided are sequence polymorphisms and molecular markers for breeding tobacco with reduced nicotine or alkaloids while maintaining tobacco leaf grade and tobacco product quality.

公开(公告)号：US11220695B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-11

申请号：US16291878

申请日：2019-03-04

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Marcos Fernando de Godoy Lusso ,  James A Strickland ,  Jesse Frederick ,  Dongmei Xu ,  Chengalrayan Kudithipudi

IPC: C12N15/82 ,  A24B13/00

Abstract: The present disclosure includes methods and compositions for improving leaf quality in low-alkaloid tobacco plants, e.g., by combining inducible promoters and non-coding RNAs for suppression of an ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) gene. Also provided are low alkaloid tobacco plants with normal, suppressed, or otherwise altered polyamine levels. Further provided are tobacco plants with altered total alkaloid, nicotine levels, commercially acceptable leaf grade, their development via breeding or transgenic approaches, and production of tobacco products from these tobacco plants.

公开(公告)号：US11216796B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US16752752

申请日：2020-01-27

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Michael Fitzsimmons ,  William M. Houston

IPC: G06Q20/20 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G07G1/00

Abstract: A method, system and/or device for validating encoded information, the validation device including a memory having computer readable instructions stored thereon and a database including a plurality of validation rules, and at least one processor configured to execute the computer readable instructions to receive formatted data from at least one formatting device, extract attributes associated with encoded information from the formatted data, the extracted attributes including at least one of a formatting device identifier, a store identifier, value information from the encoded information, and time information, validate the formatted data based on the extracted attributes and the plurality of validation rules, store the results of the validation and at least a subset of the extracted attributes in the database, generate modified formatted data compatible with a POS terminal based on the results of the validation, and transmit the modified formatted data to the at least one of formatting device.

公开(公告)号：US20210401053A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US16911951

申请日：2020-06-25

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Eric HAWES ,  Raymond W. LAU ,  Jose Jesus Paolo MONTALVAN ,  John Paul MURING

IPC: A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/42

Abstract: A reservoir assembly that holds a nicotine pre-vapor formulation in a reservoir includes a reservoir assembly connector assembly defining a connector conduit, and which may be configured to detachably couple with a nicotine vaporizer assembly based on a connector element of the nicotine vaporizer assembly engaging with the connector conduit of the connector conduit. The reservoir assembly may include an isolation structure configured to move in relation to both the reservoir and the nicotine vaporizer connector assembly between a first position where the isolation structure exposes the nicotine vaporizer assembly to the reservoir and at least partially obstructs the connector conduit to restrict the connector element from disengaging from the connector conduit, and a second position where the isolation structure isolates the nicotine vaporizer assembly from the reservoir and opens the connector conduit to enable the connector element to disengage from the connector conduit.

公开(公告)号：US20210400774A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17466445

申请日：2021-09-03

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Arie HOLTZ

IPC: H05B3/06 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/485 ,  B65D53/04 ,  H05B3/14 ,  H05B3/44 ,  H05B3/16

Abstract: A power supply section for an e-vapor device includes a power supply section housing including a power supply portion and a heater assembly portion. The power supply portion includes a power supply, and the heater assembly portion includes a heating element and a support. The power supply is configured to selectively supply power to the heating element. The heating element includes a planar portion and first and second lead portions. The planar portion includes at least one filament. The first and second lead portions extend away from the planar portion. The support may support the heating element in the power supply section housing. The support includes a first slot and a second slot, and the first lead portion extends through the first slot, and the second lead portion extends through the second slot.

公开(公告)号：US20210392954A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US16908849

申请日：2020-06-23

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Zack BLACKMON ,  Patrick GOOD ,  Rangaraj S. SUNDAR ,  Jarrett KEEN ,  Eric HAWES ,  Yannick HOURMAND ,  Niall GALLAGHER

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/48 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A61M15/00

Abstract: A capsule for an aerosol-generating device may include a housing defining inlet openings, outlet openings, and internal channels between the inlet openings and the outlet openings. The internal channels are configured to hold an aerosol-forming substrate. The housing is configured to facilitate a heating of the aerosol-forming substrate via conduction and/or convection so as to generate an aerosol.

公开(公告)号：US11197500B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US17018211

申请日：2020-09-11

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Shmuel Gavrielov ,  Yuval Malka ,  Rangaraj Sundar ,  Isaac Weigensberg ,  David Rubli ,  Moshe Eliyahu ,  Arye Weigensberg ,  Scott A. Fath ,  Christopher S. Tucker ,  William J. Bogdziewicz

IPC: A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/70 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/44

Abstract: A cartridge of an e-vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, a heater in the housing, and an absorbent material at least partially surrounding the sinusoidal shaped member. The reservoir is configured to store a pre-vapor formulation. The heater has a sinusoidal shaped member translating about an elliptical shape to define a channel there through. The absorbent material is in fluid communication with the reservoir.

公开(公告)号：US11192668B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-07

申请号：US15975087

申请日：2018-05-09

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Dwight David Williams ,  James David Evans ,  Patrick Sean McElhinney ,  Jarrod Wayne Chalkley

IPC: B65B1/24 ,  B65B1/32 ,  B65B37/20 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65B1/38

Abstract: An apparatus configured to provide portioned instances of a compressible material includes a channel assembly, a gas source, a cutting assembly, and a discharge assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of the material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The gas source supplies gas to compress the bulk instance. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas to impinge on a lower face of the cutting assembly to discharge the lower material portion as a portioned instance. The channel assembly may be moveable, where operation of the gas source, cutting assembly, and/or discharge assembly are based on moving the channel assembly between various positions. The gas supply may be controlled based on a determined property of the portioned instance.

公开(公告)号：US20210364126A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-25

申请号：US17395010

申请日：2021-08-05

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Oleg MIRONOV ,  Ihar Nikolaevich ZINOVIK ,  Jean-Marc WIDMER ,  Keethan Dasnavis FERNANDO

IPC: F16T1/00 ,  F22B1/28 ,  H05B3/44 ,  H05B1/02 ,  A24F40/46

Abstract: A fluid permeable heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a cap and a substantially flat electrically conductive and fluid permeable heating element. The cap includes a hollow body with a first cap opening and a second cap opening. The first cap opening is opposite to the second cap opening. The heating element is configured to vaporise aerosol-forming substrate. The heating element is mounted on the cap, such that the heating element extends across the first cap opening. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system includes the heater assembly, a liquid storage portion, a mouth piece, and a retainer.

公开(公告)号：US11172703B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16663886

申请日：2019-10-25

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Dwight D. Williams ,  Charles David Howe

IPC: A24C5/18 ,  A24C1/02

Abstract: The tongue includes a shaft, the shaft being hollow. The tongue includes an upper plate connected to the shaft. The upper plate includes a first protrusion on a first side of the upper plate, and a second protrusion on the first side of the upper plate. The first protrusion and the second protrusion define a notch. The first protrusion runs along at least part of an upper portion of a longitudinal length of the shaft. The rod forming apparatus includes the tongue. The method installs the tongue on the rod forming apparatus.