公开(公告)号：US20210106067A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-15

申请号：US17132194

申请日：2020-12-23

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Jarrett KEEN ,  Christopher S. TUCKER

IPC: A24F40/95 ,  A24F47/00

Abstract: The method includes electrically connecting a power supply to a heater in an e-vaping device, where the power supply and the heater are in an electrical circuit. The method further includes configuring the electrical circuit to be selectively electrically connectable to a grounding terminal to complete the electrical circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20180160742A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15894238

申请日：2018-02-12

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Jarrett KEEN ,  Christopher S. TUCKER

IPC: A24F47/00

CPC classification number: A24F47/008 ,  A24F47/00

Abstract: The section of the e-vaping device includes a power supply configured to send an electrical current to a heater in the e-vaping device, control circuitry configured to cause the power supply to send the electrical current to the heater if the control circuitry senses an air flow, and a removable insulator configured to disrupt an electrical circuit including the power supply, the heater and the control circuitry, a portion of the removable insulator being positioned between electrically conductive and passive components in the electrical circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20250098754A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18971501

申请日：2024-12-06

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Dean TWITE ,  Yannick HOURMAND ,  Bipin PATIL ,  Rangaraj S. SUNDAR ,  Gregory L. NELSON ,  Niall GALLAGHER ,  Jarrett KEEN ,  Phillip DIANA ,  James YORKSHADES

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A61M11/04

Abstract: A non-nicotine pod assembly for a non-nicotine e-vaping device may include a first section and a second section connected to the first section. The first section may define a pod outlet and be configured to hold a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The second section may define a pod inlet and be configured to heat the non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The pod inlet is in fluidic communication with the pod outlet via a flow path. The flow path may include a first diverged portion, a second diverged portion, and a converged portion. A non-nicotine e-vaping device may include a device body defining a through hole configured to receive the non-nicotine pod assembly such that a pod inlet for the air flow is exposed when the non-nicotine pod assembly is seated within the through hole.

公开(公告)号：US20250089775A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-20

申请号：US18969687

申请日：2024-12-05

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Dean TWITE ,  Yannick HOURMAND ,  Bipin PATIL ,  Rangaraj S. SUNDAR ,  Gregory NELSON ,  Niall GALLAGHER ,  Jarrett KEEN ,  Phillip DIANA ,  James YORKSHADES

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/44

Abstract: A nicotine pod assembly for a nicotine e-vaping device may include a first section and a second section connected to the first section. The first section may define a pod outlet and be configured to hold a nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The second section may define a pod inlet and be configured to heat the nicotine pre-vapor formulation. The pod inlet is in fluidic communication with the pod outlet via a flow path. The flow path may include a first diverged portion, a second diverged portion, and a converged portion. A nicotine e-vaping device may include a device body defining a through hole configured to receive the nicotine pod assembly such that a pod inlet for the air flow is exposed when the nicotine pod assembly is seated within the through hole.

公开(公告)号：US20240298703A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18667180

申请日：2024-05-17

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

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

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

CPC classification number: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/48 ,  A61M15/009 ,  A61M2205/36

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：US20240032589A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18484901

申请日：2023-10-11

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Zack BLACKMON ,  Patrick GOOD ,  Rangaraj S. SUNDAR ,  Jarrett KEEN ,  Eric HAWES ,  Dean TWITE ,  Guy MOSELEY ,  Niall GALLAGHER

IPC: A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/46

CPC classification number: A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/46

Abstract: A capsule for a heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating device may include a housing and a heater within the housing. The housing has interior surfaces defining a chamber configured to hold an aerosol-forming substrate. In addition, the housing has exterior surfaces constituting a first face, an opposing second face, and a side face of the capsule. The first face and the second face of the capsule are permeable to an aerosol. The heater has a first end section, an intermediate section, and a second end section. The first end section and the second end section of the heater may be external segments constituting parts of the side face of the capsule. The intermediate section of the heater is an internal segment disposed within the chamber of the housing.

公开(公告)号：US20230248923A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18303563

申请日：2023-04-19

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Jarrett KEEN

IPC: A61M15/06 ,  A61M11/04 ,  A24F40/48 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/60 ,  F22B1/28 ,  H05B1/02 ,  H05B3/06

CPC classification number: A61M15/06 ,  A61M11/042 ,  A24F40/48 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/60 ,  F22B1/28 ,  H05B1/0297 ,  H05B3/06 ,  A61M2205/3386 ,  A61M2205/3653 ,  A61M2205/50 ,  A61M2205/18 ,  A61M2205/52 ,  A61M2205/3317 ,  A61M2205/8206 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: An electronic vaping device includes a cartomizer and a battery section. The cartomizer includes a housing, a liquid supply reservoir in the housing, a vaporizer connected to the liquid supply reservoir, a channel adjacent to the liquid supply reservoir. The liquid supply reservoir being is to store vapor precursor. The vaporizer includes a fluid-transport structure that is configured to transport the vapor precursor from the liquid supply reservoir to the channel. The battery section is configured to provide power to the vaporizer. The battery section includes a control circuit that is configured to determine a saturation level of the vapor precursor on the fluid-transport structure based on an electrical resistance of the fluid-transport structure.

公开(公告)号：US20230088850A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17479260

申请日：2021-09-20

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Zack W. BLACKMON ,  Eric HAWES ,  Jarrett KEEN ,  Rangaraj S. SUNDAR ,  Raymond W. LAU ,  Niall GALLAGHER

IPC: A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/80 ,  A24F40/42

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol-generating device includes a capsule, a memory and a controller. The capsule includes an aerosol-forming substrate and a heater configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate. The controller is configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in the memory to cause the non-combustible aerosol-generating device to: apply power to the heater during a preheat interval, record one or more heating characteristic waveforms resulting from application of the power to the heater during at least a portion of the preheat interval, and determine whether the capsule is valid based on one or more of the heating characteristic waveforms.

公开(公告)号：US20230085955A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17947395

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Zack W. BLACKMON ,  Eric HAWES ,  Jarrett KEEN ,  Rangaraj S. SUNDAR ,  Raymond W. LAU ,  Niall GALLAGHER

IPC: A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/20

Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol-generating device includes a memory storing computer-readable instructions and a controller. The controller is configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause the non-combustible aerosol-generating device to: apply power to a heater to preheat an aerosol-forming substrate; determine whether a preheat monitor timer has exceeded a preheat timer threshold; determine whether the aerosol-forming substrate has been previously heated based on a comparison between a first threshold power level and an applied power to the heater in response to the preheat monitor timer having not exceeded the preheat timer threshold; and determine whether the aerosol-forming substrate has been previously heated based on a comparison between a second threshold power level and the applied power to the heater in response to the preheat monitor timer having exceeded the preheat timer threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20220386703A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17883789

申请日：2022-08-09

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Geoffrey Brandon JORDAN ,  Phillip DIANA ,  Sean SUNDBERG ,  David BENNETT ,  Christopher TUCKER ,  Barry S. SMITH ,  Edmond J. CADIEUX ,  Douglas A. BURTON ,  Paul BUTLER ,  Jarrett KEEN ,  Patrick COBLER ,  Kai CAO

IPC: A24F40/51 ,  G01L19/00 ,  G01R31/66 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60

Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a section of an electronic-vaping device including a pressure sensor configured to measure a current ambient pressure, the pressure sensor further configured to output the current ambient pressure measurement in accordance with a read request frequency, and a controller configured to determine a mode of operation of the electronic-vaping device, control the read request frequency based on the determined mode of operation, and detect a threshold pressure change based on the current ambient pressure and a baseline pressure.