公开(公告)号：US12163818B2

公开(公告)日：2024-12-10

申请号：US17836084

申请日：2022-06-09

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Dwight David Williams

IPC: G01F13/00 ,  B65G47/18

Abstract: At least one example embodiment relates to an apparatus including a dosing tube and a plate. The dosing tube is configured to receive an auger. The dosing tube includes a cylindrical sidewall extending from a first end to a second end opposite the first end. The dosing tube defines an opening in the cylindrical sidewall. The plate is coupled to the second end of the dosing tube. The dosing tube is configured to rotate with respect to the plate. In at least one example embodiment, the apparatus further includes an auger configured to rotate and move a material from the second end to the first end of the dosing tube.

公开(公告)号：US20240398006A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18806019

申请日：2024-08-15

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Sammy CAPUANO ,  Zvika FELDMAN

IPC: A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/46

Abstract: An electronic cigarette (“e-Cig”) may include an adapter component for connecting a battery portion of the e-Cig with the cartridge. The adapter may be configured to utilize a bonding device, such as a ring, cylinder, or sleeve component, for connecting wires without requiring soldering. The bonding device may press a wire at a contact point against a conductive material for transmission of electrical power.

公开(公告)号：US20240389667A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18793182

申请日：2024-08-02

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Loi Ying LIU

IPC: A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/57 ,  H05B1/02

Abstract: An electronic smoke apparatus comprising an inhale sensor, a smoke source containing vapor-able smoke flavored substances, an electric heater for heating up the smoke flavored substances, and a power management controller to control power supply to operate the heater; wherein the power management controller is to adaptively supply operating power to the heater according to characteristics of a smoking inhaling event detected at said inhale sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20240389661A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18798223

申请日：2024-08-08

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Ben BRIGHT ,  Ben MAZUR

IPC: A24F40/48 ,  A24F15/015 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/485 ,  B05B7/00 ,  B05B7/16 ,  H05B1/02

Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol-generating system may include a reservoir configured to hold a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, an atomizer assembly configured to vaporize the liquid aerosol-forming substrate to form an aerosol, and a pump configured to convey the liquid aerosol-forming substrate from the reservoir to the atomizer assembly. The reservoir may include a substantially rigid housing and an inlet valve that is configured to allow air into the reservoir based on a pressure difference between an interior of the housing and an exterior of the housing exceeding a threshold pressure difference. This improves the reliability and efficiency of delivery of liquid to the wick. The system may further include a robust reservoir that is configured to at least partially mitigate liquid leakage between the reservoir interior and the reservoir exterior.

公开(公告)号：US12155414B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US17681931

申请日：2022-02-28

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Terrance Theodore Bache ,  Dave Schiff ,  Chris Phelan

IPC: A24F40/50 ,  A24F15/01 ,  A24F40/65 ,  A24F40/95 ,  H04B10/114 ,  H04B10/116 ,  H04B10/50 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: An embodiment of an electronic vaping device includes: a memory; a light emitting device configured to optically transmit information associated with the electronic vaping device to an external device; and processing circuitry coupled to the memory and the light emitting device. The processing circuitry may be configured to: collect the information associated with the electronic vaping device; store the information in the memory; detect a triggering event; and initiate optical transmission of the information by the light emitting device in response to detecting the triggering event.

公开(公告)号：US12151260B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-26

申请号：US18362032

申请日：2023-07-31

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Andrew Nathan Carroll ,  Shannon Maxwell Black ,  Yan Helen Sun ,  William J. Burke ,  Christopher Joseph Dinovi ,  David Phillips ,  Jason Andrew Macko ,  Robert Smith

IPC: B05D3/10 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/18 ,  A24B15/28 ,  A24F23/00 ,  B05D1/00 ,  B05D3/06 ,  B65B9/10 ,  B65B29/02 ,  B65B53/02 ,  B65B63/02 ,  B33Y10/00

Abstract: Methods for encasing bodies including smokeless tobacco or a tobacco substitute with a polymeric casing can include coating a compressed body with microfibers, applying tubular casings to compressed bodies, printing netting and webs on compressed bodies, injection molding around compressed bodies, applying a webbing to compressed bodies, placing compressed bodies into a skin forming bath, and including thermoplastic polymers in a compressed body.

公开(公告)号：USD1052163S1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US29770338

申请日：2021-02-11

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

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

公开(公告)号：US20240365741A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18780938

申请日：2024-07-23

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

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

IPC: A01H6/82 ,  A01H1/06 ,  A24B3/08 ,  A24B3/12 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/10 ,  A24B15/20 ,  A24B15/24 ,  C12N15/82

Abstract: The present disclosure provides tobacco Nic1b locus and associated 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：US12127589B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17492815

申请日：2021-10-04

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Shaoyong Yu ,  Munmaya K. Mishra

IPC: A24F47/00 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/44 ,  B65D25/04 ,  F22B1/28 ,  H05B1/02 ,  A24F40/10

CPC classification number: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/44 ,  B65D25/04 ,  F22B1/285 ,  H05B1/0244 ,  A24F40/10 ,  H05B2203/021

Abstract: An e-vaping device having a cartridge including an outer container extending in a longitudinal direction, a conduit within the outer container, a storage portion including pre-vapor formulation ingredients, the storage portion being between the outer container and the conduit and including a plurality of chambers, a plurality of wicks, each of the wicks being in communication with each of the chambers and the conduit and being configured to deliver one or more ingredients in each of the chambers to the conduit, and a coil heater located in the chimney and operatively coupled to each of the wicks. The e-vaping device also includes a power supply source coupled to the cartridge, the power supply source is configured to heat the wicks to vaporize ingredients located in respective chambers and generate a vapor corresponding to each of the vaporized ingredients.

公开(公告)号：US20240349794A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18756370

申请日：2024-06-27

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Zack W. BLACKMON

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/465

CPC classification number: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/465

Abstract: A capsule for a heat-not-burn (HNB) aerosol-generating device may include a base portion, a first cover, a second cover, an aerosol-forming substrate, and a heater. The base portion includes an engagement assembly configured to couple with the first cover and the second cover. The first cover defines a first recess, and the second cover defines a second recess. When assembled, the first cover is aligned with the second cover such that the first recess and the second recess collectively form a chamber. The aerosol-forming substrate is within the chamber. The heater is configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate to generate an aerosol. The heater includes a first end section, an intermediate section, and a second end section. The heater extends through the base portion such that the intermediate section is in the chamber, while the first end section and the second end section are external segments.