公开(公告)号：US11311049B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16196866

申请日：2018-11-20

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Eric Hawes ,  Raymond W. Lau ,  Mik Dahl ,  Jon Jarantilla ,  Galen Salvador ,  Jose Jesus Paolo Montalvan ,  Jeroen Kok

IPC: A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/42

Abstract: A vapor generator assembly for an e-vaping device may include a reservoir configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation, a vaporizer assembly configured to heat pre-vapor formulation drawn from the reservoir to form a vapor, and an air intake assembly configured to direct ambient air into the vaporizer assembly. The air intake assembly may at least partially define an air inlet that extends at least partially around an outer surface of the vapor generator assembly. The air inlet may be an arcuate air inlet or an annular air inlet. The air intake assembly may at least partially define an inlet channel extending from the air inlet into an interior of the vapor generator assembly to at least partially establish fluid communication between the arcuate air inlet and the vaporizer assembly. The inlet channel may extend coaxially in relation to a longitudinal axis of the vapor generator assembly.

公开(公告)号：US12268247B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US18300843

申请日：2023-04-14

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Niall Gallagher ,  Terrance Theodore 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 to heat nicotine pre-vapor formulation drawn from a nicotine reservoir at the nicotine electronic vaping device based on the power signal, a first enable signal and a second enable signal.

公开(公告)号：USD1059419S1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US29853717

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Designer： Terry Bache ,  Ryan McGinley ,  Nicola Westgarth-Flynn ,  Eric Hawes ,  Raymond W. Lau ,  Zack W. Blackmon

公开(公告)号：US12193517B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US16929348

申请日：2020-07-15

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

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

IPC: A24F47/00 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A61M15/06 ,  A24F40/10

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：US12193511B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17895422

申请日：2022-08-25

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Eric Hawes ,  Raymond W. Lau ,  Mik Dahl ,  Jon Jarantilla ,  Galen Salvador ,  Jose Jesus Paolo Montalvan ,  Jeroen Kok

IPC: A24F40/485

Abstract: Some example embodiments include a reservoir assembly for an e-vaping device that may include a reservoir, a first bayonet connector assembly, and a conduit extending from a vaporizer assembly and into a space defined by the first bayonet connector assembly. The first bayonet connector assembly may detachably couple with a second bayonet connector assembly of an outlet assembly to establish a bayonet interface connection between the reservoir and the outlet assembly, such that the conduit is in fluid communication with the exterior of the reservoir assembly through an interior of the outlet assembly.

公开(公告)号：US12133553B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US18348786

申请日：2023-07-07

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Eric Hawes ,  Raymond W. Lau ,  Mik Dahl ,  Jon Jarantilla ,  Galen Salvador ,  Jose Jesus Paolo Montalvan ,  Jeroen Kok

IPC: A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/50

Abstract: A vapor generator assembly for an e-vaping device may include a reservoir configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation, a vaporizer assembly configured to heat pre-vapor formulation drawn from the reservoir to form a vapor, and an air intake assembly configured to direct ambient air into the vaporizer assembly. The air intake assembly may at least partially define an air inlet that extends at least partially around an outer surface of the vapor generator assembly. The air inlet may be an arcuate air inlet or an annular air inlet. The air intake assembly may at least partially define an inlet channel extending from the air inlet into an interior of the vapor generator assembly to at least partially establish fluid communication between the arcuate air inlet and the vaporizer assembly. The inlet channel may extend coaxially in relation to a longitudinal axis of the vapor generator assembly.

公开(公告)号：USD1040849S1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US29848249

申请日：2022-08-01

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Designer： Terry Bache ,  Ryan McGinley ,  Nicola Westgarth-Flynn ,  Eric Hawes ,  Raymond W. Lau ,  Zack W. Blackmon

Abstract: The FIGURE is front view of a display screen having a graphical user interface, showing the new design.
The broken lines showing the display screen form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：USD1038506S1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US29913863

申请日：2023-10-10

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Designer： Gregory Griscik ,  Carl Kite ,  Thien Nguyen ,  David Alvarez ,  Terrance Bache ,  Zack W. Blackmon ,  Patrick Good ,  Raymond W. Lau ,  Eric Hawes ,  Cristian Popa

Abstract: FIG. 1 is a first top perspective view of an aerosol-generating capsule showing our new design.
FIG. 2 is a second top perspective view of the aerosol-generating capsule of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a first bottom perspective view of the aerosol-generating capsule of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a second bottom perspective view of the aerosol-generating capsule of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the aerosol-generating capsule of FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the aerosol-generating capsule of FIG. 1.
FIG. 7 is a first side view of the aerosol-generating capsule of FIG. 1.
FIG. 8 is a second side view of the aerosol-generating capsule of FIG. 1.
FIG. 9 is a proximal end view of the aerosol-generating capsule of FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 10 is a distal end view of the aerosol-generating capsule of FIG. 1.
The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the aerosol-generating capsule that form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US11925208B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US16911633

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: A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F42/60

CPC classification number: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F42/60

Abstract: A reservoir assembly that holds a non-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 non-nicotine vaporizer assembly based on a connector element of the non-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 non-nicotine vaporizer connector assembly between a first position where the isolation structure exposes the non-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 non-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：US11865251B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-09

申请号：US17032492

申请日：2020-09-25

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Terrance Theodore Bache ,  Christopher S. Tucker ,  Raymond W. Lau

IPC: A61M15/06 ,  A61M11/04 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/60 ,  H05B3/44 ,  A24F40/10 ,  G08B5/36 ,  G09F13/04 ,  G09F13/22

CPC classification number: A61M15/06 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A61M11/042 ,  G08B5/36 ,  G09F13/04 ,  G09F13/22 ,  H05B3/44 ,  A24F40/10 ,  G09F2013/222

Abstract: The e-vaping device includes a vaporizer assembly, which includes a heating element, a pre-vapor formulation reservoir, a pre-vapor formulation level indicator including a plurality of discrete indicator segments, and at least one processor. The pre-vapor formulation reservoir may be configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation and the at least one processor may be configured to determine a difference between a first duty cycle of power supplied to the heating element and a second duty cycle of power supplied to the heating element; and adjust the indicator based on the determined duty cycle difference.