公开(公告)号：US20250102300A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18974894

申请日：2024-12-10

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Michel BESSANT ,  Robert EMMETT ,  Jacques ROBERT ,  Tony REEVELL

IPC: G01C9/18 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60 ,  G01F23/02 ,  G01F23/263

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a liquid storage for holding a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a first pair of electrodes, a second pair of electrodes and a control system. The liquid storage includes a first portion in fluid communication with a second portion. The first pair of electrodes is adjacent to or in the first portion of the liquid storage. The second pair of electrodes is adjacent to or in the second portion of the liquid storage portion. The control system is configured to measure an electrical quantity between the first pair of electrodes, measure an electrical quantity between the second pair of electrodes, and determine the orientation of the liquid storage portion based on the electrical quantity between the first pair of electrodes and the electrical quantity between the second pair of electrodes.

公开(公告)号：US20250064123A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18946076

申请日：2024-11-13

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Tony REEVELL

IPC: A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A61M11/04 ,  A61M15/00 ,  A61M15/06

Abstract: A vapor-generating system includes a cartridge, a vapor-generating device and a piercing element. The cartridge includes a cartridge housing configured to hold a solid vapor-forming substrate within the cartridge housing interior, a liquid storage housing configured to hold a liquid vapor-forming substrate within the liquid storage housing interior, and a frangible seal on the liquid storage housing. The vapor-generating device includes a device housing at least partially defining a cavity, an electric heater, and a power supply. The piercing element is configured to pierce the frangible seal of the cartridge to expose the liquid storage housing interior to be in fluid communication with the electric heater based on the vapor-generating device coupling with the cartridge such that the device housing at least partially receives the cartridge into the cavity. The electric heater is located externally from the piercing element.

公开(公告)号：US20240398032A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-05

申请号：US18799358

申请日：2024-08-09

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Tony REEVELL

IPC: A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/60 ,  G04F10/00 ,  G06F1/04 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F9/445 ,  H05B1/02

Abstract: An electrically operated aerosol generating system may include a storage portion configured to store an aerosol forming substrate, at least one heating element configured to heat the aerosol forming substrate, a sensor configured to detect an activation of the system, a clock, and electric circuitry connected to the sensor. A usage parameter associated with operation of the system may be measured and compared, to a threshold value. A usage profile of the system may be determined based on the comparison. Such operations may be repeated at different times of day. An operating mode of the system may be selectively executed based on the determined usage profile associated with the current time of day. A monitoring procedure may be ended when the measured usage parameter exceeds a threshold value, and the duration of the monitoring procedure may be compared to a threshold duration to determine the usage profile.

公开(公告)号：US20240123165A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18396145

申请日：2023-12-26

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Tony REEVELL

IPC: A61M11/04 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A61M15/00 ,  A61M15/06

CPC classification number: A61M11/042 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A61M15/003 ,  A61M15/0036 ,  A61M15/06 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A61M15/0003 ,  A61M15/0021 ,  A61M15/0031 ,  A61M15/004 ,  A61M15/0041 ,  A61M2202/04 ,  A61M2202/064 ,  A61M2205/121 ,  A61M2205/13 ,  A61M2205/14 ,  A61M2205/27 ,  A61M2205/3317 ,  A61M2205/3653 ,  A61M2205/6018 ,  A61M2205/6027 ,  A61M2205/6036 ,  A61M2205/6045 ,  A61M2205/8206

Abstract: The method includes defining a chamber withing a first housing, the chamber including a first-shaped cavity and a second-shaped cavity configured to receive a first-type consumable and a second-type consumable, respectively.

公开(公告)号：US20240122254A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18397307

申请日：2023-12-27

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Tony REEVELL

IPC: A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/49 ,  B65D25/08 ,  B65D49/02 ,  H05B3/00

CPC classification number: A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/49 ,  B65D25/08 ,  B65D49/02 ,  H05B3/0019 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: An element for an aerosol-generating system, a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, and an aerosol-generating system, wherein the element, the cartridge and the aerosol-generating system each include a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate and a manually operated disabling mechanism for rendering the element, the cartridge, or the aerosol-generating system irreversibly inoperable. The element, the cartridge, and the aerosol-generating system may include an aerosol generator and one or more air passages. The disabling mechanism may be configured to render at least one of the storage portion, the aerosol generator, and the one or more air passages irreversibly inoperable.

公开(公告)号：US20240033450A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-01

申请号：US18486761

申请日：2023-10-13

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Tony REEVELL

IPC: A61M15/00 ,  A61M15/06 ,  A61M11/00 ,  A61M11/04 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/465 ,  B01F23/10 ,  B01F23/21 ,  B01F23/213 ,  G05B15/02

CPC classification number: A61M15/0003 ,  A61M15/06 ,  A61M15/0026 ,  A61M11/003 ,  A61M11/042 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/465 ,  B01F23/12 ,  B01F23/21 ,  B01F23/2133 ,  A61M15/0021 ,  G05B15/02 ,  A61M2205/3653 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes an aerosol-generating device and at least two consumables. Each consumable includes an aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-generating device further includes a device housing comprising at least two receiving chambers, wherein each consumable is accommodated in a separate receiving chamber of the at least two receiving chambers. The aerosol-generating device further includes at least two mouthpieces, wherein each mouthpiece of the at least two mouthpieces is aligned with a separate consumable of the at least two consumables and wherein the aerosol-generating device is configured to isolate airflows through separate, respective mouthpieces of the at least two mouthpieces.

公开(公告)号：US20230330365A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18342999

申请日：2023-06-28

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Tony REEVELL

IPC: A61M11/04 ,  A61M15/06 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/485

CPC classification number: A61M15/06 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A61M11/042 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A61M2205/3653 ,  A61M2205/50 ,  A61M2205/8206

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system includes a cartridge and an aerosol-generating device configured to receive the cartridge. The cartridge includes a cartridge housing and a cartridge aerosol-forming substrate within the cartridge housing. The cartridge housing has a first end, a second end, a first side between the first end and the second end, and at least one aperture on the first side. The aerosol-generating device includes a device housing, a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, an electric heater, a power supply, and a controller. The device housing defines a cavity, a cavity air inlet, and a cavity air outlet. The cavity is configured to receive the cartridge such that an airflow from the cavity air inlet to the cavity outlet flows through the cartridge via the at least one aperture during an operation of the aerosol-generating system.

公开(公告)号：US20230269834A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-24

申请号：US18310138

申请日：2023-05-01

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Tony REEVELL

IPC: H05B3/44 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/51 ,  B65D37/00 ,  H05B1/02

CPC classification number: H05B3/44 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/51 ,  B65D37/00 ,  H05B1/0244 ,  H05B2203/022 ,  G01F23/268

Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system includes a liquid storage portion configured to store a liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The liquid storage portion includes one or more flexible walls and is configured to change at least one of the shape and the size of the liquid storage portion upon a change of the volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate held in the liquid storage portion. The cartridge includes a sensor configured to detect data of a physical property. The data relates to at least one of a corresponding shape and a corresponding size of the liquid storage portion so that the volume of the liquid aerosol-forming substrate held in the liquid storage portion is determinable from the measured data.

公开(公告)号：US20230218839A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US18174868

申请日：2023-02-27

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Tony REEVELL

IPC: A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/46

CPC classification number: A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/46

Abstract: An aerosol-generating system (includes a cartridge, a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, and an aerosol-generating device. The cartridge includes a cartridge housing and a solid aerosol-forming substrate. The aerosol-generating device includes a cavity configured to receive at least a portion of the cartridge, an airflow inlet, and an airflow sensor. The airflow sensor is in fluid communication with the airflow inlet and the cavity). The aerosol-generating device includes a bypass air inlet in fluid communication with the cavity, an electric heater configured to heat the liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a power supply, and a controller. The aerosol-generating system is configured so that the cartridge housing substantially prevents airflow through the bypass air inlet when the cartridge is received within the cavity.

公开(公告)号：US20220346443A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17868910

申请日：2022-07-20

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Tony REEVELL

IPC: A24F40/30 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/70 ,  A24F40/485 ,  H05B3/24 ,  H05B3/44

Abstract: A vapor-generating system includes a cartridge including a first vapor-forming substrate, the cartridge having an annular shape and at least one end configured to abut a flange and at least partially cover a device air inlet, and a vapor-generating device having an outer surface that defines the flange, the vapor-generating device being configured to be overlain by the cartridge such that the cartridge is coupled against the flange, the vapor-generating device including a liquid storage section containing a second vapor-forming substrate, the second vapor-forming substrate being a liquid substrate, and a power supply section, the liquid storage section being configured to removably attach to the power supply section such that at least one of the flange and the device air inlet are defined by outer surfaces of the liquid storage section and the power supply section.