公开(公告)号：US12274295B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-15

申请号：US17151327

申请日：2021-01-18

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Eric Hawes ,  Zack W. Blackmon ,  Dean Twite ,  Ryan McGinley ,  Rangaraj S. Sundar ,  Jarrett Keen ,  Raymond W. Lau

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/485 ,  A24F40/60

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device includes a housing that defines a capsule-receiving cavity, a lid configured to close the housing, and a replaceable mouthpiece coupleable to the lid such that air entering the housing and drawn through the capsule-receiving cavity exits out of the mouthpiece. The lid may be fixedly coupled to the housing at a first point and releasably coupleable to the housing at a second point. The capsule-receiving cavity may have a first end having a first width, and a second end have a second width that is different from the first width. The capsule-receiving cavity may be tapered between the first end and the second end. The mouthpiece may be coupleable to the first end. One or more alignment member may be disposed at or towards the second end. The alignment members may include seals and/or electrical connections and/or flat surfaces and/or angled surfaces.

公开(公告)号：USD1059677S1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US29948845

申请日：2024-06-24

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

公开(公告)号：US12204635B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US18468112

申请日：2023-09-15

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Raymond Lau ,  Eric Hawes ,  Alistair Bramley

IPC: A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/48 ,  A24F40/53 ,  B65D25/04 ,  B65D25/38 ,  G06F21/44 ,  H05B1/02 ,  H05B3/12 ,  A24F40/60

Abstract: An e-vapor apparatus may include a pod assembly and a dispensing body configured to receive the pod assembly. A vaporizer may be disposed in the pod assembly and/or the dispensing body. The pod assembly may include a pre-vapor formulation compartment, a device compartment, and a vapor channel extending from the device compartment and traversing the pre-vapor formulation compartment. The pod assembly is a smart pod configured to receive, store, and transmit information that can be communicated with the dispensing body and/or another electronic device. The proximal portion of the dispensing body includes a vapor passage and a through-hole. The vapor passage may extend from an end surface of the proximal portion to a side wall of the through-hole. The through-hole is configured to receive the pod assembly such that the vapor channel of the pod assembly is aligned with the vapor passage of the dispensing body.

公开(公告)号：US12193514B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US18148274

申请日：2022-12-29

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Eric Hawes

IPC: A24F47/00 ,  A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A61L9/03 ,  B23P11/00 ,  C09D11/52 ,  H01C17/075 ,  H05B1/02 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: An electronic smoking article, a method of manufacturing an electronic smoking article, and a method of achieving a smoking experience without combusting tobacco are disclosed. The electronic smoking article includes an authenticated first section, which includes an aerosol generation unit having at least one heater; an authenticated second section, which includes a power supply operable to apply voltage to the at least one heater for heating a liquid in at least a portion of the aerosol generation unit to form an aerosol; and a conductive ink circuit embedded within the first and second sections, and wherein the power supply and the aerosol generation unit are electrically connected upon joining the first and second sections, and wherein each of the first and second sections has a portion of the conductive ink circuit.

公开(公告)号：US12127592B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17479274

申请日：2021-09-20

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Eric Hawes ,  Zack W. Blackmon ,  Jarrett Keen ,  Rangaraj S. Sundar ,  Raymond W. Lau ,  Niall Gallagher

IPC: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/57 ,  A61M11/00 ,  H05B1/00 ,  A61M11/04

CPC classification number: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/20 ,  A24F40/42 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/57 ,  H05B1/00 ,  A61M11/042 ,  A61M2205/3653

Abstract: A heater system for a non-combustible aerosol-generating device includes a heater element and a fuse element. The heater element has a heating region, a first terminal and a second terminal. The fuse element is electrically connected between the first terminal and the second terminal in parallel with the heater element. The fuse element has a region configured to induce a localized hot spot to cause the fuse element to open circuit in response to power applied between the first terminal and the second terminal.

公开(公告)号：US12040644B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US18311431

申请日：2023-05-03

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Geoffrey Brandon Jordan ,  Barry S. Smith ,  Douglas A. Burton ,  Eric Hawes ,  Sean Sundberg ,  Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic

IPC: H02J7/00 ,  A24F40/10 ,  A24F40/90

CPC classification number: H02J7/0044 ,  A24F40/90 ,  H02J7/00 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: A charger assembly is configured to charge the electronic vaping device. The charger assembly includes a base including a housing defining a port. The port is configured to receive a tip end of an electronic vaping device. The port includes a magnetic electrical contact centrally positioned at a bottom of the port and a first pin positioned at the bottom of the port. The charger assembly also includes a microprocessor electrically connected to the magnetic electrical contact and the first pin.

公开(公告)号：US11825882B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-28

申请号：US17134702

申请日：2020-12-28

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： David R. Schiff ,  Chris Phelan ,  Eric Hawes ,  Berina Yerkic-Husejnovic ,  Christopher S. Tucker

IPC: A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/10

CPC classification number: A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/40 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A24F40/90 ,  A24F40/10

Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an outer housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize at least a portion of the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol, a power supply operable to apply voltage across the heater, at least one light emitting diode, a charging button assembly including a conductive post operable to form a first external, electrical contact at an upstream end of the electronic smoking article, and a second external, electrical contact including a portion of an outer surface of the outer housing at the upstream end of the electronic smoking article. The first and second external, electrical contacts charge the power supply.

公开(公告)号：US11812785B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-14

申请号：US16909131

申请日：2020-06-23

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：US11789476B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17151409

申请日：2021-01-18

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Zack W. Blackmon ,  Eric Hawes ,  Rangaraj S. Sundar ,  Raymond W. Lau ,  Jarrett Keen ,  Niall Gallagher

IPC: G05D23/19 ,  G05D23/20 ,  G05B15/02

CPC classification number: G05D23/20 ,  G05B15/02

Abstract: At least one example embodiment provides s system for controlling a heater in a non-combustible aerosol-generating device. The system comprises a memory storing computer-readable instructions and a controller configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause the non-combustible aerosol-generating device to, detect an airflow in the non-combustible aerosol-generating device, apply a first power to the heater based on the detected airflow, apply a second power to the heater based on a target preheat temperature and the detected airflow being below an airflow threshold value, the application of the second power being after the application of the first power, and apply a third power to the heater based on the target preheat temperature and the detected airflow being below the airflow threshold value, the application of the third power being after the application of the second power, the third power being greater than the second power.

公开(公告)号：US11751606B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US16786181

申请日：2020-02-10

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Niall Gallagher ,  William Wykeham ,  Raymond W. Lau ,  Eric Hawes ,  Terry Bache ,  Rangaraj S. Sundar ,  Jarrett Keen

IPC: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/57

CPC classification number: A24F40/46 ,  A24F40/51 ,  A24F40/53 ,  A24F40/60 ,  A24F40/57

Abstract: A method of controlling a heater of a device including a removable container that stores a material includes detecting, from the removable container, power information indicating a first operating point and a second operating point; and supplying power to the heater based on the detected power information by, determining a first amount of power based on the first operating point, supplying the first amount of power to the heater during a first operation mode of the heater, determining a second amount of power based on the second operating point, and supplying the second amount of power to the heater during a second operation mode of the heater, the second amount of power being higher than the first amount of power, the device being a non-nicotine e-vaping device or a heat-not-burn aerosol-generating device, the material being a non-nicotine pre-vapor formulation or an aerosol-forming substrate.