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1.发明授权公开(公告)号：US06810883B2
公开(公告)日：2004-11-02
申请号：US10290402
申请日：2002-11-08
申请人： John Louis Felter , Robert E. Lee , Ashok Solanky , Clint Blake , Pamela Davis , David E. Sharpe , Mark E. Watson , Robert L. Ripley , Brett W. Stevenson , William J. Crowe
发明人： John Louis Felter , Robert E. Lee , Ashok Solanky , Clint Blake , Pamela Davis , David E. Sharpe , Mark E. Watson , Robert L. Ripley , Brett W. Stevenson , William J. Crowe
IPC分类号： A24F1304
CPC分类号： A24F47/008
摘要： An electrically heated cigarette smoking device includes a heater unit, heater blades for applying heat to portions of a cigarette that is supported within the heater unit, the heater unit having an opening adapted to receive an end of a cigarette and adapted to position the end of the cigarette in proximity to the heater blades, and the heater unit defining at least part of a suction flow passage through which ambient air is drawn into contact with the cigarette when a smoker draws on the cigarette positioned in the heater unit. The heater unit is mounted within a partition that positions the heater unit relative to the housing and at least partially defines a bypass flow passage in fluid communication with ambient air surrounding the housing, the partition further defining a flow diverting passage leading from the bypass flow passage to the suction flow passage and through which ambient air is drawn from the bypass flow passage when a smoker puffs on a cigarette inserted in the heater unit opening. A flow sensor is positioned in the flow diverting passage to provide a signal indicative of a smoker taking a puff on the cigarette.
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2.发明授权Method and apparatus for using, cleaning, and maintaining electrical heat sources and lighters useful in smoking systems and other apparatuses 失效用于吸烟系统和其他设备中使用，清洁和维护电热源和打火机的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US5878752A
公开(公告)日：1999-03-09
申请号：US756223
申请日：1996-11-25
申请人： John M. Adams , William J. Crowe , Grier S. Fleischhauer , Jay A. Fournier , Mohammad R. Hajaligol , Willie G. Houck, Jr. , Donald B. Losee , Constance H. Morgan , John D. Naworal , H. Neal Nunnally , John B. Paine, III , Wynn R. Raymond , Robert L. Ripley , Jeffrey I. Seeman , Francis M. Sprinkel , Michael L. Watkins
发明人： John M. Adams , William J. Crowe , Grier S. Fleischhauer , Jay A. Fournier , Mohammad R. Hajaligol , Willie G. Houck, Jr. , Donald B. Losee , Constance H. Morgan , John D. Naworal , H. Neal Nunnally , John B. Paine, III , Wynn R. Raymond , Robert L. Ripley , Jeffrey I. Seeman , Francis M. Sprinkel , Michael L. Watkins
IPC分类号： A24F47/00
CPC分类号： A24F47/008
摘要： Methods and apparatuses for cleaning an electrical lighter are provided. A sleeve, e.g., ceramic or metal, surrounds the heater fixture, and a resistive heating element is in thermal proximity with the sleeve. The resistive heating element is either a dedicated element or the cigarette heating elements. The sleeve serves as a aerosol barrier and condensate accumulator to protect other components. Periodically, e.g., substantially contemporaneously with a battery recharge, the heating element is activated to thermally liberate condensates deposited on the sleeve during smoking and also heats, and thereby cleans, other components. Also, a cleaning element is optionally inserted into the cigarette receptacle of the electrical lighter or placed at the exit thereof to absorb, attract and/or catalytically break down the thermally liberated condensates. The sleeve also directs a desired flow path for drawn air within an electrical lighter toward the cigarette.
摘要翻译： 提供了清洁电打火机的方法和设备。 诸如陶瓷或金属的套管围绕加热器固定装置，电阻加热元件与套筒热接近。 电阻加热元件是专用元件或香烟加热元件。 套筒用作气溶胶屏障和冷凝液蓄能器，以保护其他部件。 周期性地，例如基本同时具有电池再充电，加热元件被激活以在吸烟期间热释放沉积在套筒上的冷凝物，并且还加热，从而清洁其它组分。 此外，清洁元件可选地插入电动打火机的香烟容器中或放置在其出口处以吸收，吸引和/或催化地分解热释放的冷凝物。 套筒还引导用于打火机内的抽吸空气的所需流路朝向香烟。
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公开(公告)号：US6040560A
公开(公告)日：2000-03-21
申请号：US951255
申请日：1997-10-16
申请人： Grier S. Fleischhauer , Charles T. Higgins , D. Bruce Losee , J. Robert Nelson, Jr. , Robert L. Ripley , Masato Sano , David E. Sharpe , Michael L. Watkins
发明人： Grier S. Fleischhauer , Charles T. Higgins , D. Bruce Losee , J. Robert Nelson, Jr. , Robert L. Ripley , Masato Sano , David E. Sharpe , Michael L. Watkins
CPC分类号： A61M11/04 , A24F47/008 , A61M15/06 , G05D23/19 , A61M11/041
摘要： A novel controller in an electrical smoking system and method, wherein the method includes the steps of: establishing a preferred thermal pathway to be executed with each heater activation responsively to a puff on an electrically heated cigarette; configuring a power cycle in accordance with the desired thermal pathway; dividing the power cycle into at least first and second phases each having a respective, predetermined time period and total energy input for each phase; and adjusting a respective duty cycle (or other power-adjusting factor) in each phase of the power cycle responsively to a voltage reading of the power source such that the established, respective total energy input of each phase is achieved during the time period of each power cycle.
摘要翻译： 一种电吸烟系统和方法中的新型控制器，其中所述方法包括以下步骤：建立一个优选的热路径，每个加热器响应于电加热香烟上的烟雾而激活; 根据所需的热路径配置功率循环; 将功率循环分成至少第一和第二相，每个相具有相应的预定时间周期和每相的总能量输入; 并且响应于电源的电压读数来调整功率周期的每个相位中的相应的占空比（或其他功率调整因子），使得在每个阶段的时间段期间实现每相的建立的相应的总能量输入 电源周期。
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公开(公告)号：US5613505A
公开(公告)日：1997-03-25
申请号：US225120
申请日：1994-04-08
申请人： John M. Campbell , Grier S. Fleischhauer , Charles T. Higgins , Robert L. Ripley , David E. Sharpe , Michael L. Watkins , Susan E. Wrenn
发明人： John M. Campbell , Grier S. Fleischhauer , Charles T. Higgins , Robert L. Ripley , David E. Sharpe , Michael L. Watkins , Susan E. Wrenn
IPC分类号： A24F47/00
CPC分类号： A24F47/008
摘要： An induction heating source is provided for use with an electrical smoking article. The induction heating source provides an alternating electromagnetic field which inductively heats a susceptor in thermal proximity with tobacco flavor medium to generate aerosols. A plurality of induction heaters are employed and/or the tobacco flavor medium is translated with respect to the induction heater or susceptor. The tobacco flavor medium can form an intimate structure with the susceptor and can take the form of a cylindrical cigarette or a web.
摘要翻译： 感应加热源设置为与电吸烟制品一起使用。 感应加热源提供交替的电磁场，其感应地加热与烟草香料介质热接近的基座以产生气溶胶。 使用多个感应加热器和/或烟草香味介质相对于感应加热器或感受器平移。 烟草香味介质可以与感受体形成紧密结构，并且可以采用圆柱形香烟或腹板的形式。
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公开(公告)号：US5865185A
公开(公告)日：1999-02-02
申请号：US448906
申请日：1995-05-24
申请人： Alfred L. Collins , Mary Ellen Counts , Amitabh Das , Seetharama C. Deevi , Grier S. Fleischhauer , Charles T. Higgins , Willie G. Houck, Jr. , Billy J. Keen, Jr. , Robert E. Lee, III , A. Clifton Lilly, Jr. , D. Bruce Losee, Jr. , Hugh J. McCafferty , Constance H. Nichols , Wynn R. Raymond , Robert L. Ripley , Renzer R. Ritt, Sr. , G. Robert Scott , F. Murphy Sprinkel , Michael L. Watkins , Susan E. Wrenn , Francis V. Utsch
发明人： Alfred L. Collins , Mary Ellen Counts , Amitabh Das , Seetharama C. Deevi , Grier S. Fleischhauer , Charles T. Higgins , Willie G. Houck, Jr. , Billy J. Keen, Jr. , Robert E. Lee, III , A. Clifton Lilly, Jr. , D. Bruce Losee, Jr. , Hugh J. McCafferty , Constance H. Nichols , Wynn R. Raymond , Robert L. Ripley , Renzer R. Ritt, Sr. , G. Robert Scott , F. Murphy Sprinkel , Michael L. Watkins , Susan E. Wrenn , Francis V. Utsch
CPC分类号： H05B3/24 , A24F47/008 , H05B3/42 , Y10T29/49083
摘要： A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. Each heater heats only a portion of the available tobacco flavor material so that a plurality of individual puffs of tobacco flavor substance can be delivered sequentially to the smoker. The replaceable tobacco flavor unit can also include a filter to reduce the effect of residual aerosol which settles or condenses on the permanent portions of the article and which can result in undesirable flavor generation when reheated. A method and apparatus for manufacturing the replaceable tobacco flavor unit is also provided.
摘要翻译： 提供了一种吸烟制品，其中含有烟草香味材料的可更换的烟草香料单元由一组永久可重复使用的加热器电加热，以将蒸气或气溶胶形式的香料或其它组分放出，以便输送到吸烟者。 每个加热器仅加热一部分可用的烟草香味材料，使得可以将多个单独的烟草香味物质的烟雾顺序地递送到吸烟者。 可更换的烟草香味单元还可以包括过滤器，以减少在制品的永久部分沉降或冷凝的残留气溶胶的影响，并且当再加热时可能导致不希望的风味产生。 还提供了一种用于制造可替换烟草香料单元的方法和设备。
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公开(公告)号：US5613504A
公开(公告)日：1997-03-25
申请号：US449035
申请日：1995-05-24
申请人： Alfred L. Collins , Mary E. Counts , Amitabh Das , Seetharama C. Deevi , Grier S. Fleischhauer , Charles T. Higgins , Willie G. Houck, Jr. , Billy J. Keen, Jr. , Robert E. Lee, III , A. Clifton Lilly, Jr. , D. Bruce Losee, Jr. , Hugh J. McCafferty , Constance H. Nichols , Wynn R. Raymond , Robert L. Ripley , Renzer R. Ritt, Sr. , G. Robert Scott , F. Murphy Sprinkel , Michael L. Watkins , Susan E. Wrenn , Francis V. Utsch
发明人： Alfred L. Collins , Mary E. Counts , Amitabh Das , Seetharama C. Deevi , Grier S. Fleischhauer , Charles T. Higgins , Willie G. Houck, Jr. , Billy J. Keen, Jr. , Robert E. Lee, III , A. Clifton Lilly, Jr. , D. Bruce Losee, Jr. , Hugh J. McCafferty , Constance H. Nichols , Wynn R. Raymond , Robert L. Ripley , Renzer R. Ritt, Sr. , G. Robert Scott , F. Murphy Sprinkel , Michael L. Watkins , Susan E. Wrenn , Francis V. Utsch
CPC分类号： H05B3/24 , A24F47/008 , H05B3/42 , Y10T29/49083
摘要： A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. Each heater heats only a portion of the available tobacco flavor material so that a plurality of individual puffs of tobacco flavor substance can be delivered sequentially to the smoker. The replaceable tobacco flavor unit can also include a filter to reduce the effect of residual aerosol which settles or condenses on the permanent portions of the article and which can result in off-tastes when reheated. A method and apparatus for manufacturing the replaceable tobacco flavor unit is also provided.
摘要翻译： 提供了一种吸烟制品，其中含有烟草香味材料的可更换的烟草香料单元由一组永久可重复使用的加热器电加热，以将蒸气或气溶胶形式的香料或其它组分放出，以便输送到吸烟者。 每个加热器仅加热一部分可用的烟草香味材料，使得可以将多个单独的烟草香味物质的烟雾顺序地递送到吸烟者。 可替换的烟草香料单元还可以包括过滤器，以减少残留气溶胶的作用，其沉降或凝结在制品的永久部分上，并且当再加热时可能导致异味。 还提供了一种用于制造可替换烟草香料单元的方法和设备。
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公开(公告)号：US6116247A
公开(公告)日：2000-09-12
申请号：US176028
申请日：1998-10-21
申请人： Joseph Leslie Banyasz , Aubry T. Burton , John M. Campbell , Woontung Geoffrey Chan , Mary Ellen Counts , William James Crowe , Jay A Fournier , Patrick H. Hayes , Willie Gray Houck, Jr. , Robert E. Lee, III , Donald Bruce Losee , John B. Paine, III , Robert L. Ripley , Charles Edwin Thomas, Jr.
发明人： Joseph Leslie Banyasz , Aubry T. Burton , John M. Campbell , Woontung Geoffrey Chan , Mary Ellen Counts , William James Crowe , Jay A Fournier , Patrick H. Hayes , Willie Gray Houck, Jr. , Robert E. Lee, III , Donald Bruce Losee , John B. Paine, III , Robert L. Ripley , Charles Edwin Thomas, Jr.
CPC分类号： A24F47/008
摘要： A cleaning unit used to clean condensates formed during use of a component of a smoking system. The component can be a heating fixture having a cigarette receiving section and a plurality of longitudinally extending circumferentially spaced apart heating elements located within a can which accumulates the condensates. During a cleaning operation, the heating fixture is fitted within a cavity in the cleaning unit such that the cigarette receiving end of the heating fixture engages an O-ring and the terminal base portion abuts against an indented stop in an interior sidewall of a removable portion of the housing. The cleaning unit includes a water inlet connected to a source of pressurized water such as a faucet and a spray member extends into the cigarette receiving section to spray jets of water against the interior of the can. The housing can include a main flow passage which supplies pressurized water to the spray member and one or more bypass passages whereby water used to clean the heating fixture can exit the housing through one outlet and water which bypasses the heating fixture can exit the housing through other outlets. The housing can include a pulsating mechanism to pulsate jets of pressurized water against the interior of the heating fixture.
摘要翻译： 用于清洁在使用吸烟系统的部件期间形成的冷凝物的清洁单元。 该部件可以是具有香烟接收部分和位于罐内的多个纵向延伸的周向间隔开的加热元件的加热装置，其积聚冷凝物。 在清洁操作期间，加热夹具安装在清洁单元中的空腔内，使得加热夹具的香烟接收端接合O形环，并且端子基座部分抵靠在可移除部分的内侧壁中的凹入止动件 的住房。 清洁单元包括连接到诸如水龙头的加压水源的进水口，并且喷雾构件延伸到香烟接收部分中，以将喷射的水喷射到罐的内部。 壳体可以包括向喷射构件供应加压水的主流路和一个或多个旁通通道，由此用于清洁加热装置的水可以通过一个出口离开壳体，并且绕过加热夹具的水可以通过其它的出口离开壳体 网点 壳体可以包括脉动机构，以使加压水的喷射脉动相对于加热夹具的内部。
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公开(公告)号：US4445520A
公开(公告)日：1984-05-01
申请号：US346808
申请日：1982-02-08
CPC分类号： B65B19/30 , A24C5/345 , Y10S131/907
摘要： A cigarette testing device (10) detects improperly filled or missing cigarettes in groups of cigarettes in a cigarette packing machine. Tappets (20) are positioned against the ends of cigarettes (11) and the position of tappets (20) is determined by optical sensors (28). Defective cigarettes (15) are removed from the group by nozzles (24). One to one correspondence between cigarettes, tappets, sensors, and nozzle ejectors allows single defective cigarettes to be rejected without rejecting the entire group of cigarettes.
摘要翻译： 卷烟测试装置（10）检测卷烟包装机中卷烟组中不正确填充或丢失的香烟组。 挺杆（20）抵靠香烟（11）的端部定位，并且挺杆（20）的位置由光学传感器（28）确定。 通过喷嘴（24）从组中除去不良香烟（15）。 香烟，挺杆，传感器和喷嘴喷射器之间一一对应，允许单个有缺陷的香烟被拒绝，而不会排斥整个香烟组。
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公开(公告)号：US06453021B1
公开(公告)日：2002-09-17
申请号：US09192396
申请日：1998-11-13
申请人： Robert L. Ripley , Craig Courter
发明人： Robert L. Ripley , Craig Courter
IPC分类号： H04M164
CPC分类号： H04M3/537 , H04M2201/38
摘要： A voice mail messaging display system having a means for receiving telephone calls, and a data processor or computer coupled to the means for receiving telephone calls. The computer has a memory storing a voice mail program and a message board program. The voice mail program answers the telephone calls received by the means for receiving telephone calls and generates message records of the telephone calls. The message board program uses the message records and generates a display signal based on the message records. A signal conversion mechanism is coupled to the data processor and converts the display signal to a desired format. The converted display signal is delivered to at least one display device positioned in an area where a large number of people may see the display. Any person who is a subscriber of the system may review the display to determine if he or she has received any messages and, if so, may then dial into the computer to retrieve his or her messages.
摘要翻译： 具有用于接收电话呼叫的装置的语音邮件消息显示系统，以及耦合到用于接收电话呼叫的装置的数据处理器或计算机。 计算机具有存储语音邮件程序和留言板程序的存储器。 语音邮件程序应答用于接收电话呼叫的装置接收的电话，并生成电话呼叫的消息记录。 消息板程序使用消息记录，并根据消息记录生成显示信号。 信号转换机构耦合到数据处理器并将显示信号转换成期望的格式。 转换的显示信号被传送到位于大量人可能看到显示区域的至少一个显示装置。 作为系统订户的任何人可以检查显示器以确定他或她是否已经接收到任何消息，并且如果是，则可以拨入计算机以检索他或她的消息。
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10.发明授权
公开(公告)号：US5726421A
公开(公告)日：1998-03-10
申请号：US483363
申请日：1995-06-07
申请人： Grier S. Fleischhauer , Patrick H. Hayes , Charles T. Higgins , Richard E. Jones , Robert L. Ripley , T. Paul Beane , J. Robert Nelson, Jr.
发明人： Grier S. Fleischhauer , Patrick H. Hayes , Charles T. Higgins , Richard E. Jones , Robert L. Ripley , T. Paul Beane , J. Robert Nelson, Jr.
CPC分类号： A24F47/008
摘要： An ejection system is provided which has a mechanism such as a plunger which is positioned to eject at least a portion of a cigarette from the lighter cavity upon actuation by a smoker. The plunger is also positionable to occlude the lighter opening to protect the lighter cavity from dust, moisture, etc. The plunger is shaped, located and arranged to apply a force on the cigarette end inserted into the lighter. Further, an icon based indicator informs the smoker of the status of a cigarette inserted into the lighter.
摘要翻译： 提供了一种排出系统，其具有诸如柱塞的机构，其被定位成在吸烟者致动时从香烟喷射至少一部分香烟。 柱塞还可以定位成闭塞较轻的开口，以保护较轻的空腔免受灰尘，潮湿等。柱塞的形状，位置和布置成对插入打火机的香烟端上施加力。 此外，基于图标的指示器向吸烟者通知插入打火机中的香烟的状态。
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