Stephen T Sears

US Patent:

20130037041, Feb 14, 2013

Filed:

Aug 9, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/205841

Inventors:

Steven L. Worm - Raleigh NC, US
David G. Christopherson - Raleigh NC, US
Stephen Benson Sears - Siler City NC, US
Dennis Lee Potter - Kernersville NC, US
Frederic Philippe Ampolini - Winston-Salem NC, US
Balager Ademe - Winston-Salem NC, US

International Classification:

A24F 47/00

US Classification:

131329

Abstract:

The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components.

US Patent:

20220304386, Sep 29, 2022

Filed:

Jun 9, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/836541

Inventors:

- Winston-Salem NC, US
William Bryan Carr - Apex NC, US
Timothy Thomas - High Point NC, US
Kathryn Lynn Wilberding - High Point NC, US
Paul Braxton - Summerfield NC, US
Stephen B. Sears - Siler City NC, US
Rajesh Sur - Winston-Salem NC, US
Billy Conner - Clemmons NC, US
Andries Sebastian - Clemmons NC, US

International Classification:

A24F 40/46
A61M 15/06
A61M 11/04

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.

US Patent:

20210227638, Jul 22, 2021

Filed:

Apr 8, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/225754

Inventors:

- Winston-Salem NC, US
David Smith - Needham MA, US
Frank S. Silveira - Wilmington MA, US
Steven Lee Alderman - Lewisville NC, US
Grady Lance Dooly - Winston-Salem NC, US
Frederic Philippe Ampolini - Winston-Salem NC, US
Timothy Brian Nestor - Advance NC, US
Stephen Benson Sears - Siler City NC, US
John William Wolber - Nashua NH, US
Michael Laine - Newburyport MA, US

International Classification:

H05B 3/04
H05B 3/44
A24F 40/42
A24F 40/70

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The cartridge may include a base, a reservoir substrate, and an atomizer. The reservoir substrate may define a cavity therethrough. The atomizer may comprise a liquid transport element and a heating element extending at least partially about the liquid transport element. The atomizer may extend through the cavity through the reservoir substrate such that the heating element is positioned proximate an end of the reservoir substrate. Ends of the liquid transport element may extend to an opposing end of the reservoir substrate. A related method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article is also provided.

US Patent:

20200178599, Jun 11, 2020

Filed:

Feb 13, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/789928

Inventors:

- Winston-Salem NC, US
David Glen Christopherson - Raleigh NC, US
Stephen Benson Sears - Siler City NC, US
Dennis Lee Potter - Kernersville NC, US
Frederic Philippe Ampolini - Winston-Salem NC, US
Balager Ademe - Winston-Salem NC, US

International Classification:

A24F 40/40

Abstract:

The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components.

US Patent:

20190387807, Dec 26, 2019

Filed:

Sep 9, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/564902

Inventors:

- Winston-Salem NC, US
David Glen Christopherson - Raleigh NC, US
Stephen Benson Sears - Siler City NC, US
Dennis Lee Potter - Kernersville NC, US
Frederic Philippe Ampolini - Winston-Salem NC, US
Balager Ademe - Winston-Salem NC, US

International Classification:

A24F 47/00

Abstract:

The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components.

US Patent:

20190364976, Dec 5, 2019

Filed:

Aug 20, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/545988

Inventors:

- Winston-Salem NC, US
David Smith - Needham MA, US
Frank S. Silveira - Wilmington MA, US
Steven Lee Alderman - Lewisville NC, US
Grady Lance Dooly - Winston-Salem NC, US
Frederic Philippe Ampolini - Winston-Salem NC, US
Timothy Brian Nestor - Advance NC, US
Stephen Benson Sears - Siler City NC, US
John William Wolber - Nashua NH, US
Michael Laine - Newburyport MA, US

International Classification:

A24F 47/00

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The cartridge may include a base, a reservoir substrate, and an atomizer. The reservoir substrate may define a cavity therethrough. The atomizer may comprise a liquid transport element and a heating element extending at least partially about the liquid transport element. The atomizer may extend through the cavity through the reservoir substrate such that the heating element is positioned proximate an end of the reservoir substrate. Ends of the liquid transport element may extend to an opposing end of the reservoir substrate. A related method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article is also provided.

US Patent:

20190289908, Sep 26, 2019

Filed:

Mar 20, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/926579

Inventors:

- WINSTON-SALEM NC, US
William Bryan Carr - Apex NC, US
Timothy Thomas - High Point NC, US
Kathryn Wilberding - High Point NC, US
Paul Braxton - Summerfield NC, US
Stephen Sears - Siler City NC, US
Rajesh Sur - Winston-Salem NC, US
Billy Conner - Clemmons NC, US
Andries Sebastian - Clemmons NC, US

International Classification:

A24F 47/00
A61M 15/06
A61M 11/04

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member.

US Patent:

20190075848, Mar 14, 2019

Filed:

Nov 7, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/183418

Inventors:

- Winston-Salem NC, US
David Glen Christopherson - Raleigh NC, US
Stephen Benson Sears - Siler City NC, US
Dennis Lee Potter - Kernersville NC, US
Frederic Philippe Ampolini - Winston-Salem NC, US
Balager Ademe - Winston-Salem NC, US

International Classification:

A24F 47/00

Abstract:

The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components.