Rai Strategic Holdings, Inc.

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company

American Safety Razor Company

Ric Investments, Inc.

Other

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Baxter International Inc.

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Baxter Healthcare Sa

Unilever Home and Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Ivoclar Vivadent Ag

Church Dwight & Co., Inc.

Wang Laboratories, Inc.

The First Years Inc.

Homedics, Inc.

John DePiano

Frank S Silveira

Charles Jacob Novak, Iii

Michael Laine

David Smith

Frederic Philippe Ampolini, Sr

Timothy Brian Nestor

John William Wolber

Paul Andrew Brinkley

Steven Lee Alderman

Quentin Paul Guenther, Jr

Grady Lance Dooly

James William McClellan

Stephen Benson Sears

Jack Gray Flinchum, Jr

Roy Heinz

Nicholas Harrison Watson

Kevin Edward Keough

Edward Louis Dickinson

Matthew C Ebbs

Wayne Douglas Brown

Eugene R Harris

James Robert Covino

John Hook

Michael LaCourse

Robert Metcalf

Steven Hart

David Pelletier

Marc Bourque

Nathaniel Cambray

Steven R Mongillo

Michael F Davis

Eric Taylor Hunt

Michael W Sutherland

Kristen Dodds Weight

James M Sellers

Eric Hyman

Patsy Coppola

Anthony Pannozzo

Jeffrey W Wonderley

Martin Rathgeber

Raymond Charles Henry, Jr

Michael Brian Jaffe

Michael Ryan Galloway

Eric Karl Litscher

John A Triunfo, Jr

Anthony Pierry

Christopher Lee

Kimberly A Golden

Jonathan L Goodwin

James T MacDonald

Patrick Tuxbury

Megan E Holmes

Gregory Kenny

Julia Rose Anderson

Deirdre McKeown

Frederic P Ampolini

Randall J Terry

Joseph L Freni, Jr

Gary F Prokop

Thomas D Egan

Joseph P Lane

Richard C Fortier

David Chesley

Gregory F McCool

Stephen A Cochran

Terrell A Pruitt

Bryan T Marshall

Yandong Su

Charles C Abele

Mark Dziersk

Bernard Miles Malofsky

Kambiz Behzadi

Adam Gregg Malofsky

Albert R Nazareth

Randall P Bell

Jason Taylor

James Joseph Britto

David R Jacobs

Daniel E Hendrickson

Lawrence M Kuba

Malcolm E Taylor

Michael R Prisco

Michael W Marcoux

Nathan E Winters

Tuan Anh Nguyen

Thomas A Tedham

Richard P Meyst

Robert A Ganley

Alan W Marttila

William H Mann

Jeffery B Ryan, Jr

Kurt S Stenn

Raymond Clark

Simon Freed

Paul R Dickinson

Mark Anthony Begley

May Mu

Lorrayne Yen Chu

The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by transporting carriages between various substations at which parts are added to a base. In another assembly method, the base may be moved between a plurality of robots which direct the base downwardly into contact with components to couple the components therewith. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion.

Method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article

The present disclosure relates to an input for production of atomizers and atomizers formed from a sheet of a material, and which may be employed in an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The input may include a carrier and heating elements coupled thereto. The heating elements may include first and second ends and interconnected alternating loops disposed therebetween. The heating elements may be oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis of the carrier, or perpendicular thereto. The heating elements may be coupled to a liquid transport element by bending the interconnected loops at least partially around the liquid transport element. The ends of the heating element may be coupled to heater terminals. A related method for forming atomizers is also provided.

Heating elements formed from a sheet of a material and inputs and methods for the production of atomizers

The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device that includes a reservoir housing that defines a mouthpiece channel. The aerosol delivery device includes a sealing member configured to be received within the reservoir housing to define a reservoir chamber configured to retain an aerosol precursor composition therein. The aerosol delivery device also includes a substrate member that is configured to be received within the reservoir housing and to be directly engaged with a vaporizing assembly for forming an aerosol. The reservoir housing, sealing member, substrate member, and/or vaporizing assembly can be used for forming aerosols with precise and reproducible compositions.

Aerosol delivery device with a reservoir housing and a vaporizer assembly

The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device including a shell that is divided into a first half and a second half along a longitudinal axis thereof. One or more batteries may be positioned within the shell along with a battery lead that provides an electrical connection to battery terminals. A base unit may be included and may have electrical contacts for matching with a battery terminal and the battery lead. The base unit can include one or both of a printed circuit board (PCB) and a pressure sensor. The shell can attach to a cartridge housing a reservoir for an aerosol-forming composition, a heater; a liquid transport element configured for transport of the aerosol forming composition between the reservoir and the heater; and heater terminals. Such construct can provide for simplified assembly of the device.

Aerosol delivery device and methods of formation thereof

This disclosure discloses a restraint device including a pair of bracelets that are adjustable in distance therebetween, while at least one of the bracelets can be dually engaged during a restraint and dually disengaged not during the restraint. Further, this disclosure discloses a sleeve to enable a restraint device to be converted from a 'chain style' into a “hinge style” and vice versa. Additionally, this disclosure discloses a restraint device including a first arm and a second arm, where the second arm is elastically coupled to the first arm in order to avoid overtightening when restraining.

Restraint devices

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.

Aerosol delivery device

The present invention relates to a drum stencil printing system for reliably and automatically printing materials on the inside of a concave surface. The drum stencil printing system includes a pliable drum stencil secured in place by a stencil spring. As the printhead applies radial pressure to the drum stencil, the portion of the stencil in contact with the printhead is deflected to make contact with the container sidewall. When the printhead rotates, the portion of the stencil contacting the container sidewall also rotates to match the nozzle of the printhead. After printing is complete, the printhead retracts, and the pliable stencil is returned to its undeflected position, breaking contact between the stencil and the container, and protecting the printed material from being rubbed or worn off of the container.

Drum stencil printing system

A plication lock delivery system that enables a suture lock assembly to be delivered percutaneously. The plication lock delivery system comprises a lock assembly that secures sutures in place, a control assembly that allows a clinician to engage a suture to a suture lock assembly, apply tension to the sutures to cause tissue plication, and deploy the lock assembly, and a catheter assembly. This plication lock delivery system can be used to repair mitral regurgitation percutaneously or in an open-heart surgery.

Plication lock delivery system and method of use thereof

This disclosure discloses a restraint device including a pair of bracelets that are adjustable in distance therebetween, while at least one of the bracelets can be dually engaged during a restraint and dually disengaged not during the restraint. Further, this disclosure discloses a sleeve to enable a restraint device to be converted from a 'chain style' into a 'hinge style' and vice versa. Additionally, this disclosure discloses a restraint device including a first arm and a second arm, where the second arm is elastically coupled to the first arm in order to avoid overtightening when restraining.

The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices including a cartridge and a control body. The control body may include a coupler and the cartridge may include a base. The base may be configured to releasably engage the cartridge. Further the base and the coupler may include anti-rotation mechanisms configured to prevent rotation of the cartridge relative to the base when engaged with one another. The anti-rotation mechanisms may include alternating protrusions and recesses in some embodiments. Related methods are also provided.

Cartridge and control body of an aerosol delivery device including anti-rotation mechanism and related method

The present disclosure relates to atomizers for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The atomizer may include a liquid transport element and a wire extending along at least a portion of a longitudinal length thereof. The wire may define contact portions configured to engage heater terminals and a heating portion configured to produce heat. The heating portion may include a variable coil spacing. In other atomizers, the wire may extend at least partially through the liquid transport element proximate the contact portions. Related inputs, cartridges, aerosol production assemblies, and methods of forming atomizers are also provided.

Atomizer for an aerosol delivery device and related input, aerosol production assembly, cartridge, and method

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