March 2025 U.S. Patents by Issue Date (2025)

  • CLOSED BOTTOM VAPORIZER POD

    Publication number: 20250082021

    Abstract: A closed bottom vaporizer pod prevents vaporizable material from exiting the pod and entering into a heat source of a vaporizer. A closed bottom vaporizer pod further reduces contamination and/or fouling of a vaporizer and comprises a closed bottom capsule, at least one air inlet for drawing air into the closed bottom capsule, and at least one air outlet for drawing air out of the closed bottom capsule. An air flow path is created from the at least one air inlet, the closed bottom capsule, and the air outlet which prevents contamination of the vaporizer.

    Type: Application

    Filed: November 22, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

    Inventors: Ryan SELBY, Ryan KARKAIRAN

  • AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE

    Publication number: 20250082022

    Abstract: An aerosol generating device may include: a cartridge including a reservoir for storing an aerosol generating material; a heater assembly detachably coupled to the cartridge and configured to heat the aerosol generating material provided from the cartridge to generate an aerosol; and a body detachably coupled to the heater assembly and including a battery configured to supply power to the heater assembly, wherein the heater assembly may include: a chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir of the cartridge; a wick configured to absorb the aerosol generating material supplied from the reservoir; and a heater arranged in at least a region of a side surface of the wick and configured to heat the aerosol generating material absorbed into the wick.

    Type: Application

    Filed: August 1, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

    Inventors: Jong Sub LEE, Dae Nam HAN, Sun Hwan JUNG, Byung Sung CHO

  • AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM

    Publication number: 20250082023

    Abstract: An aerosol provision system including an aerosolizable material transport element for receiving aerosolizable material. The aerosolizable material transport element includes an aperture extending through a thickness of the aerosolizable material transport element. The aerosol provision system also includes a conductive member, in the form of a conductive plate or a conductive foil, which is in contact with the aerosolizable material transport element, and including a thermally conductive surface for receiving heat for transferring to the aerosolizable material transport element. The aerosolizable material transport element is in contact with the conductive member at a contact surface from the conductive member, and the contact surface is opposite the thermally conductive surface. This arrangement allows for an efficient transfer of heat across the conductive member to the aerosolizable material transport element.

    Type: Application

    Filed: July 6, 2022

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Mike XIAO, Mark POTTER, Richard HAINES

  • AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE INCLUDING DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR COMPENSATING CAPACITANCE OF VIBRATOR

    Publication number: 20250082024

    Abstract: A method of controlling an electronic device includes determining whether a vibrator of a cartridge unit is connected to a driving circuit of the electronic device, determining a natural frequency of the vibrator connected to the driving circuit, and controlling a connection method of connecting one or more capacitors each connected in parallel with the vibrator based on the determined natural frequency is disclosed.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 19, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

    Inventors: Jang Won SEO, Gyung Min GO, Chul Ho JANG, Jin Chul JUNG

  • Inhalation Device with at Least One Liquid Jet Device

    Publication number: 20250082025

    Abstract: An inhalation device with at least one liquid jet device such as a micro heater or resistor, to produce liquid drops on demand, wherein the liquid jet device is replaceable; wherein the inhalation device has an elongated shape with a longitudinal axis. The liquid jet device is removable in a direction essentially transverse to the longitudinal axis.

    Type: Application

    Filed: July 6, 2022

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: JT International SA

    Inventors: Alec Wright, Andrew Robert John Rogan

  • POWER-SUPPLY MODE SWITCHING CIRCUIT AND AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE

    Publication number: 20250082026

    Abstract: A power-supply mode switching circuit and an aerosol generating device are provided. The power-supply mode switching circuit includes an external-power-source power-supply circuit, a protection circuit, and a battery power-supply circuit. A node where the external-power-source power-supply circuit is connected to the protection circuit serves as a power-source input end. A node where the external-power-source power-supply circuit is connected to the battery power-supply circuit serves as a power supply end. The protection circuit is configured to control the battery power-supply circuit to be cut off when the power-source input end is connected to the external power source, to make the external power source supply power to the power supply end. The protection circuit is further configured to control the battery power-supply circuit to be conducted when the power-source input end is not connected to the external power source, to make the battery supply power to the power supply end.

    Type: Application

    Filed: May 16, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: SHENZHEN WOODY VAPES TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

    Inventors: Hong SHANG, Tao ZHANG, Yong ZHOU, Yanming NIU, Lingzhi XIAO, Shuangliang KUANG, Dan ZHU, Hua FANG, Yalei TIAN, Weinan JIANG, Zhipeng HU

  • Heating Chamber Assembly for an Aerosol Generation Device

    Publication number: 20250082027

    Abstract: A heating chamber assembly for an aerosol generation device includes a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol generation substrate; and a thermally sprayed resistive heating layer on an outer surface of the heating chamber, the thermally sprayed resistive heating layer being configured to deliver heat to the heating chamber.

    Type: Application

    Filed: December 14, 2022

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: JT International SA

    Inventor: Alec Wright

  • HEATING ASSEMBLY AND AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE

    Publication number: 20250082028

    Abstract: A heating assembly and an aerosol generation device are provided. The heating assembly includes a heating body. Several heat generation portions serve as a sidewall of the heating body. The several heat generation portions are connected end to end in sequence and at least partially spaced apart from each other. The several heat generation portions that are spaced apart from each other are configured to guide a current to flow along a preset path. The several heat generation portions cooperatively define an accommodating cavity for accommodating an inhalable material and for air circulation.

    Type: Application

    Filed: August 15, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: SHENZHEN WOODY VAPES TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

    Inventors: Xiaohua ZHOU, Ziyang MA, Wan LI, Xiaopeng XIAO, Ge NIE

  • AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME

    Publication number: 20250082029

    Abstract: An aerosol generating system includes an aerosol generating article including an aerosol generating material, a housing forming an exterior and having an inner space, an accommodation portion inside the housing and configured to accommodate the aerosol generating article, a battery inside the housing, a heating element inside the housing and configured to generate a magnetic field according to power from the battery, and a susceptor emitting heat because of the magnetic field generated by the heating element and configured to heat the aerosol generating article, wherein at least a portion of the heating element forms coils configured to generate the magnetic field, and the coils are electrically connected to each other, arranged along an outer circumferential surface of the accommodation portion, and configured to generate the magnetic field in a direction crossing a direction, in which the accommodation portion extends, when the power is supplied from the battery.

    Type: Application

    Filed: May 17, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

    Inventors: Young Bum KWON, Hun II LIM, Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM

  • AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE, AEROSOL GENERATING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE

    Publication number: 20250082030

    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a cylindrical accommodation portion having an accommodation space configured to accommodate at least a portion of a cigarette in an inner space, a coil arranged outside the accommodation portion to generate an induced magnetic field, a battery configured to supply power to the coil, a sensor connector including a metal material, and arranged in the accommodation portion to contact the cigarette, a temperature sensor contacting the sensor connector, and two or more cigarette support elements supporting an outer surface of the cigarette, and spaced apart from each other on an inner wall of the accommodation portion to form an air flow passage between the cigarette and the accommodation portion.

    Type: Application

    Filed: October 11, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

    Inventors: Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung KIM, Yong Hwan KIM, Hun II LIM

  • AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE COMPRISING SUSCEPTOR ARRANGEMENT WITH LIQUID RETAINING ELEMENT

    Publication number: 20250082031

    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a susceptor arrangement including an inner airflow channel extending along a longitudinal center axis between a proximal end and a distal end of the susceptor arrangement, a tubular liquid-retaining element coaxially circumscribing at least a portion of the inner airflow channel, and an outer tubular susceptor element coaxially circumscribing the inner airflow channel and the tubular liquid-retaining element, at least a portion of a wall of the outer tubular susceptor element including a fluid-permeable material; and the device further including an air inlet in fluid connection with the inner airflow channel of the susceptor arrangement. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and a tubular cartridge is also provided.

    Type: Application

    Filed: January 13, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.

    Inventor: Rui Nuno Rodrigues Alves BATISTA

  • REFILLABLE AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD

    Publication number: 20250082032

    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device may include one or more fill ports. Thereby, a reservoir of the aerosol delivery device may be refillable. The fill ports may be defined in a base of a cartridge of the aerosol delivery device. The aerosol delivery device may further include a flow director. An atomizer may extend through the flow director transversely to a longitudinal length of the flow director. The atomizer may include a liquid transport element with a capillary channel extending therethrough, which may receive aerosol precursor composition from the reservoir. There aerosol precursor composition may be drawn through the liquid transport element to a heating element of the atomizer, which may vaporize the aerosol precursor composition.

    Type: Application

    Filed: November 26, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Michael F. Davis, Percy D. Phillips

  • Electronic Atomizer and Liquid Supply Method Therefor

    Publication number: 20250082033

    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic atomizer and a liquid supply method therefor. The liquid supply method includes: obtaining an atomization parameter of an atomizing unit after the atomizing unit is connected to a circuit; calculating a real-time power of the atomizing unit according to the atomization parameter; determining an operating time ratio of an air supply unit to the atomizing unit according to the real-time power; determining a duty cycle of the air supply unit according to the operating time ratio, and controlling the air supply unit to supply air to a liquid storage unit according to the duty cycle. The electronic atomizer supplies liquid using the liquid supply method. The invention solves the problem that it is difficult to keep a balance between atomizing liquid consumption and atomizing liquid supply of the atomizing unit.

    Type: Application

    Filed: April 29, 2022

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: SHENZHEN HUACHENGDA PRECISION INDUSTRY CO. LTD.

    Inventor: Ping CHEN

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL TASTE AND DIGITAL FLAVOR

    Publication number: 20250082034

    Abstract: A method of implementing digital cigarette flavor and digital cigarette flavor is provided, and more particularly, a method of providing a user who uses a digital cigarette to smoke a digital cigarette using a digital recipe. A method of controlling an electronic device including a processor and a mouthpiece unit, the method includes measuring a voltage of a terminal included in the mouthpiece unit, determining an object resistance value corresponding to an object based on the measured voltage, and applying a current to the object based on the object resistance value and a predetermined digital recipe.

    Type: Application

    Filed: June 2, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

    Inventors: Jae Hyun KIM, Minseok JEONG, Tae Young CHUNG

  • POWDER INHALATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

    Publication number: 20250082035

    Abstract: A powder inhalation device includes a storage tank configured to store a medium in a powder form, a powder loading unit configured to receive the medium from the storage tank, an air flow passage through which the medium transferred to the powder loading unit flows together with air, an air flow sensor configured to detect a pressure or a flow velocity in the air flow passage, a powder diffuser configured to diffuse the medium transferred to the powder loading unit toward the air flow passage, and a controller configured to control the powder diffuser by receiving a pressure signal or a flow velocity signal from the air flow sensor.

    Type: Application

    Filed: August 18, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

    Inventors: Min Kyu KIM, Won Kyeong LEE

  • Electronic Cigarette

    Publication number: 20250082036

    Abstract: An electronic cigarette in which, in a state where a cover part is separated from a body part, thereby exposing a cartridge part to the outside, a current flows toward the cartridge part when a user presses a button formed on the electronic cigarette, and thus gas may be generated, but, in a state where the cover part is coupled to the body part, thereby covering the cartridge part, the current is prevented from flowing toward the cartridge, and thus the problem where the gas is generated as a result of the current being supplied toward the cartridge part by the button being pressed against the intention of the user is prevented, electrical discharge of the electronic cigarette as a result of unnecessary power consumption is prevented, and the cartridge part may be sterilized for a predetermined time from the time point when the cover part is coupled to the body part.

    Type: Application

    Filed: May 27, 2022

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: Jong-Soo Shin

  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF HEAT GENERATING COMPONENT OF ELECTRICALLY HEATED VAPOR-GENERATING SYSTEM AND ELECTRICALLY HEATED VAPOR-GENERATING SYSTEM

    Publication number: 20250082037

    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for controlling the temperature of a heating apparatus in an electrically-heated smoking system and an electrically-heated smoking system, the method comprises: providing a constant or variable preset temperature value; outputting a constant current to a heating apparatus by a constant current source; and controlling an actual temperature of the heating apparatus to be maintained at a preset temperature, wherein the temperature control step comprises: obtaining a voltage value corresponding to the constant current at the two ends of the electrical heating apparatus; deriving an actual temperature value of the heating apparatus according to the voltage value; comparing the actual temperature value of the heating apparatus with a preset temperature; and maintaining the actual temperature value of the heating apparatus at a preset temperature by adjusting a heating power supply.

    Type: Application

    Filed: April 13, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Huachen Liu, Dan Li, Yikun Chen, Tengfei Hu, Jijun Dong

  • ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

    Publication number: 20250082038

    Abstract: An electronic atomization device and a control method are provided. The electronic atomization device includes a heating element and a battery core. The method includes: controlling the battery core to supply electric power to the heating element at a first power when an inhalation starting signal is obtained, so that a temperature of the heating element increases from an initial temperature to a preset temperature, where the preset temperature does not enable at least one component of the liquid substrate to volatilize; controlling the battery core to supply the electric power to the heating element at a second power, so that the temperature of the heating element increases from the preset temperature to an atomization temperature, where the second power is greater than the first power.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 6, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: SHENZHEN FIRST UNION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

    Inventors: Peixia YU, Ruilong HU, Zhongli XU, Yonghai LI

  • EMBEDDED CARTRIDGE INFORMATION AND DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR VAPORIZERS

    Publication number: 20250082039

    Abstract: A system for securely displaying information to a user about vaporizer products. The system involves electronically embedding detailed information about the cartridge's contents, including strain names, profiles, and other chemical compositions, directly into a memory contained in the cartridge. The information may be communicated to a battery unit when the cartridge is connected thereto and authenticated by the battery unit. Once authenticated, the information may be presented on a display screen that is integrated into the battery unit and/or the cartridge itself. This display screen provides users with information about the cartridge's contents.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 13, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: Gerald Nachman

  • AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

    Publication number: 20250082040

    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an aerosol generating device includes a display including a display panel and a touch panel configured to receive a touch input, a battery, and a processor electrically connected to the display and the battery, wherein the processor is configured to detect that a power state of the aerosol generating device is changed to a first state and change the power state of the aerosol generating device to a second state, based on whether a touch input through the touch panel of the display is received within a threshold time after the power state is changed to the first state, the second state being distinguished from the first state. Various embodiments may be made.

    Type: Application

    Filed: July 31, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: KT&G CORPORATION

    Inventors: Yong Hwan KIM, Soung Ho JU, Young Bum KWON, Dong Sung Kim, Hun ll LIM

  • AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICE

    Publication number: 20250082041

    Abstract: An aerosol provision device is provided. The aerosol provision device includes one or more Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and an outer member positioned above the one or more LEDs, wherein the outer member defines a plurality of apertures visible from outside the aerosol provision device.

    Type: Application

    Filed: November 22, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Ashley John SAYED, Matthew TIDNAM, Luke James WARREN

  • SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICE

    Publication number: 20250082042

    Abstract: A smoking substitute device having: a control unit; a battery configured to supply power to the smoking substitute device; a movement sensing component configured to sense movement of the smoking substitute device; and a battery level indicator configured to, when activated, provide an indication of charge remaining in the battery. The control unit is configured to activate the battery level indicator when a predetermined movement of the smoking substitute device is detected using the movement sensing component.

    Type: Application

    Filed: November 21, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Oliver TALBOT, Thomas SUDLOW, Jonathan MARCHBANK, Daniel HARDEN, Brian LEACH, Britt JENSEN

  • Inhalant Containment Device

    Publication number: 20250082043

    Abstract: An inhalant containment device for capturing smoke or other inhalants is provided. The device includes a mouthpiece that attaches to a bag such that the bag can be filled with smoke, then released at an appropriate time and place. The mouthpiece includes an outer tube that receives an inner tube such that the bag is fed through the outer tube and folded between the inner and outer tube. In this way, the mouthpiece holds the bag securely and keeps a channel open to allow for exhalation of smoke into the bag. A cap is sized to be placed over and close the end of the mouthpiece to keep the smoke in the bag. Additionally, the inhalant containment device may be filled with an inhalant for distribution to patrons at a bar, marijuana dispensary, or other venue.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 12, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: Joseph Messere

  • STRETCHABLE GUSSET

    Publication number: 20250082044

    Abstract: Some shapewear and other similar undergarments are equipped with an open gusset, which provides an opening at the crotch region to allow the wearer to use the restroom without removing any garments. A typical double gusset construction requires two hands to pull apart both layers in order to use the restroom, which can make using the restroom more difficult for the wearer. The stretchable gusset disclosed herein addresses the limitations of existing gusset constructions. The gusset panel is fixedly or seamlessly attached to the front body panel and fixedly or seamlessly attached to the back body panel. An access space is formed by leaving at least a portion of a lateral gusset panel edge unattached to any other portion of the garment. The access space can be widened with one hand due to the highly stretchable characteristics of the gusset panel.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 23, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Wendy Hanson Allen, Deneb Torano, Sylma Colon-Otten

  • Female Cooling Undergarment

    Publication number: 20250082045

    Abstract: A postpartum undergarment is provided to provide both compressive elastic support and non elastic support to the body of the wearer. Compartments formed on a front panel of the garment and in between leg openings of the garment are configured for positioning of thermal packs therein to provide heat or cold therapy to areas of the body of the wearer.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 9, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Thomas Moyles, Jared Moore

  • GARMENT WITH CONFIGURABLE SHOULDER SECTIONS

    Publication number: 20250082046

    Abstract: A garment with configurable shoulder sections is disclosed. The shoulder sections may generally be configured in at least an open configuration and a closed configuration. This may allow the garment to be placed on a person's body without having to manipulate the person's arms through the sleeves.

    Type: Application

    Filed: August 7, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Carrie Shaltz Haslup, Philip Weldon Shaltz

  • BRASSIERE MANUFACTURED VIA BRA CUP CORE 3D BONDING TECHNOLOGY

    Publication number: 20250082047

    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of undergarments, and discloses a brassiere, which includes a pair of bra cup cores, and one or more body fabric panel attached with the bra cup cores on the front. The brassiere is formed by connecting both sides via side band fabric panel which are warped to a back of the body, and is sealed and fastened via fastening buckles with or without shoulder straps or fabric panel to support, uplift, and control human breasts. The present invention aims at restoring natural and comfortable beauty of the human breasts via the seamless brassiere fused with the bra cup cores with the 3D bonding technology to minimize joining and stitching causing the itch or discomfort for wearers. The 3D bonding technology of the present invention can be used for the shapes, profiles, and peripheries of different types of 3D bra cup core.

    Type: Application

    Filed: May 30, 2022

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: GRAND GAIN INDUSTRIAL LIMITED

    Inventor: Kit Fong Kim TAM

  • SIDE-ENTRY RUNNING VEST

    Publication number: 20250082048

    Abstract: A garment includes a front portion, a back portion opposite the front portion, and a pair of side portions extending between the front portion and the back portion. The pair of side portions are adjustable to cinch the garment around a user. The pair of side portions include a first side portion integrally coupled to the front portion and the back portion at a first side of the garment, and a second side portion integrally coupled to one of the front portion and the back portion at a second side of the garment and removably coupled to the other of the front portion and the back portion at the second side of the garment.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 11, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Zach Lloyd, Cody Blazek

  • Loading Base for Facial Protection Devices

    Publication number: 20250082049

    Abstract: A loading base for facial protection devices includes a main housing and support arms on which the facial protection device with a screen rests, and wherein the loading base incorporates a bridge that can move vertically on the support arms. The bridge has a structure in which two arches are defined forming an arched slot inside of which a plurality of UV LEDs are arranged to disinfect both surfaces of the screen of the facial protection device. The bridge is connected to the support arms by perforations that are linked to a pair of vertical augers provided in slots made in the support arms, and the vertical augers are coupled by a transmission to an electric motor.

    Type: Application

    Filed: August 3, 2022

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: Jose Carlos Morales Alvarez

  • RECONFIGURABLE SCARF

    Publication number: 20250082050

    Abstract: A reconfigurable scarf is adaptable to creating a plurality of apparel accessories. The reconfigurable scarf comprises a body defining a first edge, a second edge, an intermediate portion extending between the first edge and the second edge, and a fastening mechanism disposed along a length of the first edge and the second edge of the body. The fastening mechanism is configured to selectively and removably fasten at least a part of the length of the first edge with at least a part of the length of the second edge to create a plurality of apparel accessories.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 12, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: NATALIE AICHELE, RIMA OLINGER

  • BODY ENERGY BALANCE ASSEMBLY EMPLOYING EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

    Publication number: 20250082051

    Abstract: An assembly includes a magnet, a pouch into which the magnet is provided, and sand in the pouch that embeds the magnet. The assembly is to be used in an open palm with the north-south poles of the magnet being parallel to arteries in the open palm and positioning the open palm parallel to the ground. The pouch may be integrated into a wearable hand covering that properly aligns the magnet with the palm of a user when worn.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 6, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: MANA Clinical LLC

    Inventor: Fatemeh Tina ABNOOSI

  • GLOVE, HAND GESTURE RECOGNITION METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS

    Publication number: 20250082052

    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a glove and a hand gesture recognition method, device, and apparatus, which are applied to the technical field of intelligent wearable devices. The glove includes a fabric-based pressure sensor configured to collect sensor information corresponding to a pressure of respective glove knitting positions, wherein the glove knitting positions include finger joint positions; and a data processing and transmitting module connected to the fabric-based pressure sensor and configured to obtain pressure information corresponding to the sensor information and transmit the pressure information to the hand gesture recognition apparatus.

    Type: Application

    Filed: June 29, 2022

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Mingdan YU, Xinliang YU

  • WEARABLE GRIP ASSIST

    Publication number: 20250082053

    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may include a wearable grip assist for assisting a user in holding at least one object including an elastic band having a length, an axis, a first surface, a second surface, a first end, and a second end. Embodiments may also include at least one horizontal loop on the first surface of the band through which an object may be passed through the loop in an orientation essentially orthogonal to the axis of the band. Embodiments may also include at least one vertical loop on the second surface of the band through which an object may be passed through the loop in an orientation essentially parallel to the axis of the band. Embodiments may also include an adjustable connector coupling the first end to the second end and adjusting the length of the band.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 12, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: Ingrid Falanco

  • GLOVE SPRAYING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND GLOVE

    Publication number: 20250082054

    Abstract: A glove spraying apparatus and system, and a glove are disclosed. The glove spraying apparatus includes a first liquid container, a plurality of universal pipelines, and a plurality of nozzles. The first liquid container communicates with first ends of the universal pipelines through pipelines; the nozzles are fluidly connected to second ends of the universal pipelines. By mounting the nozzles at the second ends of the universal pipelines and communicating with the universal pipelines, the user may adjust the positions and orientations of the nozzles by means of the universal pipelines, thereby enabling spraying for different portions of the glove.

    Type: Application

    Filed: July 28, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Fangyi LIU, Ruijun LI, Mingwei SUN, Chunyu CHEN, Fei PAN, Enjie HE, Min ZHAO, Qiuying DONG

  • DOUBLE NURSING BRA CLIP

    Publication number: 20250082055

    Abstract: The present disclosure presents double nursing bra clip systems and related methods. One such system comprises a garment having a shoulder strap, wherein a first end of the shoulder strap is coupled to a front piece of the garment and a second end is coupled to a back piece. A double clip fastener apparatus is also attached to the shoulder strap, wherein the garment features a front cover piece having a first fastener that is configured to be releasably engaged with a first clip extension of the double clip fastener apparatus to expose a wearer's breast. Accordingly, one end of a holding strap is coupled to the shoulder strap at a location above the double clip fastener apparatus, wherein a second end is coupled to a second fastener that is configured to be releasably engaged with a second clip extension of the double clip fastener apparatus.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 5, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Jessica Ridgway Clayton, Morgan Palmer

  • TRESSES FOR CUSTOM HAIR EXTENSIONS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND ATTACHING CUSTOM HAIR EXTENSIONS

    Publication number: 20250082056

    Abstract: This disclosure extends to systems, apparatus, and methods related to the creation of customized hair extensions. Systems in accordance with this disclosure may include unique tresses for creating custom hair extensions. These multi-purpose designs enable the tress to be used for different hair extension styles easily and quickly in any style and then easily attach the custom hair extensions for wear. These unique tress designs may allow for attachment to the user's hair in multiple ways. The uppermost slat may be configured for seamless sew-in attachment, a series of connection holes may be positioned for attachment to user's hair pulled therethrough by beaded or tube attachment, with upper holes allowing for a halo-style attachment, and parallel rows of slots allow for hair integration to provide attachment to the user's natural hair, with the blending of the attached wefts with the user's natural hair.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 7, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: Glamlocks Corporation

    Inventors: Autumn Morris, Waatani Norris

  • PRE-SEWN HAIR EXTENSION

    Publication number: 20250082057

    Abstract: A pre-sewn hair weft that includes a plurality of layers of hair, a plurality of loops that are fixed to the layers of hair and plurality of beads with one of the plurality of beads slidably fixed to each one of the loops, and a method of assembling the pre-sewn weft hair extension on an individual.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 12, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Alyssa Troncoso, Nicole Bianco

  • DEVICE TO RETAIN A DOOR CHOCK TO A TRADITIONAL OR MODERN STYLE FIREFIGHTER HELMET

    Publication number: 20250082058

    Abstract: This invention pertains to a device to secure a door chock to an industrial helmet. More particularly, this invention is a set of fixed and adjustable adapters with which to attach a door chock to a traditional or modern style firefighting helmet with a brim facing upward, downward, or parallel to the ground.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 16, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: Todd K. Swanson

  • PROTECTIVE HELMET WITH MULTIPLE PSEUDO-SPHERICAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT LINERS

    Publication number: 20250082059

    Abstract: A helmet comprising an outer liner and an inner liner slidably coupled to an interior surface of the outer liner is disclosed. The outer liner comprises an interior surface and the inner liner comprises an exterior surface. The inner liner is composed of an elastically deformable material. A majority of the interior surface of the outer liner and a majority of the exterior surface of the inner liner are both substantially parallel to a pseudo-spherical surface having a coronal cross section that is circular with a first radius and a sagittal cross section that is circular with a second radius different from the first radius. The inner liner is elastically deformable along the interior surface of the outer liner in response to rotation of the outer liner relative to the inner liner caused by an impact to the helmet.

    Type: Application

    Filed: November 26, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: Eamon Briggs

  • POSITIONING AND STABILISING STRUCTURE AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME

    Publication number: 20250082060

    Abstract: A head-mounted display system includes a head-mounted display unit and a positioning and stabilising structure structured and arranged to hold the head-mounted display unit in an operational position over a user's face in use. The positioning and stabilising structure includes a rear support structure adapted to contact posterior regions of a user's head and at least one connector structured and arranged to interconnect the rear support structure to the head-mounted display unit. The rear support structure is in the form of a hoop comprising an occipital portion configured and arranged engage the user's head along a portion of the occipital bone adjacent a junction where the neck muscles attach to the occipital bone in use.

    Type: Application

    Filed: November 26, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: Ian Andrew LAW

  • ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR

    Publication number: 20250082061

    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure and a heel assembly. The sole structure defines a forwardmost toe location of the article of footwear. The heel assembly defines a rearmost heel location of the article of footwear and includes a lower heel movable relative to the sole structure. One of the lower heel and upper heel defines a track and the other of the lower heel and the upper heel includes a protrusion slidably received in the track. The upper heel is movable relative to the lower heel between a closed position and an open position.

    Type: Application

    Filed: April 17, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: David STEER

  • ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR

    Publication number: 20250082062

    Abstract: An article of footwear includes a sole structure and a heel assembly. The sole structure defines a forwardmost toe location of the article of footwear and is adjustable in a transverse direction of the article of footwear. The heel assembly defines a rearmost heel location of the article of footwear and includes a lower heel movable relative to the sole structure. One of the lower heel and upper heel defines a track and the other of the lower heel and the upper heel includes a protrusion slidably received in the track. The upper heel is movable relative to the lower heel between a closed position and an open position.

    Type: Application

    Filed: April 17, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: David STEER

  • MOVEABLE SENSORY ELEMENTS IN FOOTWEAR SOLES

    Publication number: 20250082063

    Abstract: A sole system for an article of footwear can include a sole member and a protruding member assembly. The sole member includes outwardly and inwardly facing surfaces, a plurality of spaced apart first apertures extending though the sole member, and a plurality of first protruding members extending outward from and fixed to a base surface of the outwardly facing surface. The protruding member assembly includes a plurality of second protruding members that are interconnected by connecting portions, where the connecting portions are received on the inwardly facing surface of the sole member, and where each second protruding member is vertically movable within a corresponding first aperture of the sole member.

    Type: Application

    Filed: August 28, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.

    Inventors: Samuel Bartys, Rikke Bonde, Marcos Bonfiglioli, Bilan DeDonato, Sarah Linville, Sean Lu, Shamees Mohamed, Will Moroski, Andrew Nakajima, Daniel Song, Sara Sutton, Chance Tagg

  • ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR WITH ADAPTIVE-HEIGHT BLADDER ELEMENTS

    Publication number: 20250082064

    Abstract: Articles of footwear can include an adaptive-height sole structure that includes a variable height bladder system. The sole structure can include one or more bladder systems positioned between a midsole and a banking plate. The banking plate can change its relative orientation to the midsole based on an inflation level of the bladder systems.

    Type: Application

    Filed: November 22, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.

    Inventors: Aaron B. Weast, Peter P. Williams, II, Alexander S. Siegel

  • SOLE STRUCTURE FOR ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR

    Publication number: 20250082065

    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a first plate extending from a forefoot region of the sole structure to a heel region of the sole structure. The first plate has a first surface and a second surface formed on an opposite side of the first plate than the first surface. The sole structure further includes a second plate extending from the forefoot region to the heel region. The second plate has a third surface opposing the second surface of the first plate and a fourth surface disposed on an opposite side of the second plate than the third surface. The third surface is spaced apart from the second surface to define a cavity between the first plate and the second plate that extends from a medial side of the sole structure to a lateral side of the sole structure between the forefoot region and the heel region.

    Type: Application

    Filed: November 25, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.

    Inventors: Joël Ryp Greenspan, Oliver McLachlan, Stuart Reinhardt, Timothy J. Smith, Krissy Yetman

  • A HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE MODULAR HEEL

    Publication number: 20250082066

    Abstract: The present invention discloses a height adjustable modular heel (2) for use in a shoe, comprises a heel body (22) having a first end detachably attached to a heel base (21) that is affixed to the shoe and a second end detachably attached with a heel cap (23) to protect the heel body (22) from wear and tear, wherein the heel body (22) is formed by identical heel body pieces (22A) that are detachably attached together in a stacking manner to form a desired height for the heel (2) depending on a number of the heel body pieces (22A) stacked, and wherein the heel body pieces (22A) are interchangeable and stackable in any sequence to allow for customization of the heel height, characterised in that the heel (2), assembled by the heel base (21), the heel body (22) and the heel cap (23), forms an arc of a predetermined radius to achieve same or similar level of ergonomics at different heights.

    Type: Application

    Filed: July 4, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: Hsueh Mei CHONG

  • CYCLING SHOE LACING SYSTEM

    Publication number: 20250082067

    Abstract: A shoe includes an outsole, a first upper portion, a second upper portion, a rotary dial mounted to the first upper portion, and first and second lace portions coupled between the rotary dial and the second upper portion. The first lace portion aligns with a heel region of the shoe, the second lace portion aligns with a pedal region of the outsole, and a closure center line aligns with a medial arch region of the outsole. The second upper portion includes first and second lace guides. The first upper portion includes a third lace guide between the first and second lace portions. The first and second lace portions define a unitary lace extending from the rotary dial, through the first, second, and third lace guides, and back to the rotary dial. No portion of the lace member crosses over another portion of the lace member outside of the rotary dial.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 24, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Robert Arthur Laurence Cook, Ashley Gill Sult

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A ROTARY CLOSURE

    Publication number: 20250082068

    Abstract: A rotary closure system includes a dial with a projection on an underside of the dial to engage a pawl assembly, the pawl assembly in connection with teeth of a housing. The housing receives a spool therein, and the housing has teeth around a peripheral edge, the pawl assembly engageable with the teeth of the housing. A base member or flange may be coupled or integral to the housing for connecting the rotary closure system to an article of clothing, such as a shoe. The rotary system has a first, locked position and a second, unlocked position. In the first, locked position, an inner arm of the pawl assembly engages the spool and a tooth of the housing. In the second, unlocked position, the inner arm of the pawl assembly disengages the spool.

    Type: Application

    Filed: November 25, 2024

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventor: Randon Kruse

  • Spike Structure of Golf Shoes with Deformation Effect

    Publication number: 20250082069

    Abstract: A spike structure of golf shoes with deformation effect has a spike disk made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and having a disk ring portion, and a pressed portion connected to an inner rim of the disk ring portion, the pressed portion is capable of actuating between a normal position and a pressed position; and a plurality of spike claws made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and radially arranged on the disk ring portion and extending outwardly and downwardly; when the pressed portion of the spike disk is in the pressed position, each of the spike claws is driven by compressed deformation of the pressed portion to deform synchronously, and each of the spike claws retracts and deforms inwardly synchronously; when the pressed portion of the spike disk is in the normal position, each of the spike claws restores to its original shape.

    Type: Application

    Filed: September 8, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Inventors: Teng-Jen YANG, Jen-Yu YANG

  • STRAP BAR DEVICE OF STRAP ACCESSORY

    Publication number: 20250082070

    Abstract: A strap bar device includes: a strap accessory which includes two support parts facing each other to be spaced apart from each other, and a through-hole and a support groove formed in the two support parts to face each other; and a strap bar which is inserted through the through-hole and is supported in the through-hole and the support groove. A strap is connected to the strap bar.

    Type: Application

    Filed: November 3, 2023

    Publication date: March 13, 2025

    Applicant: WOOJIN PLASTIC Co., Ltd.

    Inventors: Ji Sook PAIK, Nan Hee PAIK, Ji Hye PAIK, Ji Won SON

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