Tobacco inventions 04/07

20070089757 - Integrated smoking device: A smoking device having an integrated lighter, a bowl for holding tobacco, and a duct for drawing smoke like a pipe. The device consists of a ignition switch located on the side of the pipe in natural proximity to the thumb, a piezo-electric ignition system, a flammable gas delivery system,... Agent: Law Office Of J. Curtis Edmondson

20070084475 - Smoking articles and wrapping materials therefor: A smoking article including a smokable rod manufactured using a paper wrapping material having an additive material applied thereto as a pattern. The additive material is applied as aqueous coating formulation incorporating an alginate and a sugar.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070084476 - Reconstituted tobacco with bonded flavorant, smoking article and methods: A process of manufacturing a reconstituted tobacco material is provided which includes: preparing a heated mixture of water and sugar; providing a liquid flavorant such as menthol; mixing tobacco particles, water and a gum binder with the mixture of water and sugar and with the flavorant to form a reconstituted... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070079839 - Spill-proof smoking implement: A smoking implement includes a cylindrical container having a sufficient volume of water to act as a filter for ash, resin and unburnt tobacco particles. The container has a mouthpiece at its top end through which smoke can be inhaled. An elongate pipe or stem extends through a side wall... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070079840 - Packing machine and method and device for controlling cigarette tips: A method and device for controlling tips of cigarettes fed in groups along a feed path through a control station; the device has a number of sensors, each of which induces a stationary microwave field to determine correct fill of the tips of cigarettes travelling through the stationary microwave field.... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070074733 - Cigarettes having hollow fibers: Smoking articles, such as cigarettes and cigarette filters, methods of manufacturing smoking articles including hollow fibers, and methods of smoking are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a smoking article contains hollow fibers, wherein the hollow fibers change properties of mainstream tobacco smoke drawn through the hollow fibers.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070074734 - Smokeless cigarette system: A smokeless lighter includes a heater sized to accommodate a smokable article such as a cigarette such that a portion of the cigarette protrudes from the lighter. The heater maintains the temperature in an internal chamber in the range of 160 to 200° C. so as to be below the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070074735 - Over-wrap for smoking article: An over-wrap for connecting a tobacco rod and a cigarette filter. The over-wrap includes a tipping wrapper and a plurality of raised ribs extending from the tipping wrapper and forming a plurality of channels between the tipping wrapper and the plug wrap. The plurality of channels allow air to flow... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC