Tobacco inventions 12/07

20070295343 - Cigarette-making machine and method: A cigarette-making machine comprises a casing, a tobacco slot in the casing, and a nipple for retaining a cigarette tube outside the casing. A handle/handle drive is accessible from an exterior of the casing to be manually handled. An internal mechanism has a compactor to compact tobacco inserted into the... Agent: David M. Carter Carter Schnedler & Monteith, P.A.

20070295344 - Process for applying palladium salts to tobacco cut filler: An apparatus and method for the process of applying palladium salts to tobacco cut filler and other smokable products so that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can be reduced in both mainstream (MS) and sidestream (SS) cigarette smoke. The reduction in PAHs is observed in the total particulate matter (TPM) of... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070295345 - Selective filtration of cigarette smoke using chitosan derivatives: A smoking article filter having a porous resin with a high surface area to mass ratio comprised of a chitosan derivative. Preferred embodiments include chitosan cross-linked with glutaraldehyde and chitosan cross-linked with glyoxal. The chitosan derivative provides for the selective filtration of cigarette smoke, particularly for the removal of aldehydes,... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070295346 - Tobacco smoke filter: A tobacco smoke filter containing a high activity activated carbon impregnated with a metal impregnant. The use of a relatively low level of impregnant, in combination with a base carbon having higher activity than that use in standard cigarette filters, is highly effective in removing HCN from cigarette smoke.... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20070295347 - Surface-modified porous substrates: The surfaces of porous sorbent materials are chemically modified to specifically target the adsorption of select gas phase constituents. More specifically, a functionalized cobalt (II) phthalocyanine-modified porous substrate capable of nitric oxide adsorption from a gas stream is provided. A soluble cobalt (II) phthalocyanine compound can be incorporated in a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070295348 - Free air burning smoking articles with reduced ignition proclivity characteristics: Smoking articles having reduced ignition proclivity characteristics are disclosed. Smoking articles include a paper wrapper that is treated with a film-forming composition. The film-forming composition forms treated discrete areas on the wrapper. The treated discrete areas reduce ignition proclivity properties of the smoking article made with the wrapper. The film-forming... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070289601 - Tabletop cigarette maker: The present invention relates to the cigarette making apparatus 10 which may comprise a housing 12 with mechanical and electrical features. Cigarette apparatus 10 has a solenoid-assisted hopper 14 for accepting loose tobacco 15, a cigarette tube filling cassette 16 with nozzles 30 and a hinged lid 34 for assisting... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070283971 - Device and method for filtering smoke: The present invention comprises a device for filtering tobacco smoke from a tobacco product, comprising a housing in which the tobacco product can be arranged, and a filter for filtering tobacco smoke, the housing comprising: -a tobacco reservoir for holding tobacco, -an outside air feed for feeding from the environment... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20070283972 - Method and system for vaporization of a substance: A smoking device for generating and releasing smoking vapor free from contamination into the mouth of a user comprising a mouthpiece for providing vapor for inhalation to a user including a tubular casing containing a heater for heating a smoking substance at a substantially constant low temperature by regulating the... Agent: Fernandez & Associates LLP

20070283973 - Apparatuses, systems and methods for confirming use of an oral appliance: An oral appliance constructed with a housing that encloses a recorder and a transceiver. The oral appliance responds to commands received via the transceiver. When so directed, the oral appliance uses one or more sensors alone or in combination to record measurements at periodic intervals. When communicatively coupled to a... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20070283974 - Composition for tobacco substitute: Compositions and methods for making same are presented that act as substitutes for tobacco and tobacco products. Use is made of a genus of plants called pueraria, and more specifically the kudzu species, which is processed and packaged to taste and feel similar to natural tobacco. Various enhancers and flavors... Agent: Moazzam & Associates, LLC

20070277838 - Cigarette manufacturing apparatus: A cigarette manufacturing apparatus has an applicator that is interposed in a wrapping paper supply path for continuously supplying wrapping paper to a hoist and applies an aroma chemical to the wrapping paper, a high-frequency dielectric heating device that is installed in the applicator and dries the wrapping paper applied... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch