Tobacco inventions 05/08

20080121243 - Foldable ashtray: A disposable ashtray available in multiple quantities and put together in a package or attached to a cigarette pack for quick and convenient access. The ashtray comes in a folded flat arrangement that can be opened up to form a box shape for a convenient use. When the ashtray is... Agent: Jeff Galoyan

20080121244 - Integrated smoking device: An integrated smoking device that provides a bowl for holding smoking material, an ignition source, and a mechanism for delivering ignitable fuel near the smoking material. A user control may trigger both flow and ignition of fuel. The device may include a cover for storing smoking material in the bowl... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20080115794 - Smoking articles and wrapping materials therefor: A smoking article includes a smokable rod manufactured using a paper wrapping material having an additive material applied thereto as a pattern. The additive material is applied as coating formulation (e.g., an aqueous coating formulation) incorporating a film-forming agent such as alginate or hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, and a polyol, corn oil, or... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080115795 - Method of smoking reduction using cigarettes with longer: The present invention discloses a cigarette (100) which comprises of non-tobacco (10) and tobacco (20) elements, wherein the internal volumetric proportions (IVP) of said elements is equal to or less than 4:1 to 1:20. Moreover, a method of increasing the proportion of SI to non-satiating inhalations NSI per one cigarette,... Agent: Schweitzer Cornman Gross & Bondell LLP

20080110470 - Immobilized diluents for smoking articles: Immobilized diluents in a smoking article are provided, wherein diluents can be immobilized through absorption and/or adsorption of the diluents into immobilizing materials, such as sorbents like silica gels. By immobilizing diluents, the diluents can be available for vaporization, while still being protected from migration and/or loss of the diluents... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080099030 - Process for shredding a tobacco sheet and apparatus: A process and apparatus for shredding tobacco sheets, especially tobacco sheets formed of reconstituted tobacco particles with guar and sugar comprises rotating opposing sets of cutter discs in a partially overlapping relation so as to establish a nip. The cutter discs have notches at spaced locations along a peripheral portion... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC