Patents by Inventor Beth E. Waltermire

Beth E. Waltermire has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Smokeless method and article utilizing catalytic heat source for controlling products of combustion
    Patent number: 5944025
    Abstract: A smoking article and its method of construction and operation to provide products of combustion which are used to form flavorable aerosol gases delivered to the smoker's mouth while controlling the composition of such gases of combustion. Hot gases generated in a catalytic section in which fuel and air combust aided by a honeycomb catalytically coated surface including alumina and a cerium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Christopher J. Cook, Adriano Polo, Matthew H. Zoller, Beth E. Waltermire, Sandra F. Smith