Patents by Inventor Christopher N. Kounnas

Christopher N. Kounnas 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).

  • Cigarette having circumferential grooves in the tobacco rod
    Patent number: 4825885
    Abstract: A cigarette having a tobacco rod circumscribed by a combustible wrapper. The wrapped tobacco rod includes a plurality of circumferential grooves embedded in the wrapper and underlying tobacco rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher N. Kounnas
  • Filter cigarette
    Patent number: 4696314
    Abstract: A cigarette is provided having a variable shape, including variable length and a bendable longitudinal axis. A flexible corrugated tubing section connects a filter plug to a cigarette rod and provides both the variability of the length and the bendability of the cigarette. The variable shape mechanism can be made to additionally provide variable dilution and variable flavorant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1987
    Assignee: Philip Morris Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew G. Kallianos, Christopher N. Kounnas