Patents by Inventor David Dittrich

David Dittrich 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).

  • Publication number: 20130140197
    Abstract: A smoking article (10) comprising a source of smokable material (11); and a sleeve (13) coupled to the source of smokable material and defining a chamber (15). The sleeve has a distal end configured to be movable relative to the source of smokable material. The smoking article (10) further comprises a smoke modifying agent releasable into the smoking article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicants: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Richard Fiebelkorn, David Dittrich, Kevin Blick, Mike Simpson
  • Publication number: 20060130862
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smoking article incorporating a smoking material comprising three main components, namely a non-combustible inorganic filler, an alginic binder and aerosol generating means. The smoking material is combined with tobacco material, which may be treated with additional humectant, to provide a smoking article that has an aerosol transfer efficiency ratio of greater than 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: British American Tobacco
    Inventors: David Dittrich, Joseph Sutton, Steven Coburn, James Figlar
  • Publication number: 20050115579
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smoking article (1) having a high proportion of non-combustible, inorganic material and a relatively low level of visible sidestream. The smoking article comprises a substantially non-combustible, wrapper (5) which extends along the full length of the smoking material rod and enwraps a combustible fuel source (6) and aerosol generating means (7), both of which extend substantially along the length of the smoking material rod. Various suitable fuel source system and aerosol generating systems are described. The article has a visible burn line which advances along the article and produces an ash which can be removed by the smoker in the normal way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: John Beven, David Dittrich, Colin Greig, Richard Hook, Kevin McAdam, Rosemary O'Reilly
  • Publication number: 20050034739
    Abstract: This invention relates to a smoking article having a controllable static burn rate by virtue of the particle size of a component of the smoking material thereof. The smoking material comprises a non-combustible inorganic filler, a binder, aerosol generating means, the non-combustible filler comprising a proportion of material having a mean particle size in the range of 500 ?m to 20 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: David Dittrich, Joseph Sutton, Steven Coburn