Patents by Inventor James N. Figlar
James N. Figlar 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).
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Patent number: 11631983Abstract: The present invention is directed to a shipping container configured to charge a plurality of power supplies associated with a plurality of aerosol delivery devices. The shipping container comprises at least one tray comprising at least one first charging interface configured to provide energy to the plurality of power supplies to charge the power supplies. In some embodiments, the at least one first charging interface is configured to wirelessly charge the plurality of power supplies. In other embodiments, the at least one first charging interface is configured to charge the plurality of power supplies via one or more physical connections. In some embodiments, the at least one first charging interface is configured to electrically couple to at least one local power storage unit. In some embodiments, the at least one first charging interface is configured to electrically couple to at least one external power source.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Aaron P. Williams, Leigh Ann B. Joyce, James N. Figlar
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Publication number: 20220264932Abstract: The disclosure provides liquid aerosol precursor compositions adapted for use in an aerosol delivery device, comprising two or more organic acids. For example, one such composition includes: at least one aerosol former, nicotine, benzoic acid, lactic acid, and levulinic acid, wherein benzoic acid is present in a molar ratio of benzoic acid to nicotine of at least 0.15, wherein lactic acid is present in a molar ratio of lactic acid to nicotine of at least 0.2, and wherein levulinic acid is present in a molar ratio of levulinic acid to nicotine of at least 0.12. The disclosure further provides devices and kits incorporating such compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Karen V. Taluskie, James N. Figlar, Michael F. Davis, Kathryn Wilberding, Carolyn Garnett
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Publication number: 20210273467Abstract: The present invention is directed to a shipping container configured to charge a plurality of power supplies associated with a plurality of aerosol delivery devices. The shipping container comprises at least one tray comprising at least one first charging interface configured to provide energy to the plurality of power supplies to charge the power supplies. In some embodiments, the at least one first charging interface is configured to wirelessly charge the plurality of power supplies. In other embodiments, the at least one first charging interface is configured to charge the plurality of power supplies via one or more physical connections. In some embodiments, the at least one first charging interface is configured to electrically couple to at least one local power storage unit. In some embodiments, the at least one first charging interface is configured to electrically couple to at least one external power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Aaron P. Williams, Leigh Ann B. Joyce, James N. Figlar
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Patent number: 8375959Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 2, 2003Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) LimitedInventors: David John Dittrich, Joseph Peter Sutton, Steven Coburn, James N Figlar
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Publication number: 20040237984Abstract: A cigarette filter that includes a multiple section filter which reduces the level of predetermined smoke constituents. The filter (130) consists of a fibrous filter plug (132) located at the mouth-end of the cigarette, a section (136) containing a selective adsorbent material, and a section (134) containing a general adsorbent material. The selective adsorbent material, such as a phenol-formaldchyde resin matrix surface-functionalized with mainly primary and secondary amine functional groups, removes specific smoke constituents from the tobacco smoke. The general adsorbent material, such as activated charcoal, is preferably capable of adsorbing a range of chemical compounds without a high degree of specificity. Structurally, the fibrous filter plug, the selective adsorbent section, and the general adsorbent section are co-axially aligned it tandem.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2004Publication date: December 2, 2004Inventors: James N Figlar, Brian E Tucker, F Kelley St Charles
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Patent number: 6779529Abstract: A cigarette filter includes a multiple section filter which reduces the level of predetermined smoke constituents. The filter includes a fibrous filter plug section, a selective adsorbent section, and a general adsorbent section co-axially aligned in tandem. The selective adsorbent section includes a selective absorbent material which is a phenol-formaldehyde resin matrix surface-functionalized with mainly primary and secondary amine functional groups which removes specific smoke constituents from the tobacco smoke. The general adsorbent section is a material capable of adsorbing a range of chemical compounds without a high degree of specificity.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2002Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Brown & Williamson Tobacco CorporationInventors: James N. Figlar, Brian E. Tucker, F. Kelley St. Charles
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Publication number: 20030098030Abstract: A cigarette filter that includes a multiple section filter which reduces the level of predetermined smoke constituents. The filter consists of a fibrous filter plug located at the mouth-end of the cigarette, a section containing a selective adsorbent material, and a section containing a general adsorbent material. The selective adsorbent material, such as a phenol-formaldehyde resin matrix surface-functionalized with mainly primary and secondary amine functional groups, removes specific smoke constituents from the tobacco smoke. The general adsorbent material, such as activated charcoal, is preferably capable of adsorbing a range of chemical compounds without a high degree of specificity. Structurally, the fibrous filter plug, the selective adsorbent section, and the general adsorbent section are co-axially aligned in tandem.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2002Publication date: May 29, 2003Applicant: Brown & Williamson Tobacco CorporationInventors: James N. Figlar, Brian E. Tucker, F. Kelley St. Charles
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Publication number: 20030070686Abstract: A cigarette filter includes a multiple section filter which reduces the level of predetermined smoke constituents. The filter includes a fibrous filter plug section, a selective adsorbent section, and a general adsorbent section co-axially aligned in tandem. The selective adsorbent section includes a selective absorbent material which is a phenol-formaldehyde resin matrix surface-functionalized with mainly primary and secondary amine functional groups which removes specific smoke constituents from the tobacco smoke. The general adsorbent section is a material capable of adsorbing a range of chemical compounds without a high degree of specificity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2002Publication date: April 17, 2003Applicant: Brown & Williamson Tobacco CorporationInventors: James N. Figlar, Brian E. Tucker, F. Kelley St. Charles
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Publication number: 20030066539Abstract: The present invention relates to a cigarette filter that includes a multiple section filter which reduces the level of predetermined smoke constituents. The filter consists of a fibrous filter plug located at the mouth-end of the cigarette, a section containing a selective adsorbent material, and a section containing a general adsorbent material. The selective adsorbent material, such as a phenol-formaldehyde resin matrix surface-functionalized with mainly primary and secondary amine functional groups, removes specific smoke constituents from the tobacco smoke. The general adsorbent material, such as activated charcoal, is preferably capable of adsorbing a range of chemical compounds without a high degree of specificity. Structurally, the fibrous filter plug, the selective adsorbent section, and the general adsorbent section are in tandem and are circumscribed with a plug wrap.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2001Publication date: April 10, 2003Inventor: James N. Figlar