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).

  • Patent number: 11631983
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron P. Williams, Leigh Ann B. Joyce, James N. Figlar
  • Publication number: 20220264932
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Karen V. Taluskie, James N. Figlar, Michael F. Davis, Kathryn Wilberding, Carolyn Garnett
  • Publication number: 20210273467
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Aaron P. Williams, Leigh Ann B. Joyce, James N. Figlar
  • Patent number: 8375959
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventors: David John Dittrich, Joseph Peter Sutton, Steven Coburn, James N Figlar
  • Publication number: 20040237984
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: James N Figlar, Brian E Tucker, F Kelley St Charles
  • Patent number: 6779529
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
    Inventors: James N. Figlar, Brian E. Tucker, F. Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20030098030
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
    Inventors: James N. Figlar, Brian E. Tucker, F. Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20030070686
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
    Inventors: James N. Figlar, Brian E. Tucker, F. Kelley St. Charles
  • Publication number: 20030066539
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: James N. Figlar