Patents by Inventor Juan G. Nicholls

Juan G. Nicholls 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).

  • Methods of making reconstituted tobacco sheets
    Publication number: 20080216854
    Abstract: A reconstituted tobacco sheet having a high content of aerosol former therein is manufactured by preparing an aqueous slurry containing a tobacco material which is formed into a sheet. The moisture content of the sheet can be reduced to less than about 50% by weight before incorporating an aerosol former such as glycerin, which can be at a temperature below about 40° C., followed by drying the sheet. The sheet can be trashed, blended with natural tobacco strips, and shredded into a cut filler of a smoking article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Juan G. Nicholls, Richard G. Uhl, Raquel M. Olegario