Patents by Inventor Kouichi Hagiwara

Kouichi Hagiwara 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: 20040177857
    Abstract: Sheet tobacco according to the present invention includes a carrier sheet made of nonwoven plant fibers, and a tobacco powder layer formed on the carrier sheet and containing a powder mixture of tobacco lamina powder and binder powder. In a sheet tobacco manufacturing process according to the present invention, a carrier sheet of plant fibers is formed by a nonwoven fabric production process, a tobacco powder layer is formed by spreading the powder mixture on the carrier sheet, and a cover sheet of plant fibers is optionally formed on the tobacco powder layer. Subsequently, the carrier sheet, the tobacco powder layer and the optical cover sheet are all together subjected to heating and pressing, thereby producing sheet tobacco with a two- or three-layer structure. The present invention also provides a manufacturing system for carrying out the sheet tobacco manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicants: Japan Tobacco, Japan Vilene Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Nakanishi, Akinori Ota, Katsuhiko Kan, Naohiko Shimono, Kiyotaka Kawai, Yoshisato Miyakoshi, Hiroaki Narita, Toshiki Iijima, Kouichi Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 6761175
    Abstract: Sheet tobacco according to the present invention includes a carrier sheet made of nonwoven plant fibers, and a tobacco powder layer formed on the carrier sheet and containing a powder mixture of tobacco lamina powder and binder powder. In a sheet tobacco manufacturing process according to the present invention, a carrier sheet of plant fibers is formed by a nonwoven fabric production process, a tobacco powder layer is formed by spreading the powder mixture on the carrier sheet, and a cover sheet of plant fibers is optionally formed on the tobacco powder layer. Subsequently, the carrier sheet, the tobacco powder layer and the optical cover sheet are all together subjected to heating and pressing, thereby producing sheet tobacco with a two- or three-layer structure. The present invention also provides a manufacturing system for carrying out the sheet tobacco manufacturing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignees: Japan Tobacco Inc., Japan Vilene Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukio Nakanishi, Akinori Ota, Katsuhiko Kan, Naohiko Shimono, Kiyotaka Kawai, Yoshisato Miyakoshi, Hiroaki Narita, Toshiki Iijima, Kouichi Hagiwara
  • Publication number: 20020129826
    Abstract: Sheet tobacco according to the present invention includes a carrier sheet made of nonwoven plant fibers, and a tobacco powder layer formed on the carrier sheet and containing a powder mixture of tobacco lamina powder and binder powder. In a sheet tobacco manufacturing process according to the present invention, a carrier sheet of plant fibers is formed by a nonwoven fabric production process, a tobacco powder layer is formed by spreading the powder mixture on the carrier sheet, and a cover sheet of plant fibers is optionally formed on the tobacco powder layer. Subsequently, the carrier sheet, the tobacco powder layer and the optical cover sheet are all together subjected to heating and pressing, thereby producing sheet tobacco with a two- or three-layer structure. The present invention also provides a manufacturing system for carrying out the sheet tobacco manufacturing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Publication date: September 19, 2002
    Inventors: Yukio Nakanishi, Akinori Ota, Katsuhiko Kan, Naohiko Shimono, Kiyotaka Kawai, Yoshisato Miyakoshi, Hiroaki Narita, Toshiki Iijima, Kouichi Hagiwara