Patents by Inventor Otto K. Schmidt

Otto K. Schmidt 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).

  • Instantaneous slurry preparation on a continuous basis
    Patent number: 4325391
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for combining a liquid baseweb and dry comminuted tobacco to produce a homogeneous mix of baseweb/tobacco which is shapable prior to the slurry being in its equilibrium state, and the shaped dried product resulting therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1982
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventor: Otto K. Schmidt
  • Tobacco sheet reinforced with hardwood pulp
    Patent number: 4306578
    Abstract: Tobacco sheet is prepared from high solids aqueous slurries incorporating a reinforcing agent constituted by unrefined short cellulose fiber, having an average length of less than 2.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1981
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventors: Otto K. Schmidt, William H. Hoge
  • Lipid removal from tobacco
    Patent number: 4200113
    Abstract: This invention concerns a method of extracting lipids from tobacco by use of water and water-miscible organic solvents, preferably lower alkanols, while substantially retaining residual structural characteristics and organoleptic properties in smoking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventor: Otto K. Schmidt
  • Reconstituted tobacco composition and process for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 4144894
    Abstract: Reconstituted tobacco compositions comprising tamarind gum as an adhesive agent, and processes for preparing reconstituted tobacco at high solids levels with controlled viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1979
    Assignee: AMF Incorporated
    Inventors: Otto K. Schmidt, Robert P. Taylor