Patents by Inventor Paul Fischer Bernasek

Paul Fischer Bernasek 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).

  • Filtered cigarette incorporating an adsorbent material
    Patent number: 7827997
    Abstract: A filter element incorporating an adsorbent material is provided. The filter element may comprise a first section of filter material and a second section of filter material spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween. The compartment may be filled with one or more adsorbents or the compartment may be divided into two regions, wherein one compartment region is filled with an adsorbent and the other compartment region is either filled with an ion-exchange resin or remains empty. The section of filter material adjacent to the tobacco rod may include one or more channels therethrough for passaging smoke directly from the tobacco rod into the adsorbent-filled compartment. The mouth end section of filter material may contain a breakable capsule, wherein the breakable capsule is filled with a flavoring agent capable of altering the taste characteristics of mainstream smoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Evon Llewellyn Crooks, Joanne Naomi Taylor, Paul Fischer Bernasek
  • Filtered cigarette incorporating an adsorbent material
    Patent number: 7669604
    Abstract: A filter element incorporating an adsorbent material is provided. The filter element may comprise a first section of filter material and a second section of filter material spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween. The compartment may be filled with one or more adsorbents or the compartment may be divided into two regions, wherein one compartment region is filled with an adsorbent and the other compartment region is either filled with an ion-exchange resin or remains empty. The section of filter material adjacent to the tobacco rod may include one or more channels therethrough for passaging smoke directly from the tobacco rod into the adsorbent-filled compartment. The mouth end section of filter material may contain a breakable capsule, wherein the breakable capsule is filled with a flavoring agent capable of altering the taste characteristics of mainstream smoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Evon Llewellyn Crooks, Joanne Naomi Taylor, Paul Fischer Bernasek
  • Filtered cigarette incorporating an adsorbent material
    Patent number: 7240678
    Abstract: A filter element incorporating an adsorbent material is provided. The filter element may comprise a first section of filter material and a second section of filter material spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween. The compartment may be filled with one or more adsorbents or the compartment may be divided into two regions, wherein one compartment region is filled with an adsorbent and the other compartment region is either filled with an ion-exchange resin or remains empty. The section of filter material adjacent to the tobacco rod may include one or more channels therethrough for passaging smoke directly from the tobacco rod into the adsorbent-filled compartment. The mouth end section of filter material may contain a breakable capsule, wherein the breakable capsule is filled with a flavoring agent capable of altering the taste characteristics of mainstream smoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Evon Llewellyn Crooks, Joanne Naomi Taylor, Paul Fischer Bernasek