Patents by Inventor Reynald M. Aeschlimann

Reynald M. Aeschlimann 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).

  • Filter, smoking articles containing the same, filter strands and methods and devices for producing filters and smoking articles of this type
    Patent number: 8047977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter (10) for tobacco products with a first terminal filter element (12), a second terminal filter element (14), a middle filter element (16) which is located between first and second terminal filter element and contains a granular filter material, and a casing (20), one part of one of the terminal filter elements (12) being displaceable vis-à-vis the casing (20). The invention furthermore relates to smoking articles with such filters, filter strands with two or more of the filters, and processes and devices for the production of such filters and tobacco products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lauenstein, Dante M. Boido, Reynald M. Aeschlimann