Patents Assigned to 49 Cigar, LLC
  • Humidity altering device
    Patent number: 5975288
    Abstract: A humidity altering device includes an impermeable housing confining a liquid absorbent element having a large capacity for holding a humectant liquid. The device is provided with at least one evaporation barrier which controls the rate of humectant liquid evaporation so as to maintain a predetermined level of relative humidity within a humidor for storage of various products, such as perishable foods and tobacco products, so as to maintain their freshness and desirability for extended periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: 49 Cigar, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Byrd Crowder, Patrick Vincent Loung