Patents Assigned to Swisher International, Inc.
  • Flower cartridge crimping and filling for herb delivery
    Patent number: 11950626
    Abstract: A filling method and process for a flower cartridge for use with a portable electronic heating device for the smokeless delivery of active ingredients and volatile compounds released from heating natural consumables such as plant matter is disclosed. Through grinding, vibration, and tamping, a number of cartridges are filled with natural consumables. Compressive forces applied via tamping, coupled with a constriction or obstruction within the cartridge, form a porous plug to which air flows freely but the consumables remain in place. The filling process minimizes oxidation and preserves the shelf life of the flower cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SWISHER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lee Simpson, Matthew James Bickerton
  • Method for reducing nitrosamines in tobacco
    Patent number: 7757697
    Abstract: Nitrosamines are reduced in tobacco by treating a whole tobacco leaf with ferulic acid. Treatment is conducted by applying an aqueous solution of ferulic acid to the whole tobacco leaf immediately before, at, or after harvesting, or fire curing the whole tobacco leaf with wood smoke containing the ferulic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignees: Swisher International, Inc., University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Terry Thomas, John Brandon, William A. Bailey, Thomas A. Losty
  • METHOD FOR REDUCING NITROSAMINES IN TOBACCO
    Publication number: 20070149408
    Abstract: Nitrosamines are reduced in tobacco by treating a whole tobacco leaf with ferulic acid. Treatment is conducted by applying an aqueous solution of ferulic acid to the whole tobacco leaf immediately before, at, or after harvesting, or fire curing the whole tobacco leaf with wood smoke containing the ferulic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, SWISHER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Terry THOMAS, John BRANDON, William A. BAILEY, Thomas A. LOSTY
  • Resealable pouch
    Patent number: D688567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Swisher International, Inc.
    Inventor: Jim Stronski
  • Cigar package
    Patent number: D779339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SWISHER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: James Stronski
  • Cigar package
    Patent number: D791585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: SWISHER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: James Stronski
  • Tip for a smokable rod
    Patent number: D959048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SWISHER INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Johnny David Collum, Jim Stronski