Patents by Inventor Aaron Brookbank
Aaron Brookbank 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).
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Publication number: 20230292821Abstract: A smoking article filter includes a recess to receive a filter insert unit. The filter insert unit is secured to the filter once inserted. The filter and the filter insert unit may include additives such as flavourants, colourants or sorbents.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Graham PENROSE, Michael MALTHOUSE, David WAKE, Gary FULCHER, Michael SIMPSON, Aaron BROOKBANK, Gordon GRIERSON, Jon HINDLEY, John SAMPSON, Rabya KHAN-DAR, Karl KALJURA, Lean Ho ONG, John RICHARDSON, John MAJOR, Richard YOUNG
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Patent number: 11678694Abstract: A smoking article filter includes a recess to receive a filter insert unit. The filter insert unit is secured to the filter once inserted. The filter and the filter insert unit may include additives such as flavourants, colourants or sorbents.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Graham Penrose, Michael Malthouse, David Wake, Gary Fulcher, Michael Simpson, Aaron Brookbank, Gordon Grierson, Jon Hindley, John Sampson, Rabya Khan-Dar, Karl Kaljura, Lean Ho Ong, John Richardson, John Major, Richard Young
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Patent number: 11576429Abstract: There is provided a flavour system for use in a tobacco industry product. The flavour system comprises lyophilised botanical material, an activator capable of releasing flavourant from the lyophilised botanical material through contact of the activator with the lyophilised botanical material, and a removable barrier preventing contact between the lyophilised botanical material and the activator. The barrier is removable to permit the activator to contact the lyophilised botanical material, thereby to cause release of the flavourant.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDInventors: Matthew Knight, Ianto Davies, Alex Renouf, Aaron Brookbank, Ignacio Suarez Yanez, Karl Fellbrich
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Patent number: 11419362Abstract: An insertable filter unit for insertion into a smoking article filter having a recess, wherein the insertable filter unit includes an outer casing defining a cavity for storing a smoke modifying agent, and wherein the insertable filter unit is arranged to be inserted into the recess of the smoking article filter by a user.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Aaron Brookbank, Richard Young
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Publication number: 20220151297Abstract: Disclosed herein is an aerosol generating system (101, 1) comprising: an aerosolisable material (103), wherein the aerosolisable material comprises at least two sections (103a, 103b), wherein at least one of the sections comprises a tobacco material; at least first and second heaters, wherein the heaters (23) are arranged to respectively heat the different sections of the aerosolisable material, wherein the system is configured such that during a session of use, after initiation of heating of a first of the sections by the first heater, the second heater is selectively actuatable to heat a second of the sections to a temperature which causes volatilisation of aerosolisable components of the second section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventor: Aaron BROOKBANK
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Patent number: 11076636Abstract: An insertable filter unit for insertion into a smoking article filter having a recess, wherein the insertable filter unit comprises an outer casing defining a cavity for storing a smoke modifying agent, and wherein the insertable filter unit is arranged to be inserted into the recess of the smoking article filter by a user.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Aaron Brookbank, Richard Young
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Publication number: 20210127732Abstract: There is provided a flavour system for use in a tobacco industry product. The flavour system comprises lyophilised botanical material, an activator capable of releasing flavourant from the lyophilised botanical material through contact of the activator with the lyophilised botanical material, and a removable barrier preventing contact between the lyophilised botanical material and the activator. The barrier is removable to permit the activator to contact the lyophilised botanical material, thereby to cause release of the flavourant.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Matthew KNIGHT, Ianto DAVIES, Alex RENOUF, Aaron BROOKBANK, Ignacio Suarez YANEZ, Karl FELLBRICH
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Publication number: 20210092991Abstract: Disclosed is a material for wrapping a smoking article (1), comprising wrapper (3) material and a flavourant patch (10), wherein said flavourant patch comprises a botanical material other than tobacco. Also disclosed is a smoking article including a rod of smokeable material (2), a wrapper (3) about said rod of smokeable material, and a flavourant patch (10) at a position along the length of the rod of smokeable material; wherein the flavourant patch includes a botanical material other than tobacco. Also disclosed is a material for wrapping a smoking article (101), comprising wrapper material (103), a first tobacco flavour patch (110) and a second tobacco flavour patch (111), the first and second tobacco flavour patches being configured such that, when the material is wrapped about a rod of smokeable material, the first and second tobacco flavour patches will each be at a different position along the rod of smokeable material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2019Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Aaron BROOKBANK, Karl KALJURA
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Publication number: 20200345063Abstract: A smoking article filter includes a recess to receive a filter insert unit. The filter insert unit is secured to the filter once inserted. The filter and the filter insert unit may include additives such as flavourants, colourants or sorbents.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Graham PENROSE, Michael MALTHOUSE, David WAKE, Gary FULCHER, Michael SIMPSON, Aaron BROOKBANK, Gordon GRIERSON, Jon HINDLEY, John SAMPSON, Rabya KHAN-DAR, Karl KALJURA, Lean Ho ONG, John RICHARDSON, John MAJOR, Richard YOUNG
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Patent number: 10729171Abstract: A smoking article filter (20) comprises a recess (25) to receive a filter insert unit (30). The filter insert unit (30) is secured to the filter (20) once inserted. The filter (20) and the filter insert unit (30) may comprise additives such as flavourants, colourants or sorbents.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDInventors: Graham Penrose, Michael Malthouse, David Wake, Gary Fulcher, Michael Simpson, Aaron Brookbank, Gordon Grierson, Jon Hindley, John Sampson, Rabya Khan-Dar, Karl Kaljura, Lean Ho Ong, John Richardson, John Major, Richard Young
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Publication number: 20180228208Abstract: An insertable filter unit for insertion into a smoking article filter having a recess, wherein the insertable filter unit includes an outer casing defining a cavity for storing a smoke modifying agent, and wherein the insertable filter unit is arranged to be inserted into the recess of the smoking article filter by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Aaron BROOKBANK, Richard YOUNG
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Patent number: 9844231Abstract: An apparatus for imparting an organoleptic quality to a recipient product using a sensate substance obtained from a donor product, the apparatus comprising a donor product storage chamber; and a recipient product storage chamber, the apparatus being arranged to allow a fluid to circulate repeatedly between the donor product storage chamber and the recipient product storage chamber so that at least one sensate substance obtained from the donor product is conveyed from the donor product storage chamber into the recipient product storage chamber and into contact with the recipient product.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2012Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDInventors: Louis Barber, Andrew McLellan, Richard Hepworth, Mark Cassell, Robert Whiffen, Aaron Brookbank
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Patent number: 9723867Abstract: An method for imparting an organoleptic quality to a tobacco industry product using a sensate substance obtained from a donor product, the method comprising repeatedly circulating a fluid in a closed loop through a donor product storage chamber containing a donor product and a recipient product storage chamber containing a batch of tobacco industry product so that at least one sensate substance obtained from the donor product is conveyed from the donor product storage chamber into the recipient product storage chamber and into contact with the tobacco industry product to impart an organoleptic quality thereto.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDInventors: Louis Barber, Andrew McLellan, Richard Hepworth, Mark Cassell, Robert Whiffen, Aaron Brookbank
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Publication number: 20160073682Abstract: An method for imparting an organoleptic quality to a tobacco industry product using a sensate substance obtained from a donor product, the method comprising repeatedly circulating a fluid in a closed loop through a donor product storage chamber containing a donor product and a recipient product storage chamber containing a batch of tobacco industry product so that at least one sensate substance obtained from the donor product is conveyed from the donor product storage chamber into the recipient product storage chamber and into contact with the tobacco industry product to impart an organoleptic quality thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Applicant: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDInventors: Louis BARBER, Andrew MCLELLAN, Richard HEPWORTH, Mark CASSELL, Robert WHIFFEN, Aaron BROOKBANK
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Publication number: 20150313278Abstract: An insertable filter unit for insertion into a smoking article filter having a recess, wherein the insertable filter unit comprises an outer casing defining a cavity for storing a smoke modifying agent, and wherein the insertable filter unit is arranged to be inserted into the recess of the smoking article filter by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: British American Tobacco (Investments) LimitedInventors: Aaron BROOKBANK, Richard YOUNG
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Publication number: 20140332014Abstract: A smoking article filter (20) comprises a recess (25) to receive a filter insert unit (30). The filter insert unit (30) is secured to the filter (20) once inserted. The filter (20) and the filter insert unit (30) may comprise additives such as flavourants, colourants or sorbents.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDInventors: Graham Penrose, Michael Malthouse, David Wake, Gary Fulcher, Michael Simpson, Aaron Brookbank, Gordon Grierson, Jon Hindley, John Sampson, Rabya Khan-Dar, Karl Kaljura, Nelson Ong, John Richardson, John Major, Richard Young
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Publication number: 20140099442Abstract: A method and apparatus for impregnating tobacco industry products with sensate constituents of botanicals by storing the tobacco industry products and the botanicals separately and applying heat and/or pressure to the apparatus to obtain a modified taste and aroma profile, are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2012Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDInventors: Louis Barber, Andrew Mclellan, Richard Hepworth, Mark Cassell, Robert Whiffen, Aaron Brookbank
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Publication number: 20140026907Abstract: An apparatus for imparting an organoleptic quality to a recipient product using a sensate substance obtained from a donor product, the apparatus comprising a donor product storage chamber; and a recipient product storage chamber, the apparatus being arranged to allow a fluid to circulate repeatedly between the donor product storage chamber and the recipient product storage chamber so that at least one sensate substance obtained from the donor product is conveyed from the donor product storage chamber into the recipient product storage chamber and into contact with the recipient product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDInventors: Louis Barber, Andrew McLellan, Richard Hepworth, Mark Cassel, Robert Whiffen, Aaron Brookbank