Patents by Inventor Andrea Holland

Andrea Holland 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 With Modifiable Sensory Characteristics
    Publication number: 20110271968
    Abstract: A filter element for a smoking article is provided, the filter element including a first segment of fibrous tow filter material; a second segment of fibrous tow filter material in spaced relation to the first segment; and a cavity positioned between the two segments of fibrous tow filter material, the cavity containing a plurality of breakable capsules having an outer shell and an internal payload comprising a flavorant, wherein one segment of fibrous tow filter material includes an adsorbent material dispersed therein and the other segment is substantially free of adsorbent material. A cigarette that includes such a filter element is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Carolyn Rierson Carpenter, Barbara A. Reasor, Kenneth Allen Beard, Chris J. Grimes, Sharon Pitts Dunlap, Andrea Holland