Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Sensabaugh, Jr.

Andrew J. Sensabaugh, Jr. 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).

  • Tobacco product
    Patent number: 4545392
    Abstract: A smokeless tobacco product is disclosed which contains cut or otherwise comminuted tobacco treated with a particulated gum composition that adheres as a discontinuous coating to the surface of the tobacco. The gum composition provides improved "gathering" characteristics and other benefits when the treated smokeless tobacco product is placed in the mouth of the consumer of such products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1985
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Sensabaugh, Jr., Dewitt C. Crepps, William Y. Rice, Jr., George W. Fearrington, Jr.
  • Process for producing moist snuff
    Patent number: 4528993
    Abstract: A method in which moist snuff is produced, differing radically from the prior art. The tobacco is hogshead-aged for only about two years. Instead of producing snuff taste characteristics through fermentation, the tobacco is cased and chemical reactions, including Maillard reactions, are induced to produce snuff flavor precursors chemically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1985
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Andrew J. Sensabaugh, Jr., Ronald L. Parks, Arvol C. Marsh, Jr.