Patents by Inventor Charles Kuersteiner
Charles Kuersteiner 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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Patent number: 11871780Abstract: A smoking article has an outer surface and a plurality of frangible microcapsules provided on the outer surface, wherein the microcapsules are capable of being manually ruptured by a consumer to release an odorant encapsulated therein. The smoking article preferably comprises a wrapped tobacco rod; and a filter attached to the wrapped tobacco rod by tipping paper, a mouth end portion of which is “over tipped” with a band or strip of “Peel and Sniff” microcapsules and/or a band or strip of “Scratch and Sniff” microcapsules.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.Inventors: Clement Besso, Anne Wyss-Peters, Charles Kuersteiner
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Patent number: 11178907Abstract: There is provided a smoking article having an aerosol generating substrate and a mouthpiece. The mouthpiece includes a cavity at least partially filled with a particulate material, such as activated carbon,and contains at least one breakable capsule of a liquid flavourant at least partially surrounded by the particulate material, such that the force required to break the capsule within the mouthpiece to release the liquid flavourant is less than three times the inherent burst strength of the capsule.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Yves Jordil, Charles Kuersteiner
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Publication number: 20210321665Abstract: There is provided a smoking article comprising a tobacco rod, a filter and tipping material attaching the tobacco rod and the filter. The filter comprises a plug of filtration material that defines a furthest downstream end of the smoking article, the plug being surrounded by one or more filter wrappers. The tipping material includes a ventilation zone. The tipping material and the filter wrapper or wrappers have a combined thickness (t) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the smoking article, and the smoking article, at a location about the plug of filtration material, has a diameter (DSA) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the smoking article. The diameter (DSA) to thickness (t) ratio is less than about 80 and the filtration material extends to the furthest downstream end of the smoking article.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Martha Martha, Nicolas Cusnir, Alen Kadiric, Charles Kuersteiner
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Publication number: 20210235743Abstract: A smoking article has an outer surface and a plurality of frangible microcapsules provided on the outer surface, wherein the microcapsules are capable of being manually ruptured by a consumer to release an odorant encapsulated therein. The smoking article preferably comprises a wrapped tobacco rod; and a filter attached to the wrapped tobacco rod by tipping paper, a mouth end portion of which is “over tipped” with a band or strip of “Peel and Sniff” microcapsules and/or a band or strip of “Scratch and Sniff” microcapsules.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Clement BESSO, Anne WYSS-PETERS, Charles KUERSTEINER
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Patent number: 11071320Abstract: There is provided a smoking article comprising a tobacco rod, a filter and tipping material attaching the tobacco rod and the filter. The filter comprises a plug of filtration material that defines a furthest downstream end of the smoking article, the plug being surrounded by one or more filter wrappers. The tipping material includes a ventilation zone. The tipping material and the filter wrapper or wrappers have a combined thickness (t) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the smoking article, and the smoking article, at a location about the plug of filtration material, has a diameter (D SA) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the smoking article. The diameter (D SA) to thickness (t) ratio is less than about 80 and the filtration material extends to the furthest downstream end of the smoking article.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Martha Martha, Nicolas Cusnir, Alen Kadiric, Charles Kuersteiner
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Publication number: 20210161202Abstract: A filter segment for use in a filter of a smoking article includes a substrate loaded with at least one smoke-modifying agent. The substrate is located within the body of the filter segment and is formed from filter plug wrap having an air permeability ranging from about 6,000 Coresta units to about 24,000 Coresta units.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Clement BESSO, Charles KUERSTEINER
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Patent number: 10986860Abstract: A smoking article has an outer surface and a plurality of frangible microcapsules provided on the outer surface, wherein the microcapsules are capable of being manually ruptured by a consumer to release an odorant encapsulated therein. The smoking article preferably comprises a wrapped tobacco rod; and a filter attached to the wrapped tobacco rod by tipping paper, a mouth end portion of which is “over tipped” with a band or strip of “Peel and Sniff” microcapsules and/or a band or strip of “Scratch and Sniff” microcapsules.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Clement Besso, Anne Wyss-Peters, Charles Kuersteiner
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Publication number: 20210045435Abstract: There is provided a smoking article comprising a tobacco rod, a filter and tipping material attaching the tobacco rod and the filter. The filter comprises a plug of filtration material that defines a downstream end segment of the smoking article, the plug being surrounded by one or more filter wrappers. The hardness of the smoking article at the downstream end segment is at least about 90%, and the filtration material extends to the furthest downstream end of the filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Inventors: Charles Kuersteiner, Alen Kadiric, Martha Martha, Nicolas Cusnir
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Patent number: 10918129Abstract: A filter segment for use in a filter of a smoking article includes a substrate loaded with at least one smoke-modifying agent. The substrate is located within the body of the filter segment and is formed from filter plug wrap having an air permeability ranging from about 6,000 Coresta units to about 24,000 Coresta units.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Clement Besso, Charles Kuersteiner
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Patent number: 10834961Abstract: There is provided a smoking article comprising a tobacco rod, a filter and tipping material attaching the tobacco rod and the filter. The filter comprises a plug of filtration material that defines a downstream end segment of the smoking article, the plug being surrounded by one or more filter wrappers. The hardness of the smoking article at the downstream end segment is at least about 90%, and the filtration material extends to the furthest downstream end of the filter.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Charles Kuersteiner, Alen Kadiric, Martha Martha, Nicolas Cusnir
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Patent number: 10779566Abstract: A smoking article includes a contoured filter element having a cylindrical rod end portion and a cylindrical mouth end portion and a contoured portion between the cylindrical rod end portion and the cylindrical mouth end portion. The contoured portion defines an exterior surface of the smoking article and having a first cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of either the cylindrical rod end portion or the cylindrical mouth end portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Clement Besso, Dorothy Tritz, Charles Kuersteiner, Alexandre Camus
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Publication number: 20200229486Abstract: A smoking article has an outer surface and a plurality of frangible microcapsules provided on the outer surface, wherein the microcapsules are capable of being manually ruptured by a consumer to release an odorant encapsulated therein. The smoking article preferably comprises a wrapped tobacco rod; and a filter attached to the wrapped tobacco rod by tipping paper, a mouth end portion of which is “over tipped” with a band or strip of “Peel and Sniff” microcapsules and/or a band or strip of “Scratch and Sniff” microcapsules.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Clement BESSO, Anne WYSS-PETERS, Charles KUERSTEINER
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Patent number: 10617145Abstract: A smoking article has an outer surface and a plurality of frangible microcapsules provided on the outer surface, wherein the microcapsules are capable of being manually ruptured by a consumer to release an odorant encapsulated therein. The smoking article preferably comprises a wrapped tobacco rod; and a filter attached to the wrapped tobacco rod by tipping paper, a mouth end portion of which is “over tipped” with a band or strip of “Peel and Sniff” microcapsules and/or a band or strip of “Scratch and Sniff” microcapsules.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Clement Besso, Anne Wyss-Peters, Charles Kuersteiner
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Publication number: 20190191759Abstract: A filter segment for use in a filter of a smoking article includes a substrate loaded with at least one smoke-modifying agent. The substrate is located within the body of the filter segment and is formed from filter plug wrap having an air permeability ranging from about 6,000 Coresta units to about 24,000 Coresta units.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Clement BESSO, Charles KUERSTEINER
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Publication number: 20190116865Abstract: A smoking article has an outer surface and a plurality of frangible microcapsules provided on the outer surface, wherein the microcapsules are capable of being manually ruptured by a consumer to release an odorant encapsulated therein. The smoking article preferably comprises a wrapped tobacco rod; and a filter attached to the wrapped tobacco rod by tipping paper, a mouth end portion of which is “over tipped” with a band or strip of “Peel and Sniff” microcapsules and/or a band or strip of “Scratch and Sniff” microcapsules.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Clement BESSO, Anne WYSS-PETERS, Charles KUERSTEINER
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Patent number: 10244788Abstract: A filter segment for use in a filter of a smoking article includes a substrate loaded with at least one smoke-modifying agent. The substrate is located within the body of the filter segment and is formed from filter plug wrap having an air permeability ranging from about 6,000 Coresta units to about 24,000 Coresta units.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.Inventors: Clement Besso, Charles Kuersteiner
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Patent number: 10231482Abstract: Smoking articles have a mouth end portion that includes a central filter plug having an outer surface. The mouth end portion further includes a peripheral region disposed about the outer surface of the central filter plug. The peripheral region may include one or more channels through which smoke may flow. The smoking article includes an exterior wrap that is disposed about the peripheral region of the mouth end filter portion. The permeability of smoke through the peripheral region is five times or more greater than the permeability of smoke through the central filter plug. By increasing the permeability of smoke around the central filter plug, less smoke travels through the central filter plug in the mouth end portion and less staining of the mouth end of the central filter plug results.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2013Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Dorothy Tritz, Charles Kuersteiner, Leonardo Nappi, Alen Kadiric
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Patent number: 10188138Abstract: A smoking article has an outer surface and a plurality of frangible microcapsules provided on the outer surface, wherein the microcapsules are capable of being manually ruptured by a consumer to release an odorant encapsulated therein. The smoking article preferably comprises a wrapped tobacco rod; and a filter attached to the wrapped tobacco rod by tipping paper, a mouth end portion of which is “over tipped” with a band or strip of “Peel and Sniff” microcapsules and/or a band or strip of “Scratch and Sniff” microcapsules.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Clement Besso, Anne Wyss-Peters, Charles Kuersteiner
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Patent number: 10165794Abstract: The present invention relates to a smoking article (8) comprising a smokeable material and a mouthpiece (1), the mouthpiece comprising at least three segments (2, 3, 5) in axial alignment. One segment defining a cavity (5) is disposed between two other segments (2, 3) and a fluid-containing breakable capsule (6) is arranged in the cavity. A first wrapper (4) circumscribes at least the cavity, wherein the first wrapper comprises a substantially smooth transparent section overlaying at least a part of the cavity, such that the capsule is at least partially visible through the first wrapper. The first wrapper has one or more layers of transparent varnish applied thereto. The invention further relates to a mouthpiece for a smoking article and a method of producing a smoking article.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2012Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Clement Besso, Alexandre Camus, Dorothy Tritz, Charles Kuersteiner
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Patent number: 10004256Abstract: A smoking article (10, 20) comprises a flavor release segment (12). The flavor release segment (12) comprises a plug of fibrous material circumscribed by a substantially air impermeable wrapper and a plurality of solid menthol particles distributed within the plug of fibrous material. The fibrous material comprises randomly oriented fibers. Preferably the smoking article (10, 20) comprises a mouthpiece (4), wherein the mouthpiece (4) comprises the flavor release segment (12).Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventors: Dorothy Tritz, Charles Kuersteiner, Yves Jordil, Andrea Cecchetto