Patents by Inventor Charles L. Gawaroski

Charles L. Gawaroski 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).

  • Restrictor attachment for unfiltered smoking article
    Publication number: 20080216850
    Abstract: A smoking article having an unfiltered tobacco rod, a connector attach to the tobacco rod and a mouthpiece. The connector includes a cavity, a transverse partition within the cavity, the transverse partition having at least one orifice, and a plurality of ventilation passages positioned around an outer periphery of the connector. Each of the plurality of ventilation passages includes an inlet and an outlet to provide ventilation to the cavity. The mouthpiece is adapted to attach to a downstream end of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: San Li, Michael S. Braunshteyn, Raquel M. Olegario, Rowland W. Dwyer, Richard Jupe, Charles L. Gawaroski