Patents by Inventor Daniel Calandro

Daniel Calandro 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).

  • Patent number: 8272388
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nontobacco or herbal moist snuff composition comprising an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. The present invention also provides a method of producing a nontobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. Corn silk has a light texture, smooth mouth feel, uniform appearance, and a smell and taste that is nonexistent or easily disguisable. When corn silk is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting nontobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Calandro, Joseph Ackilli, Harry Topalian
  • Publication number: 20110139165
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nontobacco or herbal moist snuff composition comprising an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. The present invention also provides a method of producing a nontobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. Corn silk has a light texture, smooth mouth feel, uniform appearance, and a smell and taste that is nonexistent or easily disguisable. When corn silk is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting nontobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Calandro, Joseph Ackilli, Harry Topalian
  • Patent number: 7913700
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nontobacco or herbal moist snuff composition comprising an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. The present invention also provides a method of producing a nontobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. Corn silk has a light texture, smooth mouth feel, uniform appearance, and a smell and taste that is nonexistent or easily disguisable. When corn silk is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting nontobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Calandro, Joseph Ackilli, Harry Topalian
  • Patent number: 7661433
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-tobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component consisting essentially of corn silk. The most preferred herbal component has 75-80% by weight of corn silk and 20-25% by weight of red clover blossoms. The present invention also provides a method of producing a non-tobacco moist snuff composition having the herbal component. When the herbal component is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting leaf-free non-tobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Calandro, Joseph Ackilli, Harry Topalian
  • Publication number: 20050145261
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-tobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component consisting essentially of corn silk. The most preferred herbal component has 75-80% by weight of corn silk and 20-25% by weight of red clover blossoms. The present invention also provides a method of producing a non-tobacco moist snuff composition having the herbal component. When the herbal component is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting leaf-free non-tobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Calandro, Joseph Ackilli, Harry Topalian
  • Publication number: 20040123873
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nontobacco or herbal moist snuff composition comprising an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. The present invention also provides a method of producing a nontobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. Corn silk has a light texture, smooth mouth feel, uniform appearance, and a smell and taste that is nonexistent or easily disguisable. When corn silk is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting nontobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Calandro, Joseph Ackilli, Harry Topalian