Patents by Inventor David Croll

David Croll 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).

  • Publication number: 20240415166
    Abstract: A smoking article includes a sheet material including a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibres and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer includes a binder material, such as an organic binder material. The organic binder material can be a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent POGET, Alexandre MALGAT, Christoph SORG, Andreas HOFENAUER, David CROLL, Rolf GERICKE
  • Patent number: 12075817
    Abstract: A smoking article includes a sheet material including a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibres and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer includes a binder material, such as an organic binder material. The organic binder material can be a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Poget, Alexandre Malgat, Christoph Sorg, Andreas Hofenauer, David Croll, Rolf Gericke
  • Publication number: 20220104536
    Abstract: A smoking article includes a sheet material including a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibres and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer includes a binder material, such as an organic binder material. The organic binder material can be a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent POGET, Alexandre MALGAT, Christoph SORG, Andreas HOFENAUER, David CROLL, Rolf GERICKE
  • Patent number: 11224249
    Abstract: A smoking article includes a sheet material including a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibres and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer includes a binder material, such as an organic binder material. The organic binder material can be a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Poget, Alexandre Malgat, Christoph Sorg, Andreas Hofenauer, David Croll, Rolf Gericke
  • Publication number: 20190289903
    Abstract: A smoking article includes a sheet material including a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibres and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer includes a binder material, such as an organic binder material. The organic binder material can be a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Poget, Alexandre Malgat, Christoph Sorg, Andreas Hofenauer, David Croll, Rolf Gericke
  • Patent number: 10314331
    Abstract: A smoking article includes a sheet material including a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibers and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer includes a binder material, such as an organic binder material. The organic binder material can be a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Poget, Alexandre Malgat, Christoph Sorg, Andreas Hofenauer, David Croll, Rolf Gericke
  • Patent number: 9730468
    Abstract: A smoking article includes a sheet material including a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibers and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer includes a binder material, such as an organic binder material. The organic binder material can be a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Poget, Alexandre Malgat, Christoph Sorg, Andreas Hofenauer, David Croll, Rolf Gericke
  • Publication number: 20170181469
    Abstract: A smoking article includes a sheet material including a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibres and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer includes a binder material, such as an organic binder material. The organic binder material can be a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent POGET, Alexandre MALGAT, Christoph SORG, Andreas HOFENAUER, David CROLL, Rolf GERICKE
  • Publication number: 20150083148
    Abstract: A smoking article includes a sheet material including a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibres and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer includes a binder material, such as an organic binder material. The organic binder material can be a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Laurent POGET, Alexandre MALGAT, Christoph SORG, Andreas HOFENAUER, David CROLL, Rolf GERICKE
  • Patent number: 8915255
    Abstract: A smoking article includes a sheet material comprising a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibers and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer preferably further comprises a binder material, preferably an organic binder material such as a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Poget, Alexandre Malgat, Christoph Sorg, Andreas Hofenauer, David Croll, Rolf Gericke
  • Patent number: 8902754
    Abstract: Systems and methods for session-aware GTPv2 load balancing are described. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving a first and a second transaction between an MME and an S-GW over an S11 interface of an LTE/SAE network using a control portion of a second version of a GTPv2-C protocol and storing an uplink UP TEId and IP address, a downlink CP TEId and IP address, and an uplink CP TEId and IP address obtained from the first transaction, and a downlink UP TEId and IP address obtained from the second transaction. The method may further include identifying messages between an eNodeB and the S-GW over a direct tunnel using a user portion of a GTPv1-U protocol as belonging to a session in response to the messages including at least one of: the first uplink UP TEId and IP address, or the first downlink UP TEId and IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Tektronix, Inc.
    Inventors: Syed Muntaqa Ali, Stephen David Croll, Aleksey G. Ivershen, Vignesh Janakiraman, John Peter Curtin
  • Publication number: 20130272127
    Abstract: Systems and methods for session-aware GTPv2 load balancing are described. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving a first and a second transaction between an MME and an S-GW over an Sll interface of an LTE/SAE network using a control portion of a second version of a GTPv2-C protocol and storing an uplink UP TEId and IP address, a downlink CP TEId and IP address, and an uplink CP TEId and IP address obtained from the first transaction, and a downlink UP TEId and IP address obtained from the second transaction. The method may further include identifying messages between an eNodeB and the S-GW over a direct tunnel using a user portion of a GTPv1-U protocol as belonging to a session in response to the messages including at least one of: the first uplink UP TEId and IP address, or the first downlink UP TEId and IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: TEKTRONIX, INC.
    Inventors: Syed Muntaqa Ali, Stephen David Croll, Aleksey G. Ivershen, Vignesh Janakiraman, John Peter Curtin
  • Publication number: 20130272136
    Abstract: Systems and methods for session-aware GTPv1 load balancing are described. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving a first message transmitted from an SGSN to a GGSN using a GTP-C protocol and storing a downlink UP TEId and IP address and a downlink CP TEId and IP address. The method may also include receiving a second message transmitted from the GGSN to the SGSN using the GTP-C in response to the first message and storing an uplink UP TEId and IP address and an uplink CP TEId and IP address. The method may further include identifying one or more messages exchanged between the SGSN and the GGSN using a GTP-U protocol as belonging to a given session in response to the one or more messages including at least one of: (i) the downlink UP TEId and IP address, or (ii) the uplink UP TEId and IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: TEKTRONIX, INC.
    Inventors: Syed Muntaqa Ali, Stephen David Croll, Aleksey G. Ivershen, John Peter Curtin
  • Publication number: 20130146075
    Abstract: A smoking article includes a sheet material comprising a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibres and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer preferably further comprises a binder material, preferably an organic binder material such as a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Laurent Poget, Alexandre Malgat, Christoph Sorg, Andreas Hofenauer, David Croll, Rolf Gericke
  • Publication number: 20100068427
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an inkjet recording material comprising: a) a substrate b) at least one ink-accepting layer applied to at least one side of the substrate, containing at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, calcined clay, satin white or mixtures thereof, the mean particle size of the pigment being from 0.1 ?m to 1.5 ?m, c) at least one surface layer applied to the at least one ink-accepting layer, the surface layer containing cationic inorganic particles, the inkjet recording material having a gloss in the range from 10 to 60, measured according to DIN 54502 R? (45°) (measuring angle 45°), on the side to which the at least one surface layer was applied, and the density of the inkjet recording material being greater than or equal to 0.95 g/cm3, and to a process for its production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: M-real Oyj
    Inventors: Andre Becker, David Croll, Dominik Fuchs, Friedhelm Halfenberg