Patents by Inventor Gregor Nicholas

Gregor Nicholas 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).

  • Cigarette sidestream smoke collection apparatus
    Patent number: 5113689
    Abstract: Sidestream smoke collection apparatus comprises a smoking chamber 14 including a plenum chamber 24, air inlets 28, an internal wall 26 having slits 30 for the passage of air, a cigarette holder 22 above the internal wall 26, an outlet pipe 16 above the cigarette holder, an upper deflector 38 between the cigarette holder and the outlet and a lower deflector 32 between the cigarette holder and the internal wall. This dispatch of air inlet and outlet and deflectors allows more efficient collection of sidestream smoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1992
    Assignee: Fabriques de Tabac Reunies, S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Piade, Gregor Nicholas