Patents by Inventor Hiromi Tabuchi

Hiromi Tabuchi 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: 8042551
    Abstract: A double wrapper cigarette produced by a manufacturing machine and method according to the invention includes an inner wrapper (6) wrapped around a rod-like filler including a tobacco material, an outer wrapper (8) surrounding the inner wrapper (6), and a perfume emitting layer (10) provided between the inner wrapper (6) and the outer wrapper (8). The perfume emitting layer (10) includes a perfume material for weakening odor of sidestream smoke of the cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Hiromi Tabuchi, Masaomi Fukamachi, Hidetoshi Okuyama
  • Publication number: 20040154630
    Abstract: A double wrapper cigarette produced by a manufacturing machine and method according to the invention includes an inner wrapper (6) wrapped around a rod-like filler including a tobacco material, an outer wrapper (8) surrounding the inner wrapper (6), and a perfume emitting layer (10) provided between the inner wrapper (6) and the outer wrapper (8). The perfume emitting layer (10) includes a perfume material for weakening odor of sidestream smoke of the cigarette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Hiromi Tabuchi, Masaomi Fukamachi, Hidetoshi Okuyama
  • Patent number: D634009
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Mei Ngor (Sandy) Lam, Hiromi Tabuchi, Takashi Yoshii