Patents by Inventor Joel Schendel

Joel Schendel 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: 20170042220
    Abstract: Filters and smoking articles include sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers and activated carbon capable of selectively removing one or more selected constituents from mainstream smoke. Methods for making cigarette filters and cigarettes using the sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers and activated carbon, and methods for treating mainstream smoke comprising the sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers and activated carbon are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Lixin Xue, Liqun Yu, Joel Schendel
  • Patent number: 9491971
    Abstract: Filters and smoking articles include sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers and activated carbon capable of selectively removing one or more selected constituents from mainstream smoke. Methods for making cigarette filters and cigarettes using the sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers and activated carbon, and methods for treating mainstream smoke comprising the sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers and activated carbon are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Lixin Xue, Liqun Yu, Joel Schendel
  • Publication number: 20070181141
    Abstract: Filters and smoking articles include sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers and activated carbon capable of selectively removing one or more selected constituents from mainstream smoke. Methods for making cigarette filters and cigarettes using the sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers and activated carbon, and methods for treating mainstream smoke comprising the sodium bicarbonate-treated fibers and activated carbon are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Lixin Xue, Liqun Yu, Joel Schendel