Patents by Inventor John Tilley

John Tilley 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: 20240196951
    Abstract: Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel HULL, Adam LISBETH, William SAMMLER, John TILLEY
  • Patent number: 11918030
    Abstract: Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Hull, Adam Lisbeth, William Sammler, John Tilley
  • Publication number: 20220167657
    Abstract: Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel HULL, Adam LISBETH, William SAMMLER, John TILLEY
  • Patent number: 11284642
    Abstract: Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Hull, Adam Lisbeth, William Sammler, John Tilley
  • Publication number: 20190069594
    Abstract: Certain embodiments include a screen assembly of a vessel, where the screen assembly includes a plurality of fixed elements and a retainer, and the retainer includes a ring, a plurality of wedges disposed about the ring, and a plurality of keyholes at spaced locations about the ring. Each keyhole includes a bore and a slot extending from the bore into an adjacent wedge of the plurality of wedges, the slots have a width less than the bores, and the retainer may receive the fixed elements through the bores and may be rotated in a relation with the plurality of fixed elements to bring the plurality of fixed elements into simultaneous engagement with the wedges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Nathaniel Hull, Adam Lisbeth, William Sammler, John Tilley
  • Publication number: 20070102017
    Abstract: A cigarette and cigarette paper have a plurality of multilayer bands formed by printing a highly viscous aqueous film-forming composition. After heating the composition to lower its viscosity, the bands are applied to the cigarette paper by gravure printing the composition. The composition is quenched and gelatinized by contact with the cool cigarette paper reducing absorption of water by the paper and reducing wrinkling, cockling, and waviness. Multiple gravure printed layers may be used to form the bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Timothy Sherwood, Firooz Rasouli, Ping Li, Don Miser, Joe Mohajer, Bruce Waymack, Tony Phan, Tracy Madison, John Tilley, Yezdi Pithawalla