Patents by Inventor Kaori TAKAI

Kaori TAKAI 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: 12150471
    Abstract: A tobacco rod for a flavor inhaler includes a cylindrical container, and a flavor source including tobacco filled in the cylindrical container, in which the flavor source is filled in such a manner as to form voids over a longitudinal direction, and the following relationship is satisfied: S/T?17%, wherein T represents an area of all voids present in a cross-section of the flavor source orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical container, and S represents a total area of voids each having an area of 800000 ?m2 or more in the cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Hirofumi Fujikura, Kaori Takai, Takeshi Shinkawa, Kimitaka Uchii
  • Publication number: 20220071266
    Abstract: A tobacco rod for a flavor inhaler includes a cylindrical container, and a flavor source including tobacco filled in the cylindrical container, in which the flavor source is filled in such a manner as to form voids over a longitudinal direction, and the following relationship is satisfied: S/T?17%, wherein T represents an area of all voids present in a cross-section of the flavor source orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical container, and S represents a total area of voids each having an area of 800000 ?m2 or more in the cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi FUJIKURA, Kaori TAKAI, Takeshi SHINKAWA, Kimitaka UCHII
  • Publication number: 20220071277
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tobacco rod for a flavor inhaler, including a plurality of rod-shaped segments connected to one another, in which each of the segments includes a cylindrical container and a flavor source including tobacco filled in the cylindrical container, the flavor source being filled in such a manner as to form, over a longitudinal direction, a channel for causing a flavor component to pass therethrough, and the channels of the segments are discontinuously connected at the connecting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Hirofumi FUJIKURA, Kaori TAKAI, Takeshi SHINKAWA, Kimitaka UCHII