Patents by Inventor Kathy A. Needs

Kathy A. Needs 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).

  • Method and system for effecting sensory evaluation of a smoking product
    Patent number: 4711255
    Abstract: A method and system for effecting sensory evaluations of smoking products are disclosed wherein a plurality of spaced points or segments are designated along an elongated body of smokable material and sensory evaluation panelists are requested to assign an intensity rating for one or more selected attributes as the fire cone reaches each of the spaced points or segments. In a preferred embodiment programmable computer means are employed to lead the sensory evaluation panelists through the evaluation procedure and to receive the assigned intensity ratings and other responses from the panelists.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1987
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Anne S. Syvarth, Harvey H. Gordin, Paul D. Early, Jr., Kathy A. Needs, Thomas A. Perfetti