Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Zipperle

Kevin A. Zipperle 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: 4706691
    Abstract: An improved tobacco treating process for smoking articles including the steps of shredding the tobacco in a disc shredder, controlling the specific energy imparted to the tobacco being shredded to an empirically predetermined value, and processing the shredded tobacco under high humidity drying conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1987
    Assignee: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
    Inventors: J. N. Jewell, K. R. Korte, R. H. Marshall, Kevin A. Zipperle
  • Patent number: D379716
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 10, 1997
    Assignee: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin A. Zipperle, Richard King