Patents by Inventor Leon A. Milhous, Jr.

Leon A. Milhous, Jr. 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).

  • Apparatus and method for accumulating and measuring sidestream smoke produced by a smoking material
    Patent number: 4589775
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for collecting sidestream smoke produced by a cigarette is disclosed. The apparatus includes a chamber that has upper and lower portions between which smoke may freely move. A cigarette holder is attached to the lower portion so that substantially all of the sidestream smoke produced by the cigarette is released into the chamber means. Smoking means is connected to the cigarette holder means to intermittently draw air through the cigarette and segregate the mainstream smoke from the sidestream smoke. The total relative amount of sidestream smoke may be measured by measuring the opacity of the collected sidestream smoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1986
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Leon A. Milhous, Jr., John M. Martin, Clifton T. Mansfield