Patents by Inventor Melissa Ann Clark

Melissa Ann Clark 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).

  • FILTERED CIGARETTE INCORPORATING AN ADSORBENT MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20120037173
    Abstract: A filter element incorporating an adsorbent material is provided. The filter element may comprise a first section of filter material and a second section of filter material spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween. The compartment may be filled with one or more adsorbents or the compartment may be divided into two regions, wherein one compartment region is filled with an adsorbent and the other compartment region is either filled with an ion-exchange resin or remains empty. The section of filter material adjacent to the tobacco rod may include one or more channels therethrough for passaging smoke directly from the tobacco rod into the adsorbent-filled compartment. The mouth end section of filter material may contain a breakable capsule, wherein the breakable capsule is filled with a flavoring agent capable of altering the taste characteristics of mainstream smoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Melissa Ann Clark, Sharon Pitts Dunlap, Chandra Kumar Banerjee
  • Filtered cigarette incorporating an adsorbent material
    Patent number: 8066011
    Abstract: A filter element incorporating an adsorbent material is provided. The filter element may comprise a first section of filter material and a second section of filter material spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween. The compartment may be filled with one or more adsorbents or the compartment may be divided into two regions, wherein one compartment region is filled with an adsorbent and the other compartment region is either filled with an ion-exchange resin or remains empty. The section of filter material adjacent to the tobacco rod may include one or more channels therethrough for passaging smoke directly from the tobacco rod into the adsorbent-filled compartment. The mouth end section of filter material may contain a breakable capsule, wherein the breakable capsule is filled with a flavoring agent capable of altering the taste characteristics of mainstream smoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Melissa Ann Clark, Sharon Pitts Dunlap, Chandra Kumar Banerjee
  • Filtered cigarette incorporating an adsorbent material
    Patent number: 7237558
    Abstract: A filter element incorporating an adsorbent material is provided. The filter element may comprise a first section of filter material and a second section of filter material spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween. The compartment may be filled with one or more adsorbents or the compartment may be divided into two regions, wherein one compartment region is filled with an adsorbent and the other compartment region is either filled with an ion-exchange resin or remains empty. The section of filter material adjacent to the tobacco rod may include one or more channels therethrough for passaging smoke directly from the tobacco rod into the adsorbent-filled compartment. The mouth end section of filter material may contain a breakable capsule, wherein the breakable capsule is filled with a flavoring agent capable of altering the taste characteristics of mainstream smoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Melissa Ann Clark, Evon Llewellyn Crooks, Paul Eugene Braxton, Chandra Kumar Banerjee, Sharon Pitts Dunlap, Timothy Brian Nestor
  • Container with raised panels
    Patent number: D658377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tabacco Company
    Inventors: Jonathan David Corwin, Melissa Ann Clark, Pankaj Patel, Wesley Steven Jones, Stuart Ruff
  • Tray assembly for a dispensing container
    Patent number: D667301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Wesley Steven Jones, Jerry Wayne Pipes, Pankaj Patel, Jonathan David Corwin, Melissa Ann Clark, Rick Grainger, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Michel Zbirka, Herve Pichot
  • Tray assembly for a dispensing container
    Patent number: D667302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Wesley Steven Jones, Jerry Wayne Pipes, Pankaj Patel, Jonathan David Corwin, Melissa Ann Clark, Rick Grainger, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Michel Zbirka, Herve Pichot
  • Tray assembly for a dispensing container
    Patent number: D667303
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Wesley Steven Jones, Jerry Wayne Pipes, Pankaj Patel, Jonathan David Corwin, Melissa Ann Clark, Rick Grainger, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Michel Zbirka, Herve Pichot
  • Tray assembly for a dispensing container
    Patent number: D677163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Wesley Steven Jones, Jerry Wayne Pipes, Pankaj Patel, Jonathan David Corwin, Melissa Ann Clark, Rick Grainger, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Michel Zbirka, Herve Pichot
  • Tray assembly for a dispensing container
    Patent number: D677164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Wesley Steven Jones, Jerry Wayne Pipes, Pankaj Patel, Jonathan David Corwin, Melissa Ann Clark, Rick Grainger, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Michel Zbirka, Herve Pichot
  • Tray assembly for a dispensing container
    Patent number: D687300
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Wesley Steven Jones, Jerry Wayne Pipes, Pankaj Patel, Jonathan David Corwin, Melissa Ann Clark, Rick Grainger, Jean-Pierre Giraud, Michel Zbirka, Herve Pichot