Patents by Inventor Michele Mola

Michele Mola 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).

  • FLEECE FOR SMOKELESS TOBACCO
    Publication number: 20190373947
    Abstract: A fleece for a smokeless tobacco pouch is disclosed. The fleece comprises a material and at least one thread attached to said material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Michele Mola
  • Fleece for smokeless tobacco
    Patent number: 10433579
    Abstract: A fleece for a smokeless tobacco pouch is disclosed. The fleece comprises a material and at least one thread attached to said material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventor: Michele Mola
  • SMOKELESS ORAL TOBACCO PRODUCT AND PREPARATION THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190124971
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a smokeless oral tobacco product including a tobacco material and a particulate material, the particulate material having the following properties: i) a mass median particle size measured by sieve analysis of from about 0.3 mm to about 3 mm; ii) a bulk density of less than about 0.6 g/cm3; and iii) a combined starch and sugar content of less than about 7% based on the weight of the particulate material, wherein the tobacco material comprises tobacco, or a tobacco replacement or substitute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Joanna Dawn Soffe, Johan Robert Gustafson, Michele Mola
  • Method and apparatus for introducing additives to smokeless tobacco products
    Patent number: 10238140
    Abstract: Methods of processing tobacco for the production of an oral tobacco product. According to one embodiment the method comprises providing a base blend of tobacco, delivering a pre-determined quantity of said base blend of tobacco to an individual consumer-portion container and introducing an additive to the tobacco directly in the container. Apparatuses for such methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Fiedler & Lundgren AB
    Inventors: Leif Hansson, Mazlam Orhan, Paul Leverick, Michele Mola
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING ADDITIVES TO SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20150289558
    Abstract: Methods of processing tobacco for the production of an oral tobacco product. According to one embodiment the method comprises providing a base blend of tobacco, delivering a pre-determined quantity of said base blend of tobacco to an individual consumer-portion container and introducing an additive to the tobacco directly in the container. Apparatuses for such methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Fiedler & Lundgren AB
    Inventors: Leif Hansson, Mazlam Orhan, Paul Leverick, Michele Mola
  • Method and apparatus for introducing additives to smokeless tobacco products
    Patent number: 9084438
    Abstract: Methods of processing tobacco for the production of an oral tobacco product. According to one embodiment the method comprises providing a base blend of tobacco, delivering a pre-determined quantity of said base blend of tobacco to an individual consumer-portion container and introducing an additive to the tobacco directly in the container. Apparatuses for such methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignees: Fiedler & Lundgren AB, British American Toacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventors: Leif Hansson, Mazlam Orhan, Paul Leverick, Michele Mola
  • FILTER MATERIALS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140318561
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filter materials comprising cellulose acetate and polylactide in a ratio of about 95:5 to about 75:25 by weight, and to filters (2) or filter elements comprising such filter materials. The invention also relates to smoking articles (1) comprising the filter materials, filters (2) or filter elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Yahia Lemmouchi, Michele Mola
  • Fleece for Smokeless Tobacco
    Publication number: 20130276805
    Abstract: A fleece for a smokeless tobacco pouch is disclosed. The fleece comprises a material and at least one thread attached to said material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventor: Michele Mola
  • Composite Additive Materials
    Publication number: 20130081643
    Abstract: The invention relates to composite materials comprising particles of at least two different additive materials and a polymer binding said additive particles together the composite material. The invention also relates to incorporating at least two different additive materials into a filter material, using the composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Peter Branton, Michele Mola
  • Method and Apparatus for Introducing Additives to Smokeless Tobacco Products
    Publication number: 20120125349
    Abstract: Methods of processing tobacco for the production of an oral tobacco product. According to one embodiment the method comprises providing a base blend of tobacco, delivering a pre-determined quantity of said base blend of tobacco to an individual consumer-portion container and introducing an additive to the tobacco directly in the container. Apparatuses for such methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Leif Hansson, Mazlam Orhan, Paul Levenick, Michele Mola
  • Smokeless Oral Products
    Publication number: 20120067362
    Abstract: Smokeless oral products are disclosed. In some embodiments, a smokeless oral tobacco product is provided comprising a permeable pouch and smokeless tobacco. The permeable pouch comprises a woven polylactide material. This material may offer the advantages of being sustainable and biodegradable, offering improved control of manufacture and pore size, having antibacterial properties, and/or being resistant to discoloration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventor: Michele Mola
  • Method and apparatus for the plasma processing of filter material
    Publication number: 20110146697
    Abstract: One embodiment of the invention provides a method of manufacturing a filter material such as carbon suitable for use in a smoking article. The method includes modifying the filtration properties of the filter by altering the surface of the filter material. The surface alteration is performed by plasma processing and can be used, for example, to increase the acidic or basic properties of the surface. Another embodiment of the invention provides a filter produced by such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Michele Mola, Riccardo D'Agostino, Pietro Favia, Nicoletta De Vietro, Francesco Fracassi