Patents by Inventor Morio Yajima

Morio Yajima 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: 11330834
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flavor source includes: a step A of adding a basic substance to a tobacco raw material; a step B of heating the tobacco raw material added with the basic substance and releasing an inhaling flavor component into a vapor phase from the tobacco raw material; a step C of collecting the inhaling flavor component released into the vapor phase in the step B; a step D of washing a tobacco residue being the tobacco raw material obtained after the inhaling flavor component is released in the step B, with a washing solvent; a step E of pulverizing or cutting the tobacco residue obtained after being washed in the step D; and a step F of adding the inhaling flavor component collected in the step C to the tobacco residue obtained after pulverized or cut in the step E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Shinya Osuga, Kimitaka Uchii, Takuma Nakano, Morio Yajima, Yusuke Nanasaki
  • Publication number: 20190045835
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flavor source includes: a step A of adding a basic substance to a tobacco raw material; a step B of heating the tobacco raw material added with the basic substance and releasing an inhaling flavor component into a vapor phase from the tobacco raw material; a step C of collecting the inhaling flavor component released into the vapor phase in the step B; a step D of washing a tobacco residue being the tobacco raw material obtained after the inhaling flavor component is released in the step B, with a washing solvent; a step E of pulverizing or cutting the tobacco residue obtained after being washed in the step D; and a step F of adding the inhaling flavor component collected in the step C to the tobacco residue obtained after pulverized or cut in the step E.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Shinya OSUGA, Kimitaka UCHII, Takuma NAKANO, Morio YAJIMA, Yusuke NANASAKI
  • Patent number: 9138550
    Abstract: A non-heating tobacco flavor suction device (1) comprises a suction holder (2) with a suction path defined inside and a filler (8) arranged in the suction path. The filler (8) is formed of tobacco particles. The suction path and the filler (8) arranged therein provide a ventilation resistance of between about 40 and about 80 mmAq in cooperation with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu Takeuchi, Michihiro Inagaki, Morio Yajima, Kazuhiko Katayama, Atsuro Yamada, Manabu Yamada
  • Patent number: 9067029
    Abstract: An aerosol aspirator has a casing (2) with a mouthpiece (8) and an outside air inlet (52), a generation passage (56, 60, 68) extending from the outside air inlet (52) to the mouthpiece (8), a syringe pump (18) arranged within the casing (2) to deliver a solution to a distributing position (A) in the generation passage in a fixed amount each time it is activated, and a tubular heater (58) disposed downstream of the distributing position (A) and forming a part of the generation passage. When a user sucks at the mouthpiece (8), the solution at the distributing position (A) is transferred from the position (A) into the heater (58), and within the heater, atomized, and then turns into an aerosol by condensing in sucked air flow, and the aerosol thus formed is sucked by the user with the air flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu Yamada, Hiroshi Sasaki, Kazuhiko Katayama, Morio Yajima
  • Patent number: 8342184
    Abstract: A non-combustion flavor inhalation article includes a heating device including a heater to be heated to a temperature between 80 and 140° C., and a roll including a tobacco sheet to be disposed in contact with the heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
    Inventors: Michihiro Inagaki, Morio Yajima, Manabu Yamada, Hiroshi Sasaki, Manabu Takeuchi, Kota Takeda
  • Publication number: 20120006345
    Abstract: A method for producing a non-combustion type tobacco sheet includes contacting a tobacco raw material with water to separate them into an aqueous extract and an insoluble tobacco residue, selectively reducing anions contained in the aqueous extract to provide a low-anion liquid, adding an acid to the low-anion liquid to provide a neutralized liquid, and blending pulp to the insoluble tobacco residue to prepare a mixture from which a sheet is made, followed by adding the neutralized liquid to the sheet to provide a tobacco sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Morio YAJIMA, Michihiro Inagaki, Kenji Ito
  • Publication number: 20110297166
    Abstract: A non-heating tobacco flavor suction device (1) comprises a suction holder (2) with a suction path defined inside and a filler (8) arranged in the suction path. The filler (8) is formed of tobacco particles. The suction path and the filler (8) arranged therein provide a ventilation resistance of between about 40 and about 80 mmAq in cooperation with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Manabu TAKEUCHI, Michihiro Inagaki, Morio Yajima, Kazuhiko Katayama, Atsuro Yamada, Manabu Yamada
  • Publication number: 20110192408
    Abstract: A non-combustion flavor inhalation article includes a heating device including a heater to be heated to a temperature between 80 and 140° C., and a roll including a tobacco sheet to be disposed in contact with the heater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Michihiro Inagaki, Morio Yajima, Manabu Yamada, Hiroshi Sasaki, Manabu Takeuchi, Kota Takeda
  • Publication number: 20100242976
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating liquid (L) for use in an aerosol inhalator contains main components including propylene glycol as a solvent and L-menthol as a lipophilic aroma dissolved in the solvent, and a carboxylic acid added to the main components. The carboxylic acid has a vapor pressure of 1×10?9 to 20 mmHg at a temperature of 25° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuhiko KATAYAMA, Morio YAJIMA
  • Publication number: 20090133691
    Abstract: An aerosol aspirator has a casing (2) with a mouthpiece (8) and an outside air inlet (52), a generation passage (56, 60, 68) extending from the outside air inlet (52) to the mouthpiece (8), a syringe pump (18) arranged within the casing (2) to deliver a solution to a distributing position (A) in the generation passage in a fixed amount each time it is activated, and a tubular heater (58) disposed downstream of the distributing position (A) and forming a part of the generation passage. When a user sucks at the mouthpiece (8), the solution at the distributing position (A) is transferred from the position (A) into the heater (58), and within the heater, atomized, and then turns into an aerosol by condensing in sucked air flow, and the aerosol thus formed is sucked by the user with the air flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Manabu Yamada, Hiroshi Sasaki, Kazuhiko Katayama, Morio Yajima