Patents by Inventor Narendra K. Meruva

Narendra K. Meruva 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).

  • Heat lamp test for identification of oil spots
    Patent number: 9019500
    Abstract: A system for differentiating between oil spots and non-oil spots in a wrapped article comprising a web and a wrapped material. The system includes a heat source that applies heat to a wrapped article for a predetermined amount of time when the wrapped article is placed in a sample area on a surface that is arranged at a predetermined distance away from a heating element of the heat source; and a light source that provides backlighting to the web of the wrapped article when the web has been separated from the wrapped material and placed on a viewing surface of the light source. A method for differentiating between oil spots and non-oil spots in wrapped articles and a field test kit are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Altria Client Services Inc.
    Inventors: Narendra K. Meruva, Christopher B. McFarlane, Jennifer H. Smith
  • HEAT LAMP TEST FOR IDENTIFICATION OF OIL SPOTS
    Publication number: 20140185039
    Abstract: A system for differentiating between oil spots and non-oil spots in a wrapped article comprising a web and a wrapped material. The system includes a heat source that applies heat to a wrapped article for a predetermined amount of time when the wrapped article is placed in a sample area on a surface that is arranged at a predetermined distance away from a heating element of the heat source; and a light source that provides backlighting to the web of the wrapped article when the web has been separated from the wrapped material and placed on a viewing surface of the light source. A method for differentiating between oil spots and non-oil spots in wrapped articles and a field test kit are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC.
    Inventors: Narendra K. Meruva, Christopher B. McFarlane, Jennifer H. Smith