Patents by Inventor Norman Philip Andresen

Norman Philip Andresen 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 for forming a filter component of a smoking article
    Patent number: 8496011
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for forming a filter rod member of a smoking article, such as a cigarette, is provided. The apparatus comprises a rod-forming unit configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An insertion unit is configured to insert an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member. The method comprises forming a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member, and inserting an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member such that the adsorbent material is disposed within the rod member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Norman Philip Andresen, Michael Francis Dube, Barbara Walker Arzonico
  • APPARATUS FOR FORMING A FILTER COMPONENT OF A SMOKING ARTICLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD
    Publication number: 20120061025
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for forming a filter rod member of a smoking article, such as a cigarette, is provided. The apparatus comprises a rod-forming unit configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An insertion unit is configured to insert an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member. The method comprises forming a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member, and inserting an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member such that the adsorbent material is disposed within the rod member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Norman Philip Andresen, Michael Francis Dube, Barbara Walker Arzonico
  • Method of forming a cigarette filter rod member
    Patent number: 8079369
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for forming a filter rod member of a smoking article, such as a cigarette, is provided. The apparatus comprises a rod-forming unit configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An insertion unit is configured to insert an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member. The method comprises forming a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member, and inserting an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member such that the adsorbent material is disposed within the rod member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Norman Philip Andresen, Michael Francis Dube, Barbara Walker Arzonico
  • Apparatus for Forming a Filter Component of a Smoking Article, and Associated Method
    Publication number: 20090288667
    Abstract: An apparatus and associated method for forming a filter rod member of a smoking article, such as a cigarette, is provided. The apparatus comprises a rod-forming unit configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An insertion unit is configured to insert an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member. The method comprises forming a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member, and inserting an adsorbent material carried by a carrier material into the rod member such that the adsorbent material is disposed within the rod member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Inventors: Norman Philip Andresen, Michael Francis Dube, Barbara Walker Arzonico