Patents by Inventor Richard Geoffrey Hook

Richard Geoffrey Hook 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).

  • Smoking articles
    Publication number: 20040025894
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smoking article (1) having a high proportion of non-combustible, inorganic material and a relatively low level of visible sidestream. The smoking article comprises a substantially non-combustible, wrapper (5) which extends along the full length of the smoking material rod and enwraps a combustible fuel source (6) and aerosol generating means (7), both of which extend substantially along the length of the smoking material rod. Various suitable fuel source system and aerosol generating systems are described. The article has a visible burn line which advances along the article and produces an ash which can be removed by the smoker in the normal way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: John Lawson Beven, David John Dittrich, Colin Campbell Greig, Richard Geoffrey Hook, Kevin Gerard McAdam, Rosmary Elizabeth O'Reilly
  • Smoking article with non-combustible wrapper, combustible fuel source and aerosol generator
    Patent number: 6578584
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smoking article (1) having a high proportion of non-combustible, inorganic material and a relatively low level of visible sidestream. The smoking article includes a substantially non-combustible, wrapper (5) which extends along the full length of the smoking material rod and enwraps a combustible fuel source (6) and aerosol generator (7), both of which extend substantially along the length of the smoking material rod. Various suitable fuel source systems and aerosol generating systems are described. The article has a visible burn line which advances along the article and produces an ash which can be removed by the smoker in the normal way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited
    Inventors: John Lawson Beven, David John Dittrich, Colin Campbell Greig, Richard Geoffrey Hook, Kevin Gerard McAdam, Rosemary Elizabeth O'Reilly
  • Smoking article with non-combustible wrapper, combustible fuel source and aerosol generator
    Patent number: 6095152
    Abstract: The invention relates to a smoking article (1) having a high proportion of non-combustible, inorganic material and a relatively low level of visible sidestream. The smoking article includes a substantially non-combustible, wrapper (5) which extends along the full length of the smoking material rod and enwraps a combustible fuel source (6) and aerosol generator (7), both of which extend substantially along the length of the smoking material rod. Various suitable fuel source systems and aerosol generating systems are described. The article has a visible burn line which advances along the article and produces an ash which can be removed by the smoker in the normal way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: British-American Tobacco Company Limited
    Inventors: John Lawson Beven, David John Dittrich, Colin Campbell Greig, Richard Geoffrey Hook, Kevin Gerard McAdam, Rosemary Elizabeth O'Reilly