Patents by Inventor Robert Owen Bussey, III

Robert Owen Bussey, III 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).

  • TOBACCO-DERIVED COLORANTS AND COLORED SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20230292813
    Abstract: Methods for obtaining natural colorants from plant material (e.g., tobacco material) and for using such natural colorants to dye various substrates are provided. Natural colorants are obtained using particular enzymes and particular conditions (e.g., time, temperature, and pH profiles). Such colorants can be used to dye substrates, for example, using conventional dyeing techniques or using unique in situ methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Charles Stewart, Ercilia Hernandez Garcia, Robert Owen Bussey, III
  • Tobacco-derived colorants and colored substrates
    Patent number: 11666084
    Abstract: Methods for obtaining natural colorants from plant material (e.g., tobacco material) and for using such natural colorants to dye various substrates are provided. Natural colorants are obtained using particular enzymes and particular conditions (e.g., time, temperature, and pH profiles). Such colorants can be used to dye substrates, for example, using conventional dyeing techniques or using unique in situ methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Charles Stewart, Ercilia Hernandez Garcia, Robert Owen Bussey, III
  • TOBACCO-DERIVED COLORANTS AND COLORED SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20200323256
    Abstract: Methods for obtaining natural colorants from plant material (e.g., tobacco material) and for using such natural colorants to dye various substrates are provided. Natural colorants are obtained using particular enzymes and particular conditions (e.g., time, temperature, and pH profiles). Such colorants can be used to dye substrates, for example, using conventional dyeing techniques or using unique in situ methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Charles Stewart, Ercilia Hernandez Garcia, Robert Owen Bussey, III
  • Tobacco-derived colorants and colored substrates
    Patent number: 10721957
    Abstract: Methods for obtaining natural colorants from plant material (e.g., tobacco material) and for using such natural colorants to dye various substrates are provided. Natural colorants are obtained using particular enzymes and particular conditions (e.g., time, temperature, and pH profiles). Such colorants can be used to dye substrates, for example, using conventional dyeing techniques or using unique in situ methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Charles Stewart, Ercilia Hernandez Garcia, Robert Owen Bussey, III
  • TOBACCO-DERIVED COLORANTS AND COLORED SUBSTRATES
    Publication number: 20180092396
    Abstract: Methods for obtaining natural colorants from plant material (e.g., tobacco material) and for using such natural colorants to dye various substrates are provided. Natural colorants are obtained using particular enzymes and particular conditions (e.g., time, temperature, and pH profiles). Such colorants can be used to dye substrates, for example, using conventional dyeing techniques or using unique in situ methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Charles Stewart, Ercilia Hernandez Garcia, Robert Owen Bussey, III