Patents by Inventor Robert S. Sprinkle, III

Robert S. Sprinkle, 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).

  • Chewing tobacco product
    Patent number: 5092352
    Abstract: A chewing tobacco product that does not disintegrate during mastication characterized by a uniform flavor and a smooth chew that consists of a blend of 10 to 70% of particulate tobacco in a chewing gum base present in the amount of 20 to 75% of the product, together with a glycerine humectant in the amount of 2 to 12% of the product, and sweetening and flavoring agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Assignee: American Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Sprinkle, III, Eugene Glock
  • Innerliner wrap for smoking articles
    Patent number: 4505282
    Abstract: This invention relates to an innerliner wrap for a tobacco smoking article comprising a combustible porous sheet of cellulosic fibers and finely pulverized porous carbon particles coated with calcium citrate, and a smoking article comprising a tobacco filler, an innerliner wrap encasing said filler, and an outer wrap over said innerliner wrap, said innerliner wrap comprising a combustible porous sheet of cellulosic fibers and finely pulverized porous carbon particles coated with calcium citrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1985
    Assignee: American Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Everett C. Cogbill, Robert S. Sprinkle, III