Patents by Inventor Shannon Black

Shannon Black 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).

  • Patent number: 9345266
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding and packaging molded tobacco pieces includes a mold having cavities oriented to allow ejection of molded tobacco pieces into a container. The apparatus also includes a knockout for ejecting the molded tobacco pieces, and a cutter having at least two blades for cutting the molded tobacco pieces into vertically aligned slices by passing one or more blades horizontally through the cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
    Inventors: Shannon Black, Andrew Nathan Carroll, Tom Holland
  • Publication number: 20140238420
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding and packaging molded tobacco pieces includes a mold having cavities oriented to allow ejection of molded tobacco pieces into a container. The apparatus also includes a knockout for ejecting the molded tobacco pieces, and a cutter having at least two blades for cutting the molded tobacco pieces into vertically aligned slices by passing one or more blades horizontally through the cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Black, Andrew Nathan Carroll, Tom Holland
  • Patent number: 8752558
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding and packaging molded tobacco pieces includes a mold having cavities oriented to allow ejection of molded tobacco pieces into a container. The apparatus also includes a knockout for ejecting the molded tobacco pieces, and a cutter having at least two blades for cutting the molded tobacco pieces into vertically aligned slices by passing one or more blades horizontally through the cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Black, Andrew Nathan Carroll, Tom Holland
  • Publication number: 20110220523
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding and packaging molded tobacco pieces includes a mold having cavities oriented to allow ejection of molded tobacco pieces into a container. The apparatus also includes a knockout for ejecting the molded tobacco pieces, and a cutter having at least two blades for cutting the molded tobacco pieces into vertically aligned slices by passing one or more blades horizontally through the cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Shannon Black, Andrew Nathan Carroll, Tom Holland
  • Publication number: 20080038840
    Abstract: The invention refers to compounds according to formula (I), wherein R1 is independently in position 2?, 3?, or in both positions of the A ring and is hydroxyl, linear or branched -0-alkyl, wherein the alkyl group has 1-12 carbon atoms, preferably 3-8, more preferably 4 carbon —O-(alkyl)COOH wherein the alkyl group has 1-12 carbon atoms, preferably 3-8, more preferably 4 carbon atoms, —O-(aryl)COOH, -0-aryl, linear or branched —O—(CH2)m—CH(NH2)—COOH with m=1-6, preferably m=2-4, or any combination thereof; R4 is in position 8?, 10?, or 11? of the D ring of the compound and is H or (CH2)n—CH3 with n=0-6, COOH, CN, or halogen, R5 and R6 independently are ethyl-, methyl-, H, or —(CH2)3 connected to position 8 or 10 of the D ring, and wherein provided that X is O, R2is F, Cl, Br, I, H, CN, —CH?CH-alkyl, —C?—C-alkyl, aryl and R3 is F, Cl, Br, I, CN, —CH?CH-alkyl, —C?C-alkyl, aryl an provided that X is S, R2 and R3 independently are F, Cl, Br, I, H, CN, —CH?CH-alkyl, —C?C-alkyl, aryl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: EUROPAEISCHES LABORATORIUM FUER MOLEKULARBIOLOGIE
    Inventors: Carsten Schultz, Oliver Wichmann, Shannon Black
  • Publication number: 20050026964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 5-substituted-4-(substituted)phenylamino-2-pyridone derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Shannon Black, Michael Kaufman, Daniel Ortwine, Mark Plummer, John Quin, Gordon Rewcastle, Aurash Shahripour, Julie Spicer, Christopher Whitehead