Patents by Inventor Steven R. Wagoner

Steven R. Wagoner 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 processing
    Patent number: 4619276
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for applying foamed material to tobacco, particularly in connection with the making of cigarettes. The foamed material may be added to the tobacco, for example, in the paper guide section of a cigarette maker at the garniture mouth (21) or through the short tongue (30) or through both, or at the chimney (10). Addition of a foamed material to the tobacco, during the cigarette making process, results in a cigarette in which the material added is more uniformly distributed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1986
    Assignee: Philip Morris Incorporated
    Inventors: Douglas E. Albertson, James O. Dyson, Eugene B. Fischer, Robert T. Gaudlitz, Lewis A. Haws, Gus D. Keritsis, Louis L. Long, Charles S. McClung, Jose G. Nepomuceno, Steven R. Wagoner