Patents by Inventor Thaddeus J. Jackson
Thaddeus J. Jackson 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).
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Publication number: 20230255256Abstract: A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco product includes a tobacco material and a specific starch material that imparts specific textural properties to the product. A process for preparing a smokeless tobacco product with a desired textural property is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Thaddeus J. Jackson, Leigh Ann Blevins Joyce, John Paul Mua, Kenneth Allen Beard, Rodney D. Schluter
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Publication number: 20220259582Abstract: Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate oxygenase (RuBisCO) protein fibers and a method of producing them are disclosed herein. The method of producing one or more RuBisCO protein fibers including obtaining RuBisCO, tbr example from tobacco, combining the RuBisCO with one or more plasticizers, heating the combination of the RuBisCO and the one or more plasticizers up to about 140 degrees C., filtering the heated combination through an about 20 ?m filter, and passing the filtered combination through an orifice to produce one or more RuBisCO protein fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Andries Don Sebastian, John Paul Mua, David Neil McClanahan, Sammy Eni Eni, Thaddeus J. Jackson
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Patent number: 11352614Abstract: Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate oxygenase (RuBisCO) protein fibers and a method of producing them are disclosed herein. The method of producing one or more RuBisCO protein fibers including obtaining RuBisCO, for example from tobacco, combining the RuBisCO with one or more plasticizers, heating the combination of the RuBisCO and the one or more plasticizers up to about 140 degrees C., filtering the heated combination through an about 20 ?m filter, and passing the filtered combination through an orifice to produce one or more RuBisCO protein fibers.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Andries Sebastian, John P. Mua, David Neil McClanahan, Sammy Eni Eni, Thaddeus J. Jackson
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Publication number: 20200347376Abstract: Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate oxygenase (RuBisCO) protein fibers and a method of producing them are disclosed herein. The method of producing one or more RuBisCO protein fibers including obtaining RuBisCO, for example from tobacco, combining the RuBisCO with one or more plasticizers, heating the combination of the RuBisCO and the one or more plasticizers up to about 140 degrees C., filtering the heated combination through an about 20 ?m filter, and passing the filtered combination through an orifice to produce one or more RuBisCO protein fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2020Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Andries Sebastian, John P. Mua, David Neil McClanahan, Sammy Eni Eni, Thaddeus J. Jackson
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Patent number: 10745682Abstract: Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate oxygenase (RuBisCO) protein fibers and a method of producing them are disclosed herein. The method of producing one or more RuBisCO protein fibers including obtaining RuBisCO, for example from tobacco, combining the RuBisCO with one or more plasticizers, heating the combination of the RuBisCO and the one or more plasticizers up to about 140 degrees C., filtering the heated combination through an about 20 ?m filter, and passing the filtered combination through an orifice to produce one or more RuBisCO protein fibers.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Andries Sebastian, John P. Mua, David Neil McClanahan, Sammy Eni Eni, Thaddeus J. Jackson
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Patent number: 10517818Abstract: A method of preparing an orally ingestible hard boiled product, comprising: i) heating a sugar material to a first temperature sufficient to liquefy the sugar material; ii) cooling the liquefied sugar material to provide a cooled sugar material having a solid or semi-solid form; iii) heating the cooled sugar material to a second temperature, which is lower than the first temperature; iv) combining the sugar material with one or more temperature sensitive ingredients before, during, or after said heating step iii), but after said cooling step ii), such that an intimate mixture of the second liquefied sugar material and the one or more temperature sensitive ingredients is provided; and v) cooling the intimate mixture to form an orally ingestible product. Orally ingestible hard boiled products prepared according to this method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Thaddeus J. Jackson, Frank Kelley St. Charles
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Publication number: 20190090537Abstract: A fuel element adapted for use in a smoking article is provided, the fuel element including a combustible carbonaceous material in an amount of at least 25% by dry weight, based on the weight of the fuel element, and a particulate ignition aid dispersed throughout the fuel element and selected from ceramic particles, cellulose particles, fullerenes, impregnated activated carbon particles, inorganic salts, and combinations thereof, wherein the average particle size of the ignition aid is less than about 1,000 microns. Also provided are elongate smoking articles having a lighting end and an opposed mouth end, and including the above-noted fuel element configured for ignition of the lighting end.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Brian Keith Nordskog, Thaddeus J. Jackson, Donna Walker Duggins, Anthony Richard Gerardi
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Publication number: 20180362956Abstract: Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate oxygenase (RuBisCO) protein fibers and a method of producing them are disclosed herein. The method of producing one or more RuBisCO protein fibers including obtaining RuBisCO, for example from tobacco, combining the RuBisCO with one or more plasticizers, heating the combination of the RuBisCO and the one or more plasticizers up to about 140 degrees C., filtering the heated combination through an about 20 ?m filter, and passing the filtered combination through an orifice to produce one or more RuBisCO protein fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Andries Sebastian, John P. Mua, Neil McClanahan, Sammy Eni Eni, Thaddeus J. Jackson
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Publication number: 20180362957Abstract: Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate oxygenase (RuBisCO) protein films and a method of producing RuBisCO films are disclosed herein. A method of producing one or more RuBisCO protein films includes obtaining RubBisCO, for example from tobacco, combining the RuBisCO with one or more solvents, where the one or more solvents may be about 10% w/v the RuBisCO, mixing the RuBisCO and the one or more solvents to form a slurry, heating the slurry to about 70 degrees C., cooling the slurry to at least about 45 degrees C., dispensing the slurry into one or more molds for film formation, drying the slurry in the one more molds, and removing the one or more RuBisCO protein films formed within the one or more molds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Andries Sebastian, John P. Mua, Neil McClanahan, Sammy Eni Eni, Thaddeus J. Jackson, Savannah Johnson
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Patent number: 10154689Abstract: A fuel element adapted for use in a smoking article is provided, the fuel element including a combustible carbonaceous material in an amount of at least 25% by dry weight, based on the weight of the fuel element, and a particulate ignition aid dispersed throughout the fuel element and selected from ceramic particles, cellulose particles, fullerenes, impregnated activated carbon particles, inorganic salts, and combinations thereof, wherein the average particle size of the ignition aid is less than about 1,000 microns. Also provided are elongate smoking articles having a lighting end and an opposed mouth end, and including the above-noted fuel element configured for ignition of the lighting end.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Brian Keith Nordskog, Thaddeus J. Jackson, Donna Walker Duggins, Anthony Richard Gerardi
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Publication number: 20180228205Abstract: A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco product includes a tobacco material and a specific starch material that imparts specific textural properties to the product. A process for preparing a smokeless tobacco product with a desired textural property is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Thaddeus J. Jackson, Leigh Ann Blevins Joyce, John Paul Mua, Kenneth Allen Beard, Rodney D. Schluter
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Patent number: 9775376Abstract: A smokeless tobacco composition configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco composition includes a tobacco material, a sugar alcohol, and a natural gum binder component, wherein the composition is in the form of a pastille. A process for preparing a smokeless tobacco composition pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is also provided. The process includes providing an aqueous mixture comprising a hydrated natural gum binder component, mixing a tobacco material with the aqueous mixture to form a smokeless tobacco mixture, heating the smokeless tobacco mixture, depositing the heated smokeless tobacco mixture into a mold, and curing the smokeless tobacco mixture to form a smokeless tobacco composition pastille.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Joshua D. Morton, Steven D. Hume, Barry Bratcher, Robert Frank Boutin, Thomas Hinkemeyer, Thaddeus J. Jackson
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Publication number: 20170000188Abstract: A fuel element adapted for use in a smoking article is provided, the fuel element including a combustible carbonaceous material in an amount of at least 25% by dry weight, based on the weight of the fuel element, and a particulate ignition aid dispersed throughout the fuel element and selected from ceramic particles, cellulose particles, fullerenes, impregnated activated carbon particles, inorganic salts, and combinations thereof, wherein the average particle size of the ignition aid is less than about 1,000 microns. Also provided are elongate smoking articles having a lighting end and an opposed mouth end, and including the above-noted fuel element configured for ignition of the lighting end.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2015Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Brian Keith Nordskog, Thaddeus J. Jackson, Donna Walker Duggins, Anthony Richard Gerardi
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Patent number: 9289012Abstract: A filter material adapted for use as a filter element of a smoking article is provided, the filter material being in the form of a fibrous tow that includes a plurality of filaments of a degradable polyester and a plasticizer composition applied thereto, the plasticizer composition and the degradable polyester having a Relative Energy Difference calculated using Hansen Solubility Parameters of less than about 1.3. Exemplary degradable polyesters include polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoates, polycaprolactone, polybutylene succinate adipate and copolymers or blends thereof. Exemplary plasticizer compositions include one or more of dimethylisosorbide, propylene carbonate, methylbenzyl alcohol, glycerol carbonate acetate, glycerol carbonate ethyl ether, and mixtures thereof, optionally in combination with triacetin. Filter elements and smoking articles, such as cigarettes, that contain the filter material are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Andries Don Sebastian, Stephen Benson Sears, Thaddeus J. Jackson, Grady Lance Dooly
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Patent number: 9155321Abstract: A meltable smokeless tobacco composition configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco composition includes a tobacco material and a lipid having a melting point of about 36° C. to about 45° C. An associated process is also provided. The process includes melting a lipid having a melting point of about 36° C. to about 45° C. to form a molten lipid composition, mixing a tobacco material with the molten lipid composition to form a molten smokeless tobacco composition, and cooling the molten smokeless tobacco composition to form a solidified smokeless tobacco composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Gong Chen, Thaddeus J. Jackson, Matthew William Benford
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Publication number: 20150245996Abstract: A method of preparing an orally ingestible hard boiled product, comprising: i) heating a sugar material to a first temperature sufficient to liquefy the sugar material; ii) cooling the liquefied sugar material to provide a cooled sugar material having a solid or semi-solid form; iii) heating the cooled sugar material to a second temperature, which is lower than the first temperature; iv) combining the sugar material with one or more temperature sensitive ingredients before, during, or after said heating step iii), but after said cooling step ii), such that an intimate mixture of the second liquefied sugar material and the one or more temperature sensitive ingredients is provided; and v) cooling the intimate mixture to form an orally ingestible product. Orally ingestible hard boiled products prepared according to this method are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: September 3, 2015Inventors: Thaddeus J. Jackson, Frank Kelley St. Charles
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Patent number: 9044035Abstract: A method of preparing an orally ingestible hard boiled product, comprising: i) heating a sugar material to a first temperature sufficient to liquefy the sugar material; ii) cooling the liquefied sugar material to provide a cooled sugar material having a solid or semi-solid form; iii) heating the cooled sugar material to a second temperature, which is lower than the first temperature; iv) combining the sugar material with one or more temperature sensitive ingredients before, during, or after said heating step iii), but after said cooling step ii), such that an intimate mixture of the second liquefied sugar material and the one or more temperature sensitive ingredients is provided; and v) cooling the intimate mixture to form an orally ingestible product. Orally ingestible hard boiled products prepared according to this method are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Thaddeus J. Jackson, Frank Kelley St. Charles
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Patent number: 8973588Abstract: A filter material adapted for use as a filter element of a smoking article is provided, the filter material being in the form of a fibrous tow that includes a plurality of filaments of a degradable polyester and a plasticizer composition applied thereto, the plasticizer composition and the degradable polyester having a Relative Energy Difference calculated using Hansen Solubility Parameters of less than about 1.3. Exemplary degradable polyesters include polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoates, polycaprolactone, polybutylene succinate adipate and copolymers or blends thereof. Exemplary plasticizer compositions include one or more of dimethylisosorbide, propylene carbonate, methylbenzyl alcohol, glycerol carbonate acetate, glycerol carbonate ethyl ether, and mixtures thereof, optionally in combination with triacetin. Filter elements and smoking articles, such as cigarettes, that contain the filter material are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Andries Don Sebastian, Stephen Benson Sears, Thaddeus J. Jackson, Grady Lance Dooly
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Publication number: 20140137879Abstract: A filter material adapted for use as a filter element of a smoking article is provided, the filter material being in the form of a fibrous tow that includes a plurality of filaments of a degradable polyester and a plasticizer composition applied thereto, the plasticizer composition and the degradable polyester having a Relative Energy Difference calculated using Hansen Solubility Parameters of less than about 1.3. Exemplary degradable polyesters include polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, polyhydroxyalkanoates, polycaprolactone, polybutylene succinate adipate and copolymers or blends thereof. Exemplary plasticizer compositions include one or more of dimethylisosorbide, propylene carbonate, methylbenzyl alcohol, glycerol carbonate acetate, glycerol carbonate ethyl ether, and mixtures thereof, optionally in combination with triacetin. Filter elements and smoking articles, such as cigarettes, that contain the filter material are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANYInventors: Andries Don Sebastian, Stephen Benson Sears, Thaddeus J. Jackson, Grady Lance Dooly
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Publication number: 20130274296Abstract: A method of preparing an orally ingestible hard boiled product, comprising: i) heating a sugar material to a first temperature sufficient to liquefy the sugar material; ii) cooling the liquefied sugar material to provide a cooled sugar material having a solid or semi-solid form; iii) heating the cooled sugar material to a second temperature, which is lower than the first temperature; iv) combining the sugar material with one or more temperature sensitive ingredients before, during, or after said heating step iii), but after said cooling step ii), such that an intimate mixture of the second liquefied sugar material and the one or more temperature sensitive ingredients is provided; and v) cooling the intimate mixture to form an orally ingestible product. Orally ingestible hard boiled products prepared according to this method are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Thaddeus J. Jackson, Frank Kelley St. Charles