Patents by Inventor Ulysses Smith
Ulysses Smith 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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Patent number: 7458373Abstract: An aerosol generator such as a hand-held inhaler and method of delivering aerosol to a user inhaling on an outlet of a mouthpiece when a pressure drop is detected within the mouthpiece. A medicated fluid passing through a capillary passage is heated sufficiently to vaporize the fluid and form the aerosol by condensation of the vaporized fluid as it admixes with air. Air is supplied to the mouthpiece through an air passage which is initially closed during detection of the pressure drop. A metering chamber allows consistent delivery of precise doses of fluid to the capillary passage. The pressure drop is detected before air is supplied to the mouthpiece with the result that the aerosol can be quickly delivered to the user as the user begins to inhale on the mouthpiece. The quick delivery of aerosol provides more efficient use of the user's lung capacity.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2003Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Walter A. Nichols, Donald L. Brookman, Gary E. Grollimund, Ulysses Smith
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Patent number: 7147170Abstract: An aerosol generating device generates an aerosol having a desired particle size by passing a liquid through a flow passage heated to convert the liquid into a vapor. The flow passage includes an outlet section that controls the exit velocity of the vapor and produces an aerosol with a desired particle size. The aerosol generator can be incorporated in a hand held inhaler, and the liquid can include a medicament, which is delivered to a targeted portion of the lung using the inhaler.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2003Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Tung T. Nguyen, Douglas D. McRae, Kenneth A. Cox, Walter A. Nichols, Ulysses Smith, Gary E. Grollimund, Donald L. Brookman
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Patent number: 7119804Abstract: A system and method is provided for monitoring the viewability of a display, and includes a point-of-sale display, at least one sensor that detects at least one of presence, placement and viewability of a display, a central processing unit that receives an output from the sensor and compares the output with a predetermined value to determine if an abnormal condition affecting viewability of the display exists, and a communication device that communicates an alarm signal produced by the central processing unit under abnormal conditions to a remote recipient or to a storage device.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2003Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: William R. Sweeney, Ulysses Smith
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Patent number: 6854461Abstract: An aerosol generator and methods of delivering aerosol to a user inhaling on a mouthpiece when a pressure drop is detected within the mouthpiece are disclosed. A medicated fluid passing through a capillary passage is heated to vaporize the fluid and form the aerosol by condensation or mixture of the vaporized fluid with admixed air. A metering chamber allows consistent delivery of precise doses of fluid to the capillary passage. Once the pressure drop is detected, aerosol can be quickly delivered to the user as the user begins to inhale on the mouthpiece. The quick delivery of aerosol provides more efficient use of the user's lung capacity.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2003Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.Inventors: Walter A. Nichols, Donald L. Brookman, Gary E. Grollimund, Ulysses Smith
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Publication number: 20040129793Abstract: An aerosol generating device generates an aerosol having a desired particle size by passing a liquid through a flow passage heated to convert the liquid into a vapor. The flow passage includes an outlet section that controls the exit velocity of the vapor and produces an aerosol with a desired particle size. The aerosol generator can be incorporated in a hand held inhaler, and the liquid can include a medicament, which is delivered to a targeted portion of the lung using the inhaler.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Applicant: Chrysalis Technologies IncorporatedInventors: Tung T. Nguyen, Douglas D. McRae, Kenneth A. Cox, Walter A. Nichols, Ulysses Smith, Gary E. Grollimund, Donald L. Brookman
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Publication number: 20040025865Abstract: An aerosol generator and methods of delivering aerosol to a user inhaling on a mouthpiece when a pressure drop is detected within the mouthpiece are disclosed. A medicated fluid passing through a capillary passage is heated to vaporize the fluid and form the aerosol by condensation or mixture of the vaporized fluid with admixed air. A metering chamber allows consistent delivery of precise doses of fluid to the capillary passage. Once the pressure drop is detected, aerosol can be quickly delivered to the user as the user begins to inhale on the mouthpiece. The quick delivery of aerosol provides more efficient use of the user's lung capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2003Publication date: February 12, 2004Inventors: Walter A. Nichols, Donald L. Brookman, Gary E. Grollimund, Ulysses Smith
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Publication number: 20030230303Abstract: An aerosol generator such as a hand-held inhaler and method of delivering aerosol to a user inhaling on an outlet of a mouthpiece when a pressure drop is detected within the mouthpiece. A medicated fluid passing through a capillary passage is heated sufficiently to vaporize the fluid and form the aerosol by condensation of the vaporized fluid as it admixes with air. Air is supplied to the mouthpiece through an air passage which is initially closed during detection of the pressure drop. A metering chamber allows consistent delivery of precise doses of fluid to the capillary passage. The pressure drop is detected before air is supplied to the mouthpiece with the result that the aerosol can be quickly delivered to the user as the user begins to inhale on the mouthpiece. The quick delivery of aerosol provides more efficient use of the user's lung capacity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2003Publication date: December 18, 2003Inventors: Walter A. Nichols, Donald L. Brookman, Gary E. Grollimund, Ulysses Smith
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Publication number: 20030227384Abstract: A system and method is provided for monitoring the viewability of a display, and includes a point-of-sale display, at least one sensor that detects at least one of presence, placement and viewability of a display, a central processing unit that receives an output from the sensor and compares the output with a predetermined value to determine if an abnormal condition affecting viewability of the display exists, and a communication device that communicates an alarm signal produced by the central processing unit under abnormal conditions to a remote recipient or to a storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2003Publication date: December 11, 2003Applicant: Philip Morris IncorporatedInventors: William R. Sweeney, Ulysses Smith
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Patent number: 5649554Abstract: A lighter is provided having a tobacco flavor heating system which includes a rotatable tobacco containing disc or spiral. This disc or spiral is registered in thermal proximity to a heating element and heated to generate tobacco flavors in response to a sensor. The disc and spiral are sized to provide a convenient number of puffs before disposal. Housings are provided for the disc and spiral to store, register and dispose the tobacco product efficiently. An induction heating system can be employed.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 1995Date of Patent: July 22, 1997Assignee: Philip Morris IncorporatedInventors: F. Murphy Sprinkel, Amitabh Das, Grier S. Fleischhauer, Everett C. Grollimund, Willie G. Houck, Jr., Peter J. Lipowicz, Ulysses Smith, James M. Washington, Susan E. Wrenn
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Patent number: 5269327Abstract: An article is provided in which a tobacco flavor medium is electrically heated to evolve inhalable tobacco flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges of the tobacco flavor medium which are heated sequentially to provide individual puffs.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 1991Date of Patent: December 14, 1993Assignee: Philip Morris IncorporatedInventors: Mary E. Counts, Bernard C. LaRoy, D. Bruce Losee, Jr., Constance H. Morgan, Ulysses Smith, F. Murphy Sprinkel, Jr., Francis V. Utsch
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Patent number: 5144962Abstract: Methods and apparatus for releasing flavor components from a flavor-generating medium using an electric heating element are provided. A non-combustion flavor-generating article uses electrical energy to power a heating element which heats tobacco or other flavorants. The flavor-generating medium is formed into a packed bed. Energy delivered to the heating element is regulated to maintain the flavor-generating medium at a relatively constant operating temperature to ensure a relatively constant release of flavor.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1989Date of Patent: September 8, 1992Assignee: Philip Morris IncorporatedInventors: Mary E. Counts, Mohammad R. Hajaligol, Constance H. Morgan, Ulysses Smith, Francis M. Sprinkel, Francis V. Utsch
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Patent number: 5060671Abstract: An article is provided in which a flavor generating medium is electrically heated to evolve inhalable flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges of the flavor generating medium which are heated sequentially to provide individual puffs.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1989Date of Patent: October 29, 1991Assignee: Philip Morris IncorporatedInventors: Mary E. Counts, Bernard C. LaRoy, D. Bruce Losee, Jr., Constance H. Morgan, Ulysses Smith, F. Murphy Sprinkel, Jr., Francis V. Utsch