Patents by Inventor Vernol G. Clemons

Vernol G. Clemons 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for measuring moisture content of a moving stream of tobacco
    Patent number: 5163454
    Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for accurately measuring the moisture content of a moving bed of a product, such as strip tobacco, are disclosed. As the bed of tobacco is conveyed by a perforated or porous conveyor, a flow of air is directed upwardly through the conveyor and into the bed of tobacco. The air flow agitates and homogenizes the tobacco to provide a localized area of the bed of tobacco that has a substantially uniform moisture content from top to bottom. A moisture sensor located downstream of the air flow measures the moisture content of the agitated portion of the tobacco bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1992
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventor: Vernol G. Clemons