Patents by Inventor Wayne E. Leonard, Sr.

Wayne E. Leonard, Sr. 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 applying adhesive to cigarette paper and the paper and cigarette produced thereby
    Patent number: 5531233
    Abstract: An adhesive spray delivery apparatus and a method of applying a predetermined quantity of anchoring adhesive in a predetermined spray pattern to an advancing web of cigarette paper are disclosed. The apparatus includes a pressurized spray system under control of a programmable controller for precisely and uniformly applying the adhesive in an atomized spray to the advancing cigarette paper, thereby eliminating the need to increase the density of the tobacco rod at discrete intervals of the rod to compensate for a significant volume of loose ends. The apparatus is portable and may be retrofitted to existing cigarette makers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Oglesby, Leigh A. B. Smith, Larry S. Jordan, Carl C. Greene, Jr., Wayne E. Leonard, Sr.