Patents by Inventor Wesley Gilliam Sanderson

Wesley Gilliam Sanderson 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).

  • DISINTEGRATABLE PLUG WRAPS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170035104
    Abstract: A filter rod used in manufacture of a smoking article contains: (a) a rod of filter material, and (b) a plug wrap surrounding the rod of filter material. The overlapping side edges of the plug wrap are secured together with a plug wrap adhesive and the plug wrap adhesive comprises a disintegration accelerating agent. Alternatively or in addition, the plug wrap may contain perforations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Milton E. Parrish, Lixin L. Xue, Jon A. Regrut, Marvyn Steele, Thomas J. Gannon, Wesley Gilliam Sanderson
  • Disintegratable plug wraps and their applications
    Patent number: 9516896
    Abstract: A filter rod used in manufacture of a smoking article contains: (a) a rod of filter material, and (b) a plug wrap surrounding the rod of filter material. The overlapping side edges of the plug wrap are secured together with a plug wrap adhesive and the plug wrap adhesive comprises a disintegration accelerating agent. Alternatively or in addition, the plug wrap may contain perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Milton E. Parrish, Lixin L. Xue, Jon A. Regrut, Marvyn Steele, Thomas J. Gannon, Wesley Gilliam Sanderson
  • DISINTEGRATABLE PLUG WRAPS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20140261501
    Abstract: A filter rod used in manufacture of a smoking article contains: (a) a rod of filter material, and (b) a plug wrap surrounding the rod of filter material. The overlapping side edges of the plug wrap are secured together with a plug wrap adhesive and the plug wrap adhesive comprises a disintegration accelerating agent. Alternatively or in addition, the plug wrap may contain perforations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Milton E. Parrish, Lixin L. Xue, Jon A. Regrut, Marvyn Steele, Thomas J. Gannon, Wesley Gilliam Sanderson
  • Disintegratable plug wraps and their applications
    Patent number: 8707966
    Abstract: A filter rod used in manufacture of a smoking article contains: (a) a rod of filter material, and (b) a plug wrap surrounding the rod of filter material. The overlapping side edges of the plug wrap are secured together with a plug wrap adhesive and the plug wrap adhesive comprises a disintegration accelerating agent. Alternatively or in addition, the plug wrap may contain perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Milton E. Parrish, Lixin L. Xue, Jon A. Regrut, Marvyn Steele, Thomas J. Gannon, Wesley Gilliam Sanderson
  • DISINTEGRATABLE PLUG WRAPS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20120325230
    Abstract: A filter rod used in manufacture of a smoking article contains: (a) a rod of filter material, and (b) a plug wrap surrounding the rod of filter material. The overlapping side edges of the plug wrap are secured together with a plug wrap adhesive and the plug wrap adhesive comprises a disintegration accelerating agent. Alternatively or in addition, the plug wrap may contain perforations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Milton E. Parrish, Lixin L. Xue, Jon A. Regrut, Marvyn Steele, Thomas J. Gannon, Wesley Gilliam Sanderson