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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7231923 | Smoking article including a catalytic smoke reformer A smoking article includes a tobacco rod in axial alignment with a filter section with a catalyst bed disposed between the tobacco rod and the filter section. The catalyst bed may be heated from an external portable heating source or may be heated by the internal ev... | 06/19/2007 |
| 6994096 | Flow distributor of an electrically heated cigarette smoking system A heater fixture for use in an electrically heated cigarette smoking system having a source of electrical energy for heating a cigarette includes an inner wall or barrel having at least one opening through the inner wall extending from an outer peripheral surface to... | 02/07/2006 |
| 5738116 | Fluid-cooled smoking device An improved fluid-cooled smoking device wherein the smoke is bubbled up through the fluid contained in one reservoir or housing and then mixes and flows with this fluid as it is flowing into another fluid containing reservoir or housing, which the smoke a... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5464026 | Device for smoking tobacco and the like A device for smoking tobacco and the like has a housing having an upper wall and a lower wall, the upper wall mounting an air-permeable membrane communicating with a channel formed between the walls, and the channel being open at an end to the atmosphere.... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5269327 | Electrical smoking article 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 sequentia... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5159940 | Smoking article A smoking article in which a flavored aerosol is generated by heat transfer to a flavor bed from the combustion of a carbon heat source is provided wherein the carbon heat source and the flavor bed are contained within a non-combustible substantially cyli... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5099861 | Aerosol delivery article An aerosol delivery article includes a longitudinally segmented combustible fuel element, and a substrate carrying flavor or a drug positioned physically separate from the fuel element. The fuel element is composed of a carbonaceous material and is extrud... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5082008 | Smoking article A smoking article includes a generally cylindrically shaped fuel column with a corrugated-shaped channel formed longitudinally through the fuel column and concentric therewith. A flavor releasing material coats the corrugated wall of the channel and the f... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5050621 | Smoking articles There is provided a smoking article comprising a heating unit, aerosol generation section in flow communication at a first end thereof with said heating unit, nicotine source in flow communication at a first end thereof with the heating unit, a mixing spa... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5027836 | Insulated smoking article The present invention preferably relates to an insulated smoking article which is capable of producing substantial quantities of smoke, both initially and over the useful life of the product, without significant thermal degradation of the aerosol former a... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4989619 | Smoking article with improved fuel element The present invention preferably relates to a smoking article which is capable of producing substantial quantities of aerosol, both initially and over the useful life of the product, without significant thermal degradation of the aerosol former and withou... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4969476 | Smoking article An elongate smoking article for releasing an aerosol into the mouth of a smoker comprises, a fuel rod having a light-up end adapted to be lit by a smoker; a tube extending from the fuel rod to a mouth end of the article thereby defining a condensation cha... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4955399 | Smoking article A cigarette provides tobacco flavor by heating tobacco, but not burning tobacco or any other material. A heat source which includes a metal oxide (e.g., calcium oxide), an anhydrous metal sulfate (e.g., magnesium sulfate), an inorganic salt and a sugar, g... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4947875 | Flavor delivery articles utilizing electrical energy Flavor delivery articles employ an electrical resistance heating element and an electrical power source to provide a flavored aerosol. The articles advantageously comprise a disposable portion and a reusable controller. The disposable portion normally inc... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4934384 | Tobacco pipe combustion accessory A tobacco pipe combustion maintenance accessory for maintaining continuous burning of tobacco in the bowl of a pipe once the tobacco is initially ignited. The device includes a generally flat body having a curvilinear concave reflective surface on one sid... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4848374 | Smoking device A smoking device for releasing an aerosol into the mouth of a smoker comprises in combination, a chamber into which a mixture of air and a liquid aerosol precursor is introduced, a heat source surrounding the chamber, a first duct providing communication ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4819665 | Aerosol delivery article An aerosol delivery article is capable of producing substantial quantities of smoke, both initially and over the useful lifetime of the product, without significant thermal degradation of the aerosol former and without the presence of substantial pyrolysi... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4774970 | Smoking appliance and method A smoker's appliance including a passageway upstream from the site of the tobacco, a passageway downstream thereof and means for elevating the upstream passageway's temperature to provide superheated area to the site of combustion. Downstream from the sit... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4773435 | Device for decreasing side stream smoke of tobacco products A device for a cigarette comprises many plate units with a cigarette holding hole that are connected with each other detachably. Inserting a cigarette into the hole of the device when lit and not puffed, side smoke stream from the burning point of the cig... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4637407 | Cigarette holder A fire safe, environmentally protective cigarette holder for fully enveloping a lit cigarette and in which an internal power source maintains a flow of air to the lit portion and drives the exhaust smoke through a filter before it is vented to the atmosph... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4596258 | Smoking devices A smoking device is disclosed which allows the user to regulate the air he inhales to consist of pure tobacco smoke, pure air, pure air carrying volatile substances, or a mixture of tobacco smoke and air carrying volatile substances. This is accomplished ... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4303083 | Device for evaporation and inhalation of volatile compounds and medications A device for inhaling a mixture of air and vaporized volatile compounds, but without combustion or thermal decomposition of the volatile compounds or of other non-volatile organic matter, as is the case in ordinary smoking methods. The device is intended ... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4275747 | Smoking pipe A smoking pipe having a metal air injection pin in the stem for conductively cooling the smoke and for introducing and mixing a controlled amount of air into the smoke stream proportional to the smoke stream velocity.... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4190063 | Smoker's pipe A smoker's pipe has a tobacco bowl for burning tobacco and a stem extending from the bowl. A control system produces a draft via a free flow of air through tobacco in the bowl whereby the tobacco burns freely and evaporates moisture in the tobacco and eli... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4029109 | Fluid-cooled smoking device A fluid-cooled smoking device includes a plurality of concentrically disposed tubular members which, depending upon the predetermined length of some of such members, and/or the provision of apertures therewithin, together define an elongated serpentine fl... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4020853 | Smoking pipe A smoking pipe which can be made of an artistically ornamented ceramic such as porcelain wherein means is provided for maintaining the outer wall at a sufficiently low temperature to permit comfortable handling by the smoker, there being spaced inner and ... | 05/03/1977 |