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Class 131/271 - No smoke to user


Subclass of Class 131 - Tobacco
Definition: Device or product wherein smoke is produced, but such smoke
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 03/08/2011


NumberTitleIssue Date
7900637Device and method for the administration of a substance
The present invention relates to an aerosol spray device (10, 20, 30, 40) for administration of a substance, specifically a substance having a disagreeable taste, such as nicotine, to the oral cavity of a subject; to an actuator (16, 26, 36, 46) includ...
03/08/2011
7775216Carbonaceous heat source composition for non-combustion-type smoking article
A carbonaceous heat source composition for a non-combustion-type smoking article contains calcium carbonate in an amount of 30 to 55% by weight. ...
08/17/2010
7434584Vaporization pipe with flame filter
A vaporizer device that uses a flame for vaporizing flavor and psychoactive compounds from smoking materials such as tobacco. The present device has a filter unit 34 with a porous flame filter 36. The flame filter 36 can be made of open-cell cer...
10/14/2008
7100618Sensory smoking simulator
The Sensory Smoking Simulator (5) performs by means of suction to draw smoke (33) from a cigarette (21a), only a small amount of which is smelled by the user (39). It is a main body (40) that includes an air motor (12...
09/05/2006
6874507System for effecting smoking cessation
A system is disclosed which makes it possible for a patient to be delivered gradually reduced amounts of nicotine over time thereby allowing the patient to be gradually weaned off of dependence on nicotine and quit smoking. The system is comprised of a means for aer...
04/05/2005
6799576System for effecting smoking cessation
A system is disclosed which makes it possible for a patient to be delivered gradually reduced amounts of nicotine over time thereby allowing the patient to be gradually weaned off of dependence on nicotine and quit smoking. The system is comprised of a means for aer...
10/05/2004
6606998Simple simulated cigarette
A simulated cigarette with a cylindrical plastic chamber that has a cap on one side and a semi-flattened mouthpiece on the othe. The cap has an open-air inlet in the center of it and the mouthpiece has an open-air outlet at its end. The invention only has...
08/19/2003
6162516System and method for protecting oral tissues from smokeless tobacco
The present invention involves a system and method for a user of smokeless tobacco to reduce the deleterious effects to oral tissues from the chemicals generated from using smokeless tobacco. A protective shield encloses a quantity of tobacco while restin...
12/19/2000
6082368Nicotine candy cigarette
A nicotine candy is provided for consumption in small volumes and in a cigarette shaped package. Each portion of the candy is obtained by removing it from a cigarette shaped package from the end. In a first embodiment, standard paper is used to wrap the a...
07/04/2000
6083962Agonist-anatagonist combination to reduce the use of nicotine and other drugs
A method of treating and reducing a drug dependency such as a nicotine dependency is provided. The method comprises initially administering to a subject a drug, such as nicotine or another agonist of the drug in an amount which would normally provide the ...
07/04/2000
5875786Cigar substitute
A cigar substitute, comprising an elongate, inedible, flexible tube having a length such that when one end is held in the mouth, the other end protrudes out of the mouth and having at least one lumen containing a mixture comprising nicotine, nicotine deri...
03/02/1999
5865185Flavor generating article
A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smok...
02/02/1999
5861422Agonist-antagonist combination to reduce the use of nicotine and other drugs
A method of treating and reducing a drug dependency such as a nicotine dependency is provided. The method comprises initially administering to a subject a drug, such as nicotine or another agonist of the drug in an amount which would normally provide the ...
01/19/1999
5810018Method, composition and apparatus for reducing the incidence of cigarette smoking
Effective concentrations of nicotine, of a stimulant, and of a sequestering agent are admixed in a liquid carrier. The sequestering agent prevents binding of nicotine with metallic ions which interfere with absorption of nicotine through the lining of the...
09/22/1998
5799663Nicotine oral delivery device
A nicotine oral delivery device, which includes a hollow housing (10) and a hollow mouthpiece (14) which may be detachable connected to the housing (10) or may form with the housing a single piece. The mouthpiece includes a nicotine-containing material (1...
09/01/1998
5746227Dry powder delivery system
A method for delivering dry powder particles through the mouth of a user, in which a suction is created through an opening in a proximal end of an elongated housing for drawing air into a flow path in the housing from an opening in a distal end of the hou...
05/05/1998
5703101Agonist-antagonist combination to reduce the use of nicotine and other drugs
A method of treating and reducing a drug dependency such as a nicotine dependency is provided. The method comprises initially administering to a subject a drug, such as nicotine or another agonist of the drug in an amount which would normally provide the ...
12/30/1997
5574052Agonist-antagonist combination to reduce the use of nicotine and other drugs
A method of treating and reducing a drug dependency such as a nicotine dependency is provided. The method comprises initially administering to a subject a drug, such as nicotine or another agonist of the drug in an amount which would normally provide the ...
11/12/1996
5501236Nicotine-impermeable container and method of fabricating the same
The present invention relates to a nicotine-impermeable container and a method for fabricating same. Additionally, the invention relates to a nicotine inhaling device which allows a user to ingest nicotine vapors orally. The nicotine inhaling device of th...
03/26/1996
5488962Chewing gum which is a substitute for tobacco smoke
Chewing gum which is a substitute for tobacco smoke, formed into three 3 g strips, characterized in that each strip contains not more than 25 wt % of a gum base and not more than 0.4 mg of nicotine dispersed in the gum base. The invention provides a nicot...
02/06/1996
5441060Dry powder delivery system
A dry powder delivery system having an elongaged tube containing a matrix having a measured amount of dry particles of therapeutic compound and a porous element having a dessicant therein is disclosed. The porous element with the dessicant can be combined...
08/15/1995
5388594Electrical smoking system for delivering flavors and method for making same
A smoking system is provided in which a replaceable cigarette containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of electrical heater elements contained within a lighter to evolve tobacco flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol for...
02/14/1995
5346734Perforated latex oral pouch for loose snuff
An oral pouch that is constructed of an orally safe natural rubber material that can be packed with any brand or flavor of loose moist snuff, by the individual user. The pouch is sized using scissors for maximum comfort and fit, and once inserted between ...
09/13/1994
5261424Control device for flavor-generating article
A control device for electrically heated flavor generators. Sensors detect user lip activity associated with taking a draw and trigger heating of flavor-generating materials....
11/16/1993
5060667Smoking article
A smoking article includes a combustible fuel element circumscribed by a heat transfer tube with a flavor source material circumscribing the heat transfer tube. At the ignition or upstream end of the smoking article, an impervious annular flange is provid...
10/29/1991
5048544Cigarette substitute
A cigarette substitute of the present invention is disclosed which provides an edible portion having a small amount of a nicotine composition sufficient to satisfy the desires of the cigarette smoker. The edible portion should preferably be in the shape a...
09/17/1991
4955399Smoking 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
4953572Method and apparatus for aiding in the reduction of incidence of tobacco smoking
A method and a composition for aiding in the reduction of the incidence of tobacco smoking which comprises a method of administering a nicotine containing aerosol spray to the oral cavity of an individual to provide a stimulation to the respiratory tract ...
09/04/1990
4945931Simulated smoking device
A simulated smoking device includes a hollow tube with a capsule of pressurized aerosol generating material located inside the tube. An air flow passage is defined between the capsule and tube wall. The capsule includes an aerosol outlet port having a val...
08/07/1990
4941483Aerosol delivery article
An aerosol delivery article provides flavor or a dose of a drug by heating a flavor or a drug, but not burning any material. A heat source which includes granular magnesium, granular iron, and finely divided cellulose generates heat upon contact thereof w...
07/17/1990
4938236Tobacco smoking article
A cigarette provides tobacco flavor by heating tobacco, but not burning tobacco or any other material. A heat source which includes granular magnesium, granular iron, and finely divided cellulose generates heat upon contact thereof with an aqueous solutio...
07/03/1990
4635651Process for the inclusion of a solid particulate component into aerosol formulations of inhalable nicotine
This invention provides a process for the inclusion of a solid particulate component into self-propelled aerosol formulations of inhalable nicotine....
01/13/1987
4303083Device 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
4184496Air moving simulated cigarette device
A device for enabling a user while simulating the action of smoking a cigarette or cigar to circulate the air surrounding his nose and mouth which may be laden with actual cigarette or cigar smoke of others in the vicinity. The device comprises a mouthpie...
01/22/1980
3994305Self-lighting cigarette having a protective cap
A self-lighting cigarette is disclosed having a protective or preventive cap enclosing the lip end of the cigarette to prevent the inhalation of the irritating fumes produced by the ignition means. Also disclosed is a means for attaching the self-lighting...
11/30/1976
 
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