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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7276120 | Materials and methods for manufacturing cigarettes Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive material can be applied as a coating formulati... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7237559 | Wrapping materials for smoking articles Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219672 | Method of preparing paper for self-extinguishing cigarettes A method is described for the manufacture of a paper for self-extinguishing cigarettes, by reducing its permeability to air, obtained by applying continuously or onto well defined areas, a composition based on gum Arabic or acacia gum, with or without a fire retarda... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216652 | Smoking article wrapper with improved filler The invention relates to a tobacco smoking article wrapper which selectively reduces the content of gaseous components in the smoke delivered during the use of the smoking article. The gaseous components can be low molecular weight aldehydes in the smoke produced du... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7195694 | Reinforcing and/or process fibres based on vegetable fibres and production thereof The present invention relates to reinforcing and/or process fibres based on vegetable fibres whose elementary fibres are fibrillated and to a process for their production. The reinforcing and/or process fibres are characterized in that the elementary fibres have a f... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7165553 | Nanoscale catalyst particles/aluminosilicate to reduce carbon monoxide in the mainstream smoke of a cigarette A smoking article composition and a method of making a smoking article composition comprising tobacco cut filler, cigarette paper and/or cigarette filter material further comprising a catalyst capable of converting carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, wherein the cata... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7112245 | Apparatuses for forming a planarizing pad for planarization of microlectronic substrates A planarizing pad for planarizing a microelectronic substrate, and a method and apparatus for forming the planarizing pad. In one embodiment, planarizing pad material is mixed with compressed gas to form a plurality of discrete elements that are distributed on a sup... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7052581 | Process of producing magnesium ammonium phosphate in monohydrate form (dittmarite) A process for converting the more easily synthesized and stored AMP hexahydrate into monohydrate of high purity. The resultant monohydrate (dittmarite) can then be either dried to stabilize it, or used directly in cigarette production such as paper making as filler ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6997190 | Wrapping materials for smoking articles Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976493 | Wrapping materials for smoking articles Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6936105 | APPLICATOR ROLLER HAVING A ROLLER JACKET, APPLICATOR ROLLER AND ROTATING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY, DRYER, COOLING ROLLER STAND AND PRINTING PRESS HAVING THE APPLICATOR ROLLER AND METHOD FOR COATING A MATERIAL WEB An applicator roller includes a roller jacket having an outer cylindrical surface for picking up a liquid and, at least to some extent, for transferring the liquid. The roller jacket is formed with at least one perforation through which excess liquid is guidable int... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935346 | Smoking article comprising a wrapper containing a ceramic material The invention describes a smoking article (1) comprising a wrapper (3) enwrapping a tobacco smoking material (2), the wrapper comprising a ceramic material and being capable of mechanically trapping mainly aqueous particulate phase materials in ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929013 | Wrapping materials for smoking articles Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6904918 | Low sidestream smoke cigarette with non-combustible treatment material A low sidestream smoke cigarette comprises a conventional tobacco rod and a non-combustible treatment material for the rod. The treatment material has a porosity less than about 200 Coresta units and a sidestream smoke treatment composition. The treatment compositio... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6883524 | Wrapper paper for smoking articles Wrapper paper for a smoking article carries 1 g/m2 to 15 g/m2 of a burn adjusting agent and 1 g/m2 to 30 g/m2 of a calcium phosphate-based compound in the wrapper paper. ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6830053 | Cigarette wrapper paper with suppressed scattering of ash A cigarette wrapper paper formed of a pulp containing at least 60% by weight of fibrous components, particularly, a flax pulp. The cigarette wrapper paper permits markedly suppressing the scattering of the cigarette ash without increasing the addition amount of a lo... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6823873 | Cigarette having reduced sidestream smoke A cigarette includes an ignition element in contact with tobacco, surrounded by a composite outer wrapper. The outer wrapper is impervious to oxygen causing the tobacco to extinguish between puffs. The ignition element, however, has a longer static burn time than th... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6823872 | Smoking article with reduced carbon monoxide delivery The present invention is generally directed to smoking articles having reduced carbon monoxide delivery. In order to reduce carbon monoxide delivery, the wrapping papers used to construct the smoking article has a fiber basis weight of less than about 18 gsm. Smokin... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6817365 | Cigarette paper having heat-degradable filler particles, and cigarette comprising a cigarette paper wrapper having heat-degradable filler particles A cigarette paper includes heat-degradable filler particles to increase the porosity of the cigarette paper during smoking of the cigarette. The porosity of the cigarette paper during smoking of the cigarette will typically be from about 30% to abut 60%. The heat-de... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6810884 | Low sidestream smoke cigarette with non-combustible treatment material A low sidestream smoke cigarette comprises a conventional tobacco rod and a non-combustible treatment material for the rod. The treatment material has a porosity less than about 200 Coresta units and a sidestream smoke treatment composition. The treatment compositio... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6792953 | Tobacco smoke filter A tobacco smoke filter a copper-containing porphyrin or an iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye. A method of making a first tobacco smoke filter segment, comprising the steps of, first, providing one or more than one substance; producing a mixture of cellulose f... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6779530 | Smoking articles with reduced ignition proclivity characteristics A process for reducing the permeability of a paper wrapper used in the construction of a smoking article is disclosed. The paper wrapper is treated with a film-forming composition that forms treated discrete areas on the wrapper. The treated discrete areas have a pe... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6725867 | Process for producing smoking articles with reduced ignition proclivity characteristics and products made according to same A process for reducing the permeability of a paper wrapper used in the construction of a smoking article is disclosed. The paper wrapper is treated with a film-forming composition that forms treated discrete areas on the wrapper. The treated discrete areas have a pe... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6722373 | Cigarette sidestream smoke treatment material A cigarette sidestream smoke treatment material made from a sheet of non-combustible active components provides a porous structure capable of treating sidestream smoke. The treatment material, as used in combination with a cigarette, provides a low sidestream smoke ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6722372 | Wrapper for smoking article A smoking article particularly to eliminate spotting or staining and provide good smoke quality includes a double wrap smoking article which includes an outer wrap of a conventional cigarette paper and an inner wrap which is comprised of from about 55 to 85% wood fi... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6706120 | Method of fixing flavorant which improves sidestream smoke smell of tobacco and cigarette A method of fixing a flavorant for improving the small of a sidestream smoke of tobacco. This method includes applying, to tobacco wrapper paper, a tobacco sidestream smoke smell-improving agent including an ethanol or propylene glycol solution of the flavorant adde... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6676806 | Process for increasing the wet strength of porous plug wraps for use in smoking articles A process for increasing the wet tensile strength properties of a porous plug wrap paper for use in smoking articles is disclosed. The wet strength properties of the paper are increased by incorporating into the paper an alkyl ketene dimer and by applying... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6645605 | Materials and method of making same for low ignition propensity products Novel materials for making low ignition propensity products are disclosed. Specifically, a treated cigarette paper for making low ignition propensity cigarettes are disclosed. The cigarette base paper containing a thermoplastic polymer aqueous suspension ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6596125 | Method and apparatus for applying a material to a web A method and apparatus of manufacturing a web which is striped with add-on material, comprising: a first slurry supply which forms a sheet of base web and moves the sheet along a first path; a second slurry supply; and a moving orifice applicator operativ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6595217 | Smoking articles Cigarette filter rod employs as filtration material moisture disintegrative paper. The moisture disintegration index of the paper does not exceed 20.... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6584981 | Cigarette paper containing carbon fibers for improved ash characteristics The present invention is directed to a method for improving the ash characteristics of a paper wrapper for a smoking article and for improving the ash characteristics of the smoking article itself. Specifically, it has been unexpectedly discovered that th... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6578584 | Smoking article with non-combustible wrapper, combustible fuel source and aerosol generator The invention relates to a smoking article (1) having a high proportion of non-combustible, inorganic material and a relatively low level of visible sidestream. The smoking article includes a substantially non-combustible, wrapper (5) which extends along ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568403 | Paper wrapper for reduction of cigarette burn rate A method of reducing the burn rate of a smoking article is provided. Specifically, the burn rate is reduced by incorporating into a paper wrapper of the smoking article a filler (e.g., precipitated calcium carbonate) having a median particle size greater ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568402 | Multi-ply cigarette filter wrapper The cigarette filter wrapper paper has a paper layer which has a first surface and a second surface. The filter wrapper paper exhibits a first overlap air permeability, measured when a perforated tip paper is overlapped on the first surface, and a second ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6557561 | Cigarette paper having a flavorant which improves sidestream smoke smell, and a cigarette A cigarette paper having a sidestream smoke smell-improving agent including a lactone in its free state, or a salt of a hydroxy acid corresponding to the lactone, as well as a cigarette wrapped by the cigarette paper. The salt of the hydroxy acid can be a... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6478032 | Smoking articles The invention relates to a cigarette paper having a low total filler content, 20% by weight of the paper or less, a proportion of the filler being a filler capable of effecting visible sidestream smoke reduction. The basis weight of the paper is about 30 ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6457475 | Cigarette having projections of an embossed plug wrap attached to a tipping paper A filter-tipped cigarette comprises a tobacco rod including a tobacco filler and a tobacco wrapper paper wrapped around the tobacco filler, a filter including a filter member and a filter wrapper paper integrally wrapped around the filter member, and a ti... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6440223 | Smoking article containing heat activatable flavorant-generating material This invention provides a method for improving the flavor and aroma properties in a smoking article. A high fructose corn syrup, ammonium hydroxide and diammonium phosphate are reacted with each other for a time and under conditions sufficient to provide ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6405734 | Low sub-flow smoke type cigarette A low-sidestream-smoke cigarette comprises a dual-structure wrapper that wraps filler shreds (5) therein. An inner wrapper (6) of the wrapper is formed of papermaking sheet tobacco or slurry sheet tobacco, while an outer wrapper (8) is ordinary paper. In ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6378528 | Cigarette with improved tobacco substrate An improved substrate for use in smoking articles is produced by infusing aerosol forming material into tobacco. The infusion can take place in one or multiple steps. Preferably, about 10% to about 40% by weight of aerosol former, such as glycerin is infu... | 04/30/2002 |
