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Examiner: Mayes, Dionne W.


Primary examiner statistics: 42 patents; average approval time: 1469 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 1 patents; average approval time: 1013 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7293564 Method for chemically modifying tobacco during curing
7290549 Chemical heat source for use in smoking articles
7249605 Tobacco smoke filter elements
7243658 Nanoscale composite catalyst to reduce carbon monoxide in the mai...
7243656 Machine for manufacturing rod-like article
7240678 Filtered cigarette incorporating an adsorbent material
7237558 Filtered cigarette incorporating an adsorbent material
7237557 Method of and apparatus for applying adhesive to webs of wrapping...
7234470 Electromagnetic mechanism for positioning heater blades of an ele...
7231923 Smoking article including a catalytic smoke reformer
7228861 Cigarette filter
7228862 Use of oxyhydroxide compounds for reducing carbon monoxide in the...
7219672 Method of preparing paper for self-extinguishing cigarettes
7216509 Sol-gel process for the production of high dimensions dry gels an...
7216652 Smoking article wrapper with improved filler
7210486 Process and device for conveying a wrapper strip in a machine of ...
7197898 Robust diameter-controlled optical fiber during optical fiber dra...
7197897 Chemical strengthening process for disks used in disk drive data ...
7185659 Inductive heating magnetic structure for removing condensates fro...
7185658 Apparatus for producing and/or packaging cigarettes
7171968 Cigarette disposal assembly
7168431 Partially reduced nanoparticle additives to lower the amount of c...
7165553 Nanoscale catalyst particles/aluminosilicate to reduce carbon mon...
7163015 Opposed seam electrically heated cigarette smoking system
7159594 Method and device for adjusting the selecting out of winnowings
7152609 Catalyst to reduce carbon monoxide and nitric oxide from the main...
7117872 Method and a device for managing the supply of wrapping and/or ad...
7114504 Combined cigarette pack holder and ashtray
7112257 Method of mechanical softening of sheet material
7105111 Process for producing hollow bodies comprising fibre-reinforced c...
7104090 Method of making polarizing glasses
7100618 Sensory smoking simulator
7097737 Method of making a modified unbleached pulp for lyocell products
7089944 Process and device for connecting smoking articles
7080649 Cigarette holder
7073515 Lockable ashtray
7066183 Machine for filling cigarette tubes of different lengths
7052581 Process of producing magnesium ammonium phosphate in monohydrate ...
7051739 Method for making a cigarette with burn rate modification
7025066 Method of reducing the sucrose ester concentration of a tobacco m...

Patents as Assistant Examiner

Patent No. Patent Title:
6949167 Tissue products having uniformly deposited hydrophobic additives ...
 
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