Systems and methods for performing a purchase transaction using rewards points
Patent No. 9,972,047
A system and method for performing a purchase transaction using rewards points by receiving a purchase request using a financial account with associated account information, determining based on the account information that the financial account is associated with a rewards program with rewards points, and providing the option to pay for the purchase using the financial account or at least a portion of the rewards points. The purchase may be paid for using rewards points from multiple rewards programs and/or multiple financial accounts.
Inventors: Richard Elliott (Glen Allen, Va.), Matthew Sexstone (Richmond), Patricia Hansen (Glen Allen, Va.), Rhett Edwards (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
May 15, 2018
Process for laying fibrous webs from a centrifugal spinning process
Patent No. 9,970,128
A method for laying down a nanoweb of nanofibers from a centrifugal spinning process by a combination of an air flow field and a charging arrangement. Fibrous streams in the form of fibrils of molten polymer or polymer solution are discharged from a rotating member into an air flow field that is essentially parallel to the direction of discharge of fibrils at the point of discharge of the fibrils. The fibrous streams are attentuated and directed by means of the air flow field onto the surface of a collector to form a nanoweb. The fibrous streams are charged along all or at least a portion of their route from the point of discharge to the surface of the collector.
Inventors: Tao Huang (Downingtown, Pa.), Jack Eugene Armantrout (Richmond), Thomas William Harding (Wilmington, Del.), Thomas Patrick Daly (Aston, Pa.), Neil Jay Croft Jr. (Middletown, Del.), Carl Saquing (Newark, Del.), Glenn Creighton Catlin (Newark, Del.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
May 15, 2018
Downflow denitrification system
Patent No. 9,969,635
In general, the present invention is directed to systems for treating water or wastewater. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the system may utilize a vessel with a plurality of filter beds, at least one inlet, and at least one outlet, and the system may include: a first filtration bed comprising a first granular and/or angular media, the first media having a high surface area and configured for biological and physical treatment of the water or wastewater; a second filtration bed including a second granular and/or angular media, the second media having a lower surface area than the first media; wherein the water or wastewater enters the vessel via the at least one inlet, flows through the first filtration bed and the second filtration bed, and exits the vessel through the at least one outlet.
Inventors: Amit Kaldate (Glen Allen, Va.), Mudit Gangal (Richmond), John Dyson (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: Infilco Degremont Inc. (Richmond)
May 15, 2018
Canopy for a golf cart storage area
Patent No. 9,969,247
The golf cart canopy is adapted for use with a golf cart. The golf cart canopy is a non-fixed canopy that provides weather protection for passengers or items that are stored in the rear section of the golf cart. The golf cart canopy is retractable when weather protection is not desired. The golf cart canopy comprises a canopy, a first support, and a second support.
Inventors: John Houze Jr. (Richmond)
Assignee: N/A
May 15, 2018
Fabrication of hydrogel microsphere delivery vehicles through electrospraying and timed gelation
Patent No. 9,968,558
Disclosed are processes for making hydrogel microspheres. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed to processes for making hydrogel microspheres by electrospraying.
Inventors: Scott Sell (St. Louis, Mo.), Era Jain (St. Louis, Mo.), Silviya Zustiak (St. Louis, Mo.), Kayla May Scott (Richmond), Saahil Sheth (St. Peters, Mo.)
Assignee: Saint Louis University (St. Louis, Mo.)
May 15, 2018
Assembly drum and system and method using the same for the automated production of e-vapor devices
Patent No. 9,968,131
An assembler system for manufacturing vapor-generating articles may include a rotatable assembly drum including an outer face and a flute in the outer face. The flute is structured and arranged to hold a first section and a second section of the vapor-generating article. The system also includes a first mechanism that translates the first section relative to the second section while the first section and the second section are in the flute. The system additionally includes a second mechanism that rotates the first section relative to the second section while the first section and the second section are in the flute. The translating and the rotating connect the first section to the second section to form the vapor-generating article.
Inventors: Jeffrey A. Swepston (Powhatan, Va.), Martin T. Garthaffner (Chesterfield, Va.), Christopher Ryan Newcomb (Powhatan, Va.), Travis Martin Garthaffner (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 15, 2018
Method of wrapping mica paper on an electrical conductor and mica paper tape suitable for same
Patent No. 9,972,419
A method is disclosed of applying a mica paper around an electrical conductor, the process including attaching the tape comprising the mica paper to the conductor at an attachment point on the conductor; winding the tape around the conductor surface until the tape has been wound to a point that is at least 25 percent of the conductor circumference from the attachment point and then initiating a continuous removal of the support layer from the tape, starting at the attachment point; the mica paper remaining in contact with the surface of the conductor; and continuing to wind the tape around the conductor while simultaneously removing the support layer at a removal point until a desired amount of conductor surface is completely covered with at least one layer of the mica paper, with the proviso that the removal point is maintained at least 25 percent of the conductor circumference behind the winding point until the desired amount of conductor surface is completely covered. A tape is also disclosed of mica paper and a support layer, wherein the mica paper; wherein the initial elongation of the support layer is equal to or less than the initial elongation of the mica paper; and wherein the support layer is demountably attached to the mica paper such that when a delamination force of 10 N/10 mm or less is imposed on the support layer it can be separated from the mica paper.
Inventors: Byoung Sam Kang (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
May 15, 2018
Methods for producing precursor solutions and sol–gels for nano–engineered carbon materials and nano–engineered carbon materials created therefrom
Patent No. 9,968,900
Methods of manufacturing nano-engineered carbon materials, such as carbon aerogels and carbon xerogels, and methods of manufacturing precursor solutions and sol-gels for making the same are provided. A method for manufacturing a precursor solution comprises programmed-addition of a cross-linking agent to a component mixture comprising a resorcinol compound. A method for manufacturing a sol-gel comprises subjecting a precursor solutions to at least one heat treatment. Methods for producing nano-engineered carbon materials from precursor solutions and sol-gels are also provided. Methods for using the nano-engineered carbon materials are also disclosed. The resulting nano-engineered carbon materials can be useful in a range of products including, supercapacitor applications, high-surface-area electrodes, fuel cells, and desalination systems.
Inventors: Sudhir M. Mulik (North Wales, Pa.), Joseph F. Ludvik (Midlothian, Va.), Robert W. Fleming (Alpharetta, Ga.), Christopher M. Lee (Norcross, Ga.)
Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Chemicals (Atlanta, Ga.)
May 15, 2018
Composite laminate for a thermal and acoustic insulation blanket
Patent No. RE46,859
This invention is directed to a composite laminate comprising in order (a) a flame retardant polymeric moisture barrier (b) an inorganic platelet layer and (c) a flame retardant thermoplastic film layer The invention is also directed to a thermal insulation and acoustic blanket comprising a core of fibrous material or foam surrounded by the above composite laminate wherein the thermoplastic film layer of the composite laminate contacts and encapsulates the core.
Inventors: Llewellyn Bentley Richardson III (Chesterfield, Va.), Warren Francis Knoff (Richmond), Jian Wang (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
May 22, 2018
Electrical cabinet service door with integrated dead front
Patent No. 9,979,166
In order to reduce service procedure time and labor costs, while increasing overall uptime, the electrical equipment cabinet of the invention includes a main service door that is integrated with the dead front. The dead front panel is fixed to and movable with the main service door, and therefore access to high voltage equipment situated behind the dead front is achieved by simply opening the main service door, without the need to first unlock and open the main service door and then unlock, open, and/or remove the dead front panel. Controls on the front side of the dead front are easily and safely accessible, when the main service door is closed, through a dead front control access door positioned within an opening of the main service door.
Inventors: Richard Shimabukuro (Tustin, Calif.), Long Justin Nguyen (Mechanicsville, Va.), Isaac Folk (Glen Allen, Va.), Christopher Morgan Davis (Richmond), Mingbo Zhao (Doylestown, Pa.)
Assignee: Power Distribution Inc. (Richmond)
May 22, 2018
Display package
Patent No. 9,975,664
A method of displaying an article, a package configured to display a selected portion of an article, and a blank for forming a rectangular box, which is configured to contain an elongate body are disclosed. The method includes establishing a box structure having an inner cavity and a side portion; dividing the side portion into a lower retention portion, and upper retention portion, and a window recess portion, the dividing including: establishing a side recess panel at a location along a side panel of the box structure; establishing a front recess panel along a front panel of the box structure, the front recess panel adjacent the side recess panel, the front recess panel having a greater width than the side recess panel; and establishing the window recess portion by folding the first and front recess panels into the box structure.
Inventors: Scott A. Fath (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 22, 2018
Sphingosine kinase type 1 inhibitors and uses thereof
Patent No. 9,974,758
Provided are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase Type I that are useful in a number of applications, indications and diseases, as well as for monitoring pharmacokinetics and patient management. These compounds are applicable to treating tumors of the central nervous system, such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
Inventors: Sarah Spiegel (Richmond), Robert Elliot Zipkin (Wynnewood, Pa.), Jeffrey Kroll Adams (Fort Washington, Pa.)
Assignee: Enzo Therapeutics Inc. (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
May 22, 2018
Dual–ended lip balm container
Patent No. 9,974,377
A three to six sided lip balm applicator of the present invention comprises a cap, a liner, and a base, having engagement assemblies for engaging the cap to the liner, the liner to the base, and a base from one lip balm applicator to an equivalent base from another lip balm applicator to form a lip balm container. The base comprises a partition with stabilizers which emerge from the partition and extend radially toward and overhang an aperture in the partition. The lip balm applicator may contain a domed lip balm, filled directly into the lip balm applicator or components thereof as a mold for manufacturing the domed lip balm, filled to a fill level approaching the partition top but not touching the partition top.
Inventors: Matthew Clifton Keller (Richmond), David Dombrowski (Williamsburg, Va.), David Charles Fuhrmeister (Chester Springs, Pa.), William H. Valls (Loveland, Ohio), Zachariah S. Simmering (Mansfield, Ohio), Jonathon Keith Markey (Greensboro, N.C.)
Assignee: Pfizer Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
May 22, 2018
Capsule clusters for oral consumption
Patent No. 9,974,325
An oral product includes a matrix including a mixture of a plurality of capsules, a powdered component, a viscous component and a binder and wherein the matrix is molded into a shape. In a preferred embodiment, the capsules provide functional and flavorful ingredients. In an embodiment, the matrix is enclosed in a porous material that forms a pouch.
Inventors: Danielle R. Crawford (Chester, Va.), Shon Gedevani (Richmond), William R. Sweeney (Richmond), Chris Irving (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
May 22, 2018
Systems and methods for controlling cationic water treatment additives
Patent No. 9,977,004
Systems and methods are provided for measuring the amount of cationic organic water treatment additives in water systems. Disclosed systems and methods monitor, analyze and control the amounts of cationic organic water treatment additive supplied to the water. Disclosed systems and methods may include various dyes and surfactants for facilitating the monitoring and control of the cationic organic water treatment additives.
Inventors: John Richardson (Hanover, Va.), Douglas McIlwaine (Ashland, Va.), Benjamin Niemaseck (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: Chemtreat Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.)
May 22, 2018
Flavored packaging insert for smokeless tobacco
Patent No. 9,974,330
A package of smokeless tobacco includes a flavor patch located in the package to provide flavor to smokeless tobacco. Also disclosed is a method of packaging smokeless tobacco by combining a package with a flavor patch disposed inside the package, the flavor patch comprising a flavor and an adsorbent, so that the flavor patch resides in an interior of the package; and adding smokeless tobacco to the package with the flavor patch.
Inventors: Andrew N. Carroll (Chesterfield, Va.), Steven J. Hovjacky (Chesterfield, Va.), Beverly C. Woodson (Ruther Glen, Va.)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond, Va.)
May 22, 2018
Honeycomb core having a high compression strength
Patent No. 9,976,258
A method of making a fiber-reinforced composite structure comprises the steps of (i) forming a paper sheet having a Gurley air resistance at least 200 seconds per 100 milliliters, the sheet comprising from 30 to 70 weight percent p-aramid fiber, (ii) depositing on both surfaces of the paper sheet a compression enhancing layer in a quantity up to 5 weight percent based on the weight of the paper, (iii) forming a honeycomb from the sheet of step (ii), and (iv) applying a matrix resin coating to the honeycomb of step (iii).
Inventors: Mikhail R. Levit (Glen Allen, Va.), Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
May 22, 2018
Methods for reducing surface fouling in fuel production systems
Patent No. 9,976,090
Methods for preventing or reducing fouling of equipment having a metal surface that contacts a reaction byproduct in a fuel production system are provided. The method may include treating the metal surface in the fuel production system by contacting a fouling inhibitor with the metal surface. The fouling inhibitor includes a bicyclic organic compound with an aromatic ring and a heterocyclic ring, and is delivered to the metal surface of the system in sufficient amount and for sufficient time to reduce a fouling deposit on at least a portion of the metal surface.
Inventors: Vince Spaeth (Ashland, Va.)
Assignee: Chemtreat Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.)
May 22, 2018
Systems and methods for performing a purchase transaction using rewards points
Patent No. 9,972,047
A system and method for performing a purchase transaction using rewards points by receiving a purchase request using a financial account with associated account information, determining based on the account information that the financial account is associated with a rewards program with rewards points, and providing the option to pay for the purchase using the financial account or at least a portion of the rewards points. The purchase may be paid for using rewards points from multiple rewards programs and/or multiple financial accounts.
Inventors: Richard Elliott (Glen Allen, Va.), Matthew Sexstone (Richmond), Patricia Hansen (Glen Allen, Va.), Rhett Edwards (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
May 15, 2018
Process for laying fibrous webs from a centrifugal spinning process
Patent No. 9,970,128
A method for laying down a nanoweb of nanofibers from a centrifugal spinning process by a combination of an air flow field and a charging arrangement. Fibrous streams in the form of fibrils of molten polymer or polymer solution are discharged from a rotating member into an air flow field that is essentially parallel to the direction of discharge of fibrils at the point of discharge of the fibrils. The fibrous streams are attentuated and directed by means of the air flow field onto the surface of a collector to form a nanoweb. The fibrous streams are charged along all or at least a portion of their route from the point of discharge to the surface of the collector.
Inventors: Tao Huang (Downingtown, Pa.), Jack Eugene Armantrout (Richmond), Thomas William Harding (Wilmington, Del.), Thomas Patrick Daly (Aston, Pa.), Neil Jay Croft Jr. (Middletown, Del.), Carl Saquing (Newark, Del.), Glenn Creighton Catlin (Newark, Del.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
May 15, 2018
Downflow denitrification system
Patent No. 9,969,635
In general, the present invention is directed to systems for treating water or wastewater. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the system may utilize a vessel with a plurality of filter beds, at least one inlet, and at least one outlet, and the system may include: a first filtration bed comprising a first granular and/or angular media, the first media having a high surface area and configured for biological and physical treatment of the water or wastewater; a second filtration bed including a second granular and/or angular media, the second media having a lower surface area than the first media; wherein the water or wastewater enters the vessel via the at least one inlet, flows through the first filtration bed and the second filtration bed, and exits the vessel through the at least one outlet.
Inventors: Amit Kaldate (Glen Allen, Va.), Mudit Gangal (Richmond), John Dyson (Henrico, Va.)
Assignee: Infilco Degremont Inc. (Richmond)
May 15, 2018
Canopy for a golf cart storage area
Patent No. 9,969,247
The golf cart canopy is adapted for use with a golf cart. The golf cart canopy is a non-fixed canopy that provides weather protection for passengers or items that are stored in the rear section of the golf cart. The golf cart canopy is retractable when weather protection is not desired. The golf cart canopy comprises a canopy, a first support, and a second support.
Inventors: John Houze Jr. (Richmond)
Assignee: N/A
May 15, 2018
Fabrication of hydrogel microsphere delivery vehicles through electrospraying and timed gelation
Patent No. 9,968,558
Disclosed are processes for making hydrogel microspheres. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed to processes for making hydrogel microspheres by electrospraying.
Inventors: Scott Sell (St. Louis, Mo.), Era Jain (St. Louis, Mo.), Silviya Zustiak (St. Louis, Mo.), Kayla May Scott (Richmond), Saahil Sheth (St. Peters, Mo.)
Assignee: Saint Louis University (St. Louis, Mo.)
May 15, 2018
Assembly drum and system and method using the same for the automated production of e-vapor devices
Patent No. 9,968,131
An assembler system for manufacturing vapor-generating articles may include a rotatable assembly drum including an outer face and a flute in the outer face. The flute is structured and arranged to hold a first section and a second section of the vapor-generating article. The system also includes a first mechanism that translates the first section relative to the second section while the first section and the second section are in the flute. The system additionally includes a second mechanism that rotates the first section relative to the second section while the first section and the second section are in the flute. The translating and the rotating connect the first section to the second section to form the vapor-generating article.
Inventors: Jeffrey A. Swepston (Powhatan, Va.), Martin T. Garthaffner (Chesterfield, Va.), Christopher Ryan Newcomb (Powhatan, Va.), Travis Martin Garthaffner (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 15, 2018
Method of wrapping mica paper on an electrical conductor and mica paper tape suitable for same
Patent No. 9,972,419
A method is disclosed of applying a mica paper around an electrical conductor, the process including attaching the tape comprising the mica paper to the conductor at an attachment point on the conductor; winding the tape around the conductor surface until the tape has been wound to a point that is at least 25 percent of the conductor circumference from the attachment point and then initiating a continuous removal of the support layer from the tape, starting at the attachment point; the mica paper remaining in contact with the surface of the conductor; and continuing to wind the tape around the conductor while simultaneously removing the support layer at a removal point until a desired amount of conductor surface is completely covered with at least one layer of the mica paper, with the proviso that the removal point is maintained at least 25 percent of the conductor circumference behind the winding point until the desired amount of conductor surface is completely covered. A tape is also disclosed of mica paper and a support layer, wherein the mica paper; wherein the initial elongation of the support layer is equal to or less than the initial elongation of the mica paper; and wherein the support layer is demountably attached to the mica paper such that when a delamination force of 10 N/10 mm or less is imposed on the support layer it can be separated from the mica paper.
Inventors: Byoung Sam Kang (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
May 15, 2018
Methods for producing precursor solutions and sol–gels for nano–engineered carbon materials and nano–engineered carbon materials created therefrom
Patent No. 9,968,900
Methods of manufacturing nano-engineered carbon materials, such as carbon aerogels and carbon xerogels, and methods of manufacturing precursor solutions and sol-gels for making the same are provided. A method for manufacturing a precursor solution comprises programmed-addition of a cross-linking agent to a component mixture comprising a resorcinol compound. A method for manufacturing a sol-gel comprises subjecting a precursor solutions to at least one heat treatment. Methods for producing nano-engineered carbon materials from precursor solutions and sol-gels are also provided. Methods for using the nano-engineered carbon materials are also disclosed. The resulting nano-engineered carbon materials can be useful in a range of products including, supercapacitor applications, high-surface-area electrodes, fuel cells, and desalination systems.
Inventors: Sudhir M. Mulik (North Wales, Pa.), Joseph F. Ludvik (Midlothian, Va.), Robert W. Fleming (Alpharetta, Ga.), Christopher M. Lee (Norcross, Ga.)
Assignee: Georgia-Pacific Chemicals (Atlanta, Ga.)
May 15, 2018
Composite laminate for a thermal and acoustic insulation blanket
Patent No. RE46,859
This invention is directed to a composite laminate comprising in order (a) a flame retardant polymeric moisture barrier (b) an inorganic platelet layer and (c) a flame retardant thermoplastic film layer The invention is also directed to a thermal insulation and acoustic blanket comprising a core of fibrous material or foam surrounded by the above composite laminate wherein the thermoplastic film layer of the composite laminate contacts and encapsulates the core.
Inventors: Llewellyn Bentley Richardson III (Chesterfield, Va.), Warren Francis Knoff (Richmond), Jian Wang (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
May 22, 2018
Electrical cabinet service door with integrated dead front
Patent No. 9,979,166
In order to reduce service procedure time and labor costs, while increasing overall uptime, the electrical equipment cabinet of the invention includes a main service door that is integrated with the dead front. The dead front panel is fixed to and movable with the main service door, and therefore access to high voltage equipment situated behind the dead front is achieved by simply opening the main service door, without the need to first unlock and open the main service door and then unlock, open, and/or remove the dead front panel. Controls on the front side of the dead front are easily and safely accessible, when the main service door is closed, through a dead front control access door positioned within an opening of the main service door.
Inventors: Richard Shimabukuro (Tustin, Calif.), Long Justin Nguyen (Mechanicsville, Va.), Isaac Folk (Glen Allen, Va.), Christopher Morgan Davis (Richmond), Mingbo Zhao (Doylestown, Pa.)
Assignee: Power Distribution Inc. (Richmond)
May 22, 2018
Display package
Patent No. 9,975,664
A method of displaying an article, a package configured to display a selected portion of an article, and a blank for forming a rectangular box, which is configured to contain an elongate body are disclosed. The method includes establishing a box structure having an inner cavity and a side portion; dividing the side portion into a lower retention portion, and upper retention portion, and a window recess portion, the dividing including: establishing a side recess panel at a location along a side panel of the box structure; establishing a front recess panel along a front panel of the box structure, the front recess panel adjacent the side recess panel, the front recess panel having a greater width than the side recess panel; and establishing the window recess portion by folding the first and front recess panels into the box structure.
Inventors: Scott A. Fath (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 22, 2018
Sphingosine kinase type 1 inhibitors and uses thereof
Patent No. 9,974,758
Provided are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase Type I that are useful in a number of applications, indications and diseases, as well as for monitoring pharmacokinetics and patient management. These compounds are applicable to treating tumors of the central nervous system, such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
Inventors: Sarah Spiegel (Richmond), Robert Elliot Zipkin (Wynnewood, Pa.), Jeffrey Kroll Adams (Fort Washington, Pa.)
Assignee: Enzo Therapeutics Inc. (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
May 22, 2018
Dual–ended lip balm container
Patent No. 9,974,377
A three to six sided lip balm applicator of the present invention comprises a cap, a liner, and a base, having engagement assemblies for engaging the cap to the liner, the liner to the base, and a base from one lip balm applicator to an equivalent base from another lip balm applicator to form a lip balm container. The base comprises a partition with stabilizers which emerge from the partition and extend radially toward and overhang an aperture in the partition. The lip balm applicator may contain a domed lip balm, filled directly into the lip balm applicator or components thereof as a mold for manufacturing the domed lip balm, filled to a fill level approaching the partition top but not touching the partition top.
Inventors: Matthew Clifton Keller (Richmond), David Dombrowski (Williamsburg, Va.), David Charles Fuhrmeister (Chester Springs, Pa.), William H. Valls (Loveland, Ohio), Zachariah S. Simmering (Mansfield, Ohio), Jonathon Keith Markey (Greensboro, N.C.)
Assignee: Pfizer Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
May 22, 2018
Capsule clusters for oral consumption
Patent No. 9,974,325
An oral product includes a matrix including a mixture of a plurality of capsules, a powdered component, a viscous component and a binder and wherein the matrix is molded into a shape. In a preferred embodiment, the capsules provide functional and flavorful ingredients. In an embodiment, the matrix is enclosed in a porous material that forms a pouch.
Inventors: Danielle R. Crawford (Chester, Va.), Shon Gedevani (Richmond), William R. Sweeney (Richmond), Chris Irving (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
May 22, 2018
Systems and methods for controlling cationic water treatment additives
Patent No. 9,977,004
Systems and methods are provided for measuring the amount of cationic organic water treatment additives in water systems. Disclosed systems and methods monitor, analyze and control the amounts of cationic organic water treatment additive supplied to the water. Disclosed systems and methods may include various dyes and surfactants for facilitating the monitoring and control of the cationic organic water treatment additives.
Inventors: John Richardson (Hanover, Va.), Douglas McIlwaine (Ashland, Va.), Benjamin Niemaseck (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: Chemtreat Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.)
May 22, 2018
Flavored packaging insert for smokeless tobacco
Patent No. 9,974,330
A package of smokeless tobacco includes a flavor patch located in the package to provide flavor to smokeless tobacco. Also disclosed is a method of packaging smokeless tobacco by combining a package with a flavor patch disposed inside the package, the flavor patch comprising a flavor and an adsorbent, so that the flavor patch resides in an interior of the package; and adding smokeless tobacco to the package with the flavor patch.
Inventors: Andrew N. Carroll (Chesterfield, Va.), Steven J. Hovjacky (Chesterfield, Va.), Beverly C. Woodson (Ruther Glen, Va.)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond, Va.)
May 22, 2018
Honeycomb core having a high compression strength
Patent No. 9,976,258
A method of making a fiber-reinforced composite structure comprises the steps of (i) forming a paper sheet having a Gurley air resistance at least 200 seconds per 100 milliliters, the sheet comprising from 30 to 70 weight percent p-aramid fiber, (ii) depositing on both surfaces of the paper sheet a compression enhancing layer in a quantity up to 5 weight percent based on the weight of the paper, (iii) forming a honeycomb from the sheet of step (ii), and (iv) applying a matrix resin coating to the honeycomb of step (iii).
Inventors: Mikhail R. Levit (Glen Allen, Va.), Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
May 22, 2018
Methods for reducing surface fouling in fuel production systems
Patent No. 9,976,090
Methods for preventing or reducing fouling of equipment having a metal surface that contacts a reaction byproduct in a fuel production system are provided. The method may include treating the metal surface in the fuel production system by contacting a fouling inhibitor with the metal surface. The fouling inhibitor includes a bicyclic organic compound with an aromatic ring and a heterocyclic ring, and is delivered to the metal surface of the system in sufficient amount and for sufficient time to reduce a fouling deposit on at least a portion of the metal surface.
Inventors: Vince Spaeth (Ashland, Va.)
Assignee: Chemtreat Inc. (Glen Allen, Va.)
May 22, 2018