Chewable tablet containing phenylephrine
Patent No. 9,005,652
A chewable pharmaceutical composition comprising phenylephrine, artificial sweetener, and a substantially aldehyde-free matrix is provided. The composition has phenylephrine stability suitable for a typical commercial product with a two year shelf life. A method of manufacture of the composition and a method of use are also provided.
Inventors: Josephine Fubara (Richmond), Mark Mabry (Chesterfield, Va.), Aaron Lewis Durr (Glen Allen, Va.), Angela Taylor (Chester, Va.), Amanda Alley (Midlothian, Va.), David H. Giamalva (Glen Allen, Va.), Manish Agrawal (Gaithersburg, Md.)
Assignee: Wyeth (Madison, N.J.)
April 14, 2015
Electronic cigarette
Patent No. 9,004,073
An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a fibrous element downstream of the heater.
Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.), Geoffrey Brandon Jordan (Midlothian, Va.), Barry S. Smith (Hopewell, Va.), Ali A. Rostami (Glen Allen, Va.), San Li Sr. (Midlothian, Va.), George Karles (Richmond), Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.), Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.), Pauline Marcq (Richmond), Douglas Oliveri (Powhatan, Va.), Martha Bajec (Richmond), Jason Flora (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services Inc. (Richmond)
April 14, 2015
Composition and method for gel electrophoresis with in-situ calibration
Patent No. 9,005,419
The invention relates to, among other things, a method for performing electrophoresis with in-situ calibration. The method includes combining a volume of a test sample with a volume or quantity of a calibrating sample to form a final volume, where the volume of the calibrating sample includes a known concentration of a calibrator and the final volume includes a known ratio of test sample to calibrating sample. The method also includes depositing a loading fraction in a receiving well of an electrophoretic gel, in which the loading fraction is a fraction of the final volume, and separating the loading fraction along a common separation lane of the electrophoretic gel such that components of the test sample and the calibrator are separated from one another along the common separation lane. The method also includes detecting the calibrator and separated components of the test sample within the common separation lane and measuring the level of the calibrator and separated components of the test sample based on the detecting, thereby performing electrophoresis with in-situ calibration.
Inventors: Philip Guadagno (Mechanicsville,Va.), Erin Summers (Glen Allen,Va.)
Assignee: Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. (Richmond)
April 14, 2015
Mineral slurry drying method and system
Patent No. 9,004,284
The present invention provides methods and systems for reducing moisture in mineral slurries, particularly mineral slurries containing minerals of small particle diameter, using a granular drying material. The invention also relates to novel mineral products and intermediates useful in connection with the process. The method and system reduced moisture by contacting the mineral slurry with the granular drying material. The granular drying material is selected to be readily separated from the dried minerals using a size separation technique such as a sieve screen. The granular drying material is the regenerated, preferably using a process involving heat exchange and cross-flow air. The granular drying material is preferably capable of regeneration and recycling in a continuous process with minimal attrition.
Inventors: Richard W. Bland (Beckley, W.V.), Bruce McDaniel (Midlothian, VA)
Applicant:
Assignee: Vitrinite Services, LLC (Midlothian, VA)
April 14, 2015
Method for forming a smoking article capable of delivering flavorant to mainstream smoke when ignited during smoking
Patent No. 9,011,603
Delivery of additives in a smoking article is provided through thermally degradable, robust immobilized additive inserts. Additives can be immobilized in an elongated device or an insert, wherein the elongated device or the insert is sufficiently robust to allow the elongated device or the insert to be manually or machine inserted into a smoking article while maintaining the structure of the elongated device or the insert. By providing additives in the form of thermally degradable immobilized additive inserts, migration and/or loss of the additives in a smoking article prior to smoking can be reduced.
Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra (Richmond), Jay A. Fournier (Richmond), Marc R. Krauss (Midlothian, Va.), Douglas A. Fernandez (Richmond), Peter J. Lipowicz (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
April 21, 2015
Fuel composition containing a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinimide
Patent No. 9,011,556
The present disclosure is directed to a middle distillate fuel composition comprising a friction modifying effective amount of a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinimide derived from maleic anhydride, polyisobutylene and ammonia; and a middle distillate fuel. A method for modifying friction in a compression engine comprising providing to the engine the disclosed fuel composition is also disclosed. Moreover, there is disclosed a method for improving fuel mileage.
Inventors: Scott D. Schwab (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
April 21, 2015
Shaft-actuated spindle mixer
Patent No. 9,010,990
The disclosed apparatus, system and method relate to a shaft-actuated spindle mixer where the spindle mixer includes a motor and at least one motor switch enclosed in a mixer housing. A spindle shaft extends from the housing and is mechanically connected to the motor. The motor is mounted to a moveable mixer component such that the spindle shaft can be displaced to thereby causing the associated movement of the enclosed motor and moveable mixer component to which the motor is mounted. Movement of the movable mixer component actuates a switch. Actuating the switch causes the selective activation of the mixer motor. Activating the mixer motor rotates the spindle shaft. The disclosed apparatus and method provide for the optional one-handed operation of a spindle mixer, eliminate the need for a user or a cup to directly contact a switch to engage the spindle mixer, and further provides for the sanitary operation of a spindle mixer.
Inventors: Benjamin H. Branson III (Mechanicsville, Va.), Ernest B. Pryor Jr. (Maidens, Va.), Michael G. Sandford (Chester, Va.), Brian Paul Williams (Midlothian, Va.), Ann Marie Blackmon (Richmond)
Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands Inc (Glen Allen, Va.)
April 21, 2015
Loose fill tray packaging system
Patent No. 9,010,571
Disclosed is a packaging system (10) for containing and dispensing loose filled product units. An inverted tray (20) is sealed to a backer board (40) with a guide insert disposed there between defining an interior chamber that is also filled with product units. The guide insert may include a base flange (38), a pair of side flanges for funneling product units into the truncated area that defines a next dispensing position. A flexible bridge (34) includes at least one high point and a fence portion that can descend into the base flange upon application of sufficient pressure to the at least one high point. This allows a product unit to advance to a dispensing position such that product units can be dispensed one at a time through user manipulation of the flexible bridge.
Inventors: Ryan A. Bailey (Richmond)
Assignee: MeadWestvaco Corp. (Richmond)
April 21, 2015
Dispensing container
Patent No. 9,010,570
A container adapted for dispensing a product is provided. The container includes an outer casing body for receiving a dispensing tray. The dispensing tray has an internal storage compartment for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and includes a cover plate defining at least one dispensing aperture through which a stored unit of product is accessible when the outer casing body is in a dispensing position. The container includes a locking mechanism that releasably locks the outer casing body in the closed and locked position.
Inventors: John A. Gelardi (Midlothian, Va.), Ryan A. Bailey (Richmond)
Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
April 21, 2015
Carton and carton blank
Patent No. 9,010,533
A carton for packaging one or more articles (B), includes a series of main panels (2, 6, 8, 10, 14) hinged one to the next to form a tubular structure. The tubular structure includes a top panel (8), first and second side panels (6, 10) and a base panel (2, 14) and at least one display window (59) struck from at least one of the side panels (6, 10). The at least one window extends from the top panel (8) to the base panel (2, 14) and is interrupted by a retention strap (72).
Inventors: Maria Psalidas (Sydney, Austalia), Caleb S. Loftin (Richmond)
Assignee: MeadWestvaco Packaging Systems (Richmond)
April 21, 2015
Coil packaging for smokeless tobacco
Patent No. 9,010,336
A pocket sized dispenser houses in coiled form a flexible strip of portions of smokeless tobacco sized for placement between a consumer’s cheek and gum, where the flexible strip includes a base tape removably attached to the plurality of portions, and wherein the dispenser and strip are adapted to allow a consumer to separate individual portions from the base tape. The individual portions comprise either a collection of tobacco particles at least partially enclosed by a coating comprising a water-soluble non-crosslinked component and a substantially water-insoluble cross-linked component; or pouches attached to the base tape with a food-grade adhesive, the pouches comprising smokeless tobacco enclosed in a water-permeable wrapper with at least one lap-sealed edge. Methods of preparing such are disclosed.
Inventors: John M. Adams (Mechanicsville, Va.), Tommy C. Holland (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
April 21, 2015
Chewable tablet containing phenylephrine
Patent No. 9,005,652
A chewable pharmaceutical composition comprising phenylephrine, artificial sweetener, and a substantially aldehyde-free matrix is provided. The composition has phenylephrine stability suitable for a typical commercial product with a two year shelf life. A method of manufacture of the composition and a method of use are also provided.
Inventors: Josephine Fubara (Richmond), Mark Mabry (Chesterfield, Va.), Aaron Lewis Durr (Glen Allen, Va.), Angela Taylor (Chester, Va.), Amanda Alley (Midlothian, Va.), David H. Giamalva (Glen Allen, Va.), Manish Agrawal (Gaithersburg, Md.)
Assignee: Wyeth (Madison, N.J.)
April 14, 2015
Electronic cigarette
Patent No. 9,004,073
An electronic smoking article includes a liquid supply including liquid material, a heater operable to heat the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol, a wick in communication with the liquid material and in communication with the heater such that the wick delivers the liquid material to the heater, at least one air inlet operable to deliver air to a central air passage upstream of the heater, and a fibrous element downstream of the heater.
Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.), Geoffrey Brandon Jordan (Midlothian, Va.), Barry S. Smith (Hopewell, Va.), Ali A. Rostami (Glen Allen, Va.), San Li Sr. (Midlothian, Va.), George Karles (Richmond), Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.), Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.), Pauline Marcq (Richmond), Douglas Oliveri (Powhatan, Va.), Martha Bajec (Richmond), Jason Flora (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services Inc. (Richmond)
April 14, 2015
Composition and method for gel electrophoresis with in-situ calibration
Patent No. 9,005,419
The invention relates to, among other things, a method for performing electrophoresis with in-situ calibration. The method includes combining a volume of a test sample with a volume or quantity of a calibrating sample to form a final volume, where the volume of the calibrating sample includes a known concentration of a calibrator and the final volume includes a known ratio of test sample to calibrating sample. The method also includes depositing a loading fraction in a receiving well of an electrophoretic gel, in which the loading fraction is a fraction of the final volume, and separating the loading fraction along a common separation lane of the electrophoretic gel such that components of the test sample and the calibrator are separated from one another along the common separation lane. The method also includes detecting the calibrator and separated components of the test sample within the common separation lane and measuring the level of the calibrator and separated components of the test sample based on the detecting, thereby performing electrophoresis with in-situ calibration.
Inventors: Philip Guadagno (Mechanicsville,Va.), Erin Summers (Glen Allen,Va.)
Assignee: Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. (Richmond)
April 14, 2015
Mineral slurry drying method and system
Patent No. 9,004,284
The present invention provides methods and systems for reducing moisture in mineral slurries, particularly mineral slurries containing minerals of small particle diameter, using a granular drying material. The invention also relates to novel mineral products and intermediates useful in connection with the process. The method and system reduced moisture by contacting the mineral slurry with the granular drying material. The granular drying material is selected to be readily separated from the dried minerals using a size separation technique such as a sieve screen. The granular drying material is the regenerated, preferably using a process involving heat exchange and cross-flow air. The granular drying material is preferably capable of regeneration and recycling in a continuous process with minimal attrition.
Inventors: Richard W. Bland (Beckley, W.V.), Bruce McDaniel (Midlothian, VA)
Applicant:
Assignee: Vitrinite Services, LLC (Midlothian, VA)
April 14, 2015
Method for forming a smoking article capable of delivering flavorant to mainstream smoke when ignited during smoking
Patent No. 9,011,603
Delivery of additives in a smoking article is provided through thermally degradable, robust immobilized additive inserts. Additives can be immobilized in an elongated device or an insert, wherein the elongated device or the insert is sufficiently robust to allow the elongated device or the insert to be manually or machine inserted into a smoking article while maintaining the structure of the elongated device or the insert. By providing additives in the form of thermally degradable immobilized additive inserts, migration and/or loss of the additives in a smoking article prior to smoking can be reduced.
Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra (Richmond), Jay A. Fournier (Richmond), Marc R. Krauss (Midlothian, Va.), Douglas A. Fernandez (Richmond), Peter J. Lipowicz (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
April 21, 2015
Fuel composition containing a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinimide
Patent No. 9,011,556
The present disclosure is directed to a middle distillate fuel composition comprising a friction modifying effective amount of a hydrocarbyl-substituted succinimide derived from maleic anhydride, polyisobutylene and ammonia; and a middle distillate fuel. A method for modifying friction in a compression engine comprising providing to the engine the disclosed fuel composition is also disclosed. Moreover, there is disclosed a method for improving fuel mileage.
Inventors: Scott D. Schwab (Richmond)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
April 21, 2015
Shaft-actuated spindle mixer
Patent No. 9,010,990
The disclosed apparatus, system and method relate to a shaft-actuated spindle mixer where the spindle mixer includes a motor and at least one motor switch enclosed in a mixer housing. A spindle shaft extends from the housing and is mechanically connected to the motor. The motor is mounted to a moveable mixer component such that the spindle shaft can be displaced to thereby causing the associated movement of the enclosed motor and moveable mixer component to which the motor is mounted. Movement of the movable mixer component actuates a switch. Actuating the switch causes the selective activation of the mixer motor. Activating the mixer motor rotates the spindle shaft. The disclosed apparatus and method provide for the optional one-handed operation of a spindle mixer, eliminate the need for a user or a cup to directly contact a switch to engage the spindle mixer, and further provides for the sanitary operation of a spindle mixer.
Inventors: Benjamin H. Branson III (Mechanicsville, Va.), Ernest B. Pryor Jr. (Maidens, Va.), Michael G. Sandford (Chester, Va.), Brian Paul Williams (Midlothian, Va.), Ann Marie Blackmon (Richmond)
Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands Inc (Glen Allen, Va.)
April 21, 2015
Loose fill tray packaging system
Patent No. 9,010,571
Disclosed is a packaging system (10) for containing and dispensing loose filled product units. An inverted tray (20) is sealed to a backer board (40) with a guide insert disposed there between defining an interior chamber that is also filled with product units. The guide insert may include a base flange (38), a pair of side flanges for funneling product units into the truncated area that defines a next dispensing position. A flexible bridge (34) includes at least one high point and a fence portion that can descend into the base flange upon application of sufficient pressure to the at least one high point. This allows a product unit to advance to a dispensing position such that product units can be dispensed one at a time through user manipulation of the flexible bridge.
Inventors: Ryan A. Bailey (Richmond)
Assignee: MeadWestvaco Corp. (Richmond)
April 21, 2015
Dispensing container
Patent No. 9,010,570
A container adapted for dispensing a product is provided. The container includes an outer casing body for receiving a dispensing tray. The dispensing tray has an internal storage compartment for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and includes a cover plate defining at least one dispensing aperture through which a stored unit of product is accessible when the outer casing body is in a dispensing position. The container includes a locking mechanism that releasably locks the outer casing body in the closed and locked position.
Inventors: John A. Gelardi (Midlothian, Va.), Ryan A. Bailey (Richmond)
Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
April 21, 2015
Carton and carton blank
Patent No. 9,010,533
A carton for packaging one or more articles (B), includes a series of main panels (2, 6, 8, 10, 14) hinged one to the next to form a tubular structure. The tubular structure includes a top panel (8), first and second side panels (6, 10) and a base panel (2, 14) and at least one display window (59) struck from at least one of the side panels (6, 10). The at least one window extends from the top panel (8) to the base panel (2, 14) and is interrupted by a retention strap (72).
Inventors: Maria Psalidas (Sydney, Austalia), Caleb S. Loftin (Richmond)
Assignee: MeadWestvaco Packaging Systems (Richmond)
April 21, 2015
Coil packaging for smokeless tobacco
Patent No. 9,010,336
A pocket sized dispenser houses in coiled form a flexible strip of portions of smokeless tobacco sized for placement between a consumer’s cheek and gum, where the flexible strip includes a base tape removably attached to the plurality of portions, and wherein the dispenser and strip are adapted to allow a consumer to separate individual portions from the base tape. The individual portions comprise either a collection of tobacco particles at least partially enclosed by a coating comprising a water-soluble non-crosslinked component and a substantially water-insoluble cross-linked component; or pouches attached to the base tape with a food-grade adhesive, the pouches comprising smokeless tobacco enclosed in a water-permeable wrapper with at least one lap-sealed edge. Methods of preparing such are disclosed.
Inventors: John M. Adams (Mechanicsville, Va.), Tommy C. Holland (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond)
April 21, 2015