Preformed smokeless tobacco product
Patent No. 9,237,768
Some embodiments of a smokeless tobacco system include one or more preformed smokeless tobacco products configured to generally retain their shape during processing, shipping, and consumer handling. In particular embodiments, each smokeless tobacco product can comprise a moist smokeless tobacco in combination with a selected binder such that the final product is configured to have material properties providing improved handling, an improved mouth feel, and a satisfying flavor profile.
Inventors: Andrew Nathan Carroll (Chester, Va.), Shannon Maxwell Black (Richmond), Tommy C. Holland (Midlothian, Va.), Jason Andrew Macko (Richmond), Christopher Joseph DiNovi (Ruther Glen, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
Jan. 19, 2016
Laminated baking mold
Patent No. 9,237,752
A laminated baking mold material includes a food contact layer and an exterior layer. The food contact layer serves as a functional layer, and may include an aluminum foil. The exterior layer may include a paper layer, and may be printed. The laminated baking mold may be formed into self-supporting baking molds or pan-supported baking liners. The functional barrier prevents migration of ink from an exterior surface of the baking mold or liner into a baked product or the permeation of grease or moisture from the baked product to the exterior layer preventing a degradation of a printing thereon and allowing for deep, opaque, and vibrant colors and patterns.
Inventors: G. Douglas Powell (Richmond)
Assignee: Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (Richmond)
Jan. 19, 2016
Composite laminate for a thermal and acoustic insulation blanket
Patent No. 9,238,505
A multilayer laminate comprising in order, a polymeric film layer capable of withstanding a temperature of at least 200 C for at least 10 min, an adhesive layer having an areal weight of from 2 to 40 gsm capable of activation at a temperature of from 75 to 200 degrees C. and an inorganic refractory layer wherein the refractory layer comprises platelets in an amount at least 85% by weight with a dry areal weight of 15 to 50 gsm and has a residual moisture content of no greater than 10 percent by weight.
Inventors: Llewellyn Bentley Richardson III (Chesterfield, Va.), Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
Jan. 19, 2016
Surface modified organic black pigments, surface modified carbon blacks, pigment mixtures using them, and low dielectric black dispersions, coatings, films, black matrices, and devices containing same
Patent No. 9,238,736
The present invention relates to surface modified organic black pigments, surface modified carbon blacks, pigment mixtures and dispersions formed with these pigments, curable compositions, black matrices, and products incorporating them. The surface modified organic black pigment can have attached at least one organic group having the formula -X-Z, wherein X, which is directly attached to the pigment, represents an arylene group, a heteroarylene group, an alkylene group, an aralkylene group, or an alkarylene group, and Z represents at least one ionic group, at least one ionizable group, at least one nonionic group, at least one polymeric group, or any combinations thereof. Also disclosed are carbon black pigment combinations with the surface modified organic black pigments, low dielectric black dispersions, films, and black matrices containing them. Methods of preparing and making these various materials also are provided.
Inventors: Agathagelos Kyrlidis (Cambridge, Mass.), Alexander I. Shakhnovich (Arlington, Mass.), Qingling Zhang (Billerica, Mass.), Joseph B. Carroll (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Cabot Corp. (Boston, Mass.)
Jan. 19, 2016
Pharmaceutical composition containing sympathomimetic amine salt and co-distillable additive
Patent No. 9,238,073
A pharmaceutical composition is provided which contains a water soluble acid salt of a sympathomimetic amine, e.g., pseudoephedrine, and an additive, e.g., a volatile amine or other odorant, that is co-distillable, e.g., by steam distillation, with the sympathomimetic amine and/or its derivatives, e.g., its free base.
Inventors: David Hugh Giamalva (Glen Allen, Va.), Gary Bruce Anderson (Bayswater, Great Britain)
Assignee: Wyeth LLC (New York, N.Y.)
Jan. 19, 2016
Medicament delivery device having an electronic circuit system
Patent No. 9,238,108
Medicament delivery devices are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a medical injector and an electronic circuit system. The medical injector includes a housing, a medicament container, and a medicament delivery member. The housing defines a first region and a second region. The first region includes the medicament container and is physically isolated from the second region. The electronic circuit system is configured to be disposed within the second region defined by the housing. The electronic circuit system is configured to output an electronic output associated with a use of the medical injector.
Inventors: Eric S. Edwards (Midlothian, Va.), Evan T. Edwards (Fredericksburg, Va.), Mark J. Licata (Doswell, Va.), Paul F. Meyers (Fishers, Ind.), David A. Weinzierl (Andover, Minn.)
Assignee: kaleo Inc. (Richmond)
Jan. 19, 2016
System for measuring visual fixation disparity
Patent No. 9,237,843
There is disclosed herein a system for measuring visual fixation disparity comprising a display apparatus for presenting stereoscopic visual content to a patient. A sensing apparatus tracks eye movement of the patient. A controller controls the display apparatus to stereoscopically display a central image target alternately to a left eye and a right eye of the patient and tracking eye movement for a period of time as the central image target is alternated between the left eye and the right eye, and incrementally relocating the central image target left and right images until the patient perceives the left and right images to be physically coincident.
Inventors: Jeffrey P. Krall (Mitchell, S.D.), Vance Thompson (Sioux Falls, S.D.), John Merril Davis III (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: eyeBrain Medical Inc. (San Diego, Calif.)
Jan. 19, 2016
Hybrid fiber unidirectional tape and composite laminates
Patent No. 9,243,357
Ballistic resistant materials and articles formed from fiber/tape plies that incorporate multiple different fiber or tape types within a single ply. The different fiber or tape types are physically dissimilar but may be chemically different or substantially chemically similar.
Inventors: Brian D. Arvidson (Chester, Va.), Ashok Bhatnagar (Richmond), David A. Hurst (Richmond), Robert C. Ramsdell (Chester, Va.), Lori L. Wagner (Richmond)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
Jan. 26, 2016
Ballistic resistant thermoplastic sheet, process of making and its applications
Patent No. 9,243,355
Woven fabrics are formed from high tenacity fibers or tapes that are loosely interwoven with adhesive coated filaments, to composite articles formed therefrom, and to a continuous process for forming the composite articles.
Inventors: Thomas Tam (Chesterfield, Va.), Mark Benjamin Boone (Mechanicsville, Va.), Ashok Bhatnagar (Richmond)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
Jan. 26, 2016
Stab and ballistic resistant articles
Patent No. 9,243,354
Dimensionally stable open woven fabrics formed from a plurality of high tenacity warp elongate bodies interwoven and bonded with a plurality of transversely disposed, high tenacity weft elongate bodies, composite articles formed therefrom, and to a continuous process for forming the composite articles.
Inventors: Thomas Tam (Chesterfield, Va.), Mark Benjamin Boone (Mechanicsville, Va.), Ashok Bhatnagar (Richmond)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
Jan. 26, 2016
Composite flame barrier laminate for a thermal and acoustic insulation blanket
Patent No. 9,242,717
A multilayer laminate comprising a first polymeric film layer capable of withstanding a temperature of at least 200 C for at least 10 min, a first adhesive layer having an areal weight of from 2 to 40 gsm capable of activation at a temperature of from 75 to 200 degrees C., an inorganic refractory layer comprising platelets in an amount of at least 85% by weight with a dry areal weight of 15 to 50 gsm and having a residual moisture content of no greater than 10 percent by weight, a second adhesive layer having an areal weight of from 4 to 40 gsm capable of activation at a temperature of from 75 to 200 degrees C. and a second polymeric film layer capable of withstanding a temperature of at least 200 C for at least 10 minutes.
Inventors: Llewellyn Bentley Richardson III (Chesterfield, Va.), Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka (Midlothian, Va.)
E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
Jan. 26, 2016
Oil detection process and apparatus
Patent No. 9,244,017
A process for detecting oil or lubricant contamination in a manufactured product, the process comprising adding a fluorescent taggant to oils or lubricants contained in processing machinery for said product, conveying said product past an infrared detection apparatus, irradiating said product with infrared radiation from said detection apparatus as it passes the detection apparatus, and detecting infrared radiation emitted from said irradiated product.
Inventors: Edmond J. Cadieux Jr. (Mechanicsville, Va.), William James Faenza (Andreas, Penn.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
Jan. 26, 2016
Preformed smokeless tobacco product
Patent No. 9,237,768
Some embodiments of a smokeless tobacco system include one or more preformed smokeless tobacco products configured to generally retain their shape during processing, shipping, and consumer handling. In particular embodiments, each smokeless tobacco product can comprise a moist smokeless tobacco in combination with a selected binder such that the final product is configured to have material properties providing improved handling, an improved mouth feel, and a satisfying flavor profile.
Inventors: Andrew Nathan Carroll (Chester, Va.), Shannon Maxwell Black (Richmond), Tommy C. Holland (Midlothian, Va.), Jason Andrew Macko (Richmond), Christopher Joseph DiNovi (Ruther Glen, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
Jan. 19, 2016
Laminated baking mold
Patent No. 9,237,752
A laminated baking mold material includes a food contact layer and an exterior layer. The food contact layer serves as a functional layer, and may include an aluminum foil. The exterior layer may include a paper layer, and may be printed. The laminated baking mold may be formed into self-supporting baking molds or pan-supported baking liners. The functional barrier prevents migration of ink from an exterior surface of the baking mold or liner into a baked product or the permeation of grease or moisture from the baked product to the exterior layer preventing a degradation of a printing thereon and allowing for deep, opaque, and vibrant colors and patterns.
Inventors: G. Douglas Powell (Richmond)
Assignee: Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. (Richmond)
Jan. 19, 2016
Composite laminate for a thermal and acoustic insulation blanket
Patent No. 9,238,505
A multilayer laminate comprising in order, a polymeric film layer capable of withstanding a temperature of at least 200 C for at least 10 min, an adhesive layer having an areal weight of from 2 to 40 gsm capable of activation at a temperature of from 75 to 200 degrees C. and an inorganic refractory layer wherein the refractory layer comprises platelets in an amount at least 85% by weight with a dry areal weight of 15 to 50 gsm and has a residual moisture content of no greater than 10 percent by weight.
Inventors: Llewellyn Bentley Richardson III (Chesterfield, Va.), Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
Jan. 19, 2016
Surface modified organic black pigments, surface modified carbon blacks, pigment mixtures using them, and low dielectric black dispersions, coatings, films, black matrices, and devices containing same
Patent No. 9,238,736
The present invention relates to surface modified organic black pigments, surface modified carbon blacks, pigment mixtures and dispersions formed with these pigments, curable compositions, black matrices, and products incorporating them. The surface modified organic black pigment can have attached at least one organic group having the formula -X-Z, wherein X, which is directly attached to the pigment, represents an arylene group, a heteroarylene group, an alkylene group, an aralkylene group, or an alkarylene group, and Z represents at least one ionic group, at least one ionizable group, at least one nonionic group, at least one polymeric group, or any combinations thereof. Also disclosed are carbon black pigment combinations with the surface modified organic black pigments, low dielectric black dispersions, films, and black matrices containing them. Methods of preparing and making these various materials also are provided.
Inventors: Agathagelos Kyrlidis (Cambridge, Mass.), Alexander I. Shakhnovich (Arlington, Mass.), Qingling Zhang (Billerica, Mass.), Joseph B. Carroll (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Cabot Corp. (Boston, Mass.)
Jan. 19, 2016
Pharmaceutical composition containing sympathomimetic amine salt and co-distillable additive
Patent No. 9,238,073
A pharmaceutical composition is provided which contains a water soluble acid salt of a sympathomimetic amine, e.g., pseudoephedrine, and an additive, e.g., a volatile amine or other odorant, that is co-distillable, e.g., by steam distillation, with the sympathomimetic amine and/or its derivatives, e.g., its free base.
Inventors: David Hugh Giamalva (Glen Allen, Va.), Gary Bruce Anderson (Bayswater, Great Britain)
Assignee: Wyeth LLC (New York, N.Y.)
Jan. 19, 2016
Medicament delivery device having an electronic circuit system
Patent No. 9,238,108
Medicament delivery devices are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a medical injector and an electronic circuit system. The medical injector includes a housing, a medicament container, and a medicament delivery member. The housing defines a first region and a second region. The first region includes the medicament container and is physically isolated from the second region. The electronic circuit system is configured to be disposed within the second region defined by the housing. The electronic circuit system is configured to output an electronic output associated with a use of the medical injector.
Inventors: Eric S. Edwards (Midlothian, Va.), Evan T. Edwards (Fredericksburg, Va.), Mark J. Licata (Doswell, Va.), Paul F. Meyers (Fishers, Ind.), David A. Weinzierl (Andover, Minn.)
Assignee: kaleo Inc. (Richmond)
Jan. 19, 2016
System for measuring visual fixation disparity
Patent No. 9,237,843
There is disclosed herein a system for measuring visual fixation disparity comprising a display apparatus for presenting stereoscopic visual content to a patient. A sensing apparatus tracks eye movement of the patient. A controller controls the display apparatus to stereoscopically display a central image target alternately to a left eye and a right eye of the patient and tracking eye movement for a period of time as the central image target is alternated between the left eye and the right eye, and incrementally relocating the central image target left and right images until the patient perceives the left and right images to be physically coincident.
Inventors: Jeffrey P. Krall (Mitchell, S.D.), Vance Thompson (Sioux Falls, S.D.), John Merril Davis III (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: eyeBrain Medical Inc. (San Diego, Calif.)
Jan. 19, 2016
Hybrid fiber unidirectional tape and composite laminates
Patent No. 9,243,357
Ballistic resistant materials and articles formed from fiber/tape plies that incorporate multiple different fiber or tape types within a single ply. The different fiber or tape types are physically dissimilar but may be chemically different or substantially chemically similar.
Inventors: Brian D. Arvidson (Chester, Va.), Ashok Bhatnagar (Richmond), David A. Hurst (Richmond), Robert C. Ramsdell (Chester, Va.), Lori L. Wagner (Richmond)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
Jan. 26, 2016
Ballistic resistant thermoplastic sheet, process of making and its applications
Patent No. 9,243,355
Woven fabrics are formed from high tenacity fibers or tapes that are loosely interwoven with adhesive coated filaments, to composite articles formed therefrom, and to a continuous process for forming the composite articles.
Inventors: Thomas Tam (Chesterfield, Va.), Mark Benjamin Boone (Mechanicsville, Va.), Ashok Bhatnagar (Richmond)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
Jan. 26, 2016
Stab and ballistic resistant articles
Patent No. 9,243,354
Dimensionally stable open woven fabrics formed from a plurality of high tenacity warp elongate bodies interwoven and bonded with a plurality of transversely disposed, high tenacity weft elongate bodies, composite articles formed therefrom, and to a continuous process for forming the composite articles.
Inventors: Thomas Tam (Chesterfield, Va.), Mark Benjamin Boone (Mechanicsville, Va.), Ashok Bhatnagar (Richmond)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
Jan. 26, 2016
Composite flame barrier laminate for a thermal and acoustic insulation blanket
Patent No. 9,242,717
A multilayer laminate comprising a first polymeric film layer capable of withstanding a temperature of at least 200 C for at least 10 min, a first adhesive layer having an areal weight of from 2 to 40 gsm capable of activation at a temperature of from 75 to 200 degrees C., an inorganic refractory layer comprising platelets in an amount of at least 85% by weight with a dry areal weight of 15 to 50 gsm and having a residual moisture content of no greater than 10 percent by weight, a second adhesive layer having an areal weight of from 4 to 40 gsm capable of activation at a temperature of from 75 to 200 degrees C. and a second polymeric film layer capable of withstanding a temperature of at least 200 C for at least 10 minutes.
Inventors: Llewellyn Bentley Richardson III (Chesterfield, Va.), Dariusz Wlodzimierz Kawka (Midlothian, Va.)
E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
Jan. 26, 2016
Oil detection process and apparatus
Patent No. 9,244,017
A process for detecting oil or lubricant contamination in a manufactured product, the process comprising adding a fluorescent taggant to oils or lubricants contained in processing machinery for said product, conveying said product past an infrared detection apparatus, irradiating said product with infrared radiation from said detection apparatus as it passes the detection apparatus, and detecting infrared radiation emitted from said irradiated product.
Inventors: Edmond J. Cadieux Jr. (Mechanicsville, Va.), William James Faenza (Andreas, Penn.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond)
Jan. 26, 2016