| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7413725 |
Copper and/or zinc alloy nanopowders made by laser vaporization and condensation |
August 19, 2008 |
| A method of making Cu, Zn, and/or Cu/Zn alloy nanoparticles subjects one or more targets to laser energy to form a vapor and condenses the vapor to form nanoparticles having an average particle size of less than 20 nm. The optional application of an electric field results in nanoparticle |
| 6869275 |
Piezoelectrically driven fluids pump and piezoelectric fluid valve |
March 22, 2005 |
| A piezoelectrically driven fluid pump includes a chamber having two opposite sidewalls formed by flexible membranes, and an inlet and an outlet each regulated by a valve. Separate piezo elements are fixed to each of the membranes, to flex the membranes and increase or reduce the cham |
| 6848450 |
Cigarette filter using intermetallic compounds |
February 1, 2005 |
| A filter such as a cigarette filter having a metal reagent which selectively binds with a gaseous component of a gas stream such as tobacco smoke. The metal reagent comprises nanometer or micrometer size clusters of a transition metal or alloy containing a transition metal. The trans |
| 6739700 |
Inkjet printhead with high nozzle to pressure activator ratio |
May 25, 2004 |
| An on-demand inkjet printhead includes an ink chamber provided with a plurality of nozzles and a single piezoelectric actuator for increasing pressure of ink within the chamber. Each nozzle is equipped with a heater element. Ink is ejected from selected nozzles of the printhead by en |
| 6690016 |
Process control by transient thermography |
February 10, 2004 |
| A method and apparatus for detecting, locating, isolating and controlling variations in the manufacturing process by transient thermography. A heat source (200) imparts heat to a surface which is radiated in the infrared region. Infrared sensors (204, 206, 208, 210) are coupled to a proc |
| 6688313 |
Electrical smoking system and method |
February 10, 2004 |
| An electrical smoking system comprising a cigarette and an electric lighter, wherein the cigarette comprises a tubular tobacco mat partially filled with material tobacco so as to define a filled tobacco rod portion and an unfilled tobacco rod portion. The cigarette and the lighter are |
| 6660109 |
Method of manufacturing aluminide sheet by thermomechanical processing of aluminide powders |
December 9, 2003 |
| A powder metallurgical process of preparing a sheet from a powder having an intermetallic alloy composition such as an iron, nickel or titanium aluminide. The sheet can be manufactured into electrical resistance heating elements having improved room temperature ductility, electrical |
| 6637439 |
Tobacco smoking mixture for smoking articles such as cigarettes |
October 28, 2003 |
| A tobacco smoking mixture is provided that includes tobacco and at least one inorganic particulate material. The at least one inorganic particulate material is effective to reduce the temperature of a burning portion of the tobacco smoking mixture upon combustion/pyrolysis thereof. The a |
| 6607576 |
Oxidation, carburization and/or sulfidation resistant iron aluminide alloy |
August 19, 2003 |
| The invention relates generally to aluminum containing iron-base alloys useful as electrical resistance heating elements. The aluminum containing iron-base alloys have improved room temperature ductility, electrical resistivity, cyclic fatigue resistance, high temperature oxidation r |
| 6533395 |
Inkjet printhead with high nozzle to pressure activator ratio |
March 18, 2003 |
| An on-demand inkjet printhead includes an ink chamber provided with a plurality of nozzles and a single piezoelectric actuator for increasing pressure of ink within the chamber. Each nozzle is equipped with a heater element. Ink is ejected from selected nozzles of the printhead by en |
| 6446426 |
Miniature pulsed heat source |
September 10, 2002 |
| A miniature heat source capable of being used in a hand-held device for delivering a metered pulse of fuel to a combustion chamber where it is converted into a pulsed amount of heat. For example, the heat source apparatus can be used in a hand-held cigarette smoking system or within a |
| 6332936 |
Thermomechanical processing of plasma sprayed intermetallic sheets |
December 25, 2001 |
| A powder metallurgical process of preparing a sheet from a powder having an intermetallic alloy composition such as an iron, nickel or titanium aluminide. The sheet can be manufactured into electrical resistance heating elements having improved room temperature ductility, electrical |
| 6284191 |
Method of manufacturing iron aluminide by thermomechanical processing of elemental powers |
September 4, 2001 |
| A powder metallurgical process of preparing iron aluminide useful as electrical resistance heating elements having improved room temperature ductility, electrical resistivity, cyclic fatigue resistance, high temperature oxidation resistance, low and high temperature strength, and/or |
| 6280682 |
Iron aluminide useful as electrical resistance heating elements |
August 28, 2001 |
| The invention relates generally to aluminum containing iron-base alloys useful as electrical resistance heating elements. The aluminum containing iron-base alloys have improved room temperature ductility, electrical resistivity, cyclic fatigue resistance, high temperature oxidation r |
| 6033623 |
Method of manufacturing iron aluminide by thermomechanical processing of elemental powders |
March 7, 2000 |
| A powder metallurgical process of preparing iron aluminide useful as electrical resistance heating elements having improved room temperature ductility, electrical resistivity, cyclic fatigue resistance, high temperature oxidation resistance, low and high temperature strength, and/or |
| 6030472 |
Method of manufacturing aluminide sheet by thermomechanical processing of aluminide powders |
February 29, 2000 |
| A powder metallurgical process of preparing a sheet from a powder having an intermetallic alloy composition such as an iron, nickel or titanium aluminide. The sheet can be manufactured into electrical resistance heating elements having improved room temperature ductility, electrical |
| 5976458 |
Iron aluminide useful as electrical resistance heating elements |
November 2, 1999 |
| The invention relates generally to aluminum containing iron-base alloys useful as electrical resistance heating elements. The aluminum containing iron-base alloys have improved room temperature ductility, electrical resistivity, cyclic fatigue resistance, high temperature oxidation r |
| 5880439 |
Functionally stepped, resistive ceramic |
March 9, 1999 |
| An electrically powered functionally graded ceramic composite heater and a functionally stepped ceramic composite heater useful for cigarette lighters. The electrical resistance heater includes discrete heating zones wherein each zone of the heater can be activated using an electric cont |
| 5865185 |
Flavor generating article |
February 2, 1999 |
| A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. Each heater heats only a port |
| 5730158 |
Heater element of an electrical smoking article and method for making same |
March 24, 1998 |
| A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. Each heater heats only a port |
| 5665262 |
Tubular heater for use in an electrical smoking article |
September 9, 1997 |
| A cylindrical tube is provided of a mechanically strong and flexible electrical conductor such as a metal and has a plurality of separated regions. An electrically insulating layer such as a ceramic is applied on the outer surface except for one exposed portion. Electrically resistive |
| 5620651 |
Iron aluminide useful as electrical resistance heating elements |
April 15, 1997 |
| The invention relates generally to aluminum containing iron-base alloys useful as electrical resistance heating elements. The aluminum containing iron-base alloys have improved room temperature ductility, electrical resistivity, cyclic fatigue resistance, high temperature oxidation r |
| 5613504 |
Flavor generating article and method for making same |
March 25, 1997 |
| A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. Each heater heats only a port |
| 5595706 |
Aluminum containing iron-base alloys useful as electrical resistance heating elements |
January 21, 1997 |
| The invention relates generally to aluminum containing iron-base alloys useful as electrical resistance heating elements. The aluminum containing iron-base alloys have a disordered body centered cubic structure and improved room temperature ductility, electrical resistivity, cyclic f |
| 5498855 |
Electrically powered ceramic composite heater |
March 12, 1996 |
| An electrically powered ceramic composite heater useful for devices such as a cigarette lighter. The electrical resistance heater includes a discrete heating segment configuration wherein each individual segment of the heater can be activated using an electric control module, and is capa |
| 5479948 |
Electrical smoking article having continuous tobacco flavor web and flavor cassette therefor |
January 2, 1996 |
| An electrical smoking article is provided in which tobacco flavor medium is carried past a heater by a continuous web. The web, which preferably is substantially non-combustible, may bear continuous tobacco flavor medium or spaced-apart portions of tobacco flavor medium. A flavor cassett |
| 5345951 |
Smoking article |
September 13, 1994 |
| A smoking article in which a flavored aerosol is generated by heat transfer to a flavor bed from the combustion of a heat source is provided. The article generates substantially no sidestream smoke. The transfer of heat from the heat source to the flavor bed is accomplished by convective |
| 5240012 |
Carbon heat smoking article with reusable body |
August 31, 1993 |
| A smoking article that produces no visible sidestream smoke in which at least the carbon heat source and the tobacco flavor producing elements can be ejected from a reusable body of the smoking article. |
| 4998542 |
Wrapper for smoking articles and method for preparing same |
March 12, 1991 |
| A wrapper for smoking articles having controllable combustion characteristics. The wrapper comprises cigarette paper and an amorphous inorganic network formed from a gel. |
| 4991606 |
Smoking article |
February 12, 1991 |
| A smoking article in which a flavored aerosol is generated by heat transfer to a flavor bed from the combustion of a carbon heat source is provided. The article generates substantially no sidestream smoke. The transfer of heat from the heat source to the flavor bed is accomplished by con |
| 4966171 |
Smoking article |
October 30, 1990 |
| A smoking article in which a flavored aerosol is generated by heat transfer to a flavor bed from the combustion of a carbon heat source is provided. The article generates substantially no sidestream smoke. The transfer of heat from the heat source to the flavor bed is accomplished by con |
