Danielle L Crawford

US Patent:

D585626, Feb 3, 2009

Filed:

Jul 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

29/287257

Inventors:

Danielle R. Crawford - Chester VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

0199

US Classification:

D 1102

US Patent:

D568576, May 13, 2008

Filed:

Nov 21, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/243091

Inventors:

Bruce Neidle - Midlothian VA, US
Cynthia S. Hayes - Midlothian VA, US
Kenneth Newman - Prince George VA, US
Robert T. Mitten - Glen Allen VA, US
William R. Sweeney - Richmond VA, US
Danielle R. Crawford - Chester VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

0101

US Classification:

D 1102

US Patent:

8029837, Oct 4, 2011

Filed:

Jun 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/155547

Inventors:

Shalva Gedevanishvili - Richmond VA, US
Dennis Geib - Richmond VA, US
Bruce Waymack - Prince George VA, US
William R. Sweeney - Richmond VA, US
Cindy Hayes - Midlothian VA, US
Danielle R. Crawford - Chester VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

B65D 81/32

US Classification:

426112, 426394, 131347, 131352

Abstract:

Provided is a disintegrable or non-disintegrable oral flavor delivery product. The product includes a disintegrable or non-disintegrable chewable pouch with a plurality of perforations. The pouch encloses a non-tobacco flavor product that can be in a gel, semi-liquid, and/or liquid form. A user chews, sucks, and/or manipulates the pouch to cause the enclosed flavor product to leach out of the perforations into the user's mouth.

US Patent:

8053008, Nov 8, 2011

Filed:

Nov 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/601640

Inventors:

William R. Sweeney - Richmond VA, US
Danielle R. Crawford - Chester VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

B65B 29/02

US Classification:

426 78, 426 77, 426132, 426390, 426416, 131374, 131352, 131359, 53450

Abstract:

A method of manufacturing a flavor pouch containing flavorant selected from one or more of tea, coffee, rose hips, honey, royal jelly, fruit extracts, mint, sweeteners, exotic flavors, and the like includes feeding a strip of fabric along a feed path, placing preselected amounts of flavorant material at spaced apart locations along the strip, forming flavor pouches by sealing portions of the strip together to enclose each preselected amount of flavorant material, and separating the flavor pouches from the strip. The pouches can have various shapes including crescent and oval shapes.

US Patent:

8202589, Jun 19, 2012

Filed:

Jul 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/219116

Inventors:

Shalva Gedevanishvili - Richmond VA, US
Paolo Catasti - Richmond VA, US
Danielle R. Crawford - Chester VA, US
William R. Sweeney - Richmond VA, US
Munmaya K. Mishra - Richmond VA, US
Shengsheng Liu - Richmond VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

B29D 22/00
A23G 4/18
B65B 29/02

US Classification:

428 352, 131352, 131347, 131359, 131275, 426 5, 426 77, 426 78, 426 79, 426106, 426132

Abstract:

Provided is an oral pouch product having a coated seam, having a porous pouch wrapper; an inner filling material enclosed within first and second opposed layers of the porous pouch wrapper; at least one seam holding a portion of said first and second opposed layers of said porous pouch wrapper together; and a first coating comprising a releasable ingredient applied to an outer surface of said seam. Also provided is a method for making the oral pouch product.

US Patent:

8389034, Mar 5, 2013

Filed:

Aug 26, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/219268

Inventors:

Shalva Gedevanishvili - Richmond VA, US
Dennis Geib - Richmond VA, US
Bruce Waymack - Prince George VA, US
William R. Sweeney - Richmond VA, US
Cindy Hayes - Midlothian VA, US
Danielle R. Crawford - Chester VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

B65D 81/32
A24F 47/00
B65D 81/34
A24B 15/00

US Classification:

426112, 426394, 131347, 131352

Abstract:

Provided is a disintegrable or non-disintegrable oral flavor delivery product. The product includes a disintegrable or non-disintegrable chewable pouch with a plurality of perforations. The pouch encloses a non-tobacco flavor product that can be in a gel, semi-liquid, and/or liquid form. A user chews, sucks, and/or manipulates the pouch to cause the enclosed flavor product to leach out of the perforations into the user's mouth.

US Patent:

8424541, Apr 23, 2013

Filed:

Jul 16, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/219118

Inventors:

Danielle R. Crawford - Chester VA, US
Karen Brooks - Midlothian VA, US
Kenneth A. Newman - Prince George VA, US
William R. Sweeney - Richmond VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

A24B 15/00

US Classification:

131352, 131359

Abstract:

Provided is a tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch product that provides and engaging and flavorful experience to a user. The pouch product includes a porous pouch wrapper and an inner filling material. The inner filling material can include a non-tobacco, botanical component, at least one functional ingredient and a solid flavor component dispersed throughout the inner filling material. The pouch product delivers multiple textures to the user's mouth.

US Patent:

20070207239, Sep 6, 2007

Filed:

Nov 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/601622

Inventors:

Bruce Neidle - Midlothian VA, US
Kenneth Newman - Prince George VA, US
William Sweeney - Richmond VA, US
Cynthia Hayes - Midlothian VA, US
Robert Mitten - Glen Allen VA, US
Danielle Crawford - Chester VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA

International Classification:

B65B 29/02

US Classification:

426077000

Abstract:

A flavor pouch includes a porous covering that encloses a carrier having a flavorant. The carrier may be solid or particulate. Flavorants may be one or more of tea, coffee, rose hips, honey, royal jelly, fruit extracts, mint, sweeteners, ginger, pepper extract, exotic flavors, ethnic flavors and the like. Where the carrier comprises a plurality of beads, the beads may have randomly dissolvable encapsulation to extend the time duration of flavor release. To use the flavor pouch, it is placed in the mouth and masticated or exposed to saliva to thereby release the flavorant.