Bernard C Laroy

57509646, May 12, 1998

Jan 29, 1997

8/790179

Mary E. Counts - Richmond VA
Seetharama Deevi - Midlothian VA
Grier S. Fleischhauer - Midlothian VA
Patrick H. Hayes - Chester VA
Charles T. Higgins - Richmond VA
Willie G. Houck - Richmond VA
Billy J. Keen - Chesterfield VA
Bernard C. Laroy - Richmond VA
Peter J. Lipowicz - Midlothian VA
Donald E. Miser - Midlothian VA
Constance H. Nichols - Chesterfield VA
William H. Stevens - Midlothian VA
Mantharam Subbiah - Midlothian VA
Michael L. Watkins - Chester VA
Susan E. Wrenn - Chesterfield VA

Philip Morris Incorporated - New York NY

H05B 358

219535

A smoking system is provided in which a replaceable cigarette containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of electrical heater elements contained within a lighter to evolve tobacco flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. The cigarette and lighter are adapted to provide air flow patterns through the smoking system such that air flows transversely into the cigarette. Such patterns improve aerosol and flavor delivery to the smoker and reduce the condensation of residual heater-region vapor/aerosol in the smoking system.

53885945, Feb 14, 1995

Sep 10, 1993

8/118665

Mary E. Counts - Richmond VA
Seetharama C. Deevi - Midlothian VA
Grier S. Fleischhauer - Midlothian VA
Patrick H. Hayes - Chester VA
Charles T. Higgins - Richmond VA
Willie G. Houck - Richmond VA
Billy J. Keen - Chesterfield VA
Bernard C. Laroy - Richmond VA
Peter J. Lipowicz - Midlothian VA
Donald E. Miser - Midlothian VA
Constance H. Nichols - Chesterfield VA
William H. Stevens - Midlothian VA
Mantharam Subbiah - Midlothian VA
Michael L. Watkins - Chester VA
Susan E. Wrenn - Chesterfield VA

Philip Morris Incorporated - New York NY

A24F 4700

131329

A smoking system is provided in which a replaceable cigarette containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of electrical heater elements contained within a lighter to evolve tobacco flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. The cigarette and lighter are adapted to provide air flow patterns through the smoking system such that air flows transversely into the cigarette. Such patterns improve aerosol and flavor delivery to the smoker and reduce the condensation of residual heater-region vapor/aerosol in the smoking system.

52693279, Dec 14, 1993

Aug 7, 1991

7/741736

Mary E. Counts - Richmond VA
Bernard C. LaRoy - Richmond VA
D. Bruce Losee - Richmond VA
Constance H. Morgan - Midlothian VA
Ulysses Smith - Midlothian VA
F. Murphy Sprinkel - Glen Allen VA
Francis V. Utsch - Midlothian VA

Philip Morris Incorporated - New York NY

A24F 4700

131194

An article is provided in which a tobacco flavor medium is electrically heated to evolve inhalable tobacco flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges of the tobacco flavor medium which are heated sequentially to provide individual puffs.

56652623, Sep 9, 1997

Jan 9, 1995

8/370125

Mohammad R. Hajaligol - Richmond VA
Grier S. Fleischhauer - Midlothian VA
Seetharama C. Deevi - Oak Ridge TN
Charles T. Higgins - Richmond VA
Patrick H. Hayes - Chester VA
Herbert Herman - Port Jefferson NY
Robert V. Gansert - Lake Grove NY
Alfred L. Collins - Powhatan VA
Billy J. Keen - Chesterfield VA
Bernard C. Laroy - Richmond VA
A. Clifton Lilly - Chesterfield VA

Philip Morris Incorporated - New York NY

H05B 310
A24F 122

219553

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 heaters are then applied to the insulated regions and are electrically connected at one end to the underlying electrical conducting region. The electrical conductor is connected to the negative terminal of a power source. The other end of all the heaters are adapted to be connected to the positive terminal of the source. Accordingly, an electrically resistive heating circuit is formed wherein the tube serves as a common for all of the heating elements. The tubular heater can comprise an exposed end hub with a plurality of blades extending therefrom. Each blade can have an individual heater deposited thereon.

56669780, Sep 16, 1997

Jan 30, 1995

8/380718

Mary Ellen Counts - Richmond VA
Seetharama C. Deevi - Midlothian VA
Grier S. Fleischhauer - Midlothian VA
Patrick H. Hayes - Chester VA
Charles T. Higgins - Richmond VA
Willie G. Houck - Richmond VA
Billy J. Keen - Chesterfield VA
Bernard C. Laroy - Richmond VA
Peter J. Lipowicz - Midlothian VA
Donald E. Miser - Midlothian VA
Constance H. Nichols - Chesterfield VA
William H. Stevens - Midlothian VA
Mantharam Subbiah - Midlothian VA
Michael L. Watkins - Chester VA
Susan E. Wrenn - Chesterfield VA

Philip Morris Incorporated - New York NY

A24F 4700

131194

A smoking system is provided in which a replaceable cigarette containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of electrical heater elements contained within a lighter to evolve tobacco flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. The cigarette and lighter are adapted to provide air flow patterns through the smoking system such that air flows transversely into the cigarette. Such patterns improve aerosol and flavor delivery to the smoker and reduce the condensation of residual heater-region vapor/aerosol in the smoking system.

57082588, Jan 13, 1998

May 25, 1995

8/452635

Mary Ellen Counts - Richmond VA
Grier S. Fleischhauer - Midlothian VA
Patrick H. Hayes - Chester VA
Charles T. Higgins - Richmond VA
Willie G. Houck - Richmond VA
Bernard C. Laroy - Richmond VA
Peter J. Lipowicz - Midlothian VA
Constance H. Nichols - Chesterfield VA
Mantharam Subbiah - Midlothian VA
Michael L. Watkins - Chester VA

Philip Morris Incorporated - New York NY

H05B 358
A24F 122

219535

A smoking system is provided in which a replaceable cigarette containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of electrical heater elements contained within a lighter to evolve tobacco flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. The cigarette and lighter are adapted to provide air flow patterns through the smoking system such that air flows transversely into the cigarette. Such patterns improve aerosol and flavor delivery to the smoker and reduce the condensation of residual heater-region vapor/aerosol in the smoking system.

50606719, Oct 29, 1991

Dec 1, 1989

7/444746

Mary E. Counts - Richmond VA
Bernard C. LaRoy - Richmond VA
D. Bruce Losee - Richmond VA
Constance H. Morgan - Midlothian VA
Ulysses Smith - Midlothian VA
F. Murphy Sprinkel - Glen Allen VA
Francis V. Utsch - Midlothian VA

Philip Morris Incorporated - New York NY

A24K 4700

131329

An article is provided in which a flavor generating medium is electrically heated to evolve inhalable flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges of the flavor generating medium which are heated sequentially to provide individual puffs.

48900532, Dec 26, 1989

Apr 15, 1988

7/182171

Joseph L. Banyasz - Richmond VA
Aubrey T. Burton - Richmond VA
Bernard C. LaRoy - Richmond VA
David A. Lowitz - Richmond VA

Philip Morris Incorporated - New York NY

G01R 2704

324 585A

A millimeter wave detector for detecting missing cigarette packs or other types of objects in a set of objects is provided. The detector uses millimeter wave radiation at about 90 GHz to resolve small features of the objects being scanned. The detector can detect defects or missing packs in configurations that would not be detected by previously known detectors.