Cynthia Hearn Stokes

US Patent:

6417156, Jul 9, 2002

Filed:

Apr 9, 1997

Appl. No.:

08/827656

Inventors:

Mickey Lee Smith - Winston-Salem NC
Cynthia Stewart Stokes - Lexington NC
Ronnie Lee Willard - Clemmons NC

Assignee:

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company - Winston-Salem NC

International Classification:

C11D 350

US Classification:

510515, 510519, 510520

Abstract:

An odorizer or freshener article for use in odorizing and freshening drawers, closets, cabinets, rooms and the like comprises a rod made of a gathered web or filamentary tow material in which a fragrance is embedded or injected in liquid or powder form or in a breakable fragrance-containing capsule and about which a sheet material is overwrapped. An anti-static additive may be incorporated into the rod for use in a clothes dryer. The components of the article are especially designed to be fabricated using conventional cigarette filter making and cigarette packaging machinery.

US Patent:

6997190, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Nov 25, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/303648

Inventors:

Cynthia Stewart Stokes - Lexington NC, US
Robert Henry Powell - Colfax NC, US
Brian Michael Lawrence - Winston-Salem NC, US

Assignee:

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company - Winston-Salem NC

International Classification:

A24D 1/02
D21F 11/00

US Classification:

131365, 131360, 162139, 162158

Abstract:

Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e. g. , flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e. g. , calcium carbonate in particulate form). The wrapping materials possess multi-layer coatings. The wrapping materials possess coatings in the form of series of spaced apart bands, each band possessing a series of layers. At least one of the coating layers can have a filler material dispersed or suspended within a film-forming material of that layer.

US Patent:

7810507, Oct 12, 2010

Filed:

Jul 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/781604

Inventors:

Michael Francis Dube - Winston-Salem NC, US
Daniel Verdin Cantrell - Lewisville NC, US
John-Paul Mua - Advance NC, US
Cynthia Stewart Stokes - Lexington NC, US
James Neil Figlar - Clemmons NC, US

Assignee:

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company - Winston-Salem NC

International Classification:

A24B 15/00

US Classification:

131352

Abstract:

A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product is provided, the tobacco product including a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation, the tobacco formulation including a tobacco material and a plurality of microcapsules dispersed within the tobacco material, the plurality of microcapsules including an outer shell encapsulating an internal payload. The internal payload may include an additive such as water, flavorants, binders, colorants, pH adjusters, buffering agents, fillers, disintegration aids, humectants, antioxidants, oral care ingredients, preservatives, additives derived from herbal or botanical sources, and mixtures thereof. Microencapsulated flavorants include tobacco-containing flavorants, such as tobacco extracts or a particulate tobacco material, sweeteners (e. g. , sweeteners containing neotame), and vanillin (optionally in a complexed form).

US Patent:

7972254, Jul 5, 2011

Filed:

Jun 11, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/760983

Inventors:

Cynthia Stewart Stokes - Lexington NC, US
John Larkin Nelson - Lewisville NC, US
Vernon Brent Barnes - Advance NC, US
Michael Francis Dube - Winston-Salem NC, US

Assignee:

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company - Winston-Salem NC

International Classification:

B31C 99/00

US Classification:

493 39, 493 4, 493 45, 493 47, 131 841

Abstract:

An apparatus for manufacturing a rod member for a cigarette filter element, is provided. Each rod member defines a longitudinal axis and includes a generally longitudinally-extending filter material and a plurality of objects disposed therein along the longitudinal axis. Such an apparatus comprises a rod-forming unit configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An object insertion unit is configured to introduce a plurality of objects into engagement with the rod member. A rod-dividing unit is configured to divide the rod member into a plurality of rod portions such that each rod portion includes a plurality of the objects. Associated method are also provided.

US Patent:

20060124146, Jun 15, 2006

Filed:

Feb 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/351688

Inventors:

Cynthia Stokes - Lexington NC, US
Robert Powell - Colfax NC, US
Brian Lawrence - Winston-Salem NC, US

International Classification:

A24D 1/02

US Classification:

131365000

Abstract:

Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The wrapping materials possess multi-layer coatings. The wrapping materials include coatings in the form of series of spaced apart bands, each band having a series of layers. At least one of the coating layers can have a filler material dispersed or suspended within a film-forming material of that layer. Flavoring agent(s) are included in one or more of the wrapping material itself, a seam adhesive, and/or bands included on the wrapping material.

US Patent:

20100018540, Jan 28, 2010

Filed:

Jul 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/180763

Inventors:

David James Doolittle - Lewisville NC, US
Barbara Walker Arzonico - Winston-Salem NC, US
Paul Stuart Chapman - Winston-Salem NC, US
Cynthia Stewart Stokes - Lexington NC, US

International Classification:

A24B 15/00

US Classification:

131352

Abstract:

A smokeless tobacco product is provided. A tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of that product comprises a tobacco formulation including a granular tobacco composition enclosed within a water-permeable pouch that has been treated with a substance selected from the group consisting of: an analgesic, a buffer, a coloring, an effervescent, or an organic acid.

US Patent:

20100108081, May 6, 2010

Filed:

Oct 31, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/263019

Inventors:

Leigh Ann Blevins Joyce - Lewisville NC, US
Andries Don Sebastian - Clemmons NC, US
Robert H. Powell - Colfax NC, US
Stephen T. Matthews - Clemmons NC, US
Cynthia Stewart Stokes - Lexington NC, US
Kenneth A. Beard - Lexington NC, US
Michael F. Dube - Winston-Salem NC, US
Paul Stuart Chapman - Winston-Salem NC, US

International Classification:

A24B 15/00

US Classification:

131274

Abstract:

A filtered cigarette includes a smokable rod and a filter element. The smokable rod is secured to the filter element using tipping material. The tipping material includes at least one flavorant providing a sensory characteristic. The cigarette may include more than one layer of tipping material. An outer layer of tipping material can overlie at least a portion of an underlying inner layer of tipping material, and during use by the smoker, the outer layer can be removed from the cigarette. Thus, it is possible for a cigarette manufacturer to provide a cigarette that can be used as such by the smoker, or that can be adapted by the smoker to provide a different sensory experience (e.g., the visual, organoleptic, trigeminal, aromatic, and tactile characteristics of the cigarette can be altered by removal of the outer tipping material, and or by provision of a tipping material layer that is treated with a flavorant and/or provides a desirable diffusivity). The use of the outer layer of tipping material can be used to improve the physical integrity of the cigarette.

US Patent:

20110061666, Mar 17, 2011

Filed:

Sep 9, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/878568

Inventors:

Michael Francis Dube - Winston-Salem NC, US
Daniel Verdin Cantrell - Lewisville NC, US
John-Paul Mua - Advance NC, US
Cynthia Stewart Stokes - Lexington NC, US
James Neil Figlar - Clemmons NC, US

International Classification:

A24B 15/30
A24B 15/18

US Classification:

131275, 131276, 131352

Abstract:

A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product is provided, the tobacco product including a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation, the tobacco formulation including a tobacco material and a plurality of microcapsules dispersed within the tobacco material, the plurality of microcapsules including an outer shell encapsulating an internal payload. The internal payload may include an additive such as water, flavorants, binders, colorants, pH adjusters, buffering agents, fillers, disintegration aids, humectants, antioxidants, oral care ingredients, preservatives, additives derived from herbal or botanical sources, and mixtures thereof. Microencapsulated flavorants include tobacco-containing flavorants, such as tobacco extracts or a particulate tobacco material, sweeteners (e.g., sweeteners containing neotame), and vanillin (optionally in a complexed form).