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John Larkin Nelson
Also filed as: NELSON JOHN L · NELSON JOHN LARKIN
39 granted patents·7 pending applications·1,513 citations·filing 1988–2024
98Inventor score
Files withREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R31BARNES VERNON BRENT3ADEME BALAGER2CARTER BRENT WALKER2NELSON JOHN LARKIN2
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46 records- 0198US7565818B2Apparatus and methods for manufacturing cigarettesREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 28, 2009·45 cites·37 claims
- 0297US7972254B2Apparatus for inserting objects into a filter component of a smoking article, and associated methodREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 5, 2011·82 cites·29 claims
- 0396US4807809ARod making apparatus for smoking article manufactureREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 28, 1989·376 cites·16 claims
- 0494US7740019B2Equipment and associated method for insertion of material into cigarette filtersREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 22, 2010·46 cites·17 claims
- 0592US8262550B2Apparatus for inserting objects into a filter component of a smoking articleBARNES VERNON BRENT·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 11, 2012·36 cites·15 claims
- 0692US7281540B2Equipment and methods for manufacturing cigarettesREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 16, 2007·85 cites·30 claims
- 0792US2024196962A1Apparatus for inserting objects into a filter component of a smoking article and associated methodREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 0891US8574141B2Apparatus for inserting objects into a filter component of a smoking articleBARNES VERNON BRENT·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 5, 2013·13 cites·15 claims
- 0990US7325382B2Method and apparatus for loading finished cigarettes into packageREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 5, 2008·27 cites·14 claims
- 1090US4969746AComponent inspection apparatus and methodREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 1988·Granted Nov 13, 1990·77 cites·25 claims
- 1189US8186359B2System for analyzing a filter element associated with a smoking article, and associated methodADEME BALAGER·Filed 2008·Granted May 29, 2012·56 cites·15 claims
- 1289US5156169AApparatus for making cigarettesREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 1990·Granted Oct 20, 1992·154 cites·4 claims
- 1388US8308623B2Apparatus for enhancing a filter component of a smoking article, and associated methodNELSON JOHN LARKIN·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 13, 2012·27 cites·37 claims
- 1487US9247770B2Method of forming a rod for use in the manufacture of cigarette filtersBARNES VERNON BRENT·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 2, 2016·7 cites·12 claims
- 1587US6360751B1Asymmetrical trimmer disk apparatusREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 26, 2002·118 cites·13 claims
- 1687US5902431AComposite web forming apparatus and methodREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 1997·Granted May 11, 1999·146 cites·9 claims
- 1785US7363929B2Materials, equipment and methods for manufacturing cigarettesR J REYNOLDS TABACCO COMPANY·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 29, 2008·41 cites·37 claims
- 1884US7537013B2Apparatus for manufacturing cigarettesREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2005·Granted May 26, 2009·13 cites·13 claims
- 1983US7117871B2Methods for manufacturing cigarettesREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 10, 2006·33 cites·9 claims
- 2082US7073514B2Equipment and methods for manufacturing cigarettesREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 11, 2006·34 cites·15 claims
- 2180US8627825B2Method for insertion of material into cigarette filtersNELSON JOHN LARKIN·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 14, 2014·3 cites·16 claims
- 2278US7409956B2Methods for adapting an automated cigarette making apparatusREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 12, 2008·6 cites·16 claims
- 2377US11944119B2Apparatus for inserting objects into a filter component of a smoking article and associated methodREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 2, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 2477US8522515B2Method and apparatus for customizing cigarette packagesCARTER BRENT WALKER·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 3, 2013·11 cites·21 claims
- 2576US7597105B2Apparatus for manufacturing cigarettesREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 6, 2009·3 cites·21 claims
- 2675US9903784B2Testing stand with thumping assemblyREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 27, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2774US9486010B2Apparatus for inserting objects into a filter component of a smoking articleREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 8, 2016·1 cites·4 claims
- 2871US10321709B2Equipment and associated method for insertion of material into cigarette filtersREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 18, 2019·0 cites·15 claims
- 2966US10383359B2Apparatus for inserting objects into a filter component of a smoking article and associated methodREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 20, 2019·0 cites·16 claims
- 3066US7623011B2Device for remotely operating a circuit breaker apparatus and associated assembly and methodREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 24, 2009·5 cites·18 claims
- 3163US10045559B2Equipment and associated method for insertion of material into cigarette filtersREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 14, 2018·0 cites·16 claims
- 3263US7448390B2Equipment and methods for manufacturing cigarettesREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 11, 2008·6 cites·12 claims
- 3361US6708695B2Cigarette rod product with different densitiesFiled 2001·Granted Mar 23, 2004·4 cites·12 claims
- 3456US6111238AAutomated focused microwave sample digestion systemREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 29, 2000·22 cites·17 claims
- 3553US7967018B2Methods for sculpting cigarettes, and associated apparatusesREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 28, 2011·0 cites·6 claims
- 3652US8171941B2Cigarette customization apparatus and associated methodCARTER BRENT WALKER·Filed 2007·Granted May 8, 2012·0 cites·12 claims
- 3751US9210952B2Apparatus for inserting objects into a filter component of a smoking article, and associated methodSTOKES CYNTHIA STEWART·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 15, 2015·0 cites·31 claims
- 3849US5606153ARobotic filter weighing systemREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 25, 1997·23 cites·37 claims
- 3949US2016120213A1Tobacco product component recovery systemREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4047US2007107738A1Apparatus and methods for manufacturing cigarettesBARNES VERNON B·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4147US2007006888A1Apparatus and methods for manufacturing cigarettesHICKS DOUGLAS R·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4245US2005115575A1Cigarette paper testing apparatus and associated methodFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4341US10117454B2Tobacco slitting machineREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 6, 2018·0 cites·18 claims
- 4441US2018140002A1System for simulating ash removal from a smoking article and a related methodREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4540US5234007AMethod of and apparatus for reclaiming tobacco from cigarette packagesREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 10, 1993·10 cites·31 claims
- 4640US2012285271A1Simulation arrangement for a smoking articleADEME BALAGER·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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