Inventor · disambiguated record
William R. Sweeney
Also filed as: SWEENEY WILLIAM · SWEENEY WILLIAM R
87 granted patents·16 pending applications·4,121 citations·filing 1981–2024
99Inventor score
Files withPHILIP MORRIS USA INC59MISHRA MUNMAYA K8PHILIP MORRIS INC7SWEENEY WILLIAM R5CHRYSALIS TECH INC4
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103 records- 0199US6446426B1Miniature pulsed heat sourcePHILIP MORRIS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 10, 2002·167 cites·31 claims
- 0298US9167835B2Dissolvable films impregnated with encapsulated tobacco, tea, coffee, botanicals, and flavors for oral productsSENGUPTA TAPASHI·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 27, 2015·41 cites·9 claims
- 0398US8747562B2Tobacco-free pouched product containing flavor beads providing immediate and long lasting flavor releaseMISHRA MUNMAYA K·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 10, 2014·71 cites·6 claims
- 0498US5743251AAerosol and a method and apparatus for generating an aerosolPHILIP MORRIS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 28, 1998·868 cites·57 claims
- 0597US6516796B1Aerosol generator and methods of making and using an aerosol generatorCHRYSALIS TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 11, 2003·329 cites·55 claims
- 0697US6234167B1Aerosol generator and methods of making and using an aerosol generatorCHRYSALIS TECH INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 22, 2001·625 cites·68 claims
- 0796US7117867B2Aerosol generator and methods of making and using an aerosol generatorPHILIP MORRIS USA·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 10, 2006·542 cites·11 claims
- 0895US8940344B2Capsule clusters for oral consumptionCRAWFORD DANIELLE R·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 27, 2015·16 cites·13 claims
- 0995US8714163B2Smokeless compressed tobacco product for oral consumptionKUMAR ASHOK·Filed 2012·Granted May 6, 2014·33 cites·47 claims
- 1095US8424541B2Tobacco-free oral flavor delivery pouch productCRAWFORD DANIELLE R·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 23, 2013·143 cites·19 claims
- 1194US7429984B2Display management systemPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 30, 2008·16 cites·20 claims
- 1294USD568576SFlavor pouchPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 13, 2008·78 cites·1 claims
- 1394US6501052B2Aerosol generator having multiple heating zones and methods of use thereofCHRYSALIS TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 31, 2002·202 cites·18 claims
- 1493US9155772B2Soft, chewable and orally dissolvable and/or disintegrable productsGAO FENG·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 13, 2015·28 cites·14 claims
- 1593US8336557B2Smokeless compressed tobacco product for oral consumptionKUMAR ASHOK·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 25, 2012·68 cites·36 claims
- 1692US10952452B2Dissolvable films impregnated with encapsulated tobacco, tea, coffee, botanicals, and flavors for oral productsPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 23, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 1792US9974325B2Capsule clusters for oral consumptionPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 22, 2018·3 cites·22 claims
- 1892US9139360B2Flavor pouchPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 22, 2015·3 cites·17 claims
- 1992US8469037B2Pre-portioned moist product and method of makingLIU SHENGSHENG·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 25, 2013·40 cites·18 claims
- 2092US7173222B2Aerosol generator having temperature controlled heating zone and method of use thereofPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 6, 2007·176 cites·20 claims
- 2192US6557552B1Aerosol generator and methods of making and using an aerosol generatorCHRYSALIS TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 6, 2003·165 cites·27 claims
- 2290US10143230B2Tobacco-free pouched product containing flavor beads providing immediate and long lasting flavor releasePHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 4, 2018·31 cites·12 claims
- 2390US2025031713A1Dissolvable films impregnated with encapsulated tobacco, tea, coffee, botanicals, and flavors for oral productsPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2490US2024057648A1Capsule clusters for oral consumptionPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2589US10065794B2Flavor pouchPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 4, 2018·1 cites·17 claims
- 2689US9265272B2Chewable pouch for flavored product deliveryPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 23, 2016·4 cites·12 claims
- 2789US8202589B2Oral delivery pouch product with coated seamGEDEVANISHVILI SHALVA·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 19, 2012·7 cites·17 claims
- 2889US6896145B2Dispensing rack with high definition liquid crystal display headerPHILIP MORRIS INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 24, 2005·94 cites·20 claims
- 2988US7356952B2System for coupling package displays to remote power sourcePHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 15, 2008·78 cites·15 claims
- 3088US2024334962A1Tobacco-free pouched product containing flavor beads providing immediate and long lasting flavor releasePHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3187US11712415B2Soft, chewable and orally dissolvable and/or disintegrable productsPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 1, 2023·1 cites·20 claims
- 3287US10568338B2Dissolvable films impregnated with encapsulated tobacco, tea, coffee, botanicals, and flavors for oral productsPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 25, 2020·3 cites·13 claims
- 3387US8685478B2Flavor pouchNEIDLE BRUCE·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 1, 2014·6 cites·18 claims
- 3487US8268370B2Solid oral sensorial products including stain inhibitorMISER DONALD E·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 18, 2012·17 cites·10 claims
- 3586US8356606B2Production of micronized encapsulated tobacco particles for tobacco flavor delivery from an oral pouchPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 22, 2013·16 cites·9 claims
- 3686US7624918B2Wireless identification based displayPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 1, 2009·38 cites·26 claims
- 3784US9648907B2Virtual reality smoking systemKOBAL GERD·Filed 2005·Granted May 16, 2017·13 cites·16 claims
- 3884US9643773B2Flavor pouchPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 9, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 3984US8869804B2Oral tobacco product having a hydrated membrane coating and a high surface areaPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 28, 2014·15 cites·19 claims
- 4084US8312886B2Oral tobacco product having a hydrated membrane coating and a high surface areaMISHRA MUNMAYA K·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 20, 2012·12 cites·20 claims
- 4183US10245227B2Soft, chewable and orally dissolvable and/or disintegrable productsPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 2, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 4283US9743688B2Emulsion/colloid mediated flavor encapsulation and delivery with tobacco-derived lipidsSENGUPTA TAPASHI·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 29, 2017·1 cites·23 claims
- 4383US8389034B2Chewable pouch for flavored product deliveryGEDEVANISHVILI SHALVA·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 5, 2013·1 cites·7 claims
- 4482US12053014B2Moist tobacco product and method of makingPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 4582US9668503B2Capsule clusters for oral consumptionPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 6, 2017·0 cites·17 claims
- 4682US8029837B2Chewable pouch for flavored product deliveryPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 4, 2011·10 cites·13 claims
- 4782US2023320982A1Soft, chewable and orally dissolvable and/or disintegrable productsPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4881US8624740B2Controllable RFID cardSWEENEY WILLIAM R·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 7, 2014·9 cites·16 claims
- 4979US10575550B2Emulsion/colloid mediated flavor encapsulation and delivery with tobacco-derived lipidsPHILIP MORRIS USA INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 3, 2020·1 cites·24 claims
- 5079US9167847B2Production of coated tobacco particles suitable for usage in a smokeless tobacoo productSENGUPTA TAPASHI·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 27, 2015·8 cites·17 claims
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