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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Lev E. Bromberg, Swampscott, MA (US);
Trevor Alan Hatton, Sudbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Lev E. Bromberg, Swampscott, MA (US);
Trevor Alan Hatton, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/08 (2006.01); A24D 3/16 (2006.01); B01D 53/44 (2006.01); B01J 20/02 (2006.01); B01J 20/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/16 (2013.01); B01J 20/226 (2013.01); A23V 2200/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are compositions and methods for capturing carbonylic or phenolic toxicants, or converting these toxicants into less volatile compounds. The toxicants, which may be a component of cigarette smoke, may be captured by physical or chemical adsorption, absorption, or entrapment.