Inventor · Clemmons, NC, US

Billy Tyrone Conner

68Patents
16h-index
66Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 14, 1991 → Jan 17, 2025

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7726320B2 Tobacco-containing smoking article Electricity 570 Active
US8079371B2 Tobacco containing smoking article Electricity 353 Active
US5551451A Fuel element composition Human Necessities 191 Expired
US7647932B2 Smoking article Human Necessities 156 Active
US5183062A Cigarette Human Necessities 143 Expired
US5203355A Cigarette with cellulosic substrate Human Necessities 107 Expired
US8899238B2 Tobacco-containing smoking article Electricity 100 Active
US8678013B2 Smoking article Human Necessities 57 Active
US8464726B2 Segmented smoking article with insulation mat Human Necessities 57 Active
US9149072B2 Segmented smoking article with substrate cavity Human Necessities 54 Active
US9439453B2 Segmented smoking article with substrate cavity Human Necessities 33 Active
US8424538B2 Segmented smoking article with shaped insulator Human Necessities 32 Active
US9788571B2 Heat generation apparatus for an aerosol-generation system of a smoking article, and associated smoking article Human Necessities 26 Active
US9301546B2 Segmented smoking article with shaped insulator Human Necessities 25 Active
US6378528B1 Cigarette with improved tobacco substrate Human Necessities 19 Expired
US9814268B2 Tobacco-containing smoking article Electricity 18 Active
US9345268B2 Method for preparing smoking articles Human Necessities 14 Active
US8839799B2 Segmented smoking article with stitch-bonded substrate Human Necessities 12 Active
US10219548B2 Tobacco-containing smoking article Electricity 9 Active
US10226079B2 Tobacco-containing smoking article Electricity 8 Active
US9486013B2 Segmented smoking article with foamed insulation material Human Necessities 8 Active
US11019850B2 Heat conducting substrate for electrically heated aerosol delivery device Human Necessities 7 Active
US10517332B2 Induction heated aerosol delivery device Human Necessities 6 Active
US10798969B2 Smoking article with heat transfer component Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US10231488B2 Tobacco-containing smoking article Electricity 5 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.