IP Library Granted Patent US 12,490,764
Granted Patent B2
US 12,490,764 · App. 18/121,662 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Storage containers, products, and methods of packing a smokable product

Inventors: Brian Nupp (Maumee, OH); Michael Wiedle (Castalia, OH)
Assignee: Slap N Tickle Ltd.
A24C5/42A24C5/002A24D1/022A24F17/00B65D85/1018
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Patent No.
US 12,490,764
App. No.
18/121,662
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Storage containers, products, and methods of packing a smoking product are described. An example storage container has a main body that has a first end, a second end, a lengthwise axis, a width, and defines a chamber and an indicium. The lengthwise axis has a midpoint. Each of the first end and second end is moveable from a sealed configuration to an unsealed configuration. The width of the main body tapers from the second end toward the first end. The indicium is defined at a location between the midpoint of the lengthwise axis and the first end and extends along a portion of the width of the main body. The main body has a first width at the location between the midpoint of the lengthwise axis and the first end and a second width at the second end. The first width is less than the second width.

Claims (18)

1 . A smokable product comprising:

a smokable sheet of material having a first end, a second end, a length extending from the first end to the second end, a width, and defining a first passageway, the width tapering along the length; and

a straight wire member disposed within the first passageway and removable therefrom after formation.

2 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the first end has a first width and the second end has a second width that is greater than the first width.

3 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the width tapers along the entire length.

4 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the smokable sheet of material defines a second passageway.

5 . The product of claim 4 , wherein the first passageway is disposed within the second passageway.

6 . The product of claim 4 , wherein the first passageway is disposed outside of the second passageway.

7 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the smokable sheet of material is formed of a naturally occurring material.

8 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the wire member is formed of a naturally occurring material.

9 . The product of claim 1 , wherein the wire member is formed of stainless steel.

10 . The product of claim 1 , further comprising a filter defining a filter passageway.

11 . The product of claim 10 , wherein the smokable sheet of material is partially disposed within the filter passageway.

12 . The product of claim 1 , further comprising a storage container;

wherein the smokable sheet of material and wire member are disposed within the storage container.

13 . A smokable product comprising:

a smokable sheet of material having a first end, a second end, a length extending from the first end to the second end, a width, and defining a first passageway, the width tapering along the length to form a substantially conical smokable product; and

a straight wire member disposed longitudinally within the first passageway and removable therefrom after formation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2023
From: NUPP, BRIAN; WIEDLE, MICHAEL
To: SLAP N TICKLE LTD.
Reel/Frame 063698/0986 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16924314 · Jul 9, 2020
Provisional Application 62872271 · Jul 10, 2019
Related Publication 20230210164A1 · Jul 6, 2023
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