Patents by Inventor Dante Boido

Dante Boido has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Filter, smoking articles containing the same, filter strands and methods and devices for producing filters and smoking articles of this type
    Publication number: 20050115578
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter (10) for tobacco products with a first terminal filter element (12), a second terminal filter element (14), a middle filter element (16) which is located between first and second terminal filter element and contains a granular filter material, and a casing (20), one part of one of the terminal filter elements (12) being displaceable vis-à-vis the casing (20). The invention furthermore relates to smoking articles with such filters, filter strands with two or more of the filters, and processes and devices for the production of such filters and tobacco products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Launstein, Dante Boido, Reynald Aeschlimann
  • Control process and apparatus for the production of cigarette filters
    Patent number: 5116298
    Abstract: To improve quality control a cigarette filter manufacturing line is provided with a testing station which periodically removes a filter to test the diameter and resistance to draw. The mean diameter and RTD of a number of filters is calculated and compared to acceptable ranges. Adjustments are made to the manufacturing line to correct any unacceptable values according to a set of priorities dependent on the degree and sense of the inaccuracies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: Intertaba, S.p.A.
    Inventors: Luigi Bondanelli, Mauro Sirani, Alfonso Schembri, Dante Boido