Patents by Inventor Graham H. Bates

Graham H. Bates 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).

  • Conveying continuous filter material
    Patent number: 4618339
    Abstract: In apparatus for conditioning filter tow for subsequent production of cigarette filter rod a stream of filter tow is conveyed from a source by a first drive unit which delivers the tow into a conditioning station. A second drive unit delivers the conditioned tow to a rod-forming unit. A variable speed transmission is provided to allow independent control of the first and second drive units. The transmission may be replaced by an electronic speed control arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Assignee: Molins PLC
    Inventors: Hugh M. Arthur, Graham H. Bates