Patents by Inventor Julian Gregory Messing

Julian Gregory Messing 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).

  • Method of producing a sealed bundle of consumer articles
    Patent number: 7877963
    Abstract: A method of producing a sealed bundle containing consumer articles such as smoking articles comprises the steps of wrapping a sealable material around an outer surface of a sleeve; at least partially sealing the sealable material while being wrapped around the sleeve at its bottom and along its length; pushing a group of smoking articles through the sleeve to remove the partially sealed sealable material from the sleeve; and sealing the partially sealed sealable material at the top so as to form the sealed bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Julian Gregory Messing, Philippe Bourgoin, Pierre-Yves Gindrat
  • Method of producing a sealed bundle of consumer articles
    Publication number: 20080245685
    Abstract: A method of producing a sealed bundle containing consumer articles such as smoking articles comprises the steps of wrapping a sealable material around an outer surface of the sleeve; at least partially sealing the sealable material while being wrapped around the sleeve at its bottom and along its length; pushing the group of smoking articles through the sleeve to remove the partially sealed sealable material from the sleeve; and sealing the partially sealed sealable material at the top so as to form the sealed bundle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Julian Gregory Messing, Philippe Bourgoin, Pierre-Yves Gindrat