Patents by Inventor Slavomir Novak

Slavomir Novak 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).

  • Patent number: 11000063
    Abstract: There is provided a package for tobacco products or tobacco related commodities or smoking devices (20; 120; 220; 320), wherein the package (20; 120; 220; 320) includes an information encoding pattern (10; 110). The information encoding pattern comprises at least one first area (12) having a first conductive or dielectric property and at least one second area (14; 14a, 14b, 14c) having a second conductive or dielectric property. The first conductive property is different from the second conductive property and the first dielectric property is different from the second dielectric property. The information encoding pattern is configured to be detectable by a capacitive touch screen (24), e.g. a touch screen of a mobile device (22), such as a smartphone or tablet computer, when the information encoding pattern interacts with the touch screen, i.e. when the information encoding pattern approaches and/or touches the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Inventors: Slavomir Novak, Claas Gerding-Reimers
  • Publication number: 20200140163
    Abstract: A package (24; 124; 224) for tobacco products or tobacco related commodities or smoking devices includes an RFID tag (10; 110) which comprises a sealing portion (14) and is embedded in or attached to the package. The sealing portion (14) is destroyed when the package is opened. The RFID tag is configured to transmit, on request of a reader device (34), a status information indicating whether the sealing portion (14) is intact or has been destroyed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Slavomir NOVAK
  • Publication number: 20190021393
    Abstract: There is provided a package for tobacco products or tobacco related commodities or smoking devices (20; 120; 220; 320), wherein the package (20; 120; 220; 320) includes an information encoding pattern (10; 110). The information encoding pattern comprises at least one first area (12) having a first conductive or dielectric property and at least one second area (14; 14a, 14b, 14c) having a second conductive or dielectric property. The first conductive property is different from the second conductive property and the first dielectric property is different from the second dielectric property. The information encoding pattern is configured to be detectable by a capacitive touch screen (24), e.g. a touch screen of a mobile device (22), such as a smartphone or tablet computer, when the information encoding pattern interacts with the touch screen, i.e. when the information encoding pattern approaches and/or touches the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: REEMTSMA CIGARETTENFABRIKEN GMBH
    Inventors: Slavomir NOVAK, Claas GERDING-REIMERS
  • Patent number: 9538785
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container for tobacco related or smoking related articles, in particular snus, and a method of manufacturing such a container. The container comprises a base portion and a top portion defining a first compartment between the base portion and the top portion. The base portion or the top portion comprises a displaceable wall and a cover defining a second compartment between the displaceable wall and the cover. The displaceable wall is coupled to the base portion or the top portion by a screw thread for displacing the displaceable wall by rotating the displaceable wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Marion Loos, Hitesh Bagai, Slavomir Novak
  • Publication number: 20150353268
    Abstract: A device for offering at least one of a plurality of cigarettes contained in a package includes an inner liner that is designed to cover at least a part of the plurality of cigarettes. The inner liner comprises a pull for moving at least one cigarette of the plurality of cigarettes into an offering position. The pull is designed to be actuated by a removal of the inner liner. The invention further relates to a package including a plurality of cigarettes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Slavomir Novak, Marco Wleklinski
  • Publication number: 20150216230
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container for tobacco related or smoking related articles, in particular snus, and a method of manufacturing such a container. The container comprises a base portion and a top portion defining a first compartment between the base portion and the top portion. The base portion or the top portion comprises a displaceable wall and a cover defining a second compartment between the displaceable wall and the cover. The displaceable wall is coupled to the base portion or the top portion by a screw thread for displacing the displaceable wall by rotating the displaceable wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Marion Loos, Hitesh Bagai, Slavomir Novak
  • Patent number: 8464867
    Abstract: A package (1) for tobacco-related articles comprises an outer shell (2), a lid (4) which is adapted to close the top side of the outer shell (2) and can be swivelled about a hinge line, and an inner shell (6). The inner shell (6) accommodates a plurality of tobacco-related articles and can be shifted in the outer shell (2) from a retracted position to an advanced position, which enables access to the tobacco-related articles. A cutout (20) in the outer shell (2) exposes part of the inner shell (6) and enables transmitting a force onto the inner shell (6) for moving the inner shell (6). A connector (50) pushes the lid (4) into its opened state when the inner shell (6) is moved into its advanced position and pulls the lid (4) into its closed state when the inner shell (6) is moved into its retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Steve Holloway, Tim Collins, Solvey Knorr, Neil Southey, Paul Jenkins, Alistair Buckingham, Regine Wolfgramm, Inga Gurke, Slavomir Novak, Guillaume Devivier
  • Publication number: 20120261285
    Abstract: A package (1) for tobacco-related articles comprises an outer shell (2), a lid (4) which is adapted to close the top side of the outer shell (2) and can be swivelled about a hinge line, and an inner shell (6). The inner shell (6) accommodates a plurality of tobacco-related articles and can be shifted in the outer shell (2) from a retracted position to an advanced position, which enables access to the tobacco-related articles. A cutout (20) in the outer shell (2) exposes part of the inner shell (6) and enables transmitting a force onto the inner shell (6) for moving the inner shell (6). A connector (50) pushes the lid (4) into its opened state when the inner shell (6) is moved into its advanced position and pulls the lid (4) into its closed state when the inner shell (6) is moved into its retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: IMPERIAL TOBACCO LIMITED
    Inventors: Steve Holloway, Tim Collins, Solvey Knorr, Neil Southey, Paul Jenkins, Alistair Buckingham, Regine Wolfgramm, Inga Gurke, Slavomir Novak, Guillaume Devivier
  • Patent number: D676741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Mies van Landsveld, Slavomir Novak
  • Patent number: D681445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Mies van Landsveld, Slavomir Novak
  • Patent number: D693670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Mies van Landsveld, Slavomir Novak