Patents by Inventor Theodore Roland Philip Thomas

Theodore Roland Philip Thomas 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: 6000539
    Abstract: Packaging for smoking articles such as cigarettes in a rigid, hinged-lidded carton includes a sealed barrier layer enclosure within the carton and a line of separation aligned with a lid-end edge of an inner frame of the carton so that the edge acts as a guide in shearing the barrier layer when opening the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Rothmans International Services Limited
    Inventors: Adrian Roy Stewart-Cox, Theodore Roland Philip Thomas, John Roger Sampson, Michael Patrick Parker