Patents by Inventor Tim Collins

Tim Collins 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).

  • Publication number: 20220106097
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods, such as smoking articles, includes an outer housing with a hinged lid that houses an inner package of consumer goods. The inner package has an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed and that is covered by a reclosable flap, which is attached to a first lid panel that is relatively movable to a second lid panel throughout rotation of the lid between lid open and dosed positions. Blanks for forming the outer housing and a method of forming the container are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Gabriela Greco, Jürgen Kümpel
  • Patent number: 11214421
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods, such as smoking articles, includes an outer housing with a hinged lid that houses an inner package of consumer goods. The inner package has an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed and that is covered by a reclosable flap, which is attached to a first lid panel that is relatively movable to a second lid panel throughout rotation of the lid between lid open and closed positions. Blanks for forming the outer housing and a method of forming the container are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Gabriela Greco, Jürgen Kümpel
  • Publication number: 20210386114
    Abstract: A filter for an aerosol generating article includes a first end for attachment to an aerosol generating article; a second end which is a mouth end which can be received in the mouth of a user; and tipping paper wrapped around the filter. The tipping paper provides four haptic regions which provide different touch experiences for a user's lips at the mouth end, wherein first and second haptic regions provide a first touch experience and third and fourth haptic regions provide a second touch experience. Rotation of the filter allows different haptic regions to contact the user's lips, and haptic regions arranged on opposing sides of the filter may provide a same or different touch experience for both the upper and lower lip of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Oliver Taylor, Tim Collins
  • Patent number: 11097883
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods, such as smoking articles, includes an outer housing with a hinged lid that houses an inner package of consumer goods. The inner package has an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed and that is covered by a reclosable flap, which is attached to a first lid panel that is relatively movable to a second lid panel throughout rotation of the lid between lid open and closed positions. Blanks for forming the outer housing and a method of forming the container are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Gabriela Greco
  • Patent number: 10954062
    Abstract: A package for storing smoking articles includes a body having a plurality of walls defining a volume, including a front wall and a rear wall, and an opening; a lid for closing the opening and having a plurality of walls and being hinged on the rear wall, allowing the lid to be moved between closed and open positions; a locking tab; and an engagement recess for engaging the locking tab when the lid is in the closed position. The locking tab is connected to one of either the front wall of the body or an inner side of a front wall of the lid, and the engagement recess is located on the other one. The locking tab and the engagement recess each have a respective engagement edge for mutual engagement. The engagement edge of at least one of the locking tab and the engagement recess follows a curved line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventor: Tim Collins
  • Publication number: 20200290794
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods, such as smoking articles, includes an outer housing with a hinged lid that houses an inner package of consumer goods. The inner package has an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed and that is covered by a reclosable flap, which is attached to a first lid panel that is relatively movable to a second lid panel throughout rotation of the lid between lid open and closed positions. Blanks for forming the outer housing and a method of forming the container are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Gabriela Greco, Jürgen Kümpel
  • Publication number: 20200130912
    Abstract: A container for smoking articles has an outer housing including a hinged lid rotatable between open and closed positions. An inner package has an access opening through which smoking articles can be removed. The access opening can be covered by a reclosable flap when the hinged lid is in the closed position. With the lid in the closed position, the reclosable flap forms an overlap region with a surface of the inner package that extends around the periphery of the access opening. An outer surface of the reclosable flap is attached to a first lid panel of the hinged lid. When the hinged lid is moved from the closed position to the open position, a pivoting movement is provided about the first lid panel whereby the first lid panel pivots against the inner package along a pivot line, and wherein non-adhering region of the overlap region includes the pivot line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Jens Franzen
  • Publication number: 20200031568
    Abstract: A container for consumer goods, such as smoking articles, includes an outer housing with a hinged lid that houses an inner package of consumer goods. The inner package has an access opening through which consumer goods can be removed and that is covered by a reclosable flap, which is attached to a first lid panel that is relatively movable to a second lid panel throughout rotation of the lid between lid open and closed positions. Blanks for forming the outer housing and a method of forming the container are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Gabriela Greco
  • Publication number: 20190179878
    Abstract: A method for expanding a knowledge graph covering organization-specific content provided by a content management platform includes identifying a knowledge graph comprising a plurality of nodes representing a plurality of defined terms, scanning a plurality of communications from a plurality of sources of an organization to identify a plurality of frequently appearing terms, determining which of the plurality of frequently appearing terms are not included in the plurality of defined terms of the knowledge graph to produce a set of undefined frequently appearing terms, prompting one or more members of the organization to provide a definition for each undefined frequently appearing term from the set of undefined frequently appearing terms, wherein the prompting occurs without a user input, and expanding the knowledge graph by adding one or more undefined frequently appearing terms, each having a provided definition, to the knowledge graph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Tim Collins, David Conway
  • Patent number: 10183770
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a pack of smoking articles, such as cigarettes, which comprises: assembling packaging material, such as a packaging blank, around a charge of smoking articles to form a pack enclosing the charge smoking articles. The assembled pack includes a container portion to hold the charge of smoking articles, a lid in hinged connection with the container portion which is movable between a closed position for preventing access to the smoking articles in the container portion and an open position for accessing the smoking articles, and a magnetic closure having a first magnetic closure element and a second magnetic closure element which are configured and arranged to exert a magnetic force for holding the lid in the closed position. The process for producing the pack includes placing the first and second magnetic closure elements together or in combination with one another in the packaging material that forms the pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Paul Mewha, Jürgen Kümpel
  • Publication number: 20190009976
    Abstract: A package for storing smoking articles includes a body having a plurality of walls defining a volume, including a front wall and a rear wall, and an opening; a lid for closing the opening and having a plurality of walls and being hinged on the rear wall, allowing the lid to be moved between closed and open positions; a locking tab; and an engagement recess for engaging the locking tab when the lid is in the closed position. The locking tab is connected to one of either the front wall of the body or an inner side of a front wall of the lid, and the engagement recess is located on the other one. The locking tab and the engagement recess each have a respective engagement edge for mutual engagement. The engagement edge of at least one of the locking tab and the engagement recess follows a curved line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: JT International SA
    Inventor: Tim Collins
  • Patent number: 9578488
    Abstract: A contact enrichment system is provided to determine whether contacts stored in a mobile device match profiles stored on a social network server. Profiles matching the contacts are used to enrich the contacts by appending information such as images and video to the contacts. The appended information in the contacts are also linked to the source profile so that the contact information may be periodically updated. Information may be drawn from multiple profiles on multiple social network servers to fully enrich the contacts stored on the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Good Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Lionel Wolovitz, Siavash James Joorabchian Hawkins
  • Publication number: 20150329227
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a pack of smoking articles, such as cigarettes, which comprises: assembling packaging material, such as a packaging blank, around a charge of smoking articles to form a pack enclosing the charge smoking articles. The assembled pack includes a container portion to hold the charge of smoking articles, a lid in hinged connection with the container portion which is movable between a closed position for preventing access to the smoking articles in the container portion and an open position for accessing the smoking articles, and a magnetic closure having a first magnetic closure element and a second magnetic closure element which are configured and arranged to exert a magnetic force for holding the lid in the closed position. The process for producing the pack P: includes placing the first and second magnetic closure elements together or in combination with one another in the packaging material that forms the pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Paul Mewha, Jürgen Kümpel
  • Publication number: 20150094043
    Abstract: A contact enrichment system is provided to determine whether contacts stored in a mobile device match profiles stored on a social network server. Profiles matching the contacts are used to enrich the contacts by appending information such as images and video to the contacts. The appended information in the contacts are also linked to the source profile so that the contact information may be periodically updated. Information may be drawn from multiple profiles on multiple social network servers to fully enrich the contacts stored on the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Tim COLLINS, Lionel WOLOVITZ, Siavash James Joorabchian HAWKINS
  • Publication number: 20150083617
    Abstract: There is provided packaging (1), and blanks for forming said packaging, which comprises an inner packet part (150) and an outer packet part (100). The inner packet part is movable relative to the outer packet part. Movement of the inner packet part (150) is limited by a flexible linking element (170) which extends between the inner packet part (150) and the outer packet part (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: JT INTERNATIONAL SA
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Bhanukiran Desiraju
  • Patent number: 8942675
    Abstract: A contact enrichment system is provided to determine whether contacts stored in a mobile device match profiles stored on a social network server. Profiles matching the contacts are used to enrich the contacts by appending information such as images and video to the contacts. The appended information in the contacts are also linked to the source profile so that the contact information may be periodically updated. Information may be drawn from multiple profiles on multiple social network servers to fully enrich the contacts stored on the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Good Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Collins, Lionel Wolovitz, Siavash James Joorabchain Hawkins
  • Patent number: 8567366
    Abstract: An intake manifold assembly for an internal combustion engine that has a modular construction and includes a base member, a runner, and a shell, wherein the base member removably attaches to the engine, and the runner and the shell each separately and independently removably attach to the base member. In another aspect, the assembly further includes a fastener for attaching the runner to the base member, wherein the shell is formed so as to retain the fastener between the shell and the base member when the shell is attached to the base member. In another aspect, the assembly further includes a bumper affixed to a surface of the base member, wherein the bumper abuts a surface of the internal combustion engine. In another aspect, the base member includes a sealing ridge that mates with a sealing groove provided on the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Competition Cams, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Reese, Tim Collins, Donald Carbone
  • Patent number: 8556071
    Abstract: A package for tobacco-related articles comprises a shell including a front wall, a rear wall, two lateral walls, and a top side. A lid is adapted to close the top side of the shell when in a closed state. The lid is swivelably connected to the rear wall or one of the lateral walls at a hinge line and is swivelable about the hinge line for transfer between the closed state and an opened state. The lid comprises a top wall including a front edge, a rear edge, two lateral edges, and a bottom side and is adapted to close the top side of the shell when the lid is in its closed state. A beveled edge wall extends from at least the edge of the top wall of the lid opposite to the hinge line and fits into the shell when the lid is in its closed state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Steve Holloway, Tim Collins, Solvey Knorr, Neil Southey, Regine Wolfgramm, Inga Gurke, Guillaume Devivier
  • 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: 20130098786
    Abstract: A cigarette pack formed by a box having top and bottom faces and a plurality of longitudinal faces connecting the top face to the bottom face. The longitudinal faces include a front face, a first bevel situated on one side of the front face and being attached to the front face by a first longitudinal fold line and a second bevel situated on the other side of the front face and being attached to the front face by a second longitudinal fold line. The first and second fold lines are curved away from the centre of the front face such that the front face is at least partially concavely bowed in a longitudinal direction. The circumference of the top face of the pack includes at least one concavely curved segment situated along the edge of the top face and at least one of the front face and rear face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: Tim Collins