Patents by Inventor Winfried Böttcher

Winfried Böttcher 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).

  • Cutting apparatus for use in the tobacco industry
    Patent number: 10117455
    Abstract: A rotary shear cutting apparatus to cut discrete non-rectangular portions from a web of smoking article sheet material, comprises a first rotary carrier provided with a first cutting edge and a second rotary carrier provided with a second cutting edge, wherein said first and second cutting edges are configured to cooperate during rotation of said first and second rotary carriers to cut a non-rectangular portion from the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Frank Beckmann, Winfried Böttcher, Andrew Bray, Gary Fallon
  • Cutting Apparatus for Use in the Tobacco Industry
    Publication number: 20150272205
    Abstract: A rotary shear cutting apparatus to cut discrete non-rectangular portions from a web of smoking article sheet material, comprises a first rotary carrier provided with a first cutting edge and a second rotary carrier provided with a second cutting edge, wherein said first and second cutting edges are configured to cooperate during rotation of said first and second rotary carriers to cut a non-rectangular portion from the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Frank Beckmann, Winfried Böttcher, Andrew Bray, Gary Fallon