Patents by Inventor Zhong Hai Yang

Zhong Hai Yang 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 and apparatus for packaging side opening cigarette packets
    Patent number: 7578113
    Abstract: A method and a device of constructing a side-opening cigarette package. The method comprises gathering cigarettes into a bundled charge. A flat shell (10) is propped open to facilitate insertion of the bundled cigarettes. The shell containing the cigarettes is rotated and placed in a desired orientation onto a blank. The blank is folded to form the side opening cigarette package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: British-American Tobacco (Singapore) Private Limited
    Inventors: Edwin Cheng Siew Lim, Eric C L Kuek, Zhong Hai Yang, Kia Swee Tan