Patents Assigned to Swedish Match North Europe AB
  • Patent number: 9487313
    Abstract: A device for placing portion packets of a product for oral use into a container includes a portion packet positioning unit configured to position the portion packets in relation to each other in the container, wherein the positioning unit includes a set of portion packet receiving compartments arranged in a certain pattern, each of the compartments having an entrance end allowing a portion packet to enter the compartment and, at an opposite side of the compartment, a retaining end preventing a portion packet from exiting the compartment in that direction. The positioning unit further includes a discharging member configured to discharge portion packets from the compartments to the container, wherein the compartments are associated with a supporting structure that retains the compartment pattern during operation of the device. A method an arrangement for placing portion packets of a product for oral use into a container using such device is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventors: Thom Aspgren, Lars-Olof Lofman, Dennis Eriksson, Tomas Larsson
  • Patent number: 9481496
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a child resistant container for nicotine products. The container comprises latching elements (8, 25) adapted to interlock with cooperating latching elements (9, 27) when said lid (3) is pushed onto a said base (2) to retain said lid (3) to said base (2). The latching elements (8, 25) are further adapted to disengage from said cooperating latching elements (9, 27) when a simultaneous force is exerted on all releasable latching arrangements (6, 7, 12, 13) by two hands of a user or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventors: David Cottle, Tom Collings, Jesper Svahn
  • Publication number: 20160150816
    Abstract: A smokeless tobacco or non-tobacco snuff composition for oral use comprising at least 20 wt % water based on the total weight of the final composition and at least 1 wt % lactic acid or a salt thereof based on the dry weight of the final smokeless tobacco or non-tobacco snuff composition, as well as a method for its manufacture and the use of such composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: SWEDISH MATCH NORTH EUROPE AB
    Inventors: Mårten KINDVALL, Jörgen LUNDIN
  • Publication number: 20150075543
    Abstract: A smokeless tobacco composition comprising at least one type of non-tobacco fibers, wherein the non-tobacco fibers have an average length-to-width ratio equal to or greater than 3.5:1 and equal to or lower than 100:1, and a method for manufacturing the smokeless tobacco composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: SWEDISH MATCH NORTH EUROPE AB
    Inventors: Martin Sjögren, Thord Hassler, Jörgen Lundin, Bengt Börjesson
  • Patent number: 8875877
    Abstract: A child resistant container for nicotine products includes latching elements (8, 25) adapted to interlock with cooperating latching elements (9, 27) when a lid (3) is pushed onto a the base (2) to retain the lid (3) to the base (2). The latching elements (8, 25) are further adapted to disengage from the cooperating latching elements (9, 27) when a simultaneous force is exerted on all releasable latching arrangements (6, 7, 12, 13) by two hands of a user or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventors: David Cottle, Tom Collings, Jesper Svahn
  • Patent number: 8875716
    Abstract: Oral smokeless tobacco products and oral smokeless non-tobacco snuff products include carbamide or carbamide salt(s). The carbamide salt is chosen from the group including carbamide calcium sulphate [4(CH4N2O).CaSO4], carbamide magnesium sulphate [6(CH4N2O).MgSO4.2H2O] and carbamide sodium chloride [CH4N2O).NaCl.H2O]. Moreover, carbamide or carbamide salt(s) are used in the manufacturing of oral smokeless tobacco products or oral smokeless non-tobacco snuff products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventors: Herman Norström, Dowen Birkhed
  • Publication number: 20130256163
    Abstract: A child resistant container for nicotine products includes latching elements (8, 25) adapted to interlock with cooperating latching elements (9, 27) when a lid (3) is pushed onto a the base (2) to retain the lid (3) to the base (2). The latching elements (8, 25) are further adapted to disengage from the cooperating latching elements (9, 27) when a simultaneous force is exerted on all releasable latching arrangements (6, 7, 12, 13) by two hands of a user or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventors: David Cottle, Tom Collings, Jesper Svahn
  • Patent number: D690606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventor: Anna Neiås
  • Patent number: D707446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventor: Jesper Svahn
  • Patent number: D711232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventor: Nina Henriksson
  • Patent number: D711233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventor: Nina Henriksson
  • Patent number: D711249
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventor: Nina Henriksson
  • Patent number: D711250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventor: Nina Henriksson
  • Patent number: D719828
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventor: Nina Henriksson
  • Patent number: D735054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SWEDISH MATCH NORTH EUROPE AB
    Inventor: Anna Nelåas
  • Patent number: D737575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventor: Jesper Svahn
  • Patent number: D738745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: SWEDISH MATCH NORTH EUROPE AB
    Inventor: Anna Neias
  • Patent number: D744160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: SWEDISH MATCH NORTH EUROPE AB
    Inventor: Anna Neiäs
  • Patent number: D753871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Swedish Match North Europe AB
    Inventor: Thom Aspgren
  • Patent number: D756790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: SWEDISH MATCH NORTH EUROPE AB
    Inventor: Nina Henriksson