Patents by Inventor Anthony G. James

Anthony G. James 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).

  • Hinged-lid cigarette pack
    Patent number: 5845770
    Abstract: There is provided a pack (10) for smoking articles, which pack (10) has an outer carton (15) having generally rectangular front, back, side, top and bottom panels and an inner frame (12). The outer carton (15) has an upper portion (16) and a lower portion (17) which are hingedly connected together about a hinge line which extends across the rear panel of the outer carton substantially parallel to the top and bottom edges of the rear panel. The lower edge (20) of the front panel area of the upper portion (16) has at least a portion which is not parallel to said hinge line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Anthony G. James, Rodney G. Taylor, Colin Dennis Luton