Patents by Inventor Atanas Karaatanasov

Atanas Karaatanasov 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTION OF CAPSULES INTO FILTER TOWS
    Publication number: 20130029822
    Abstract: An apparatus for insertion of capsules into cigarette filter tows is disclosed. The apparatus may include a tow processing unit, a capsule insertion unit and a filter rod making unit. The capsule insertion unit may include a hopper, a belt, an inlet pipe, a capsule feeder wheel and a capsule insertion wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Plamen ILIEV, Bogdan NIKOLOV, Atanas KARAATANASOV, Valentin ILIEV, Dimitar YANCHEV
  • Apparatus and method for insertion of capsules into filter tows
    Patent number: 8303474
    Abstract: An apparatus for insertion of capsules into cigarette filter tows is disclosed. The apparatus may include a tow processing unit, a capsule insertion unit and a filter rod making unit. The capsule insertion unit may include a hopper, a belt, an inlet pipe, a capsule feeder wheel and a capsule insertion wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Aiger Group AG
    Inventors: Plamen Iliev, Bogdan Nikolov, Atanas Karaatanasov, Valentin Iliev, Dimitar Yanchev
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSERTION OF CAPSULES INTO FILTER TOWS
    Publication number: 20110053745
    Abstract: An apparatus for insertion of capsules into cigarette filter tows is disclosed. The apparatus may include a tow processing unit, a capsule insertion unit and a filter rod making unit. The capsule insertion unit may include a hopper, a belt, an inlet pipe, a capsule feeder wheel and a capsule insertion wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Plamen Iliev, Bogdan Nikolov, Atanas Karaatanasov, Valentin Iliev, Dimitar Yanchev