Patents by Inventor Claude Juston

Claude Juston 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 device for spreading out tobacco leaves and for enabling them to be retrieved, flat, after having been spread out
    Patent number: 4252134
    Abstract: A method for spreading out tobacco leaves and for enabling them to be retrieved, flat, after having been spread out, comprising:placing each leaf on a support generally in the form of a deformable dihedron, the central vein of the leaf extending on the edge of said dihedron;causing a flux of fluid to flow on either side of the edge, so that gravity conducts this fluid along the lines of greatest slope of said faces;then deforming said support so as to return the spread out leaf to a flat position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1981
    Assignee: Service d'Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et des Allumettes
    Inventors: Robert Caffoz, Claude Juston, Claude Boutron
  • Device for transferring tobacco leaves and for cutting out wrappers
    Patent number: 4245531
    Abstract: A device for transferring a leaf-like material, such as tobacco leaves, and for cutting out pieces, such as wrappers for cigars, from said material. A drum is employed to remove the leaf-like material from a conveyor and to support the same during the cutting operation. The cutting device comprises a support with cutting members secured thereto, and the drum and support are moved relative to each other in such a manner that the drum presses the leaves into contact with the cutting members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1981
    Assignee: Service d'Exploitation Industrielle des Tabacs et des Allumettes
    Inventors: Claude Boutron, Robert Caffoz, Claude Juston