Patents by Inventor Douglas G. Meaden

Douglas G. Meaden 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).

  • Cigarette packets
    Patent number: 4351433
    Abstract: A soft pack made from a composite laminate blank has inner and outer films 6, 8 of polyethylene laminated to a paper substrate 4. The outer film is formed with an integral tear strip 26 thicker than the remaining film.The blank is folded as a tube around the cigarette bundle, the ends closed by the conventional tuck-and-fold closure and then heat sealed. To one side of the revenue stamp 20 is provided a perforated band 24 which is torn away on pulling of the tear strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1982
    Assignee: Molins PLC
    Inventors: Donald J. Barber, Douglas G. Meaden