Patents by Inventor Frank S. Nastro

Frank S. Nastro 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).

  • Precise snuff portion packaging machine
    Patent number: 8757167
    Abstract: A machine for forming, continuously, distinct portions of particulate matter such as smokeless tobacco, i.e., snuff, in a pouch or pocket form, and continuously forming individual pouches or pockets containing the distinct portions of the particulate matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC
    Inventors: Edward Jurczenia, Eugene H. Paules, Frank S. Nastro
  • Precise portion packaging machine
    Patent number: 4703765
    Abstract: A machine for forming, continuously, distinct portions of smokeless tobacco in a pouch or pocket form, and continuously forming a chain of individual pouches containing the distinct portions of smokeless tobacco, cutting each pouch from a string of pouches, counting out a pre-set number of pouches for filling a container with the pre-set number of pouches with a set moisture content; further indexing each container relative to its production cycle, including means for rejecting improperly filled containers based on improperly filled individual or a plurality of pouches, closing each container with a lid, and pneumatic and other control means for controlling the production cycle of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Assignee: United States Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Eugene H. Paules, Frank S. Nastro