Patents by Inventor Frans Jansen

Frans Jansen 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).

  • Pouch maker for making block-bottom tobacco pouches
    Patent number: 10194690
    Abstract: A device for making tobacco pouches from a film includes a first folding station for receiving the film and providing a bottom fold in the film; a buffer station for buffering a length of film having the bottom fold; a second folding station for receiving the film having the bottom fold from the buffer station and providing a first fold; a second fold and a third fold in the film for defining the block-bottom, the first fold and third fold having a same fold direction and the second fold being located between the first and third fold and having a counter fold direction, where the first folding station is provided upstream of the buffer station and the second folding station is provided downstream from the buffer station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sluis Cigar Machinery B.V.
    Inventor: Frans Jansen
  • POUCH MAKER FOR MAKING BLOCK-BOTTOM TOBACCO POUCHES
    Publication number: 20160082684
    Abstract: A device for making tobacco pouches from a film includes a first folding station for receiving the film and providing a bottom fold in the film; a buffer station for buffering a length of film having the bottom fold; a second folding station for receiving the film having the bottom fold from the buffer station and providing a first fold; a second fold and a third fold in the film for defining the block-bottom, the first fold and third fold having a same fold direction and the second fold being located between the first and third fold and having a counter fold direction, where the first folding station is provided upstream of the buffer station and the second folding station is provided downstream from the buffer station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventor: Frans Jansen