Patents by Inventor Gunter Ackermann

Gunter Ackermann 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).

  • Controlling cuts in an inner liner for a group of cigarettes
    Patent number: 6878103
    Abstract: A device for controlling at least one cut in an inner liner for a group of cigarettes in a cigarette packaging machine comprises at least one optical detector consisting of a light source and a sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventor: Gunter Ackermann
  • Controlling cuts in an inner liner for a group of cigarettes
    Publication number: 20030123068
    Abstract: A device for controlling at least one cut in an inner wrapping (“inner liner”) for a group of cigarettes in a cigarette packaging machine comprises at least one optical detector consisting of a light source and a sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation (a Delaware Corporation)
    Inventor: Gunter Ackermann