Patents by Inventor Hans Klotz

Hans Klotz 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).

  • Device and method for assembly of cigarettes
    Patent number: 5105830
    Abstract: Individual assembly of cigarettes from cut tobacco and preformed cigarette paper tubes is facilitated by providing charges of cut tobacco in cartridges. An extension in the form of a hollow tube is provided at one end of the cartridge to enable the sheath enclosing the tobacco to be removed and the tobacco discharged into the paper tube. Specific equipment to effect the assembly also is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.
    Inventors: Warren A. Brackmann, Kenneth P. Davidson, Hans Klotz, Michael H. Sheahan, Stanislav M. Snaidr