Patents by Inventor James B. Draucker

James B. Draucker 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).

  • Step-shaped innerframe for use with short cigarettes and hinged lid box
    Patent number: 5570779
    Abstract: Step-shaped innerframes and blanks for forming such innerframes are provided to permit shorter than conventional cigarettes to be packaged in a conventionally sized hinged lid box. A front panel is foldably connected to a substantially perpendicular step bottom panel which in turn is foldably connected to a substantially perpendicular back panel, such that the front and back panels extend in opposite directions and lie in substantially parallel planes to form an integral step configuration. When the inner frame is located within a hinged lid box, a receptacle is formed for a short cigarette bundle. A lower receptacle is defined below the step bottom panel to store discarded cigarettes which are inserted into the lower receptacle via a hole located in one of the box walls and any associated underlying innerframe panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Philip Morris Incorporated
    Inventors: James B. Draucker, Charles D. Hansen, Jr., Reginald W. Newsome, Xuan M. Pham
  • Step-shaped innerframe for use with short cigarettes and hinged lid box
    Patent number: 5480025
    Abstract: Step-shaped innerframes and blanks for forming such innerframes are provided to permit shorter than conventional cigarettes to be packaged in a conventionally sized hinged lid box. A front panel is foldably connected to a substantially perpendicular step bottom panel which in turn is foldably connected to a substantially perpendicular back panel, such that the front and back panels extend in opposite directions and lie in substantially parallel planes to form an integral step configuration. When the inner frame is located within a hinged lid box, a receptacle is formed for a short cigarette bundle. A lower receptacle is defined below the step bottom panel to store discarded cigarettes which are inserted into the lower receptacle via a hole located in one of the box walls and any associated underlying innerframe panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Philip Morris Incorporated
    Inventors: James B. Draucker, Charles D. Hansen, Jr., Reginald W. Newsome, Xuan M. Pham
  • Packaging for articles such as cigarettes
    Patent number: 5344008
    Abstract: A cigarette package comprises a plurality of packs, and a binder member bonded to adjoining edge faces of the packs. A releasable retainer normally holds the packs together. Upon release of the retainer, the packs can be fanned-out about axes coinciding with adjoining corners of the packs. Any number of the packs can be detached by the user for individual use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1994
    Assignee: Philip Morris Incorporated
    Inventors: James A. DeBlasio, Donald L. Brookman, James B. Draucker, Donald H. Evers, Charles D. Hansen, Pamela D. Moore, Reginald W. Newsome, William J. Rech