Patents by Inventor John F. T. Stevenson

John F. T. Stevenson 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).

  • Patent number: 5951452
    Abstract: Two continuous travelling webs (1, 2) of porous material are provided for forming the eventual infusion packages. The lower web (2) is dosed with measured amounts (3) of infusible substance, such as tea, on its upper surface at spaced intervals by the dosing roller (4). Two continuous travelling strips (5, 6) of tag material such as card, are also provided to form the tags in the finished infusion packages. The strips are guided to travel parallel to and at the same speed as the webs (1, 2), respectively. A rotating string drum (8) forms a continuous length of string (7) into a succession of predetermined patterns. The upper web (1) and strip (5) of tag material are guided to be side by side, and then pass in face-to-face contact with heated roller (9) which melts the thermoplastics coating on the web and strip to render them adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Tetley GB Limited
    Inventor: John F. T. Stevenson
  • Patent number: D374756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Assignee: Lyons Tetley Limited
    Inventor: John F. T. Stevenson