Patents by Inventor Jorgen Purup Knudsen

Jorgen Purup Knudsen 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).

  • Apparatus and a system for twisting a string of wrapped and spun tobacco leaves
    Patent number: 8635847
    Abstract: An apparatus (5) for twisting a first string (10) of wrapped and spun tobacco leaves into a second string (20) of twisted tobacco leaves defines a first axis (30) extending substantially in the direction of the first string. The apparatus (5) includes a set of rollers (40, 50, 60) each defining a respective circumferential twisting surface (41, 51, 61) for contacting the first string, the circumferential twisting surfaces (41, 51, 61) being arranged so as to substantially confine the first string (10) therebetween so as to rotate the first string (10) and to cause the first string (10) to rotate and be twisted by means of the twisting surfaces (41, 51, 61), and simultaneously to cause the second string (20) to be conveyed along the first axis (30) and out of the apparatus (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: House of Oliver Twist A/S
    Inventor: Jorgen Purup Knudsen
  • APPARATUS AND A SYSTEM FOR TWISTING A STRING OF WRAPPED AND SPUN TOBACCO LEAVES
    Publication number: 20110011050
    Abstract: An apparatus (5) for twisting a first string (10) of wrapped and spun tobacco leaves into a second string (20) of twisted tobacco leaves defines a first axis (30) extending substantially in the direction of the first string. The apparatus (5) includes a set of rollers (40, 50, 60) each defining a respective circumferential twisting surface (41, 51, 61) for contacting the first string, the circumferential twisting surfaces (41, 51, 61) being arranged so as to substantially confine the first string (10) therebetween so as to rotate the first string (10) and to cause the first string (10) to rotate and be twisted by means of the twisting surfaces (41, 51, 61), and simultaneously to cause the second string (20) to be conveyed along the first axis (30) and out of the apparatus (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventor: Jorgen Purup Knudsen