Patents by Inventor Jurgen Nusslein

Jurgen Nusslein 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).

  • Foil filaments containing tobacco and method and apparatus for the production thereof
    Patent number: 5353816
    Abstract: The invention relates to tobacco-containing foil filaments comprising tobacco particles, water, binding agents and moisturizing agents and having a substantially partially circular or closed circular cross-section, and to a method and apparatus for producing said foil filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: B.A.T. Cigarettenfabriken GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Ehling, Jurgen Nusslein, Wilfried Stiller
  • Tobacco sheet and method and apparatus for the production of a tobacco sheet
    Patent number: 5097851
    Abstract: With the present invention a tobacco sheet or foil is proposed which has an elevated filling force and consists of tobacco particles, water, binders and moisturizers, and relatively gas-impermeable, in particular surface-sealed cover layers being connected together by a spongy structure which is formed by gas-filled bubbles, and in which cavities are formed having a shaggy, furrowed and/or torn surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: B.A.T. Cigarettenfabriken GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Ehling, Jurgen Nusslein, Gerald Schmekel, Wilfried Stiller, Werner Hass, Volker Heemann, Casper H. Koene, Arno Weiss