Patents by Inventor Leonard G. Lait

Leonard G. Lait 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 for handling rod-like articles
    Patent number: 4986408
    Abstract: A stream of rod-like articles such as cigarettes in multi-layer stack formation is separated by a movable gate having a leading end capable of limited reversible movement in a direction generally transverse to the direction in which the gate is advanced, so as to facilitate advancement of the gate between articles of the stream. The gate may cooperate with a resilient closing strip in its closed position. Another form of gate comprises a pivoted plate biased into its closing position by a progressively increasing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Molins plc
    Inventors: David C. M. Carter, Ian Dunckley, Leonard G. Lait
  • Apparatus for handling rod-like articles
    Patent number: 4795020
    Abstract: A stream of rod-like articles such as cigarettes in multi-layer stack formation is separated by a movable gate having a leading end capable of limited reversible movement in a direction generally transverse to the direction in which the gate is advanced, so as to facilitate advancement of the gate between articles of the stream. The gate may cooperate with a resilient closing strip in its closed position. Another form of gate comprises a pivoted plate biased into its closing position by a progressively increasing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1989
    Assignee: Molins PLC
    Inventors: David C. M. Carter, Ian Dunckley, Leonard G. Lait