Patents by Inventor Paul Dingli

Paul Dingli 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).

  • Forming groups of rod-like articles
    Patent number: 4341298
    Abstract: A non-intermittent cigarette bundle forming device comprises three hoppers, one for each cigarette row. An oscillating ladder (23) at the bottom of each hopper provides an escapement mechanism for a row to form in front of a gate (6). On release of the gate (6, and 7A to 7C), a cigarette row rolls down a passageway into a continuously moving container (9), in which the three-row bundle is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1982
    Assignee: Molins Limited
    Inventor: Paul Dingli
  • Rod-making machines
    Patent number: 3995519
    Abstract: A ledger for a rod-making machine, especially a cigarette or filter making machine, comprises two rotary members arranged to rotate at the same speed about parallel axes and a connecting member which is pivotally connected to both of the rotary members and carries a rod support which supports the rod during each cutting stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1974
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1976
    Assignee: Molins Limited
    Inventors: Francis A. M. Labbe, Edward George Preston, Paul Dingli, Ivan Yehudi Hirsh