Patents by Inventor Philip Hyde

Philip Hyde 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 processing a moving web of material
    Patent number: 9896294
    Abstract: A drum assembly for processing a moving web of material is disclosed. The drum assembly has an outer drum with an axis of rotation and a plurality of support members on which cut patches of the moving web of material are supported as the drum rotates together with said support members about said axis. A cam is disposed within the outer drum and the support members and the cam cooperate with each other as the outer drum rotates relative to the cam to move the support members in an axial direction to alter the spacing between cut web patches on said support members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
    Inventors: David Ing, Martin Daw, Glynn Sims, Philip Hyde
  • Apparatus for Processing a Moving Web of Material
    Publication number: 20150329306
    Abstract: A drum assembly for processing a moving web of material is disclosed. The drum assembly has an outer drum with an axis of rotation and a plurality of support members on which cut patches of the moving web of material are supported as the drum rotates together with said support members about said axis. A cam is disposed within the outer drum and the support members and the cam cooperate with each other as the outer drum rotates relative to the cam to move the support members in an axial direction to alter the spacing between cut web patches on said support members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: David Ing, Martin Daw, Glynn Sims, Philip Hyde