Patents by Inventor Rick Gonterman

Rick Gonterman 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).

  • Producing triple section filters using a dual rod filter maker
    Publication number: 20060025292
    Abstract: A method of producing a multi-component cigarette filter having one more filter component than the number of hoppers on the machine producing the cigarette filter rods. A dual hopper machine can produce two-component filters as well as three-component filters, and a three hopper machine can produce three-component filters as well as four-component filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Hicks, Rick Gonterman