Patents by Inventor Robert William Emmet

Robert William Emmet 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).

  • Method and system for wrapping an assembly of segments
    Patent number: 10709167
    Abstract: In the method and system for wrapping an assembly (5) of segments, an outer periphery of the assembly is affixed longitudinally to an edge portion of a piece of wrapping material (50) and at least one of the segments of the assembly is a rigid segment with a compressibility higher than about 10 Newton per 1.5 mm. The assembly of segments is provided to a rolling seat (10) arranged in the peripheral surface of a wrapping conveyor (1). A retaining surface (202) is arranged at a distance and opposite the peripheral surface of the wrapping conveyor, such as to contact the assembly supplied to the rolling seat with the retaining surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Robert William Emmet
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WRAPPING AN ASSEMBLY OF SEGMENTS
    Publication number: 20160157518
    Abstract: In the method and system for wrapping an assembly (5) of segments, an outer periphery of the assembly is affixed longitudinally to an edge portion of a piece of wrapping material (50) and at least one of the segments of the assembly is a rigid segment with a compressibility higher than about 10 Newton per 1.5 mm. The assembly of segments is provided to a rolling seat (10) arranged in the peripheral surface of a wrapping conveyor (1). A retaining surface (202) is arranged at a distance and opposite the peripheral surface of the wrapping conveyor, such as to contact the assembly supplied to the rolling seat with the retaining surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Robert William Emmet