Patents by Inventor Roland Guinnard

Roland Guinnard 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 apparatus for joining and feeding strips of paper
    Patent number: 5018535
    Abstract: The trailing end (5) of a strip of paper (8) which was wound on a first reel (3) is immobilized by means of suction devices (16, 17, 18) relative to a counterplate (19). The trailing end is severed by means of a cutter (29), the rear portion being discarded by blowing. The leading end of the new strip of paper (11) is then positioned between a punch (20) and the counterplate, immobilized by means of a suction device (18), and joined to the trailing end by interpenetration, brought about by the punch, of the material of two superposed joining areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Assignee: Fabriques de Tabac Reunies, S.A.
    Inventors: Domingos Da Silva, Roland Guinnard