Patents by Inventor Warren E. Frandsen

Warren E. Frandsen 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 carrying flexible goods
    Patent number: 4193313
    Abstract: A carrier film composed of an ultra high molecular weight high density polyethylene is disclosed herein. The carrier film has a pair of opposed surfaces and a pair of opposed edges. The carrier film is perforated with a plurality of circular apertures. One of the opposed surfaces of the carrier film is roughened to carry a plurality of tobacco leaves to a wrapping machine. Tobacco leaves are held on the carrier strip by a vacuum and wound and stored on a spool. After a selected aging period the carrier strip is unwound from the spool and the tobacco leaves and carrier strip are sprayed with an adhesive. The carrier strip then releases the tobacco leaves adjacent a wrapping machine and is washed, dried and cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1980
    Assignee: T & F Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Warren E. Frandsen
  • Method for carrying flexible goods such as tobacco
    Patent number: 4095606
    Abstract: A carrier film composed of an ultra high molecular weight high density polyethylene is disclosed herein. The carrier film has a pair of opposed surfaces and a pair of opposed edges. The carrier film is perforated with a plurality of circular apertures. One of the opposed surfaces of the carrier film is roughened to carry a plurality of tobacco leaves to a wrapping machine. Tobacco leaves are held on the carrier strip by a vacuum and wound and stored on a spool. After a selected aging period the carrier strip is unwound from the spool and the tobacco leaves and carrier strip are sprayed with an adhesive. The carrier strip then releases the tobacco leaves adjacent a wrapping machine and is washed, dried and cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 20, 1978
    Assignee: T & F Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Warren E. Frandsen