Packs, in particular for cigarettes, and method and apparatus for producing said packs
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United States of America Patent
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Oct 17, 2017
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Oct 23, 2014
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Jul 9, 2014
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Dec 9, 2009
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Abstract
A pack, and a method and apparatus for producing the pack, comprising an outer pack and an inner pack as a sealed block with an inner blank which encloses the pack contents, the inner pack having, in the region of an inner end wall, an opening aid which can be used a number of times and, in the region of side walls of the inner pack, folding flaps which are connected to one another by thermal sealing. Folding flaps in the region of an inner rear wall of the inner blank are configured as a fin fold and are connected to one another by thermal sealing outside the region of the cigarette group to form a fin seam, the fin seam being arranged at a spacing from regions of folding flaps which cover one another multiple times, in the region of the inner side walls.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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FOCKE & CO (GMBH & CO KG) | 27283 VERDEN |
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- A24F Class
- 474 Applications Filed
- 352 Patents Issued To-Date
- 74.27 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Buse, Henry | Visselhovede, DE | 78 | 1084 |
# of filed Patents : 78 Total Citations : 1084 | |||
Lohmann, Reinhard | Scheessel, DE | 5 | 108 |
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 108 |
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- 7 Citation Count
- A24F Class
- 37.36 % this patent is cited more than
- 8 Age
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