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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1982
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
John H Sexstone, Anchorage, KY (US);
Tom Lewis, Louisville, KY (US);
Ken Milliner, Louisville, KY (US);
Everett N Finn, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
198451 ; 198492 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for collating cartons received from a plurality of sources in a tightly packed together relationship or randomly spaced apart relationship, and transferring these cartons in a substantially uniformly spaced apart relationship into a single stream of cartons for transport to another location.