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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:
Sep. 14, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alfred L Collins, Powhatan, VA (US);
Billy J Keen, Jr, Chesterfield, VA (US);
George B Reid, Richmond, VA (US);
Renzer R Ritt, Sr, Richmond, VA (US);
William H Stevens, Midlothian, VA (US);
Howard W Vogt, Jr, Providence Forge, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156519 ; 156521 ; 156552 ; 156566 ; 156571 ; 198408 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and a method for laminating patches to a base web accurately, and as efficiently as possible, are provided. Two webs are fed at speeds which are related as the ratio of the width of each patch to the separation distance between patches, the patch web moving more slowly. Patches are cut from the patch web and transferred to the other web while being accelerated to the higher speed.