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FORMATOR AB

Overview
  • Total Patents
    208
About

FORMATOR AB has a total of 208 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1917. It filed its patents most often in Germany, United States and France. Its main competitors in its focus markets consumer goods, machines and packaging and shipping are INT CIGAR MACH CO, KURT KOERBER DR and BERNARD LIBERMAN.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing FORMATOR ABs patent filings in countries
# Country Total Patents
#1 Germany 52
#2 United States 47
#3 France 26
#4 United Kingdom 26
#5 Austria 18
#6 Denmark 15
#7 Canada 10
#8 Finland 9
#9 Switzerland 5

Patent filings per year

Chart showing FORMATOR ABs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Erik Granstedt Karl 26
#2 Granstedt Karl Erik 16
#3 Erik Granstedt 9
#4 Ruben Dahlstrom Ernst 9
#5 Aktiebolaget Formator 5
#6 Per Nordenfelt 4
#7 Bertil Rothelius 3
#8 Bertil Rothelius Carl Georg 2
#9 Ruben Dahlstrom 2
#10 Dahlstroem R 2

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
GB657462A Improvements in machines for the manufacture of cigars, cigarillos or bunches
US2427854A Cigar machine
US2379575A Wrapper carrier in cigar machines
US2359034A Tobacco leaf cutting device
GB554083A Improvements in cutting devices for tobacco leaves
GB549438A Improvements in or relating to machines for the manufacture of cigar or the like bunches
GB554017A Improved method of and apparatus for compressing and packing cigars, cigarillos or similar articles of tobacco
US2370791A Method of packing cigars
GB547969A Improvements in or relating to cigar-making machines
US2353663A Machine for the manufacture of cigar bunches or the like
US2330574A Cigar machine
US2293057A Machine for shaping tobacco mass
GB531181A Improvements in cigar-making and like machines
US2276962A Cigar machine
GB530982A Improvements in or relating to machines for wrapping tobacco fillers
GB530581A Improvements in cigar wrapping mechanisms
US2271009A Cigar wrapping mechanism
US2208896A Device for disintegrating and separating tobacco mass
US2267648A Cigar machine
US2179446A Gripping device in machines for handling tobacco