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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172739 | Device for combining groups of filter segments for producing multi-segment filters of the tobacco industry, and trough drum A device for combining groups of at least two different types of filter segments for producing multi-segment filters in the tobacco industry in a continuous process includes a plurality of independent functional units that are each designed as a module. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8156828 | Sampling of individual rod-like articles of the tobacco-processing industry from a massflow Method for sampling individual rod-like articles of the tobacco-processing industry from an article massflow via a sampling unit. The article massflow includes a plurality of rod-like articles arranged longitudinally and axially parallel to each other and is conveye... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8100621 | Discharge hopper and method of discharging shaft trays filled with rod-shaped products A discharge hopper for a tray discharge station for serially discharging shaft trays filled with rod-shaped products includes a conveying element for carrying away the products flowing from the shaft trays and a connecting device for coupling the shaft trays to be e... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8037991 | Method for regulating a conveying stream composed of articles of the tobacco-processing industry between a tray discharger and a feed device with multiple feed units A method is provided to regulate a conveying stream composed of articles of the tobacco-processing industry between at least one tray discharger and connected to at least one feed device by a conveying element that conveys a mass flow of the articles. The feed devic... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7992574 | Method and apparatus for cutting a continuously guided rod into rod-shaped articles of variable length The invention concerns an apparatus for cutting at least one continuously conveyed rod into rod-shaped articles of variable length, in particular cigarettes, filters or the like, including a cutting device, a counter-support and displacing devices for the cutting de... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7909557 | Arrangement for the filling and/or emptying of containers filled and/or for filling with articles and manipulation device for transporting the containers The invention concerns an arrangement for filling and/or emptying receptacles filled and/or to be filled with articles, essentially including at least one handling device for transporting receptacles that have been and/or are to be filled between a reservoir and a d... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7832544 | Batch transport of rod-shaped articles for the tobacco-processing industry The invention relates to an apparatus structured and arranged to transport rod-shaped articles of the tobacco-processing industry in a mass flow between an outlet of a first machine and inlets of a plurality of second machines. The apparatus includes guide rails hav... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7811220 | Device for processing filter tow material, and device for the production of filters A device for processing filter tow material used for producing filters for rod-shaped smoking articles such as cigarettes. The device includes a filter tow supply to provide at least two filter tow strips to at least two filter tow guideways. Each of the at least tw... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7775956 | Process and apparatus for processing filter tow strip A processing unit for processing at least one filter tow strip to produce filters for rod-shaped smoking articles includes at least one tow guidance section along which the filter tow strip is moved in a direction of a longitudinal extension of the filter tow strip.... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7757465 | Apparatus and method for filling containers with rod-shaped products An apparatus is provided for filling an empty shaft tray with rod-shaped products. The shaft tray has shaft walls which form a plurality of shafts. The apparatus includes a filling hopper having a receiving region for a mass flow composed of the products, and a stor... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7743908 | Receive device and conveyor method A receive device of a conveyor unit, an apparatus including the receive device and a method for transporting rod-like articles for tobacco-processing. The receive device includes a deceleration device to decelerate the rod-like articles and an acceleration device to... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7679377 | Measuring apparatus and method for determining a dielectric property, in particular moisture and/or density, in a product The application concerns a measuring apparatus for determining a dielectric property, in particular the moisture and/or density, of a product, in particular tobacco, Cotton or some other fibrous product, having a measuring capacitor, a device for generating a high-f... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7659730 | Measuring apparatus and method for recognizing foreign bodies in a product, particularly tobacco, cotton or another fibrous product The invention concerns a measuring apparatus for the detection of foreign bodies in a product, in particular in tobacco, cotton or some other fibrous product, having a measuring device, a device for generating an alternating electromagnetic field in the measuring de... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7617562 | Apparatus for contactless cleaning of a conveying element and arrangement for transporting and/or storing of rod-shaped articles with an apparatus for contactless cleaning of a conveying element The invention concerns an apparatus for the contactless cleaning of a conveying element which is designed to receive rod-shaped articles in the tobacco-processing industry, including at least one ionising element for removing electrostatic charges on the surfaces of... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7609393 | Filling test method and device Method for testing the filling of a container with rod-shaped articles of the tobacco-processing industry and filling test device for the container, in which a depth of the container is at least as great as a length of a rod-shaped article. The process includes dete... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7588524 | Fiber filter production Method and device for producing filter rods of the tobacco-processing industry. The method includes combining and mixing fibers of finite length of two different fiber types, and separating the combined and mixed fibers. The combining and mixing occurs directly befo... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7474935 | Method and system for tracking product data for a product mass flow in a transport storage section of the tobacco-processing industry The application relates to a method for tracking product data for a product mass flow in a transport storage section of the tobacco-processing industry having the steps: production of product data sets which each correspond to approximately equal portions of the pro... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7470448 | System and method for applying glue to a moving web System and method for applying glue to a moving web. The system includes a glue nozzle coupled to glue reservoir. The glue nozzle has an outlet opening arranged to apply glue to the moving web while the moving web moves along a direction. A device delivers a substan... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7377097 | Chain link for conveying chain of a machine of the tobacco-processing industry A chain link for a conveying chain of a machine of the tobacco-processing industry, in particular a storage device for a rod-shaped tobacco product, includes holding means for a hinge pin and a hinge pin bearing for connecting the chain link to adjacent chain links,... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7350637 | Apparatus and method for the transport of articles forming a mass flow as well as apparatus for filling a subsequent apparatus with rod-shaped articles Apparatus for transporting articles forming a mass flow from an input device to an output device, including an endless conveying element with a transport run and a return run, the conveying element being guided about at least three rollers designed as a driving and/... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318797 | Continuous rod machine arrangement for producing nonwoven filters The invention relates to a method for producing a nonwoven fiber composite for the manufacture of filters in the tobacco industry, wherein the method feeds separated fiber materials to a fluidized bed and the separated filter material inside the fluidized bed are tr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7302952 | Device and process for conveying rod-shaped filter elements Device and process for conveying filter elements to a filter element magazine. The device includes a rotatable drum comprising at least one seat for receiving a filter element and a detection device that controls a rotation of the drum and detects the filter element... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300394 | Method and device for producing a filter rod Method and device for producing a filter rod. The method includes melting at least one first type of filter material, pressing the at least one first type of filter material through at least one nozzle, depositing the at least one first type of filter material on a ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7281621 | Apparatus for the transfer of rod-shaped articles A transfer apparatus is provided for the transfer of rod-shaped articles, in particular filter rods, from a conveying apparatus for transverse axial conveying of the articles to a conveying apparatus for longitudinal axial conveying of the articles or vice versa. Th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279656 | Method of and apparatus for changing the permeability of tubular envelopes of rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry The invention relates to a method of and to an apparatus for perforating the tubular wrappers of plain or filter cigarettes and other rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry. The articles are advanced sideways at the periphery of a rotary drum-shaped ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7262868 | Method of and apparatus for ascertaining the transverse dimensions of rod-shaped articles The invention relates to a method of and to an apparatus for ascertaining the transverse dimensions, such as diameters, of one or more rod-shaped articles, for example, continuous or finite-length cigarette rods and/or other rod-shaped smokers' products. When the me... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255219 | Multifunctional conveyor drum Conveyor drum for receiving axially aligned articles that are conveyed in a cross-axial direction toward the conveyor drum. Conveyor drum includes a separation device for changing a longitudinal axial spacing of the articles by a predetermined longitudinal axial sep... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238233 | Cleaning device for a glue-spreading element A cleaning device and method is provided for a glue-spreading element, which spreads glue in a working position onto a material web, in particular a paper web, and which can be moved to a cleaning position inside the cleaning device. At least one scraper element is ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237557 | Method of and apparatus for applying adhesive to webs of wrapping material Apparatus for the application of adhesive to one side of a running web of tipping paper for use in filter cigarette makers has a single source of adhesive or two or more sources containing identical or different adhesives, and one or more conduits leading from the s... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210486 | Process and device for conveying a wrapper strip in a machine of the tobacco processing industry Process and apparatus for operating a machine of the tobacco processing industry. The process includes guiding at least one wrapper strip along a conveyor path from a wrapping strip supply to a garniture device, and fixing the at least one wrapper strip in at least ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199592 | Method and apparatus for applying microwaves to measure the moisture content of material Apparatus for ascertaining the mass and/or the moisture content of successive increments of a running rod containing tobacco and/or filter material for tobacco smoke has a resonator housing with a cylindrical internal chamber which is disposed between an inlet and a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175580 | Wear indicator for a roller A roller for a device for processing a filter material ribbon in the tobacco-processing industry. The roller comprises a roller core and a covering for the roller core. The roller has at least one wear indicator operatively arranged for indicating wear of the coveri... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168430 | Lamp device on a production machine for the manufacture of products of the tobacco-processing industry as well as associated lamp Machine for making tobacco-processing industry products includes a plurality of lamps arranged on components of the machine. Each lamp includes at least one visible light-emitting power semiconductor light source. An electronic mode control unit is electrically conn... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165668 | Apparatus and method for the delivery of rod-shaped articles An apparatus for transferring rod-like articles from a longitudinal conveyor that longitudinal-axially conveys the articles onto a transverse conveyor that transverse-axially conveys the articles. Moreover, the apparatus includes a conveyor that receives the article... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163099 | Storage device with variable storage capacity Storage device with variable storage capacity. The storage device includes an input area, an output area, a continuous conveying element connecting the input area to the output area. The continuous conveying element is guided by guide elements in a looping manner fr... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7131524 | Apparatus and method for the transfer of rod-shaped articles An apparatus for transferring rod-shaped articles from a longitudinal conveyor transporting the articles in a longitudinal axial direction onto a transverse conveyor transporting the articles in a transverse axial direction, in which the directions of transport of t... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127315 | Method and apparatus for acting on articles in the tobacco-processing industry A method is provided for acting on a product in a machine operating in a machine cycle in the tobacco-processing industry in dependence on information about the product. Information about the product is detected synchronously with the machine cycle. The information ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104389 | Conveying drum with clamping device An apparatus for transporting articles of the tobacco-processing industry including a rotationally driven conveying element, a support and, a clamping device. The clamping device has at least one drive element and at least two holding elements. The rotationally driv... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7089944 | Process and device for connecting smoking articles Process and apparatus for connecting smoking article components. Process includes feeding connecting sheets on a suction roller with a defined spacing, feeding the smoking article components on a grooved drum, and transferring portions of the connecting sheets to th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070039 | Apparatus and method for the transfer of rod-shaped articles An apparatus for the transfer of rod-shaped articles from a longitudinal conveyor that longitudinal axially conveys the articles onto a transverse conveyor that transverse axial conveys the articles transversely to their axes, a direction of transport of the longitu... | 07/04/2006 |
