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Assignee: Universal Leaf Tobacco Co., Inc.


Location: Richmond, VA
No. of patents: 11

NumberTitleIssue Date
7018096Packed product temperature measuring device
A temperature probe includes an elongated longitudinal tubular shaft having a hollow interior, an insulating structure mounted on the elongated shaft, and a heat conducting structure constructed of a metallic material coupled to the insulating structure. A thermocou...
03/28/2006
6467488Method for cutting the tie-leaf on bundled leaf tobacco
A method is provided for cutting tying elements of successive tobacco leaf bundles, wherein the butt ends of the leaves of each bundle are grouped and secured together by a transversely extending tying element disposed in surrounding relation to the group...
10/22/2002
6446633Tobacco bale slicing apparatus and method
The present application relates to a tobacco bale splitting apparatus for splitting a bale of compressed tobacco having a plurality of generally parallel tobacco leaves having stems. The present application also relates to a method of splitting a tobacco ...
09/10/2002
6334447Tobacco bale slicing apparatus and method
The present application relaxes to a tobacco bale splitting apparatus for splitting a bale of compressed tobacco having a plurality of generally parallel tobacco leaves having stems The present application also relates to a method of splitting a tobacco b...
01/01/2002
6305552Apparatus for removing matter from tobacco stems
An apparatus for separating tobacco stem particles from a mixture containing such particles and tobacco stalk particles obtained in a threshing and separating process employed in a tobacco stemmery includes a hollow drum having a longitudinal axis, the ho...
10/23/2001
5476109Apparatus for separating threshed leaf tobacco
Apparatus for separating lighter particles such as lamina containing little or no stem from tobacco particles contained in threshed leaf tobacco which comprises a plurality of tobacco particle separating units, each including a separation chamber each a f...
12/19/1995
5460189Apparatus for separating threshold leaf tobacco
A method is provided for separating lighter particles from heavier particles in a mixture thereof utilizing a separation chamber for continuous movement of particles therethrough. The chamber has a pair of opposite sides one of which is a projecting side ...
10/24/1995
5394893Modular style multi-separator
Apparatus for separating lighter particles from tobacco particles contained in threshed leaf tobacco includes a plurality of tobacco particle separating units, each including a separation chamber and having a fan system for establishing a generally upward...
03/07/1995
5325875Apparatus for separating threshed leaf tobacco
Apparatus for separating lighter particles such as lamina containing little or no stem from tobacco particles contained in threshed leaf tobacco which comprises a plurality of tobacco particle separating units, each including a separation chamber each a f...
07/05/1994
5099863Apparatus for separating threshed leaf tobacco
A separation device for separating threshed leaf tobacco into (1) lighter particles such as lamina containing little or no stem and (2) heavier particles such as lamina with attached stems or naked stems. The device includes a housing defining a separatio...
03/31/1992
4465194Threshed tobacco lead separator
A high efficiency tobacco separator for separating lighter particles such as leaf or lamina from heavier particles such as stem in a tobacco mixture have a primary and a secondary air separation chamber. Two winnowers are provided in the primary chamber f...
08/14/1984
 
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