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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5368460 | Blown film die enclosure An enclosure is disclosed for minimizing or eliminating the effect of uncontrolled air currents and temperature gradients on a blown film bubble emerging from the die of a blown film extruder. The enclosure includes a flexible, transparent shroud supporte... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5357984 | Method of forming an electrochemical heat source A method of making an electrochemical heat source is disclosed. The non-combustion heat source includes at least two metallic agents capable of interacting electrochemically with one another, such as magnesium and iron or nickel. The metallic agents may b... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5322076 | Process for providing tobacco-containing papers for cigarettes A tobacco-containing paper is provided using a reconstituted tobacco material as a component thereof. A reconstituted tobacco material, provided using papermaking techniques from a refined tobacco pulp, is refined into a pulp form and provided as a slurry... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5320131 | Method of providing an aroma and flavor precursor for smoking articles The present invention relates to a method of providing an aromatic and flavorful precursor for use in a smoking article to alter the aroma of mainstream and sidestream smoke upon burning the cigarette during use. In particular, 2,3-pinanediol and transcin... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5318049 | Method of and apparatus for drying a tobacco sample and determining the moisture content thereof A method of and an appratus for automatically determining the moisture content of a tobacco sample and for then automatically determining the stem content of the tobacco sample are disclosed. The apparatus utilizes a dryer, such as a rotary drum dryer wit... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5249676 | Flavor burst structure and method of making the same A flavor burst structure and a method of dispersing a flavorant are disclosed. The flavor burst structure comprises a multilayer film with a flavor carrier layer disposed between barrier layers. The flavor carrier layer comprises a polymeric material blen... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5234007 | Method of and apparatus for reclaiming tobacco from cigarette packages A method and an apparatus for reclaiming tobacco from cigarettes is disclosed. The apparatus and method include a cigarette pack opener and a method of opening cigarette packs wherein the packs are conveyed by an endless conveyor along a path of travel ha... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5211252 | Automatic basis sheet weight and moisture content measuring apparatus An apparatus for automatically measuring the basis weight and moisture content of a wet reconstituted tobacco web is disclosed. A specimen of the wet web is placed on a cutting surface of the apparatus and smoothed flat. A cutter is automatically position... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5141005 | Tobacco sample transfer apparatus and method A method of and an apparatus for automatically taking a cored sample of tobacco from a bale of tobacco and pneumatically transferring the sample to a remotely located receiving station, such as a stem content analyzer, are disclosed. A sample canister wit... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5110213 | Method and apparatus for measuring concentration of a material in a sample A method and apparatus for nondestructively, quickly and accurately measuring concentration of a material in a sample, for example carbon concentration in a carbon-containing sheet, by optically sensing a two-dimensional portion of the carbon-containing s... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5095923 | Tobacco expansion process using 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane The invention is directed to a process for expanding tobacco wherein tobacco is impregnated with gaseous 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and thereafter heated in an expansion zone to liberate the 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and cause expansion of the tobacco. The... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5065774 | Process for expanding tobacco under moderate conditions The invention is directed to a process for increasing the filling capacity of tobacco under moderate conditions of temperature and pressure. Tobacco is impregnanted with a low boiling impregnant and thereafter subjected to a pre-expansion treatment. The p... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5031644 | Tobacco expansion process and product The invention is directed to a process for expanding tobacco wherein tobacco is impregnated with sulfur hexafluoride and thereafter heated in an expansion zone to liberate the sulfur hexafluoride and cause expansion of the tobacco. The process of the inve... | 07/16/1991 |
| 5012826 | Method of expanding tobacco The invention is directed to a process for increasing the filling capacity of tobacco wherein tobacco is contacted with a mixture of an inert, normally gaseous expansion agent and about 15-35 weight percent of carbon dioxide at a pressure above the critic... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5010904 | Method and apparatus for detecting loose ends of cigarettes The invention is directed to an inspection method, apparatus and system for identifying cigarettes having insufficient tobacco at their lighting end in which cigarettes are conveyed serially through a beam of infrared radiation. The amount of infrared rad... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4991598 | Method of and apparatus for automatically analyzing the degradation of processed leaf tobacco A method of and apparatus for automatically analyzing the degradation of processed leaf tobacco are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a conveyor system for diverting a sample of leaf tobacco from an operating tobacco processing line, supplying the tobacc... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4988025 | Shopping cart attachment A shopping cart attachment includes an advertisement and a calculator including a display. The calculator displays a message related to the advertisment on the display, in response to a predetermined occurrence such as depression of the CLEAR key. Because... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4976326 | Weighing system The system includes a linear array of mutually spaced weighing devices. Each weighing device has a weighing platform having an article-receiving seat and a sloping cam surface for directing articles onto such seat. During each weighing operation, a group ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4971077 | On-line tobacco evaluation system and method The present invention comprises a product moving apparatus for moving a tobacco product, a vertical feeder tube for metering the tobacco product onto the product moving apparatus at a predetermined rate, a system for maintaining a predetermined height of ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4972494 | Package inspection system The invention provides package inspection systems which are capable of high speed sensing and evaluation of package integrity as packages are continuously conveyed in the manufacturing process. The systems are capable of measuring predetermined parameters... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4969746 | Component inspection apparatus and method The apparatus of the invention comprises a lighting device for illuminating a component to be inspected to form a halo of light around a periphery of the component and a system for comparing the shape of the halo of light to a known acceptable shape. A ca... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4956777 | Automatic vehicle control system The system includes a first computer for communicating with automatic guided vehicles on a guided vehicle loop and storing information related to vehicle position. A second computer determines vehicle destinations. The first computer and the second comput... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4927647 | Anti-stick package for hygroscopic foods A flexible laminate film for packaging hygroscopic products, including foods, is disclosed in which the packaged contents do not adhere or stick to the inner surface of the package. The inner layer of the package laminate provides the anti-stick character... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4922932 | Tobacco feeder A tobacco feeder assembly utilizes a column of tobacco and a rotary conveyor to feed tobacco particles to a treatment zone which is maintained at above atmospheric pressure. The column of tobacco is maintained in the feed tube by control of the rotational... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4911302 | Method for imprinting overwrapped packages The instant invention relates to processes for producing tamper-evident overwrapped packages as well as the products which are produced. These processes utilize various energizing sources to create tamper-evident patterns between the package surface and t... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4903844 | Release coating on cigarette carton top flap A cigarette carton structure having a releasable adhesive seal to permit reopening of a temporarily sealed carton without damage to the carton. The seal includes a release coating on one of two carton surfaces to be adhesively joined. One of the surfaces ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4895174 | Tobacco particle separator A tobacco particles separator utilizes turbulent air flow, flow vortices, and a random spread matrix in an air circulation path to separate and singularize tobacco particles. A moving porous web is used to receive and to hold the separated particles which... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4891966 | Process and apparatus for measurement of volatile residuals A process and apparatus for measuring volatile residuals in a material utilizes high speed cutting and circulating blades in a closed container. The cutting blades reduce the size of the particles and thereby expose greater amounts of particle surface are... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4887619 | Method and apparatus for treating particulate material An improved method and apparatus for treating particulate material with two or more liquid additives in a rotatable cylinder involves the use of a pressurized fluid such as steam directed obliquely against the inner wall of the cylinder to effect a cleani... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4867179 | System and method for reclaiming and utilizing tobacco in the manufacture of cigarettes A system and method for reclaiming tobacco from rejected products and byproducts of a cigarette manufacturing operation are disclosed. The tobacco that is reclaimed from rejected cigarettes, long ends and defective packs of cigarettes is screened to separ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4787402 | Process and apparatus for providing roll reconstituted tobacco material The process is carried out using an apparatus including two pressurized roller systems, each roller system having two rollers in roll contact. A series of generally "V" shaped grooves extends about the periphery of one roller of the first roller system, w... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4727889 | Tobacco processing Flue-cured tobacco can be treated with burley tobacco flavor components and subjected to volume expansion conditions. Flavor components are supercritically extracted from burley tobacco and directly applied to the flue-cured tobacco while the extraction f... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4717010 | Cigarette pack accumulator assembly A cigarette pack accumulator assembly utilizes a rotating pack accumulating drum having a plurality of cigarette pack accumulating columns equally spaced about its periphery. Each such column guides a pack support pedestal for movement either downwardly d... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4702264 | Tobacco leaf processing Whole leaf tobacco can be processed to yield a sheet-like product which can be used to cut filler for the manufacture of cigarettes. Whole leaf tobacco including stem is shredded and contacted with a binding agent in dry form. The essentially dry mixture ... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4658838 | Filter cigarette having rotatable adjustment A smoking article in the form of a filter cigarette can have adjustable air dilution provided by alignment of perforations in the paper wrap of the tobacco rod, a band circumscribing the rod, and the tipping paper. The band is attached to the rod and the ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4655229 | Flavor delivery system A device for delivering flavor utilizing a flavor carrier in powdered form. A preferred embodiment of the system may resemble a conventional cigarette, and includes an overwrap defining a path of airflow through the device, a chamber containing particulat... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4649941 | Adjustable air dilution cigarette exhibiting controlled pressure drop A smoking article such as a filter cigarette can have an adjustable delivery air dilution while exhibiting a reduced pressure drop decrease during air dilution thereof. The pressure drop decrease is controlled during various stages of air dilution by prov... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4649945 | Adjustable air dilution cigarette exhibiting controlled pressure drop A smoking article such as a filter cigarette can have an adjustable delivery air dilution while exhibiting a reduced pressure drop decrease during air dilution thereof. The pressure drop decrease is controlled during various stages of air dilution by posi... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4646764 | Process for providing roll reconstituted tobacco material A process for reclaiming tobacco comprises providing tobacco material including relatively large fibrous forming tobacco leaf stem material, passing the tobacco through a pressurized roller system, and forming a reclaimed tobacco material under pressure. ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4612752 | Carton flap folding assembly for cigarette cartons A carton flap folding assembly, particularly intended for use with single tuck flap cigarette cartons, uses a hinged upper plate provided with vacuum ports to elevate a major carton face. A lower tucker blade raises the flap face of the single carton flap... | 09/23/1986 |
