Class 131/95 - Sheet material tip

Subclass of Class 131 - Tobacco
Definition: Devices comprising means for attaching a sheet material
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 04/07/1998

Number	Title	Issue Date
5735292	Method and device for the production of filter tip bands for ventilated cigarettes A method and device for the production of filter tip bands for ventilated cigarettes, according to which a continuous strip is advanced along a pre-set feed path, an adhesive substance is applied to the strip using a gumming device, defining on the strip ...	04/07/1998
5664584	Device for laterally transferring an orderly succession of smoking items A device for laterally and axially transferring an orderly succession of smoking items, whereby each item is picked up at a first position by a gripping head on a carousel conveyor, and is fed by the carousel conveyor along a curved path into a respective...	09/09/1997
5556236	Conveyor system for rod-like articles A pneumatic filter transport system has a gate (18) in a section of conveying duct (2), which gate and is openable in response to signals indicating a filter rod jam in a receiver unit (15) connected to the duct. Once opened, the gate allows remaining fil...	09/17/1996
4974608	Machine for manufacturing filter-tip cigarettes This invention relates to the machines for manufacturing filter-tip cigarettes by forming successive groups (S+2F+S) each formed by two aligned cigarettes (S) and one interposed double filter (2F), and by wrapping and glueing a covering strip (T) around t...	12/04/1990
4785832	Device for dividing a continuous web of wrapping material into successive single sections A device for dividing a continuous web of wrapping material into successive single sections of the same length, particularly for dividing a web of wrapping material into successive single bands used in the manufacture of filter-tipped cigarettes. The devi...	11/22/1988
4777967	Apparatus for wrapping preformed rods of smoking material An apparatus for making cigarettes from preformed rods of tobacco and precut sheets of cigarette paper comprises a rotatable fluted drum, a hopper for feeding the preformed rods to flutes in the drum, means for presenting to each rod when each flute reach...	10/18/1988
4745932	Filter assembly machine A filter assembly machine having an input roller with spaced peripheral seats for cigarette groups, each group being to coaxial cigarettes with a double filter therebetween; and a rolling unit for said groups; the rolling unit having first and second conv...	05/24/1988
4719927	Method and apparatus for segregating rod-shaped articles from conveyors in filter tipping and like machines A filter tipping machine wherein a drum-shaped conveyor whose peripheral flutes deliver groups of coaxial rod-shaped components of filter cigarettes and partially applied adhesive-coated uniting bands to a draping station where the uniting bands are rolle...	01/19/1988
4667687	Uniting rod-like articles, particularly for filter cigarette manufacture Filter cigarettes are produced by uniting tobacco sections (12, 122) and filter portions (21, 120) with a wrapper (28, 124) which carries a relatively thick circumferential bead (126) of adhesive or other filler material to provide an effective seal aroun...	05/26/1987
4651756	Smoking articles A method of applying metal foil embellishment to cigarette paper or tipping paper comprises pressing foil against tipping using a heated former of a configuration corresponding to that of the desired embellishment. The method, which is preferably carried ...	03/24/1987
4643203	Conveying and uniting rod-like articles of the tobacco industry In the production of filter cigarettes by a process in which the tobacco sections and filter portions are united while moving in an axial direction, the wrapper sections are resiliently pressed onto the abutting tobacco sections and filter portions, prefe...	02/17/1987
4638818	Method of making a filter cigarette A variable dilution filter cigarette is provided which includes a substantially cylindrical tobacco rod, an axially aligned, substantially cylindrical wrapped filter plug, and tipping paper which circumscribes the filter plug and joins the filter plug to ...	01/27/1987
4574817	Cork knife cleaning apparatus A cork knife cleaning apparatus for cigarette filter attaching machine in a cork paper cutting apparatus is provided. The apparatus has a rotating drum which has cork knives projecting from the circumference of the same, receiving drum arranged to work wi...	03/11/1986
4548216	Cigarette manufacture This invention is concerned with the manufacture of double cigarette units each consisting of a double-length tobacco rod having filters secured to its opposite ends. Cutting in half of such double cigarette units to form separate filter cigarettes may be...	10/22/1985
4527570	Device for manufacturing a mouthpiece and attaching mouthpieces to cigarette tobacco columns A device for attaching two axially aligned cigarette tobacco columns to an intermediately disposed double length rigid mouthpiece, hereinafter referred to as a cigarette group, by wrapping a sheet of tipping material around the double length rigid mouthpi...	07/09/1985
4519406	Device for applying filters to cigarettes A device for applying filters to cigarettes, in which a conveyor roller, provided with a plurality of peripheral axial seats for respective groups constituted by at least one cigarette and a filter tip which are axially aligned, cooperates with a rolling ...	05/28/1985
4505280	Device for wrapping a junction band around a pair of cigarettes A device for wrapping a glued junction band (T) around an axially arranged pair of cigarettes (S) with a double filter interposed therebetween, wherein the cigarettes and filters are aligned by terns on a rotary drum (1) comprising rolling sectors defined...	03/19/1985
4503867	Apparatus for severing a running web of tipping paper or the like A running web of tipping paper in a filter tipping machine is attracted to the peripheral surface of a rotary suction conveyor constituting a counterknife for a set of equidistant knives which are radially movably mounted in axially parallel grooves of a ...	03/12/1985
4499910	Cutting head for a cigarette filter attachment machine This invention is concerned with a cutting head for a cigarette filter attachment machine, for cutting a filter attachment web at regular intervals in cooperation with a cutting drum, comprising a rotary member which carries one or more knives, an arrange...	02/19/1985
4492238	Method and apparatus for production of smoke filter components A method is disclosed according to which a cylindrical object, such as a rod of smoke filter material, is pressed against a heated former element to form a permanent impression in one portion of the object as the former element and the object are simultan...	01/08/1985
4452255	Apparatus for transporting and classifying discrete articles of the tobacco processing industry Apparatus for selectively transferring cigarettes, uniting bands or other discrete articles from a first onto a second conveyor has a first suction generating device which communicates with suction ports in the periphery of the cylindrical rotor of the fi...	06/05/1984
4434805	Applicator for applying glue to a travelling stream of tipping paper The applicator roll is provided with two recesses to apply uniform layers of glue to a travelling stream of tipping paper. In addition, the applicator roll has a series of spaced apart grooves in each recess so as to apply additional stripes of glue onto ...	03/06/1984
4433694	Device for applying filters to cigarettes A device for applying filters to cigarettes by means of adhesive connection bands of a type comprising a peripherally grooved conveyor roller which transfers to a position, referred to as rolling position, units comprising two axially aligned cigarettes w...	02/28/1984
4411279	Smoking product and process for manufacturing same Filter-tipped cigarettes, cigars and similar smoking products which employ self-supporting non-wrapped fibrous filters are disclosed wherein the tobacco-containing portions are attached to the fibrous filters by tipping paper that is coated in a specified...	10/25/1983
4409996	Device for fitting filters to cigarettes A device for fitting filters to cigarettes by glued joining bands, in which a peripherally grooved carrier roller transfers groups composed of two cigarettes aligned axially with a filter to a rolling position where a counter-rolling element defines, thro...	10/18/1983
4403620	Method and apparatus for monitoring the functioning of testing devices in machines for the production and/or processing of smokers' products Filter cigarettes which are produced in a filter tipping machine are conveyed past several successive testing devices, each of which monitors different characteristics of the cigarettes, thereupon past a cigarette removing device, past a segregating devic...	09/13/1983
4398546	Inspection apparatus In a cigarette tipping machine an apparatus for monitoring the size and position of cork patches (12) comprises a rotary knife (13) which cooperates with the surface of a rotary drum (11) to cut a strip (10) of material into a series of spaced patches (12...	08/16/1983
4372327	Cutting head for a cigarette filter attachment machine A cutting head for a cigarette filter attachment machine, for cutting a filter attachment web at regular intervals in cooperation with a cutting drum comprising a rotary member which carries one or more knives and is mounted on a movable carrier so as to ...	02/08/1983
4369796	Method and apparatus for forming an air dilution filter The air dilution filter of the cigarette is provided with an annular zone in the plug wrap paper which enables air to pass directly into the fibrous body of the filter material after passing through apertures in the tipping paper. The annular zone can be ...	01/25/1983
4368743	Method and machine for treating uniting bands in filter tipping machines or the like One side of the web which is subdivided into uniting bands in a filter tipping machine is coated with a water-containing adhesive. A certain percentage of water is expelled from the adhesive prior to application of uniting bands to groups of coaxial plain...	01/18/1983
4366826	Smoke filtration A smoke-filter rod comprises a body of rod form consisting or having as at least major constituent a thermoplastics cellulose acetate or polypropylene smoke-filtration material, preferably of a fibrous or filamentary nature, and wrapped in a plugwrap comp...	01/04/1983
4364403	Smoke filtration A rod-form body of smoke filtration material, preferably fibrous or filamentary, is wrapped in a fibrous or filamentary plugwrap comprising at least 50% by weight of fibres or filaments of thermoplastics material. The plugwrap may have premeability for ai...	12/21/1982
4326543	Smoking product and process for manufacturing same Filter-tipped cigarettes, cigars and similar smoking products which employ self-supporting non-wrapped fibrous filters are disclosed wherein the tobacco-containing portions are attached to the fibrous filters by tipping paper that is coated in a specified...	04/27/1982
4282889	Method and apparatus for influencing the permeability of wrappers of filter cigarettes or the like Discrete uniting bands which are used in a filter tipping machine to connect filter plugs with plain cigarettes consist of foraminous material, and the permeability of such material is varied, when necessary, by changing the quantity of adhesive which is ...	08/11/1981
3961633	Method and machine for the production of composite filter mouthpieces Filter mouthpieces with one or more thin filter disks of first filter material and one or more filter plugs of second filter material are produced by inserting filter disks between groups of axially aligned tobacco rod sections and filter plugs and thereu...	06/08/1976

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Class 131/95 - Sheet material tip