British merchant Peter Durand invented the tin can in 1810.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6553999 | Manufacture of cigarette assemblies having a pre-formed tubular band and a pre-formed tobacco rod Self-made cigarettes, i.e. tobacco products that are supplied in unsmokable condition in the form of a tobacco-bearing component (12) comprising a tobacco rod (14) attached to a porous filter (16) at least part of the surface of which is highly permeable,... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6321756 | Device for assembling a continuous strand of tobacco The invention relates to a suction strand conveyor of a cigarette strand machine, which is guided around a contact wheel in an inlet area of a shaping arrangement. A plurality of suction air channels connect an inner bearing space of the contact wheel and... | 11/27/2001 |
| 5024241 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a rod of tobacco or the like enclosed by a paper strip, and cigarette manufactured by said method A method and apparatus for manufacturing a rod of tobacco or the like enclosed by a paper strip is described, wherein a paper strip is supported and transported by a garniture tape and tobacco is deposited on the paper strip. The tobacco is compressed int... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4993434 | Cigarette rods with liquid flavor centers Methods and apparatus for applying liquid strands containing additives to cigarette rods. Liquid is extruded to form one or more strands that are applied to loose tobacco filler in the chimney section of a conventional cigarette maker. The liquid has a vi... | 02/19/1991 |