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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079370 | System for removal of impurities from shredded tobacco recovered from defective cigarettes A system is used for removal of impurities from shredded tobacco recovered from defective cigarettes, especially activated carbon particles, as used in a machine for recovering tobacco and having separating sieves and suction devices, where in a transport zone for a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8056567 | Assembly for perforating rod-shaped elements, particularly cigarettes Assembly for perforating rod-shaped elements, particularly cigarettes, which comprises a driving shaft along which a number of rotary perforating cutters are arranged and the cutters are separated by distance rings, wherein each rotary cutter is positioned between t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7237558 | Filtered cigarette incorporating an adsorbent material A filter element incorporating an adsorbent material is provided. The filter element may comprise a first section of filter material and a second section of filter material spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween. The compartment may be filled with one or mo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7185658 | Apparatus for producing and/or packaging cigarettes During the production of cigarettes, but in particular in the region of a cigarette-packaging machine, a comparatively large amount of tobacco accumulates as waste. This is specifically removed by arranging suction-extraction elements and/or conveying-away elements ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6914671 | Method and apparatus for the inspection of objects The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the inspection of objects, such as cigarette packs (10), with respect to the proper positioning of blanks placed upon them, such as band strips (12), by means of an inspection means (39). Known... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6840248 | Method of and apparatus for recovering and recycling tobacco dust Tobacco dust which develops in a machine or production line for the making of smokers' products is put to use in that it is gathered and agglomerated into particles having or exceeding a required size. Metered quantities of such particles are admitted into a stream ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6651673 | Collecting receptacle for use in tobacco-processing machines In an arrangement of a collecting receptacle integrated into a production machine in the tobacco-processing industry for collecting tobacco products sorted out from the production machine during a production process, the collecting receptacle is removable... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6516810 | Pipe junction for pneumatic transfer of rod-shaped smokers' products Apparatus for pneumatically conveying filter rod sections from a sender to a remote cigarette filter tipping machine has a first switching device which receives filter rod sections from a single outlet of the sender, a second switching device which delive... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6510855 | Tobacco recovery system A cigarette manufacturing system includes a feed hopper for feeding cut tobacco at a preselected rate to a cigarette rod forming device which in turn feeds formed cigarette rods to a filter tip attaching device. A tobacco recovery system is provided which... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6357201 | Packaging machine, in particular for cigarettes Packaging machine, in particular for cigarettes, having subassemblies and elements for handling packaging material and cigarettes. In order to reduce the outlay on servicing for the packaging machine, the practice, in the region where dust and material pa... | 03/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 5504120 | Recycling cellulose esters from the waste from cigarette manufacture A process for recycling waste from the manufacture of filtered cigarettes is disclosed herein. The process comprises the following steps: A waste stream from the manufacture of filtered cigarettes is provided. The waste stream includes tobacco, filter tip... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5504119 | Recycling cellulose esters from the waste from cigarette manufacturing A process for recycling waste from the manufacture of filtered cigarettes is disclosed herein. The process comprises the following steps: A waste stream from the manufacture of filtered cigarettes is provided. The waste stream includes tobacco, filter tip... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5476354 | Method and apparatus for opening soft-cup cigarette packs An apparatus and method for opening soft-cup packs of cigarettes. In progressive stages, the cellophane wrapper top and the pack closure strip are cut, the cellophane wrapper top piece is removed, the remaining cellophane is removed, the soft-cup is remov... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5429310 | Method and arrangement for processing or reprocessing waste material accumulating in the production or processing of cigarettes A method and an apparatus for carrying out the method are described which are used for reprocessing waste material accumulating in the production of cigarettes and similar rod-form smoking items, wherein the waste material comprises paper material, tobacc... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5402893 | Method for processing waste material in the form of filter rods, filter cigarettes and the like A method is described for processing waste materials in the form of filter rods, filter cigarettes and the like comprising filter material with inner hollow volumes accessible from the outside and at least one other material component, in particular paper... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5331976 | Transport jet adapter Apparatus and method are provided for supplying cellulose acetate tow for the manufacture of cigarette filters from the transport jet of a tow opener to a cigarette filter rodmaking garniture. The apparatus is a frustoconical member having a multiplicity ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5318048 | Device for cutting the paper sleeve of defective filter cigarettes A device for cutting the paper sleeve of defective filter cigarettes for recycling tobacco has at least one knife roller having a plurality of knife disks spaced from one another at a distance that is smaller than a diameter of the cigarettes. Each knife ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5275523 | Apparatus for removing cigarettes from a package that encloses the same An apparatus for removing cigarettes from a package. The apparatus has at least one cutter for cutting open the package with a full cut at right angles to the lengthwise orientation of the cigarettes. The apparatus has a separating station in which the ci... | 01/04/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5207735 | Method and apparatus for reclaiming tobacco from rejected cigarettes Apparatus for reclaiming tobacco from rejected cigarettes is provided. A receiving drum having holes to receive the rejected cigarettes is provided coaxial with a fluted drum, so that both drums rotate in the same direction. Via a control ring turning in ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5191904 | Trash removal apparatus and method A trash removal system for separating trash and loose tobacco shreds from cigarettes that are rejected in cigarette manufacturing and packaging operations. A mixture comprising cigarettes, cigarette wrapper, trash and loose tobacco is metered onto a vibra... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5150719 | Apparatus and method for removing tobacco shreds from a cigarette filter An automated method and apparatus for removing tobacco shreds from the end of a smoking article filter severed from a tobacco containing smoking article, such as a cigarette. A mechanical arm of a robot, having opposing gripping members, is used to grip a... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5086790 | Method of and apparatus for reclaiming cigarettes from cigarette packages A method and apparatus for opening cigarette packs involving minimal contact with the cigarettes in the pack and little likelihood of damage or degradation of the tobacco contained in the cigarettes. The invention includes conveying packs to a first locat... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5076291 | Method and apparatus for detipping loose cigarettes The method and apparatus of this invention relates to the detipping of cigarettes at high speed without degradation of the tobacco in the tobacco rod and regardless of the intial orientation of the filter tip and the tobacco rod in the apparatus. Cigarett... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5001951 | Apparatus for cutting apart cigarette packs in preparation for recovery of the tobacco in the cigarettes Apparatus for cutting cigarette packs transversely in preparation for recovery of the tobacco from the cigarettes therein comprises a first belt conveyor driven at a first velocity, a device for delivering the cigarette packs in collated relation onto the... | 03/26/1991 |
| 5000196 | Method and apparatus for recovering tobacco from imperfect cigarettes A method and apparatus for recovering tobacco from imperfect cigarettes that are ejected downstream of a cigarette-producing machine and are supplied to a recovery apparatus for opening the paper casings and separating the tobacco from the paper pieces an... | 03/19/1991 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4852588 | Rod deflecting and breaking device in a cigarette making machine The invention refers to a continuous cigarette rod deflecting and breaking device in a cigarette making machine, which device (1) is arranged upstream of the unit for cutting the rod (B) into individual cigarette lengths, and comprises a deflecting member... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4763673 | Method and apparatus for ejecting tobacco from filter cigarettes Tobacco is reclaimed from filter cigarettes by applying sufficient pressurized air to the filter end of each cigarette to eject the tobacco from the cigarettes. The method for reclaiming the tobacco involves (a) transporting a succession of filter cigaret... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4665930 | Manufacture of ventilated cigarettes Cigarettes are perforated by being rolled along a row of pins which are excited, for example by being vibrated. Vibration may be towards and away from the cigarettes so that the pins penetrate as a result of the vibration; the depth of penetration may be ... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4657144 | Method and apparatus for detecting and removing foreign material from a stream of particulate matter A method and apparatus are provided for detecting and removing foreign material which may be found in a stream of particulate matter, such as tobacco. The tobacco is allowed to fall in a cascade past an optical detector. The turbulence of the falling moti... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4651757 | Method and apparatus for releasing cut tobacco from cigarette A method and apparatus for releasing cut tobacco from cigarettes are disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing dispersing fans at its periphery in a radial manner within a releasing barrel, scattering the cigarettes by the dispersing fans, cir... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4622875 | System and process for sorting and opening packages A system and process for sorting and opening packages particularly suitable for reclaiming reusable, returned goods. The system and process separates unusable returned goods from reusable returned goods, and gathers information and data on the goods which... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4607645 | Shredded tobacco supplying device for cigarette making machine A shredded tobacco supplying device for a cigarette making machine is disclosed, including a tank to receive shredded tobacco, a conveyor for unloading the shredded tobacco out of the tank, a high speed impeller positioned to scatter the unloaded shredded... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4485827 | Apparatus for recovering tobacco from unsatisfactory cigarettes or the like Apparatus for recovering tobacco particles from unsatisfactory filter cigarettes has a rotary centrifugal aligning device which converts randomly supplied unsatisfactory cigarettes into a single file and transports successive cigarettes of the file past t... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4457317 | Method of removal of paper wraps from cigarette filter rods Method of removing paper wraps that are secured by thermoplastic adhesive around and/or to waste cigarette filter rods to enable subsequent recovery of the filter material in the cigarette filter rods, the method including the step of heating the cigarett... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4278100 | Method and apparatus for separating tobacco from rejected cigarettes Tobacco in cigarettes rejected in the cigarette manufacturing operation is recovered by subjecting the cigarettes to a series of ripping actions which open the wrappings to expose the tobacco and a series of screening operations which result in effective ... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4261790 | Apparatus for stripping filter paper from filter rod The sheath covering of a composite structured article is removed from the filler it encircles by slitting the sheath longitudinally at plural locations, the sheath thereafter being vacuum drawn away from the filler for discard while the filler is advanced... | 04/14/1981 |
