Manufacture of cigarettes
Patent 4459998 Issued on July 17, 1984. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 17, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
July 17, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 579421 725671 3524454 3744496 Extended sheet cigarette filler Patent #: 4168712 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/235601 filed on 02/18/1981US Classes:131/62, With tobacco treatment131/31, With tobacco treatment131/364, Blank or filler131/84.1Continuous rod or ribbon formerExaminersPrimary: Millin, VincentAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA24C 5/18 (20060101)A24B 15/30 (20060101) A24B 15/00 (20060101) A24C 5/00 (20060101) A24D 1/18 (20060101) A24D 1/00 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1980-02-20 GBAbstractCigarettes are made by forming a basic filler stream comprising particles of tobacco or artificial tobacco or a combination of both, folding around the basic filler stream a web of reconstituted tobacco, and enclosing the resulting combination in a continuous paper wrapper to form a continuous cigarette rod which is then cut into predetermined lengths.The web may be continuous or may be in an expanded form as described in British Patent Specification No. 1531463.Field of SearchCIGAR OR CIGARETTE MAKINGWith subsequent wrapping or forming operations With wrapper cutter With tobacco treatment Continuous wrapper With adhesive supply or applier Wrapping devices Longitudinally fed continuous wrapper With tobacco treatment With completed article cutter With wrapper sealing Blank or filler | |
