| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE31478 |
Rotary beam chopper and scanning system |
December 27, 1983 |
| An optical laser beam chopper for converting a continuous beam into a series of scanning impulses for use in perforating a moving web is disclosed. The system utilizes a coherent light source which produces a beam for use in performing a thin paper web of the type used in producing c |
| RE30964 |
Package inspection and handling system |
June 8, 1982 |
| A packaging handling system for detecting and rejecting faulty packages and for maintaining a packaging or boxing machine in operation for a specific period of time if one or the other goes down. The system comprises a plurality of photocell sensing units to detect the imperfectly formed |
| RE29692 |
Process of preparing glucose isomerase |
July 4, 1978 |
| .Iadd.Glucose is converted to fructose in the presence of an enzyme preparation derived from a member of the genus Arthrobacter. .Iaddend. |
| RE29691 |
Process of preparing glucose isomerase |
July 4, 1978 |
| Glucose is converted to fructose in the presence of an enzyme preparation derived from a member of the genus Arthrobacter. .Iadd. |
| RE29690 |
Process of preparing glucose isomerase |
July 4, 1978 |
| Glucose is converted to fructose in the presence of an enzyme preparation derived from a member of the genus Arthrobacter. .Iadd. |
| RE29689 |
Process of preparing glucose isomerase |
July 4, 1978 |
| Glucose is converted to fructose in the presence of an enzyme preparation derived from a member of the genus Arthrobacter. |
| RE29136 |
Enzymatic process using immobilized microbial cells |
February 15, 1977 |
| Microbial cells having active enzymes associated therewith are subjected to flocculation conditions to produce a flocculated whole cell aggregate that .Iadd.is subsequently dried. The dried aggregate .Iaddend.is useful in effecting enzyme-catalyzed chemical transformations. Substrates ar |
| RE29130 |
Enzymatic process using immobilized microbial cells |
February 1, 1977 |
| Microbial cells having active enzymes associated therewith are subjected to flocculation conditions to produce a flocculated whole cell aggregate that is useful in effecting enzyme-catalyzed chemical transformations. Substrates are brought into contact with the flocculated cell aggregate |
| D574709 |
Container |
August 12, 2008 |
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| D279507 |
Cigarette package |
July 2, 1985 |
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| D254821 |
Cigarette package display rack |
April 29, 1980 |
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| D242682 |
Combined display and dispensing stand for cigarette packages |
December 14, 1976 |
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| 7409956 |
Methods for adapting an automated cigarette making apparatus |
August 12, 2008 |
| Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, which can have the forms of liquid or paste formulati |
| 7404406 |
Tobacco processing |
July 29, 2008 |
| Tobaccos are cured in a manner so as to provide tobaccos having extremely low tobacco specific nitrosamine (TSNA) contents. Harvested Virginia tobacco is subjected to flue-curing so as to provide flue-cured tobacco. During the curing processing steps, contact of the tobacco with nitric |
| 7398783 |
Smoking article |
July 15, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a reconstituted smoking material which comprises a non-polyol aerosol generator, tobacco (optional), binder (optional) and inorganic filler. A further polyol aerosol generator may also be contained in the smoking material. There is also provided a smoking art |
| 7337782 |
Process to remove protein and other biomolecules from tobacco extract or slurry |
March 4, 2008 |
| A process is disclosed for removing proteins and other undesirable biomolecules from tobacco extract or slurry via foam fractionation, thereby concentrating the tobacco extract or slurry. The tobacco extract or slurry is treated and modified prior to being subjected to the foam fract |
| 7325382 |
Method and apparatus for loading finished cigarettes into package |
February 5, 2008 |
| A device and method for loading cigarettes from a cartridge into a package. The device provides for transferring cigarettes from a cartridge supporting them to a package. |
| 7322361 |
Method for supplying a flowable medium to the tobacco of a smoking product |
January 29, 2008 |
| The invention relates to a method for supplying a flowable medium to the tobacco rod of a smoking product, wherein the medium is introduced on a drum (1) of a cigarette machine, after the tobacco rod is formed. |
| 7308898 |
Process for making a bandcast tobacco sheet and smoking article therefrom |
December 18, 2007 |
| A bandcast tobacco sheet for use in a cigarette includes from about 5 to 15% by weight of wood pulp, from about 15 to 40% by weight of binder and from about 15 to 40% by weight of tobacco. A humectant may be included up to 30% by weight and an additive, such as menthol, may be added to u |
| 7296578 |
Equipment and methods for manufacturing cigarettes |
November 20, 2007 |
| An additive material is applied to a substrate, such as a paper web used as a wrapping material for cigarette manufacture. A predetermined pattern of additive material is applied to the outer surface of the wrapping material of a formed cigarette, and most preferably of a formed filtered |
| 7293564 |
Method for chemically modifying tobacco during curing |
November 13, 2007 |
| A method for chemically modifying a tobacco material during a curing process involves treating the tobacco material in a curing enclosure at a temperature and for a time sufficient to produce cured tobacco. The method also involves contacting the tobacco material with a chemical reag |
| 7290549 |
Chemical heat source for use in smoking articles |
November 6, 2007 |
| A non-combustion, chemical heat source includes a heat chamber having a closed end and an open end. The heat chamber includes an apertured heat cartridge disposed at the open end of the chamber, an abutment disposed at the closed end of the chamber, an activating solution, a frangible |
| 7281540 |
Equipment and methods for manufacturing cigarettes |
October 16, 2007 |
| Cigarettes are manufactured having smokable rods with paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials can be applied to a continuous, moving paper web on a cigarette making apparatus using application apparatus possessing four ro |
| 7276120 |
Materials and methods for manufacturing cigarettes |
October 2, 2007 |
| Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive material can be applied as a coating formulation in an off-line |
| 7275549 |
Garniture web control |
October 2, 2007 |
| Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, which can have the forms of liquid or paste formulati |
| 7275548 |
Equipment for manufacturing cigarettes |
October 2, 2007 |
| Cigarettes manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus can possess smokable rods having additive materials applied to paper wrapping materials as patterns. The additive materials can be applied to a continuous paper web using rollers.) One of those rollers can ha |
| 7240678 |
Filtered cigarette incorporating an adsorbent material |
July 10, 2007 |
| 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 more adsorbents or t |
| 7237559 |
Wrapping materials for smoking articles |
July 3, 2007 |
| Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The wrapping materials |
| 7237558 |
Filtered cigarette incorporating an adsorbent material |
July 3, 2007 |
| 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 more adsorbents or t |
| 7237376 |
Chain repair system |
July 3, 2007 |
| A system for repairing a continuous loop chain includes a plurality of pairs of chain links, each link having a pair of straight, substantially parallel side bars. Each pair of chain links has an outer link having a first width between the outer link side bars, and an inner link having a |
| 7234471 |
Cigarette and wrapping materials therefor |
June 26, 2007 |
| Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, which can have the forms of liquid or paste formulati |
| 7231923 |
Smoking article including a catalytic smoke reformer |
June 19, 2007 |
| A smoking article includes a tobacco rod in axial alignment with a filter section with a catalyst bed disposed between the tobacco rod and the filter section. The catalyst bed may be heated from an external portable heating source or may be heated by the internal evolving gases of co |
| 7228961 |
Packaged article with tear-away label portion |
June 12, 2007 |
| A multi-ply wrapper for a package includes an inner ply of material having printed indicia at selected portions thereon and an outer ply of material laminated to the inner ply wherein the outer ply is provided with perforated sections aligned to cover the printed indicia. A two-ply w |
| 7195019 |
Equipment for manufacturing cigarettes |
March 27, 2007 |
| Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, are applied to a continuous paper web on the cigarett |
| 7117871 |
Methods for manufacturing cigarettes |
October 10, 2006 |
| Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, which can have the forms of liquid or paste formulati |
| 7115085 |
Method and apparatus for incorporating objects into cigarette filters |
October 3, 2006 |
| Cigarette filter rods having individual objects positioned at predetermined intervals therein are prepared by transferring the individual objects from a rotating horizontal pan to a rotating vertical wheel and then depositing the object into a web of filter tow. Each object is positi |
| 7077145 |
Equipment and methods for manufacturing cigarettes |
July 18, 2006 |
| Cigarettes manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus can possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied as patterns. The additive materials, which can have the forms of liquid or paste formulations, are applied to a cont |
| 7073514 |
Equipment and methods for manufacturing cigarettes |
July 11, 2006 |
| Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, which can have the forms of liquid or paste formulati |
| 7051739 |
Method for making a cigarette with burn rate modification |
May 30, 2006 |
| A cigarette with burn rate modification is described. The cigarette has a partial double wrap design and incorporates an inner wrap material which extends partially around the interior portion of the outer wrapper of a cigarette. The inner wrap can be a single element or can be a plurali |
| 7048115 |
Resealable cigarette package |
May 23, 2006 |
| A resealable hard box cigarette pack is provided with a window type opening extending across a portion of the pack top wall and also a portion of the front wall of the pack. The window is covered by a closure that may be resealed to the pack body either through insertion of a tab on |
| 7047982 |
Method for registering pattern location on cigarette wrapping material |
May 23, 2006 |
| Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive material can be applied as a coating formulation in an off-line |
| 7014039 |
Sliding shell package for smoking articles |
March 21, 2006 |
| Smoking articles, such as filter cigarettes, are packaged in a metal box which is curved to a shape that conforms to the curvature of the human body so that the box can be comfortably carried in a shirt or pant pocket. The metal box comprises a lid and a four sided tray. The lid and |
| 6997190 |
Wrapping materials for smoking articles |
February 14, 2006 |
| Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The wrapping materials |
| 6976493 |
Wrapping materials for smoking articles |
December 20, 2005 |
| Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The wrapping materials |
| 6929013 |
Wrapping materials for smoking articles |
August 16, 2005 |
| Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The wrapping materials |
| 6895974 |
Tobacco processing |
May 24, 2005 |
| Tobaccos are cured in a manner so as to provide tobaccos having extremely low tobacco specific nitrosamine (TSNA) contents. Harvested Virginia tobacco is subjected to flue-curing so as to provide flue-cured tobacco. During the curing processing steps, contact of the tobacco with nitric |
| 6878103 |
Controlling cuts in an inner liner for a group of cigarettes |
April 12, 2005 |
| A device for controlling at least one cut in an inner liner for a group of cigarettes in a cigarette packaging machine comprises at least one optical detector consisting of a light source and a sensor. |
| 6805134 |
Tobacco processing |
October 19, 2004 |
| Tobaccos are cured in a manner so as to provide tobaccos having extremely low tobacco specific nitrosamine (TSNA) contents. Harvested Virginia tobacco is subjected to flue-curing so as to provide flue-cured tobacco. During the curing processing steps, contact of the tobacco with nitric |
| 6692835 |
Innerwrap with polyvinyl alcohol slip coating |
February 17, 2004 |
| Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) is used as a slip coating on a cigarette package innerwrap to prevent the innerwrap from sticking to the rollers of cigarette packaging machinery during processing of the innerwrap material. PVOH unexpectedly has a low retention of menthol, as compared to con |
| 6606999 |
Reduced ignition propensity smoking article |
August 19, 2003 |
| The invention provides an easy to manufacture smoking article having a reduced ignition propensity and an increased puff count. The smoking article of the invention comprises a rod of smokable material disposed within a wrapper having a strip of paper material forming a region having |
