Philip Morris Inc.

Philip Morris USA Inc.

Bhanu Murthy Evani

Herbert Carrington Longest, Jr

Jerome S Osmalov

An inhaler device comprises a fibrous cylindrical plug with a paper wrapper around the plug. An aromatic substance is applied along the centerline of the plug. Such substance may include eucalyptus oil or menthol. An airtight foil surrounds the paper wrapper and the ends of the cylindrical plug. The inhaler device may be used to ease nasal congestion and quell cough.

Inhaler device

Inspection of completed cigarettes is accomplished by the cigarettes traveling on a rolling drum past a single stationary rolling block with preferably two cameras connected to a vision system. The first camera views the cigarette before the rolling block, the cigarette is then rolled approximately 180.degree. and then the second camera views the previously hidden portion of the cigarette. Cigarettes are accepted or rejected based on a comparison of the viewed cigarettes to a predetermined set of characteristics.

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Richmond, VA, United States of America

Bhanu Murthy Evani