Philip Morris Inc.

Ernest Cashwell

A Clifton Lilly, Jr

Everett C Grollimund

Walter W Duley

Warren E Claflin

Peter Martin

Edward B Stultz

Optical perforation apparatus including a rotatable assembly having first and second light reflective means supported in spaced succession for rotation about the assembly rotational axis. Each light reflective means is provided with light reflective elements arranged in a locus about the rotational axis. At least one of the means is additionally provided with light transmissive portions each arranged between mutually disposed of its light reflective elements and in alignment with a light reflective element of the other means. The light reflective elements of each means are further arranged at non-orthogonal angles to the assembly axis, thereby permitting parallel orientation of the latter axis and the laser beam.

Optical perforating apparatus and system

Perforations are made at locations spaced about the periphery of a cigarette by conducting separate parts of a laser beam through respective separate light paths which intersect such spaced peripheral locations.

Apparatus for laser perforation of transported articles

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Richmond, VA, United States of America

Ernest Cashwell