Philip Morris USA Inc.

Philip Morris Inc.

Philip Morris Products S.a.

G Robert Scott

Steven Frederick Spiers

Steve R Rinehart

Warren D Winterson

Tommy C Holland

Edwin L Cutright

Karen M Torrence

Timothy D Cochran

Howard W Vogt, Jr

James David Evans

Billy J Keen, Jr

Barry Scott Smith

Seetharama C Deevi

A Clifton Lilly, Jr

Charles T Higgins

Susan E Wrenn

Grier S Fleischhauer

F Murphy Sprinkel, Jr

Steven R Rinehart

Michael L Watkins

Mary Ellen Counts

Willie G Houck, Jr

Francis V Utsch

D Bruce Losee

Robert L Ripley

Robert E Lee

Alfred L Collins

Renzer R Ritt, Sr

Amitabh Das

Constance H Nichols

Wynn R Raymond

Hugh J McCafferty, Ii

Martin T Garthaffner

Travis Martin Garthaffner

Jeremy Jay Straight

Edmond J Cadieux, Jr

Steven M Campbell

Peter C Van Davelaar

Richard B Reich

Joshua L Roby

Hubert Coleman Goodman, Jr

Linwood H Carneal, Jr

Steve Campbell

Linwood H Cameal, Jr

Steve Rinehart

James D Evans

Steve F Spiers

Steven F Spiers

Christopher Crawford

Edmond J Cadieux

Xuan Pham

A pouched tobacco product includes a lined pouch material of a web and a water-soluble liner adjacent the web and a tobacco component at a moisture content of 10 to 15% contained within the lined pouch material. The water-soluble liner is interposed between the web and the tobacco component. The liner preferably reduces staining of the web by the tobacco component. Additionally, the liner may include a flavorant.

Tobacco pouch product

A pouched non-tobacco product includes a lined pouch material of a web and a water-soluble liner adjacent the web and a non-tobacco flavorful component contained within the lined pouch material. The water-soluble liner is interposed between the web and the non-tobacco flavorful component. The liner preferably reduces staining of the web by the non-tobacco flavorful component. Additionally, the liner may include a flavorant.

Non-tobacco pouch product

A pouched tobacco product includes a lined pouch material of a web and a water-soluble liner adjacent the web and a tobacco component contained within the lined pouch material. The water-soluble liner is interposed between the web and the tobacco component. The liner preferably reduces staining of the web by the tobacco component. Additionally, the liner may include a flavorant.

A cigarette filter assembly comprises a hollow paper tube with a spaced apart solid fiber plugs inside the tube together with granular filter material in the spaces between the plugs. Energy activated adhesive is only between the solid filter plugs and interior surface portions of the tube. After the spaced apart solid fiber plugs are within the tube the adhesive is activated to secure the plugs to the tube. The energy activated adhesive is only on selected portions of the hollow tube where the solid fiber plugs are located or alternatively the adhesive is only on the exterior surface portions of the solid fiber plugs.

Multi component cigarette filter assembly

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for forming two filters in a two-up configuration. The apparatus includes a feed wheel, an assembly wheel, a take-off wheel, and a flipping wheel. According to the method of the invention, tubesare loaded from the feed wheelto the assembly wheelwhere one hollow end of the tubes is filled. The half-filled tubes' are then transferred to take-off wheeland then to a flipping wheelwhere the tubes are flipped. The half-filled and flipped tubes&#x2033; are returned to vacant positions on the feed wheel and transferred back to the assembly wheel so that the remaining hollow ends can be filled. The filled tube&#x2032;&#x2033; is transferred to a take-off wheel, where it is then removed from the take off wheelusing a stripper and/or additional wheels for further processing.

Double action filter assembly wheel with flipping wheel

Method of making pouched tobacco product

A filter component cutting system comprises a supply hopper of elongate filter rods and a cutting drum with spaced apart flutes on an exterior surface of the drum for receiving the elongate filler rods. A transfer mechanism receives the elongate filter rods from the supply hopper and delivers the rods to the flutes on the cutting drum. At least one cutter adjacent the cutting drum functions to cut the filter rods in to individual filter components as the cutting drum rotates.

Filter component cutting system

The present invention relates to apparatus and processes for accurately positioning and rotating coupons for application on cigarette packs or pack film.

Coupon positioning and rotation wheel

A machine for folding and applying onserts onto consumer goods such as cigarette packs comprises a continuous roll of preprinted onserts and a transverse cutter assembly for cutting onsert segments from the continuous roll. Each onsert segment includes a pair of side-by-side preprinted onserts. A buckle folder receives each cut onsert segment and folds that segment along at least one transverse fold line. A longitudinal cutter assembly longitudinally cuts each folded onsert segment into two individual onserts. A transport system serially receives the individual folded onserts and moves the onserts along dual diverging paths where a pair of spaced apart lug belt conveyors receives the onserts from the discharge end of the transport system. Each lug belt conveyor includes spaced apart transverse lugs along the length thereof against which the onserts are positioned. A pair of spaced apart applicator wheels transfers the onserts from the conveyors onto spaced apart consumer goods traveling past the applicator wheels.

Apparatus for folding and applying onserts onto consumer goods

A machine for producing an endless filter rod comprises a multi-section garniture and a multiple garniture belt drive system that includes several garniture belts having linear aligned portions for delivering filter paper with filter components thereon through the sections of the garniture. Multiple garniture belts eliminate the need for a long belt and the disadvantages associated with a long belt such as excessive stretching and side movements or wander of the belt.

Multiple garniture belt drive system for filter rod machinery

A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. Each heater heats only a portion of the available tobacco flavor material so that a plurality of individual puffs of tobacco flavor substance can be delivered sequentially to the smoker. The replaceable tobacco flavor unit can also include a filter to reduce the effect of residual aerosol which settles or condenses on the permanent portions of the article and which can result in undesirable flavor generation when reheated. A method and apparatus for manufacturing the replaceable tobacco flavor unit is also provided.

Flavor generating article

A smoking article is provided in which a replaceable tobacco flavor unit containing tobacco flavor material is electrically heated by a set of permanent reusable heaters to evolve flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form for delivery to a smoker. Each heater heats only a portion of the available tobacco flavor material so that a plurality of individual puffs of tobacco flavor substance can be delivered sequentially to the smoker. The replaceable tobacco flavor unit can also include a filter to reduce the effect of residual aerosol which settles or condenses on the permanent portions of the article and which can result in off-tastes when reheated. A method and apparatus for manufacturing the replaceable tobacco flavor unit is also provided.

Flavor generating article and method for making same

This invention relates to the treatment of paper with material in repetitive patterns. The treatment patterns made with this invention can be altered by changing apparatus operating parameters.

Method and apparatus for applying a material to a web

This invention relates to the treatment of substrates with fluidized material in repetitive patterns during application cycles. The treatment patterns made with this invention can be altered by changing machine operating parameters. The patterns of fluidized material are applied to substrates using intermittent charges of compressed air. The intermittent charges of compressed air pass through a venturi slot which creates a region of low pressure in the charges adjacent to a region where the fluidized material accumulates between application cycles. This region of low pressure helps to entrain the fluidized material in the charge of compressed air. After the fluidized material is entrained in the charge of compressed air, the charge deposits the fluidized material on the substrate.

Application of fluidized material to a substrate using intermittent

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Midlothian, VA, United States of America

G Robert Scott