Rai Strategic Holdings, Inc.

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Quentin Paul Guenther, Jr

Charles Jacob Novak, Iii

Frederic Philippe Ampolini, Sr

Timothy Brian Nestor

John DePiano

Frank S Silveira

David Smith

John William Wolber

Michael Laine

Stephen Benson Sears

Steven Lee Alderman

William Robert Collett

Paul Andrew Brinkley

Nicholas Harrison Watson

Kevin Edward Keough

Jack Gray Flinchum, Jr

Edward Louis Dickinson

James William McClellan

Wayne Douglas Brown

James Robert Covino

Eugene R Harris

Robert Metcalf

John Hook

Michael LaCourse

Steven Hart

David Pelletier

Marc Bourque

Nathaniel Cambray

Steven R Mongillo

Raymond Charles Henry, Jr

Michael Ryan Galloway

Grady Lance Dooly

Allen Michael East

Ronnie Dean Dover

John Scott Gerow

Johnny Keith Cagigas

Don Edward Green

John Matthew Odel

Christopher M Spencer

Vernon L Steiner

David James Thierauf

Louis Wade Wacker

Byron Joseph Williams

Scott Lee Brady

Martin Lee Maple

Stephen Todd Schafer

Trenton S Noonan

Kevin Paul Schafer

Jeffrey Edward Allgeyer

Andrew Ross Matthews

Vernon Brent Barnes

Jerry Wayne Pipes

Robert William Benford

Michael Andrew Liberti

Margarette Elisa Lovette

Wesley Steven Jones

Keith William Anderson

Raymond C Henry

Lawrence P Balash

Roger Ritter

Mathieu Leboeuf

Ethan Matthew Bernhardt

Dennis Lee Potter

Stephanie Cordisco

Darren Brett Burdock-Latter

Scott Ingham

Iii Charles Jacob Novak

Glen Kimsey

An apparatus is provided for forming a cigarette filter rod member defining a longitudinal axis. A rod-forming unit is configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An insertion unit configured to insert a carrier carrying a plurality of frangible microcapsule objects into the rod member. Associated apparatuses and methods are also provided.

Apparatus for inserting microcapsule objects into a filter element of a smoking article, and associated method

The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. A system may include assembly cells each including an assembly track and assembly carriages that ride thereon and which engage components of partially-assembled cartridges. A transfer apparatus may transfer partially-assembled cartridges between the assembly cells. In another example system, cartridges may be assembled on platforms on a rotary track. The platforms may include assembly grippers with sequentially-opening clamps configured to receive the components of the partially-assembled cartridges. Related methods are also provided.

Methods for assembling a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device, and associated systems and apparatuses

The present disclosure relates to a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device such as a smoking article. The cartridge may include a base, a reservoir substrate, and an atomizer. The reservoir substrate may define a cavity therethrough. The atomizer may comprise a liquid transport element and a heating element extending at least partially about the liquid transport element. The atomizer may extend through the cavity through the reservoir substrate such that the heating element is positioned proximate an end of the reservoir substrate. Ends of the liquid transport element may extend to an opposing end of the reservoir substrate. A related method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article is also provided.

Aerosol delivery device

Smoking articles, and methods for forming such smoking articles, such as an electronic smoking article, are provided. An exemplary smoking article comprises a control body portion having a control body engagement end, and having a first control component therein. A cartridge body portion includes a cartridge body engagement end configured to removably engage the control body engagement end of the control body portion. The cartridge body portion further includes a consumable arrangement comprising at least an aerosol precursor composition and at least one heating element operably engaged therewith, and a second control component. At least the consumable arrangement is configured to be in communication with the first control component upon engagement between the cartridge body and control body portions.

Electronic smoking article and associated method

The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by coupling a base of the cartridge to a carriage that is transported via a track. The track transports the carriages between various substations at which one or more parts are added to the base. The carriage may be lifted from the track by a lifter mechanism at each substation in order to perform assembly operations on the base. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion at or between the various substations.

Assembly substation for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article and related method

Method for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article

The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by transporting carriages between various substations at which parts are added to a base. In another assembly method, the base may be moved between a plurality of robots which direct the base downwardly into contact with components to couple the components therewith. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion.

System for assembling a cartridge for a smoking article and associated method

Growing community of inventors

Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America

Quentin Paul Guenther, Jr