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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2022
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventor:
Martin Garthaffner, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 3/04 (2006.01); B65C 9/18 (2006.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); B65C 7/00 (2006.01); B65C 9/30 (2006.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); B65C 9/02 (2006.01); A24C 5/32 (2006.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65C 3/04 (2013.01); A24F 40/65 (2020.01); A24F 40/70 (2020.01); B65C 7/00 (2013.01); B65C 9/1807 (2013.01); B65C 9/30 (2013.01); A24C 5/327 (2013.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01); A24F 40/40 (2020.01); A61M 15/06 (2013.01); B65C 9/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for use in manufacturing vapor-generating articles may include a rotatable drum that is configured to hold a plurality of the vapor-generating articles. The system may also include a tagging drum that is configured to tag a respective label to a housing of each of the vapor-generating articles. The system may also include a pressing roller that is configured to press a leading edge of the label against the housing after the tagging. The system may further include a rolling drum that is configured to roll the label around the housing after the pressing.