公开(公告)号：US07972254B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-05

申请号：US11760983

申请日：2007-06-11

申请人： Cynthia Stewart Stokes ,  John Larkin Nelson ,  Vernon Brent Barnes ,  Michael Francis Dube

发明人： Cynthia Stewart Stokes ,  John Larkin Nelson ,  Vernon Brent Barnes ,  Michael Francis Dube

IPC分类号： B31C99/00

CPC分类号： A24D3/0216 ,  A24D3/0229 ,  A24D3/025 ,  A24D3/061

摘要： An apparatus for manufacturing a rod member for a cigarette filter element, is provided. Each rod member defines a longitudinal axis and includes a generally longitudinally-extending filter material and a plurality of objects disposed therein along the longitudinal axis. Such an apparatus comprises a rod-forming unit configured to form a continuous supply of a filter material into a continuous cylindrical rod member. An object insertion unit is configured to introduce a plurality of objects into engagement with the rod member. A rod-dividing unit is configured to divide the rod member into a plurality of rod portions such that each rod portion includes a plurality of the objects. Associated method are also provided.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于制造用于香烟过滤元件的杆件的设备。 每个杆构件限定纵向轴线并且包括大致纵向延伸的过滤材料和沿着纵向轴线设置在其中的多个物体。 这种装置包括杆形成单元，其构造成连续地供应过滤材料到连续的圆柱形杆件中。 物体插入单元被构造成将多个物体引入与杆构件接合。 杆分割单元被构造成将杆构件分成多个杆部分，使得每个杆部分包括多个物体。 还提供了相关方法。

公开(公告)号：US07836895B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-23

申请号：US10600712

申请日：2003-06-23

申请人： Michael Francis Dube ,  Kenneth Wayne Smith ,  Vernon Brent Barnes

发明人： Michael Francis Dube ,  Kenneth Wayne Smith ,  Vernon Brent Barnes

IPC分类号： A24D3/06 ,  A24D3/04 ,  B31C13/00

CPC分类号： A24D3/061 ,  A24D3/14

摘要： A filtered cigarette possesses at least one breakable capsule in its filter element. The filter element can possess a central cavity extending from the cigarette tobacco rod towards the middle of the filter element. The central cavity may be defined by an inner filter portion. The inner filter portion can be surrounded by an outer filter portion comprised of filter tow material that is generally permeable to the smoke generated by the cigarette. At least one breakable capsule is disposed in the central cavity of the filter element. The breakable capsules are spherical in shape, and are composed of a gelatin outer shell that encloses a payload of triglycerides and flavoring agents. The breakable capsules are adapted to rupture in response to pressure applied by the smoker to the outside region of the filter element.

公开(公告)号：US07789089B2

公开(公告)日：2010-09-07

申请号：US11462505

申请日：2006-08-04

申请人： Michael Francis Dube ,  Paul Stuart Chapman

发明人： Michael Francis Dube ,  Paul Stuart Chapman

IPC分类号： A24D1/02

CPC分类号： A24C5/471 ,  A24C5/586 ,  A24D1/00 ,  A24D1/02 ,  A24D3/14

摘要： A filtered cigarette possesses a smokable rod and a filter element. The smokable rod is secured to the filter element using tipping material. The cigarette possesses more than one layer of tipping material. An outer layer of tipping material can overlie at least a portion of an underlying inner layer of tipping material, and during use by the smoker, the outer layer can be removed from the cigarette. Thus, it is possible for a cigarette manufacturer to provide a cigarette that can be used as such by the smoker, or that can be adapted by the smoker to provide a different sensory experience (e.g., the visual, organoleptic, trigeminal, aromatic, and tactile characteristics of the cigarette can be altered by removal of the outer tipping material). Alternatively, the use of the outer layer of tipping material can be used to improve the physical integrity of the cigarette.

摘要翻译： 经过滤的香烟具有可抽吸的杆和过滤元件。 吸烟杆使用接装材料固定在过滤元件上。 香烟拥有多层接装材料。 接装材料的外层可以覆盖接装材料的下层内层的至少一部分，并且在吸烟者使用期间，外层可以从香烟中取出。 因此，卷烟制造商可以提供可以由吸烟者本身使用的香烟，或者可以由吸烟者调整以提供不同的感官体验（例如，视觉，感官，三叉神经，芳香和 香烟的触觉特征可以通过移除外部接装材料来改变）。 或者，可以使用接装材料的外层来改善香烟的物理完整性。