Abstract:
Smoking articles include a colour shifting marking. The marking may be provided on a wrapper, such as a plug wrap, a smokable material wrap, or a tipping paper wrap. The marking may be produced by a gonichromatic pigment to provide a smooth transition between colours as viewing angles change. The marking may allow a consumer to identify the smoking article as genuine, as opposed to counterfeit.
Abstract:
The disclosed invention relates to visual content indicators of a tobacco product. More specifically, the invention includes labeling systems that provide at least one visual indicator of a tobacco product, methods for using the systems, and tobacco products that display one or more visual indicators of content.
Abstract:
A wrapping paper for a smoking article comprises a printed pattern and an embossed pattern which are positioned such that when viewed from different angles a different colour is predominant. The invention also relates to a smoking article including the wrapper and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the smoking article. In one embodiment, the wrapping paper is tipping paper.
Abstract:
The disclosed invention relates to visual content indicators of a tobacco product. More specifically, the invention includes labeling systems that provide at least one visual indicator of a tobacco product, methods for using the systems, and tobacco products that display one or more visual indicators of content.
Abstract:
In the method for applying identification features to a packing strip in order to authenticate the processed packing, the packing strip is fed in a packing line to an embossing station, where logos of all kinds and/or codes and/or a satin finish and/or fold lines are embossed at the cycle rate of the packing machine by means of embossing rollers by deforming the packing strip, Identification: features and possibly other features are produced additionally on the packing strip on-line, in the same process step, and synchronously to the cycle rate by material removal by means of a feature setup comprising a laser installation, the packing strip having a thickness of 50 μm to 300 μm. The thus treated packing strip is subsequently further processed. Due to the fact that the feature setup for producing the identification features is provided in addition to the embossing rollers but operates in the same process step, all known embossing rollers can be used, and due to the application of lasers for producing the features, e.g. a consecutive numbering can be produced, thereby ensuring a secure authentication method without the need of changing substantially the embossing station comprising a housing with at least two embossing rolls, or lowering the processing speed.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a tobacco related product comprising standard tobacco related fibers, elements and/or particles and further additional tobacco related elements configured to detectably distinguish from standard tobacco related fibers, elements and/or particles and methods of manufacturing and authenticating such a tobacco related product.
Abstract:
An apparatus for customizing an as-formed cigarette (300) is provided, wherein the as-formed cigarette (300) has a cylindrical rod configuration defining a longitudinal axis, and includes a filter rod portion and a contiguous tobacco rod portion. Such an apparatus comprises a feeder unit (204) configured to feed an as-formed cigarette (300), from a plurality of as-formed cigarettes, to a register position (400). An imprinting unit (500) is configured to interact with the as-formed cigarette (300) in the register position (400) so as to imprint at least one of an alphanumeric character and a graphical character thereon. An associated method is also provided.
Abstract:
Smoking articles include a marking that includes an indicia that is hidden when viewed from certain angles and visually distinct when viewed from other angles. The marking may be provided on a wrapper, such as a plug wrap, a smokable material wrap, or a tipping paper wrap. The marking may include aligned embossed and printed features with a portion being misaligned. The marking may include a coloured adjacent or surrounding region into which the indica may be hidden and from which it may appear, depending on the viewing angle. The marking may allow a consumer to identify the smoking article as genuine, as opposed to counterfeit.
Abstract:
A smoking article is described having a continuous spiral of low ignition propensity banding. An apparatus and method for forming the smoking article are also described.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zum Aufbringen einer Druckmarke auf einen Artikel der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie, insbesondere auf einen Umhüllungsstreifen, vorzugsweise auf einen Zigarettenpapierstreifen. Ferner betrifft die Erfindung eine Verwendung eines Druckkopfs, insbesondere Tintenstrahldruckkopfs, in einer Maschine der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie. Das Verfahren wird dadurch weitergebildet, dass zur Bildung der Druckmarke eine Tinte basierend auf einem flüchtigen und organischen Lösungsmittel mittels wenigstens eines Druckkopfs, insbesondere eines Tintenstrahldruckkopfs, auf den Artikel aufgebracht wird.