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AssigneePhilip Morris Incorporated
InventorsDouglas E. Albertson, James O. Dyson, Eugene B. Fischer, Robert T. Gaudlitz, Lewis A. Haws, Gus D. Keritsis, Louis L. Long, Charles S. McClung, Jose G. Nepomuceno, Steven R. Wagoner
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A method and apparatus are disclosed for applying foamed material to tobacco, particularly in connection with the making of cigarettes. The foamed material may be added to the tobacco, for example, in the paper guide section of a cigarette maker at the garniture mouth (21) or through the short tongue (30) or through both, or at the chimney (10). Addition of a foamed material to the tobacco, during the cigarette making process, results in a cigarette in which the material added is more uniformly distributed.
Apparatus for manufacturing cigarettes comprising:
A method of manufacturing cigarettes comprising injecting foamed material into the tobacco rod of a finished cigarette through one end thereof before introducing the cigarette into its packaging.
In the manufacture of cigarettes, the method which comprises:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.