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US 6,180,914 B2Granted
Laser marking of foliage and cigars
AssigneeAdvanced Foliar Technologies, Inc.
InventorsRonald Scott Jones, William Earl Vaughn, Roy Harrell
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for etching, cutting and/or altering the surface of a flower, plant, cut foliage, or foliage incorporated into consumable products such as cigars with laser energy to affect a desired artistic or utilitarian design or marking on the foliage/cigar. The invention includes the products produced by such method.
Claims25
A method for marking a substantially cylindrically shaped leaf wrapped product comprising the steps of:
- supporting a leaf wrapped product;
- applying laser energy at one or more predetermined intensities to said leaf wrapped product for marking thereof.
A system for marking a leaf wrapped product comprising:
- means for supporting a leaf wrapped product;
- means for applying laser energy at one or more predetermined intensities to said leaf wrapped product for marking thereof.
A cigar marked by a method comprising the steps of:
- supporting a leaf wrapped product;
- applying laser energy at one or more predetermined intensities to said leaf wrapped product for marking thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.