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AssigneeR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorsCynthia Stewart Stokes, John Larkin Nelson, Vernon Brent Barnes, Michael Francis Dube
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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.
An apparatus for providing a rod for use in the manufacture of cigarette filter elements, the rod having a length and defining a longitudinal axis, the apparatus comprising:
An apparatus for manufacturing a rod member for a cigarette filter element, each rod member defining a longitudinal axis and including a generally longitudinally-extending filter material and a plurality of objects disposed therein along the longitudinal axis, the apparatus comprising:
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