Carl C Greene

US Patent:

20040118418, Jun 24, 2004

Filed:

Dec 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/326521

Inventors:

Lloyd Hancock - Walnut Cove NC, US
Carl Greene - Winston-Salem NC, US
John Nelson - Lewisville NC, US
Vernon Barnes - Advance NC, US
Sydney Seymour - Clemmons NC, US
Balager Ademe - Winston-Salem NC, US

International Classification:

A24C005/12

US Classification:

131/065000

Abstract:

Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, which can have the forms of liquid or paste formulations, are applied to a continuous paper web on the cigarette making apparatus. The formulation is applied to the paper web using application apparatus possessing rollers, and one of those rollers has a series of pockets in its roll face to receive additive formulation from a reservoir and to define the pattern of the formulation on the paper. A modified figure rail assembly and garniture entrance cone provide air flow toward the paper web being advanced through the garniture region of the cigarette making apparatus. Downwardly directed air exiting a plurality of air outlets in the finger rail create a zone of air turbulence the advancing paper web to maintains the paper web a distance away from the upper surface so that the additive material is retained on the paper web. Air exiting slots in the upper or top face of the garniture entrance cone also assist in maintaining the paper web away from the finger rail assembly. A radiant dryer is used to dry the additive material that has been applied to the paper web. The radiant dryer is located on one component of a two component assembly that is used to manufacture cigarettes. A first component of the two component assembly provides a source of paper web, applies additive material to that web in a pattern and dries the paper web; while a second component receives the paper web, supplies tobacco filler and manufactures a cigarette rod from the paper web and tobacco filler. Spectrometric techniques are used to ensure proper registration of the additive material on the cigarette rods so manufactured, and to ensure proper quality of those cigarettes.

US Patent:

20040118420, Jun 24, 2004

Filed:

Dec 20, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/326539

Inventors:

Vernon Barnes - Advance NC, US
Carl Greene - Winston-Salem NC, US
Lloyd Hancock - Walnut Cove NC, US
John Nelson - Lewisville NC, US

International Classification:

A24C005/32

US Classification:

131/280000

Abstract:

Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, which can have the forms of liquid or paste formulations, are applied to a continuous paper web on the cigarette making apparatus. The formulation is applied to the paper web using application apparatus possessing rollers, and one of those rollers has a series of pockets in its roll face to receive additive formulation from a reservoir and to define the pattern of the formulation on the paper. A modified figure rail assembly and garniture entrance cone provide air flow toward the paper web being advanced through the garniture region of the cigarette making apparatus. Downwardly directed air exiting a plurality of air outlets in the finger rail create a zone of air turbulence the advancing paper web to maintains the paper web a distance away from the upper surface so that the additive material is retained on the paper web. Air exiting slots in the upper or top face of the garniture entrance cone also assist in maintaining the paper web away from the finger rail assembly. A radiant dryer is used to dry the additive material that has been applied to the paper web. The radiant dryer is located on one component of a two component assembly that is used to manufacture cigarettes. A first component of the two component assembly provides a source of paper web, applies additive material to that web in a pattern and dries the paper web; while a second component receives the paper web, supplies tobacco filler and manufactures a cigarette rod from the paper web and tobacco filler. Spectrometric techniques are used to ensure proper registration of the additive material on the cigarette rods so manufactured, and to ensure proper quality of those cigarettes.

US Patent:

20040129281, Jul 8, 2004

Filed:

Aug 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/645996

Inventors:

Lloyd Hancock - Walnut Cove NC, US
Vernon Barnes - Advance NC, US
Carl Greene - Winston-Salem NC, US

International Classification:

A24C005/32

US Classification:

131/284000, 131/280000

Abstract:

Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, which can have the forms of liquid or paste formulations (e.g., aqueous formulations incorporating starch or modified starch), are applied to a continuous paper web on the cigarette making apparatus. The formulation is applied to the paper web using application apparatus possessing rollers, and one of those rollers has a series of pockets in its roll face to receive additive formulation from a reservoir and to define the pattern of the formulation on the paper. For example, additive material located in the recessed pockets of a first roller is transferred in a controlled manner to the roll face of a second roller in roll contact with that first roller; and the additive material on the roll face of the second roller is transferred to desired locations on the surface of the paper web. The formulation also can be applied to a continuous moving paper web using an application apparatus possessing four rollers. For example, additive material is applied to the roll face of a transfer roller due to roll interaction of that transfer roller with a pick-up roller; roll interaction of the transfer roller with an application roller causes transfer of the additive material from the transfer roller to the application roller; and additive material from the application roller is transferred to the paper web that passes between the application roller and a back-up roller. A radiant dryer is used to dry the additive material that has been applied to the paper web. The radiant dryer is located on one component of a two component assembly that is used to manufacture cigarettes. A first component of the two component assembly provides a source of paper web, applies additive material to that web in a pattern and dries the paper web; while a second component receives the paper web, supplies tobacco filler and manufactures a cigarette rod from the paper web and tobacco filler. Spectrometric techniques are used to ensure proper registration of the additive material on the cigarette rods so manufactured, and to ensure proper quality of those cigarettes.

US Patent:

20040237978, Dec 2, 2004

Filed:

May 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/439935

Inventors:

Vernon Barnes - Advance NC, US
Lloyd Hancock - Walnut Cove NC, US
Carl Greene - Winston-Salem NC, US
Sydney Seymour - Clemmons NC, US
Balager Ademe - Winston-Salem NC, US
John Nelson - Lewisville NC, US

International Classification:

A24C001/42
A24C005/38

US Classification:

131/284000

Abstract:

Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive material can be applied as a coating formulation in an off-line manner to a continuous paper sheet web that is later used for cigarette manufacture. The additive material can be applied as a coating formulation in an on-line manner to continuous paper web moving through an operating cigarette making machine. The coating formulation is applied to the paper web using roll applicator techniques, ink jet printing techniques or electrostatic precipitation techniques. Liquid coating formulation are curable, and are virtually absent of solvent or liquid carrier. Radiation, such as ultraviolet or electron beam radiation, is used to solidify and fix polymerizable liquid components of the coating formulation that have been applied to the paper web. Heating and subsequent cooling of the coating formulation used to fix solid components of the coating formulation that have been applied to the paper web. Registration techniques are used to ensure proper positioning of the additive material on the smokable rods so manufactured, and to ensure proper quality of those cigarettes.

US Patent:

20050076925, Apr 14, 2005

Filed:

Oct 9, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/682570

Inventors:

Barry Fagg - Winston-Salem NC, US
Vernon Barnes - Advance NC, US
Sydney Seymour - Clemmons NC, US
Lloyd Hancock - Walnut Cove NC, US
John Nelson - Lewisville NC, US
Carl Greene - Winston-Salem NC, US
Balager Ademe - Winston-Salem NC, US

International Classification:

A24C001/26

US Classification:

131060000, 131058000

Abstract:

Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, which can have the forms of liquid or paste formulations (e.g., aqueous formulations incorporating starch or modified starch), are applied to a continuous paper web on the cigarette making apparatus. The formulation is applied to the paper web using application apparatus possessing rollers a series of roller. For example, additive material is applied to the roll face of a transfer roller due to roll interaction of that transfer roller with a pick-up roller; roll interaction of the transfer roller with an application roller causes transfer of the additive material from the transfer roller to the application roller; and additive material from the application roller is transferred to the paper web that passes between the application roller and a back-up roller. A radiant dryer is used to dry the additive material that has been applied to the paper web. The radiant dryer is located on one component of a two component assembly that is used to manufacture cigarettes. A first component of the two component assembly provides a source of paper web, applies additive material to that web in a pattern and dries the paper web; while a second component receives the paper web, supplies tobacco filler and manufactures a cigarette rod from the paper web and tobacco filler. An alternate assembly system provides a source of paper web, applies additive material to that web in a pattern, dries the paper web, and winds the treated paper web onto a bobbin; and that bobbin is later used to provide a source of paper web on a cigarette making machine unrolls that bobbin, receives the treated paper web from that bobbin, supplies tobacco filler and manufactures a cigarette rod from the paper web and tobacco filler. Spectrometric techniques are used to ensure proper registration of the additive material on the cigarette rods so manufactured, and to ensure proper quality of those cigarettes.

US Patent:

20070051381, Mar 8, 2007

Filed:

Oct 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/544379

Inventors:

Lloyd Hancock - Walnut Cove NC, US
Carl Greene - Winston-Salem NC, US
John Nelson - Lewisville NC, US
Vernon Barnes - Advance NC, US
Sydney Seymour - Clemmons NC, US
Balager Ademe - Winston-Salem NC, US

International Classification:

A24C 1/04

US Classification:

131284000, 131034000, 131280000

Abstract:

Cigarettes are manufactured using modified automated cigarette making apparatus. Those cigarettes possess smokable rods having paper wrapping materials having additive materials applied thereto as patterns. The additive materials, which can have the forms of liquid or paste formulations, can be applied to the paper web using application apparatus possessing rollers. One of those rollers can have a series of pockets in its roll face to receive additive formulation from a reservoir and to define the pattern of the formulation on the paper. A radiant dryer can be used to dry the additive material that has been applied to the paper web. The radiant dryer can be located on one component of a two component assembly that is used to manufacture cigarettes. Spectrometric techniques can be used to ensure proper registration of the additive material on the cigarette rods so manufactured, and to ensure proper quality of those cigarettes.

US Patent:

48503010, Jul 25, 1989

Filed:

Apr 4, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/176965

Inventors:

Carl C. Greene - Winston-Salem NC
Joseph H. Warden - Lewisville NC

Assignee:

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company - Winston-Salem NC

International Classification:

B05C 106

US Classification:

118255

Abstract:

Apparatus for applying a liquid additive to a continuous, multifilament tow includes a nonrotating tubular body and a nonmetallic element associated with the wall of the tubular body for contacting the multifilament tow as it is moved across the surface of the nonmetallic element. The nonmetallic element has an arcuate, external surface that is provided with a plurality of spaced openings formed in the nonmetallic element and which are in communication with an enclosure within the tubular body. Liquid additive is supplied to the enclosure and is transferred to the arcuate, external surface via the plurality of spaced openings for application to the multifilament tow as it contacts the arcuate, external surface of the nonmetallic element.

US Patent:

57093520, Jan 20, 1998

Filed:

Jul 29, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/681737

Inventors:

Jeffery Kane Rogers - Winston-Salem NC
Gary Micheal Jackson - Winston-Salem NC
Wallace Ray Lassiter - Winston-Salem NC
Carl Carlton Greene - Winston-Salem NC

Assignee:

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company - Winston-Salem NC

International Classification:

B65H 23185

US Classification:

2424171

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for the tensionless unwinding of a gossamer web of material from a bobbin uses a servo control system connected between the servomotors of a web handling apparatus and a bobbin unwinder for controlling the unwinding speed of the bobbin unwinder in relation to the take-up speed of the web handling apparatus. A pulsed infrared sensor is used to sense the web position in a loop between the unwinder and the web handling apparatus and supply a feedback signal to the servo control system for maintaining the web in a substantially untensioned state. A flow of air is impinged upon the web adjacent the sensor to prevent unwanted web movement due to ambient air currents and other transitory forces on the web.