公开(公告)号：AU722019B2

公开(公告)日：2000-07-20

申请号：AU5293598

申请日：1998-02-04

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PROD

Inventor： COLLINS ALFRED L ,  COUNTS MARY ELLEN ,  DAS AMITABH ,  DEEVI SEETHARAMA C ,  FLEISCHHAUER GRIER S ,  HAJALOGOL MOHAMMAD R ,  HAYES PATRICK H ,  HIGGINS CHARLES T ,  HOUCK WILLIE G JR ,  KEEN BILLY J JR ,  LAROY BERNARD C ,  LEE ROBERT E III ,  LILLEY A CLIFTON JR ,  LIPOWICZ PETER J ,  LOSEE D BRUCE JR ,  MCCAFFERTY HUGH J ,  MISER DONALD E ,  NICHOLS CONSTANCE H ,  RAYMOND WYNN R ,  RIPLEY ROBERT L ,  RITT RENZER R SR ,  SCOTT G ROBERT ,  SPRINKEL F MURPHY ,  STEVENS WILLIAM H ,  SUBBIAH MANTHARAM ,  UTSCH FRANCIS V ,  WATKINS MICHAEL L ,  WRENN SUSAN E

IPC: A24B15/22 ,  A24D3/16 ,  A24F47/00 ,  A61L9/03 ,  F23Q7/00 ,  F23Q7/22

公开(公告)号：DK0615411T3

公开(公告)日：2000-02-21

申请号：DK93921427

申请日：1993-09-10

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PROD

Inventor： HOUCK WILLIE G JR ,  COLLINS ALFRED L ,  COUNTS MARY ELLEN ,  DAS AMITABH ,  FLEISCHHAUER GRIER S ,  HAJALOGOL MOHAMMAD R ,  HAYES PATRICK H ,  HIGGINS CHARLES T ,  KEEN BILLY J JR ,  LAROY BERNARD C ,  LEE ROBERT E III ,  LILLY CLIFTON A JR ,  LIPOWICZ PETER J ,  LOSEE BRUCE D JR ,  MCCAFFERTY HUGH J ,  MISER DONALD E ,  NICHOLS CONSTANCE H ,  RAYMOND WYNN R ,  RIPLEY ROBERT L ,  RITT RENZER R SR ,  SCOTT ROBERT G ,  SPRINKEL MURPHY F ,  STEVENS WILLIAM H ,  SUBBIAH MANTHARAM ,  UTSCH FRANCIS V ,  WATKINS MICHAEL L ,  WRENN SUSAN E ,  DEEVI SEETHARAMA C

IPC: A24B15/22 ,  A24D3/16 ,  A24F47/00 ,  A61L9/03

Abstract: A removable cigarette (224') is manufactured for use in a smoking system which includes a lighter which has electrical heating means disposed in permanent cavity for delivering a flavored tobacco response to a smoker. To manufacture the cigarette a carrier web (259') is provided which has regions (261) of tobacco flavor material. Adhesive regions (261A) are applied from an adhesive applying station (327) to the surface of the carrier web (259') to form spaced regions of adhesive (261A) in between spaced regions of flavor material (261). A filter station (329) attaches filters (333,335) to the adhesive regions (261A) and a wrapping station (337) wraps the web (259') around the filters (333,335) to form a continuous rod of alternating regions of filter and tobacco flavor material. Finally, individual removable cigarettes (224') are formed by severing the continuous rod at a severing station (339).

公开(公告)号：AU716026B2

公开(公告)日：2000-02-17

申请号：AU5357298

申请日：1997-11-25

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PROD

Inventor： ADAMS JOHN M ,  CROWE WILLIAM J ,  FLEISCHHAUER GRIER S ,  FOURNIER JAY A ,  HAJALIGOL MOHAMMAD R ,  HOUCK WILLIE G JR ,  LOSEE DONALD B ,  MORGAN CONSTANCE H ,  NAWORAL JOHN D ,  NUNNALLY H NEAL ,  PAINE JOHN B III ,  RAYMOND WYNN R ,  RIPLEY ROBERT L ,  SEEMAN JEFFREY I ,  SPRINKEL FRANCIS M ,  WATKINS MICHAEL L

IPC: A24F47/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for cleaning an electrical lighter are provided. A sleeve, e.g., ceramic or metal, surrounds the heater fixture, and a resistive heating element is in thermal proximity with the sleeve. The resistive heating element is either a dedicated element or the cigarette heating elements. The sleeve serves as a aerosol barrier and condensate accumulator to protect other components. Periodically, e.g., substantially contemporaneously with a battery recharge, the heating element is activated to thermally liberate condensates deposited on the sleeve during smoking and also heats, and thereby cleans, other components. Also, a cleaning element is optionally inserted into the cigarette receptacle of the electrical lighter or placed at the exit thereof to absorb, attract and/or catalytically break down the thermally liberated condensates. The sleeve also directs a desired flow path for drawn air within an electrical lighter toward the cigarette.

公开(公告)号：AU2761199A

公开(公告)日：1999-08-23

申请号：AU2761199

申请日：1999-02-10

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PROD

Inventor： WATKINS MICHAEL L ,  FLEISCHHAUER GRIER S ,  LILLY A CLIFTON JR

IPC: G01J5/48 ,  G01N21/89 ,  G01N21/892 ,  G01N25/72 ,  G01N21/71

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting, locating, isolating and controlling variations in the manufacturing process by transient thermography. A heat source imparts heat to a surface which is radiated in the infrared region. Infrared sensors are coupled to a processor which tracks the physical characteristics of the sample, and provides feedback to a central process controller to make adjustments to the manufacturing process.

公开(公告)号：PL328233A1

公开(公告)日：1999-01-18

申请号：PL32823397

申请日：1997-11-25

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PROD

Inventor： ADAMS JOHN M ,  CROWE WILLIAM J ,  FLEISCHHAUER GRIER S ,  FOURNIER JAY A ,  HAJALIGOL MOHAMMAD R ,  HOUCK WILLIE G JR ,  LOSEE DONALD B ,  MORGAN CONSTANCE H ,  NAWORAL JOHN D ,  NUNNALLY H NEAL ,  PAINE JOHN B III ,  RAYMOND WYNN R ,  RIPLEY ROBERT L ,  SEEMAN JEFFREY I ,  SPRINKEL FRANCIS M ,  WATKINS MICHAEL L

IPC: A24F47/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for cleaning an electrical lighter are provided. A sleeve, e.g., ceramic or metal, surrounds the heater fixture, and a resistive heating element is in thermal proximity with the sleeve. The resistive heating element is either a dedicated element or the cigarette heating elements. The sleeve serves as a aerosol barrier and condensate accumulator to protect other components. Periodically, e.g., substantially contemporaneously with a battery recharge, the heating element is activated to thermally liberate condensates deposited on the sleeve during smoking and also heats, and thereby cleans, other components. Also, a cleaning element is optionally inserted into the cigarette receptacle of the electrical lighter or placed at the exit thereof to absorb, attract and/or catalytically break down the thermally liberated condensates. The sleeve also directs a desired flow path for drawn air within an electrical lighter toward the cigarette.

公开(公告)号：ID20420A

公开(公告)日：1998-12-10

申请号：ID980051

申请日：1997-11-25

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PROD

Inventor： ADAMS JOHN M ,  CROWE WILLIAM J ,  FLEISCHHAUER GRIER S ,  FOURNIER JAY A ,  HAJALIGOL MOHAMMAD R ,  HOUCK WILLIE G JR ,  LOSEE DONALD B ,  MORGAN CONSTANCE H ,  NAWORAL JOHN D ,  NUNNALLY H NEAL ,  PAINE JOHN B III ,  RAYMOND WYNN R ,  RIPLEY ROBERT L ,  SEEMAN JEFFREY I ,  SPRINGKEL FRANCIS M ,  WATKINS MICHAEL L

IPC: A24F47/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for cleaning an electrical lighter are provided. A sleeve, e.g., ceramic or metal, surrounds the heater fixture, and a resistive heating element is in thermal proximity with the sleeve. The resistive heating element is either a dedicated element or the cigarette heating elements. The sleeve serves as a aerosol barrier and condensate accumulator to protect other components. Periodically, e.g., substantially contemporaneously with a battery recharge, the heating element is activated to thermally liberate condensates deposited on the sleeve during smoking and also heats, and thereby cleans, other components. Also, a cleaning element is optionally inserted into the cigarette receptacle of the electrical lighter or placed at the exit thereof to absorb, attract and/or catalytically break down the thermally liberated condensates. The sleeve also directs a desired flow path for drawn air within an electrical lighter toward the cigarette.

公开(公告)号：AU5357298A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-22

申请号：AU5357298

申请日：1997-11-25

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PROD

Inventor： ADAMS JOHN M ,  CROWE WILLIAM J ,  FLEISCHHAUER GRIER S ,  FOURNIER JAY A ,  HAJALIGOL MOHAMMAD R ,  HOUCK WILLIE G ,  LOSEE DONALD B ,  MORGAN CONSTANCE H ,  NAWORAL JOHN D ,  NUNNALLY H NEAL ,  PAINE JOHN B III ,  RAYMOND WYNN R ,  RIPLEY ROBERT L ,  SEEMAN JEFFREY I ,  SPRINKEL FRANCIS M ,  WATKINS MICHAEL L

IPC: A24F47/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for cleaning an electrical lighter are provided. A sleeve, e.g., ceramic or metal, surrounds the heater fixture, and a resistive heating element is in thermal proximity with the sleeve. The resistive heating element is either a dedicated element or the cigarette heating elements. The sleeve serves as a aerosol barrier and condensate accumulator to protect other components. Periodically, e.g., substantially contemporaneously with a battery recharge, the heating element is activated to thermally liberate condensates deposited on the sleeve during smoking and also heats, and thereby cleans, other components. Also, a cleaning element is optionally inserted into the cigarette receptacle of the electrical lighter or placed at the exit thereof to absorb, attract and/or catalytically break down the thermally liberated condensates. The sleeve also directs a desired flow path for drawn air within an electrical lighter toward the cigarette.

公开(公告)号：PL324378A1

公开(公告)日：1998-05-25

申请号：PL32437896

申请日：1996-04-19

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PROD

Inventor： BAGGETT JAMES D JR ,  CLARK DAVID A ,  COUNTS MARY ELLEN ,  COWLING PATRICK C ,  HOUCK WILLIE G JR ,  MOORE MICHAEL A ,  SANDERSON WESLEY G ,  UHL RICHARD G ,  WATKINS MICHAEL L ,  WRENN SUSAN E ,  FLEISCHHAUER GRIER S ,  HAYES PATRICK H ,  MORGAN CONSTANCE H ,  HAJALIGOL MOHAMMAD R ,  NICHOLS WALTER A ,  SHARPE DAVID E

IPC: H05B3/00 ,  A24F47/00

Abstract: A cigarette (23) comprises a tobacco rod having filled and unfilled portions arranged so that electrical heater elements (31) may overlap both portions. The rod includes a tubular tobacco web. The web is constructed by converting tobacco feedstock into a continuous sheet of tobacco web and converting the continuous sheet of tobacco web into one or ore bobbins of tobacco web suitable for automated manufacture of cigarettes. A heater (25) comprises a supporting hub and electrically resistive heater blades (37) defining a receptacle (27) for an inserted cigarette (23). Each blade comprises first and second heater blade legs each having a first end and a second end, and a connecting section connecting the second end of the first leg and the first end of the second leg. The blades (37) are heated by a resistive heating circuit and heat the inserted cigarette (23). The legs are separated by a gap to permit entrainment of flavour substances upon drawing.

公开(公告)号：AU4819197A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-15

申请号：AU4819197

申请日：1997-10-21

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PROD

Inventor： WATKINS MICHAEL L ,  HAJALIGOL MOHAMMAD R

IPC: A24F47/00

Abstract: A novel photonic-electronic smoking system comprising a cigarette and a photonic operated electronic lighter, together with methodologies of smoking a cigarette, the lighter comprising a receptacle for removably receiving a cigarette; a photonic source; an optical train establishing a plurality of optical pathways from said photonic source to a plurality of locations at the received cigarette; a source of electrical power; a puff sensor responsive to a drawing action upon a cigarette received by said receptacle; and a controller responsive to said puff sensor for controllably communicating said source of electrical power with said photonic source so that upon drawing action upon the received cigarette, the photonic source discharges along said optical pathway to heat a region of said cigarette adjacent at least one of said locations.

公开(公告)号：MX9708035A

公开(公告)日：1998-02-28

申请号：MX9708035

申请日：1996-04-19

Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PROD

Inventor： BAGGETT JAMES D JR ,  CLARK DAVID A ,  COUNTS MARY ELLEN ,  COWLING PATRICK C ,  HOUCK WILLIE G JR ,  MOORE MICHAEL A ,  SANDERSON WESLEY G ,  UHL RICHARD G ,  WATKINS MICHAEL L

IPC: H05B3/00 ,  A24F47/00

Abstract: Un cigarrillo (23) comprende una varilla de tabaco que tiene porciones rellenas y no rellenas configuradas de tal manera que los elementos de calentamiento (37) eléctricos pueden sobreponerse en ambas porciones. La varilla incluye un tejido de tabaco tubular. El tejido se fabrica por medio de convertir las materias primas de alimentacion de tabaco en una hoja comun de tejido de tabaco, y convertir la hoja continua de tejido de tabaco en uno o más carretes de tejido de tabaco, adecuados para la fabricacion automatizada de cigarrillos. Un calentador (25) comprende un cubo de soporte y aspas de calentamiento (37) eléctricamente resistivas que definen un receptáculo (27) para un cigarrillo insertado (23). Cada aspa comprende derivaciones primera y segunda de aspa de calentamiento, cada una teniendo un primer extremo y un segundo extremo, y una seccion de conexion que conecta el segundo extremo de la primera derivacion y el primer extremo de la segunda derivacion. Las aspas (37) se calientan mediante un circuito de calentamiento resistivo y calientan el cigarrillo (23) insertado. Las derivaciones está separadas por una separacion para permitir la entrada de sustancias saborizantes después de la aspiracion.