Tobacco – Cigar or cigarette making – Wrappers holders and carriers
Patent
1978-03-09
1982-12-14
Millin, V.
Tobacco
Cigar or cigarette making
Wrappers holders and carriers
131280, 131110, 318568, A24C 100, A24C 102, A24C 104, G05B 1910
Patent
active
043633307
ABSTRACT:
There is provided a method, system and apparatus for cutting a profile, such as a cigar wrapper, from a natural leaf, such as a tobacco leaf, wherein the leaf is spread and supported on a support surface in a random position. Thereafter, a leaf facsimile or image, including the leaf outline and surface imperfections, is developed and at least one cut position for the wrapper is located in an area excluding the leaf outline and surface imperfections. This cut position is recorded and converted to digital data. The wrapper is then cut from the leaf at an actual cut position corresponding to the located cut position determined by the digital data. Also, the facsimile is created by a back lighting arrangement which illuminates color variations and surface imperfections, as well as the leaf outline, so that leaf color variations can be included in the facsimile or image.
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Anderson Verner
Logan David J.
Rich Leonard G.
Sinclair Robert I.
Gulf & Western Corporation
Millin V.
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