Smoking article machine

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12262730
APP PUB NO 20200138092A1
SERIAL NO

16539682

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A machine for making plant material smoking articles is provided having a feeding assembly that is configured to feed plant material to a combustible material rolling assembly. The combustible material rolling assembly includes a continuous stream of paper and a forming chute having a semispherical channel at a length and at least one adjustable guide. The combustible material rolling assembly is configured to roll the plant material in the continuous stream of paper at a wrapping rate within the semispherical channel to make at least one plant material smoking article. In some embodiments, the feeding assembly is either driven via gravity or a pneumatic delivery system. In one embodiment, at least one adjustable guide includes a tapered conical guide configured to additionally adjust the wrapping rate.

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LFT TECHNOLOGIES CORP1271 WASHINGTON AVE SUITE 823 SAN LEANDRO CA 94577

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ji, Xiaochen San Leandro, US 5 2
Ma, Yao Wu Shandong, CN 3 0
Sun, Donny San Leandro, US 3 0
Tse, Calvin San Leandro, US 3 0

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