Inventor
KATO KATSUO
JP10 patents
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JAPAN TOBACCO INC
9 patentsUS4740113AApr 26, 1988
Receiving/delivering apparatus for rod-shaped objects transported by an air flow
JAPAN TOBACCO INC31 citations91
US7547271B2Jun 16, 2009
Filter rod making machine
JAPAN TOBACCO INC9 citations82
US5102009AApr 7, 1992
Small-article feed machine
JAPAN TOBACCO INC14 citations72
US5062522ANov 5, 1991
Device for aligning articles having different diameters at their head and tails along a selected direction of movement while concurrently orienting their heads either forwardly or rearwardly relative to that direction
JAPAN TOBACCO INC7 citations72
US4815481AMar 28, 1989
Apparatus for manufacturing filter cigarettes
JAPAN TOBACCO INC9 citations72
US4943272AJul 24, 1990
Apparatus for manufacturing cigarette filter
JAPAN TOBACCO INC13 citations70
US4883078ANov 28, 1989
Transport system for transporting rod-shaped objects in an air flow
JAPAN TOBACCO INC6 citations61
US12446616B2Oct 21, 2025
Manufacturing device and manufacturing method for filler element used in flavor inhalation article
JAPAN TOBACCO INC0 citations45
US10039316B2Aug 7, 2018
Cigarette filter manufacturing apparatus and cigarette filter manufacturing method
JAPAN TOBACCO INC0 citations40