US 12,219,985 B2
Orientating a tobacco product
James Vincent, Milton Keynes (GB); Ali Ramezani, Milton Keynes (GB); and Michele Cuppini, Milton Keynes (GB)
Assigned to MPRD LTD, Buckinghamshire (GB)
Appl. No. 18/004,217
Filed by MPRD LTD, Milton Keynes (GB)
PCT Filed Jul. 1, 2021, PCT No. PCT/GB2021/051674
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 4, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/008879, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 13, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 2010555 (GB), filed on Jul. 9, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0309607 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A24C 5/01 (2020.01); A24C 5/32 (2006.01); A24C 5/34 (2006.01)
CPC A24C 5/01 (2020.01) [A24C 5/322 (2013.01); A24C 5/3412 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Apparatus for orientating a tobacco product containing a strip component, the apparatus comprising:
an imaging system arranged to produce an image of the tobacco product;
a processor arranged to:
determine an apparent width of the strip component from the image, and
determine an amount of rotation based on the apparent width; and
a rotating mechanism arranged to rotate the tobacco product relative to the imaging system by the determined amount of rotation.