IP Library Granted Patent US 10,111,460
Granted Patent B2
US 10,111,460 · App. 15/167,245 · Granted Oct 30, 2018

Method and apparatus for custom rolling a smokable product

Inventor: Ron Tully (Mountain Lakes, NJ)
Assignee: Blunt Wrap U.S.A., Inc.
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Patent No.
US 10,111,460
App. No.
15/167,245
Granted
Oct 30, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A product and method of making thereof for the consumption of smokable substances such as tobacco or herbs. The product is comprised of smokable materials such as tobacco, homogenized tobacco, natural leaf materials, vegetable materials, herbal materials, paper, cellulose, and other smokable materials and has a connected form mandrel which is used during the rolling process and disconnected after substantial completion of the rolling process.

Claims (11)

1. A kit for creating a custom rolled smokable product, comprising:

(a) at least one form mandrel;

(b) at least one smokable sheet, the at least one smokable sheet being in a partially pre-rolled state, with a longitudinal containment volume and edges that can be moved apart to provide access to the containment volume for adding a smokable filler to the longitudinal containment volume;

(c) the at least one form mandrel being connected to and supporting the at least one smokable sheet in the partially pre-rolled state, wherein the at least one form mandrel has a slit and the connection is made by the at least one sheet being partially inserted into the slit; and

(d) the smokable filler added to the longitudinal containment volume, wherein the connected form mandrel substantially remains in the longitudinal containment volume, wherein the form mandrel can be disconnected from the at least one smokable sheet and/or custom rolled smoking article by sliding the form mandrel relative to at least one smokable sheet.

2. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one smokable sheet has an edge that overlaps around the smokable filler.

3. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one smokable sheet has an edge that overlaps around both form mandrel and the smokable filler.

4. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the smokable filler is in contact with the form mandrel.

5. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one smokable sheet is wrapped about the smokable filler but not the form mandrel.

6. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one smokable sheet is wrapped about the smokable filler and the form mandrel.

7. The kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one smokable sheet is wrapped about the form mandrel.

Assignments (9)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2025
From: NORTH ATLANTIC WRAP COMPANY LLC
To: GLAS TRUST COMPANY LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071082/0365 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2025
From: GLAS TRUST COMPANY LLC
To: NORTH ATLANTIC WRAP COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 070460/0214 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2023
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: NORTH ATLANTIC OPERATING COMPANY, INC.; NORTH ATLANTIC WRAP COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 065588/0858 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE OMITTED ASSIGNOR NAME AND OMITTED PATENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 055273 FRAME 0456. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded May 23, 2023
From: NORTH ATLANTIC WRAP COMPANY LLC; NORTH ATLANTIC OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064049/0102 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE OMITTED ASSIGNOR NAME AND OMITTED PATENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 055273 FRAME 0592. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Dec 28, 2022
From: NORTH ATLANTIC WRAP COMPANY LLC; NORTH ATLANTIC OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
To: GLAS TRUST COMPANY LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063725/0880 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2021
From: NORTH ATLANTIC OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
To: BAYCLAYS BANK PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055273/0456 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2021
From: NORTH ATLANTIC OPERATING COMPANY, INC.
To: GLAS TRUST COMPANY LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055273/0592 →
ASSIGNMENT OF UNDIVIDED 50% INTEREST Recorded Jun 11, 2020
From: BLUNT WRAP U.S.A., INC.
To: NORTH ATLANTIC WRAP COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 052907/0902 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: TULLY, RON
To: BLUNT WRAP USA
Reel/Frame 052801/0829 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62181876 · Jun 19, 2015
Related Publication 20160366930A1 · Dec 22, 2016
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