US Patent Issued to British American Tobacco on Nov. 25 for "Die, die assembly, equipment and method for forming rods of fibrous material" (British, South African Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,174, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to British American Tobacco Ltd. (London).

"Die, die assembly, equipment and method for forming rods of fibrous material" was invented by Gary Fallon (London), Arnold Herholdt (Stellenbosch, South Africa), Gerhard Le Roux (Stellenbosch, South Africa) and John Richardson (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A die or die assembly for forming a bundle of fibres into a rod or tube includes a body defining a passage for conducting the bundle fibres through the die from an inlet to an outlet, a constriction in the passage having an entrance shaped to form the fibres of the bundle into a desired config...