Cigarettes are provided which contain a filtering system and flavorants encapsulated with polyvinyl acetate, wherein deactivation of a sorbent by the flavorant is reduced through the encapsulation of the flavorant within the polyvinyl acetate. A preferred flavorant is menthol. The encapsulated flavorants are prepared by mixing at least one flavorant with polyvinyl acetate and a solvent, such as ethanol, and forming the encapsulated flavorants. Methods of making cigarettes and smoking the articles are also provided.

A system configured to process prerolled cigarettes can include one or more prerolled cigarette holders, an adhesive spraying station, and a fluidized bed coating station. The adhesive spraying station can apply adhesive to prerolled cigarette(s) held by the prerolled cigarette holder(s) and inserted therein. The fluidized bed coating station can apply a coating to prerolled cigarette(s) held by the prerolled cigarette holder(s) after the prerolled cigarette(s) have had adhesive applied thereto. The system can form cannabis based infused prerolled cigarettes. The prerolled cigarette holders can be magnetic collet devices. Additional system components can include a prerolled cigarette holder loading station, a robotic arm, and an end effector.

A collet device configured to hold a separate object includes an enclosure, collet, and internal magnetic component. The enclosure can be configured to house internal components and can define an elongated shape having an enclosure opening at a distal end thereof. The collet can be situated within the enclosure and configured to accept a separate object inserted through the enclosure opening and into the collet. The collet can include a collet opening and a plurality of clamping components configured to actuate between an open position to release the separate object and a closed position to hold the separate object. The internal magnetic component can be within the enclosure and configured to facilitate actuation of the collet between the open and closed positions based on magnetic interactions between the internal magnetic component and a separate external activating magnetic component located outside the collet device and proximate the internal magnetic component.

A system configured to apply adhesive to prerolled cigarettes can include an adhesive tank, spraying chamber, adhesive nozzles, and spraying chamber heating component. The adhesive tank can hold a fluid adhesive material therein. The spraying chamber can include a bottom, one or more outer walls, and an upper opening to define an internal volume. The spraying chamber can receive prerolled cigarettes inserted into the internal volume during a spraying operation. The adhesive nozzles can be located within the internal volume to receive the fluid adhesive material from the adhesive tank and spray the fluid adhesive material onto the prerolled cigarettes inserted into the internal volume during the spraying operation. The spraying chamber heating component can heat the spraying chamber during the spraying operation. The system can be part of an overall system configured to process prerolled cigarettes that can also include prerolled cigarette holders and a fluidized bed coating station.

The present invention relates to a treatment device for a smoking article, comprising a smoking article receiving portion shaped and configured to receive at least a portion of a smoking article, and a needle storage portion with a needle holder and a needle connected to the needle holder. The needle is movable between an extended position in which the needle extends at least partially into the smoking article receiving portion and a retracted position in which the needle is fully retracted into the needle storage portion with respect to the extended position, to protect an operator from the needle. The invention further relates to a cartridge for such a treatment device, wherein the cartridge comprises a treatment substance for a smoking article. The cartridge comprises a plunger receiving means which is adapted to receive a plunger to force the treatment substance out of the cartridge. The cartridge has at least one side wall which is adapted to be perforated by a second end of the needle, such that the second end of the needle may protrude into the inside of the cartridge, wherein the treatment substance is stored.

Disclosed are systems and methods for automatic infusion of concentrate and distillate material into cigarettes or other containers. In one embodiment, a thermally-controlled infusion system is provided. The system can maintain a selected temperature of the concentrate material throughout the infusion process, using a two-stage approach. In a first stage, the concentrate material is pressure-fed to a dosing chamber. In the second stage, the concentrate material is pumped into an insertion canula and into a cigarette or container. A revolver houses the cigarettes or containers and vertically transitions them to an insertion position, where the insertion canula can infuse the cigarettes or containers.

A pre-roll filling system is provided. A pre-roll receiving component is operable to receive a plurality of pre-rolls. The pre-rolls are arranged in at least one row extending along a longitudinal axis. A translating component is operable to translate the pre-roll receiving component along the longitudinal axis. A filling component including at least one needle component is operable to deposit infusion material via at least one needle into the pre-rolls as the pre-roll receiving component translates along the longitudinal axis.