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Apparatus for the continuous determination of two physical properties of the constituents of a smokable article

CA 1325344 C · Owner: Walther, Friedrich · Inventors: Walther, Friedrich; Meyer, Meinhard; Federle, Hartmut

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An apparatus for the continuous determination of two physical properties of the constituents of a smokable article from the mechanical properties of a rod of tobacco or filter fibres during the production of said rod employs a format finger for compacting the rod of tobacco or filter fibres to a predetermined diameter; the format finger made from hard metal comprises at a first point at which the diameter of, the rod corresponds substantially to the diameter of the finished rod, at least one opening for subjecting the rod to a gas stream; the one or each opening is connected via a critically traversed nozzle in a supply conduit to a gas source; a measuring-value transducer determines the …

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  • Granted December 21, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 21, 2010.
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FiledMarch 21, 1988
GrantedDecember 21, 1993
Term endedDecember 21, 2010
Patent numberCA 1325344 C
Classification (IPC)A24C5/34 +1 more

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedMarch 21, 1988Patent grantedDec 21, 1993Term endedDec 21, 2010

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