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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Inventor:
Gianni Caprini, Zola Predosa, IT;
Assignee:
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/0233 (2013.01); A24D 3/0229 (2013.01); B01D 2257/80 (2013.01);
Abstract
The method for drying filter rods comprises the steps of providing a filter rod, providing a support surface () for receiving the filter rod () and guiding the filter rod on the support surface by a guide element () arranged above the support surface. The method further comprises the step of supplying a gas stream of compressed gas having a pressure between 0 and 6 bar to the filter rod through the guide element when the filter rod is transported along the support surface, before wrapping the filter rod with a wrapping material ().