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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Applicant:
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Gary Fallon, London, GB;
Arnold Herholdt, Stellenbosch, ZA;
Gerhard Le Roux, Stellenbosch, ZA;
John Richardson, London, GB;
Assignee:
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/52 (2006.01); A24D 3/02 (2006.01); B29B 15/12 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/523 (2013.01); A24D 3/0291 (2013.01); B29B 15/122 (2013.01); A24D 3/0237 (2013.01); B29C 70/521 (2013.01); B29C 70/526 (2013.01); B29C 70/528 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2105/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Equipment for forming a tubular rod from a bundle of fibrous material comprising a mandrel constructed to form a space within the bundle of fibres; the mandrel includes a passage for delivering a treatment fluid to facilitate the formation of the fibres into a tubular structure as the fibre bundle as the bundle passes over the mandrel.