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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 3/14 (2006.01); A24B 15/14 (2006.01); A24C 5/01 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 3/14 (2013.01); A24B 15/14 (2013.01); A24C 5/01 (2020.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a casting apparatus () for the production of a cast sheet of a material containing alkaloids, the casting apparatus comprising: ⋅a casting box () adapted to contain a slurry () of the material containing alkaloids; ⋅a slurry supply element () adapted to feed the slurry to the casting box; ⋅a movable support (); ⋅a casting blade () adapted to cast the slurry contained in the casting box onto the movable support so as to form the cast sheet; and ⋅path diverting fins () adapted to come into contact with the slurry and placed within the casting box. The invention also relate to a method to cast a sheet.