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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1977
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas Wade Summers, Fern Creek, KY (US);
Assignee:
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B / ; B02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1311 / ; 241236 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method are provided for the substantially simultaneous shredding and crimping of smoking material, such as reconstituted tobacco, into strips of the material. The crimped strips provide tobacco smoking material having substantially increased fill value.