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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:
Oct. 31, 1978
Filed:
Jan. 02, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward G Preston, Deptford, GB;
Assignee:
Molins Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131 / ; 131110 ; 131 / ;
Abstract
A cigarette making machine comprises a suction band, means for showering tobacco onto the band to build up a tobacco stream on the band, a first suction wheel which receives the tobacco stream from the band, and a second suction wheel which receives the tobacco stream from the first wheel and deposits it onto a continuous wrapper web in which the tobacco stream is enclosed to form a cigarette rod.