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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. 14, 1980
Filed:
May. 29, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F Nienow, Richmond, VA (US);
Christopher L Irving, Richmond, VA (US);
Lynwood V Shaw, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 81 ; 73796 ;
Abstract
The length and firmness of a cigarette rod during smoking are measured on automatic basis to determine the effects of blend, moisture and temperature on the firmness of a cigarette rod behind the coal of a burning cigarette.