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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:
Mar. 12, 1985
Filed:
May. 17, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Raymond G Coyte, High Wycombe, GB;
Assignee:
Molins PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24C / ; A24C / ; A24C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131282 ; 131907 ; 131908 ; 131910 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for controlling the timing of control signals concerning operations on conveyed cigarettes or other articles of the cigarette industry comprising means for generating a first control signal; means for measuring the speed of transport of the cigarettes; processing means arranged to receive a signal representing the measured speed of transport, to receive the first control signal and to generate a second control signal which is transmitted to an operating device after a delay dependent upon the signal representing the measured speed of transport and upon the characteristics and position of the operating device.