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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
James M Mitchell, Jr, Lewisville, NC (US);
Hoyt S Beard, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jerry R Joyce, Kernersville, NC (US);
Assignee:
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131312 ; 131313 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for determining the stem content of a mass of plant leaves including a size reduction and classifying mechanism for separating the leaves into a stem and lamina portion and a means for introducing the leaves into the reduction and classifying mechanism. A dryer is utilized to reduce the moisture to a proper content for separation and classifying. The separated stem and lamina portions are transported to a scale mechanism which weighs the separated stem and lamina portions to permit calculation of the stem content of the leaf mass.