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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:
Aug. 15, 1989
Filed:
May. 15, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael J Cahill, Coventry, GB;
Michael D Simcoe, Canberra, AU;
John D Stanton, Coventry, GB;
Brian H Warner, Bucks, GB;
Assignee:
Molins PLC, Wycombe, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B / ; A24C / ; A24D / ; A24D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131 28 ; 131 29 ; 131 31 ; 131 37 ; 131 62 ; 131 79 ; 131 88 ; 131 90 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for applying measured quantities of foamed adhesive to the ends of cigarettes comprises a drum 10 arranged to having apertures 14A aligned with the respective cigarettes 12 and arranged to recieve foam from a source 18 adjacent to the plate, characterized by means 24,26 for pneumatically transferring foam progressively from each aperture to the end of the corresponding cigarette, i.e. during a significant arc of rotation of the drum.