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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:
Apr. 21, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Warren A Brackmann, Mississauga, CA;
Kenneth P Davidson, Toronto, CA;
Hans Klotz, Scarborough, CA;
Michael H Sheahan, Whitby, CA;
Stanislav M Snaidr, Mississauga, CA;
Assignee:
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., North York, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24C / ; A24C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131 70 ; 131 72 ; 131 75 ;
Abstract
Individual assembly of cigarettes from cut tobacco and preformed cigarette paper tubes is facilitated by providing charges of cut tobacco in cartridges. An extension in the form of a hollow tube is provided at one end of the cartridge to enable the sheath enclosing the tobacco to be removed and the tobacco discharged into the paper tube. Specific equipment to effect the assembly also is described.