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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:
Feb. 13, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1994
Takayuki Irikura, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Kakiuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sampling apparatus of the present invention comprises a sampling drum located in the vicinity of a drum train of a filter attachment, a suction carrier arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the sampling drum and having a sampling groove, a suction channel in the sampling drum for supplying a suction pressure to the sampling groove, and a shutter in the sampling drum for opening and closing the suction channel, the sampling groove periodically approaching one of filter cigarettes transported on the drum train as the sampling drum rotates.
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