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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1999
Dierk Schröder, Hamburg, DE;
Norbert Hohenstein, Glinde, DE;
Peter Schreiber, Reinbek, DE;
Andreas Noack, Drage, DE;
Jörg Tobias, Drage, DE;
Hauni Maschinenbau AG, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
Apparatus for ascertaining the mass and/or the moisture of succesive increments of a running rod containing tobacco and/or filter material for tobacco smoke having a resonator housing with a cylindrical internal chamber which is disposed between and inlet an outlet and wherein the rod is exposed to microwaves. The horsing is made of a metallic material having a low thermal expansion coefficient, and its internal surface is lined with gold or another corrosion resistant substance. A protective plastic tube establishes a path for the rod from the inlet, across the chamber and into the oulet of the resonator housing.