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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2005
Filed:
May. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Andreas Dittrich, Kirchlinteln, DE;
Hans-werner Fuchs, Thurnau, DE;
Bernd Rabenstein, Heinersreuth, DE;
Inventors:
Andreas Dittrich, Kirchlinteln, DE;
Hans-Werner Fuchs, Thurnau, DE;
Bernd Rabenstein, Heinersreuth, DE;
Assignee:
British American Tobacco (Germany) GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41F017/00 ; B65B061/26 ; B65B061/02 ; B65G047/31 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a device and a method for marking cigarette packets, comprising a transport device for conveying at least one cigarette packet to a marking station for marking cigarette packets, and the following features: the transport device grasps a batch of adjacent, aligned cigarette packets and moves them to the marking station, where the transport device releases the batch; and the released cigarette packets are marked on at least one exposed area.