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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2001
Applicants:
Udo Demmer, Pinnebeg, DE;
Volker Hausen, Hamburg, DE;
Inventors:
Udo Demmer, Pinnebeg, DE;
Volker Hausen, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for detecting and selecting foreign parts in cigarettes, in which the tobacco is exposed in the vicinity of the cigarette maker to microwave radiation and both a signal Srelating to the tobacco density and a signal Srelating to the tobacco moisture are generated. The density signal Sand moisture signal Sare evaluated in combination with one another for the detection of the presence or absence of foreign parts in the tobacco.