Patent · US Expired

Testing of cigarettes

US3943752A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 3, 1974
Grant dateMar 16, 1976
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Expiry dateMay 3, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M3/26
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A cigarette testing device comprises means to apply positive or negative pressure to one end of each cigarette; means defining a chamber around at least part of the cigarette, with seals around the cigarette to restrict communication between the interior of the chamber and atmosphere; and means to detect the pressure in the chamber during testing; and including means defining a predetermined deliberate leakage path between the chamber and atmosphere.

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