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Measuring cigarette characteristics during pyrolysis smoking

US4227400A · kind A · utility

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25Claims
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Filing dateMay 29, 1979
Grant dateOct 14, 1980
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Expiry dateMay 29, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B11/02
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The length and firmness of a cigarette rod during smoking are measured on automatic basis to determine the effects of blend, moisture and temperature on the firmness of a cigarette rod behind the coal of a burning cigarette.

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