Patent · US Expired

Combined feeder/conditioner

US4967769A · kind A · utility

6Cited by
3References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 3, 1989
Grant dateNov 6, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24B3/18
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An apparatus for feeding and conditioning tobacco which includes a housing into which steam is supplied to treat tobacco being uniformly conveyed therethrough and wherein the inlet and outlet to the housing include rotating vanes for allowing for the passage of tobacco while restricting the discharge of steam.

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