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Method and apparatus for applying additive to a moving, spread-out filter material web

US7261681B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateAug 15, 2003
Grant dateAug 28, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24D3/022
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A method and apparatus for supplying an additive to a moving web of filter material of the tobacco-processing industry are provided. An adjustable window defines an opening, and additive is applied through the window opening onto the web.

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