Verification systems for filter elements of smoking articles, and associated methods
US8862264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In a supplying system using containers for supplying groups of filter elements to smoking article assembling equipment, each container has a unique source of information that travels with the container. An unloader receives and unloads the containers. An automated data reader is proximate the unloader for reading the source of information for each container before it is unloaded. A computerized controller uses the information read by the automated data reader to obtain information from a database. The information from the database is compared to information from another source to verify that the proper filter elements are being supplied. The computerized controller allows, or instructs, the unloader to unload correctly supplied filter elements, and stops the unloader from unloading incorrectly supplied filter elements.
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