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EP 1099388 A2 20010516 - Cigarette testing

Title (en)

Cigarette testing

Title (de)

Zigarettentest

Title (fr)

Test pour cigarettes

Publication

EP 1099388 A2 20010516 (EN)

Application

EP 00309744 A 20001103

Priority

GB 9926309 A 19991105

Abstract (en)

An off-line cigarette testing apparatus 10 comprises at least one device 42,54 for detecting the presence of tobacco at an end of a cigarette C and a rotatable drum 16 for presenting the respective ends of a plurality of cigarettes to the or each detecting device. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A24C 5/00

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/34 (2006.01); A24C 5/345 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24C 5/3412 (2013.01); A24C 5/345 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1099388 A2 20010516; CN 1294883 A 20010516; GB 9926309 D0 20000112

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00309744 A 20001103; CN 00133812 A 20001103; GB 9926309 A 19991105