Global Patent Index - EP 1125508 A3

EP 1125508 A3 20040506 - Process and apparatus for processing tobacco dust

Title (en)

Process and apparatus for processing tobacco dust

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Verwertung von Tabakstaub

Title (fr)

Procédé et dispositif pour la valorisation de poussière de tabac

Publication

EP 1125508 A3 20040506 (DE)

Application

EP 01102310 A 20010201

Priority

DE 10007485 A 20000218

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2001015209A1] Tobacco dust which develops in a machine or production line for the making of smokers' products is put to use in that it is gathered and agglomerated into particles having or exceeding a required size. Metered quantities of such particles are admitted into a stream of fragmentized tobacco leaves before the stream is draped into a web of cigarette paper or the like.

IPC 1-7

A24C 5/18

IPC 8 full level

A24B 3/14 (2006.01); A24C 5/14 (2006.01); A24C 5/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24C 5/18 (2013.01 - EP US); A24C 5/185 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

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 1125508 A2 20010822; EP 1125508 A3 20040506; CN 1176615 C 20041124; CN 1308905 A 20010822; DE 10007485 A1 20010823; JP 2001245648 A 20010911; PL 345878 A1 20010827; US 2001015209 A1 20010823; US 6840248 B2 20050111

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01102310 A 20010201; CN 01104044 A 20010216; DE 10007485 A 20000218; JP 2001038654 A 20010215; PL 34587801 A 20010215; US 78329801 A 20010215