PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-SPEED FILLING OF COMPOSITE CIGARETTE FILTERS - Patent 1571933

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EP 1 571 933 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	14.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/37

(21)	Application number: 02788389.1

(22)	Date of filing: 19.12.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A24D 3/02

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2002/005519

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2004/056221 (08.07.2004 Gazette 2004/28)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO

(71)	Applicant: Filtrona International Limited
	Milton Keynes MK9 1AU (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	VELUZ, Serge CH-1039 Cuarnens (CH)

(74)	Representative: Kiliaridis, Constantin et al
	Bugnion S.A., 10, Route de Florissant, Case Postale 375 1211 Genève 12 1211 Genève 12 (CH)

(54)	PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-SPEED FILLING OF COMPOSITE CIGARETTE FILTERS