SMOKING ARTICLE ASSEMBLY MACHINE AND METHOD OF MAKING A SMOKING ARTICLE - Patent 3214958

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EP 3 214 958 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	13.09.2017 Bulletin 2017/37

(21)	Application number: 15794248.3

(22)	Date of filing: 05.11.2015

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A24C 5/47^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB2015/053357

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2016/071699 (12.05.2016 Gazette 2016/19)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	MA MD

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Priority:

07.11.2014 GB 201419838

(71)	Applicants:
	British American Tobacco (Investments) Ltd London WC2R 3LA (GB) Tobacco Research And Development Institute (Proprietary) Limited 7600 Stellenbosch (ZA)

(72)	Inventors:
	FALLON, Gary London WC2R 3LA (GB) BRAY, Andrew London WC2R 3LA (GB) LE ROUX, Gerhard 7600 Stellenbosch (ZA)

(74)	Representative: Grey, Ian Michael et al
	Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD London EC1A 4HD (GB)

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