Method and device for detecting foreign bodies in cigarettes

Tobacco – Tobacco treatment – With electrical or radiant energy

Reexamination Certificate

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C131S290000, C131S905000, C131S908000

Reexamination Certificate

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07004177

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a method for detecting and selecting foreign parts in cigarettes, in which the tobacco is exposed in the vicinity of the cigarette maker to microwave radiation and both a signal SDrelating to the tobacco density and a signal SFrelating to the tobacco moisture are generated. The density signal SDand moisture signal SFare evaluated in combination with one another for the detection of the presence or absence of foreign parts in the tobacco.

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