Tobacco – Cigar or cigarette making – Tobacco feeding
Patent
1989-08-02
1990-11-20
Millin, V.
Tobacco
Cigar or cigarette making
Tobacco feeding
1311091, 131905, 131909, 2503561, 2503591, 250341, 356319, A24C 500, G01F 100, G01J 342
Patent
active
049710770
ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises a product moving apparatus for moving a tobacco product, a vertical feeder tube for metering the tobacco product onto the product moving apparatus at a predetermined rate, a system for maintaining a predetermined height of the tobacco product in the feeder tube, and an infrared detection apparatus connected to the feeder tube to detect the concentration of menthol in the tobacco product.
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Dominguez Luis M.
Henderson Calvin W.
Millin V.
Myers Grover M.
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
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