Method and apparatus for folding a web of material

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PATENT NO 12089629
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16967837

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A method of manufacturing a compressed rod of web material for the filter rod of an aerosol-generating article, comprising: supplying a feed of web material from a supply apparatus; drawing the web material through a filter rod manufacturing apparatus; introducing a curved ridge into the central portion of the width wise cross-section of the web material as it approaches contact with the interior of a folding funnel, by drawing the web material across a forming surface of a former that contacts a central portion of the web material, in which the forming surface deflects the central portion of the web material from a line extending between where the web material leaves the supply apparatus and the center of an outlet of the folding funnel; and folding the web material in the folding funnel to form a compressed rod of web material.

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PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S AQUAI JEANRENAUD 3 NEUCHATEL CH-2000

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Giannini, Antonella Bologna, IT 11 60
Malossi, Stefano Bologna, IT 7 2
Monzoni, Alberto Bologna, IT 12 12

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