Coated paper making apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8857370
APP PUB NO 20120328772A1
SERIAL NO

13594117

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Apparatus for making coated paper serving as lower ignition propensity paper for cigarettes has a transport path (L) for a web (W), a coating unit (10) arranged on the path (L) to apply a combustion inhibition material to the web (W), a pre-dryer (16) for drying the web (W) with the material applied, a gravure roller (22) arranged downstream of the pre-dryer (16) to apply water to the web (W), a drying roller (34) arranged downstream of the roller (22) to post-dry the web (W), a smoothing roller (32) arranged between the roller (22) and the roller (34) to flatten wrinkles in the web (W) passing around the roller (32), a displacement sensor (42) for measuring wrinkles in the web (W) having passed around the roller (34), and a controller (44) for controlling tension in the web (W) on the basis of measurements received from the sensor (42).

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Patent Owner(s)

  • JAPAN TOBACCO INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kida, Shinzo Tokyo, JP 22 201
Towatari, Keisuke Tokyo, JP 4 34

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