Apparatus and method for processing winnowers at a cigarette maker

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6877516
APP PUB NO 20040261806A1
SERIAL NO

10265870

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Size reduction equipment is added at the feed end of a cigarette maker to take separated winnowers and other overages from a tobacco feed to the maker, cut or shred the overages to appropriate size and reintroduce the cut or shred overages into the lamina stream from a tobacco feed hopper for the cigarette maker. The winnowers may be pneumatically or mechanically conveyed back into the feed stream in the cigarette maker.

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  • R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cagigas, Johnny K 2600 Weaver Rd., Macon, GA 31202 1 3

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