EP0338241A3 - Device for checking cigarettes - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0338241A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: checking cigarettes; cigarettes; checking
Prior art date: 1988-04-16
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP89104366A

Other languages

German (de)

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EP0338241B1 (en

EP0338241A2 (en

Inventor

Heinz Focke

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG

Original Assignee

Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1988-04-16

Filing date

1989-03-11

Publication date

1990-01-31

1989-03-11 Application filed by Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG filed Critical Focke and Co GmbH and Co KG

1989-03-11 Priority to EP94106036A priority Critical patent/EP0615906B1/en

1989-10-25 Publication of EP0338241A2 publication Critical patent/EP0338241A2/en

1990-01-31 Publication of EP0338241A3 publication Critical patent/EP0338241A3/en

1995-06-07 Application granted granted Critical

1995-06-07 Publication of EP0338241B1 publication Critical patent/EP0338241B1/en

2009-03-11 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B19/00—Packaging rod-shaped or tubular articles susceptible to damage by abrasion or pressure, e.g. cigarettes, cigars, macaroni, spaghetti, drinking straws or welding electrodes
- B65B19/28—Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines
- B65B19/30—Control devices for cigarette or cigar packaging machines responsive to presence of faulty articles, e.g. incorrectly filled cigarettes

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Wrapping Of Specific Fragile Articles (AREA)
Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)

EP89104366A 1988-04-16 1989-03-11 Device for checking cigarettes Expired - Lifetime EP0338241B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP94106036A EP0615906B1 (en)	1988-04-16	1989-03-11	Device for checking cigarettes

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE3812689A DE3812689A1 (en)	1988-04-16	1988-04-16	DEVICE FOR CHECKING CIGARETTES
DE3812689		1988-04-16

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP94106036A Division EP0615906B1 (en)	1988-04-16	1989-03-11	Device for checking cigarettes
EP94106036.0 Division-Into		1989-03-11

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0338241A2 EP0338241A2 (en)	1989-10-25
EP0338241A3 true EP0338241A3 (en)	1990-01-31
EP0338241B1 EP0338241B1 (en)	1995-06-07

Family

ID=6352119

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP94106036A Expired - Lifetime EP0615906B1 (en)	1988-04-16	1989-03-11	Device for checking cigarettes
EP89104366A Expired - Lifetime EP0338241B1 (en)	1988-04-16	1989-03-11	Device for checking cigarettes

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP94106036A Expired - Lifetime EP0615906B1 (en)	1988-04-16	1989-03-11	Device for checking cigarettes

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4962629A (en)
EP (2)	EP0615906B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2662026B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN1018910B (en)
AU (1)	AU624371B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR8901795A (en)
CA (1)	CA1333227C (en)
DE (3)	DE3812689A1 (en)

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Citations (1)

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EP0198282A1 (en) *	1985-04-13	1986-10-22	Maschinenfabrik Fr. Niepmann GmbH & Co.	Checking device for the quality of rod-like articles, particularly cigarettes

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1988
- 1988-04-16 DE DE3812689A patent/DE3812689A1/en not_active Withdrawn
1989
- 1989-03-11 DE DE58909277T patent/DE58909277D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-03-11 DE DE58909848T patent/DE58909848D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-03-11 EP EP94106036A patent/EP0615906B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-03-11 EP EP89104366A patent/EP0338241B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-04-07 CA CA000596044A patent/CA1333227C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-04-13 US US07/337,694 patent/US4962629A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-04-14 BR BR898901795A patent/BR8901795A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1989-04-14 JP JP1095062A patent/JP2662026B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-04-14 AU AU33055/89A patent/AU624371B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1989-04-16 CN CN89103264A patent/CN1018910B/en not_active Expired

Patent Citations (1)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
EP0198282A1 (en) *	1985-04-13	1986-10-22	Maschinenfabrik Fr. Niepmann GmbH & Co.	Checking device for the quality of rod-like articles, particularly cigarettes

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JPH01308710A (en)	1989-12-13
EP0338241B1 (en)	1995-06-07
DE58909277D1 (en)	1995-07-13
EP0615906A1 (en)	1994-09-21
AU3305589A (en)	1989-10-19
BR8901795A (en)	1989-11-28
JP2662026B2 (en)	1997-10-08
US4962629A (en)	1990-10-16
CA1333227C (en)	1994-11-29
CN1018910B (en)	1992-11-04
CN1038620A (en)	1990-01-10
DE3812689A1 (en)	1989-11-02
DE58909848D1 (en)	1999-06-24
EP0338241A2 (en)	1989-10-25
AU624371B2 (en)	1992-06-11
EP0615906B1 (en)	1999-05-19

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