EP0212646A3 - Tobacco product comprising a proportion of tobacco prepared in advance, surrounded by a tubular wrapper of cigarette paper, and method and device for producing such a product - Google Patents

Tobacco product comprising a proportion of tobacco prepared in advance, surrounded by a tubular wrapper of cigarette paper, and method and device for producing such a product Download PDF

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EP0212646A3
EP0212646A3 EP86111662A EP86111662A EP0212646A3 EP 0212646 A3 EP0212646 A3 EP 0212646A3 EP 86111662 A EP86111662 A EP 86111662A EP 86111662 A EP86111662 A EP 86111662A EP 0212646 A3 EP0212646 A3 EP 0212646A3
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Heinrich W. Ruppert
Klaus G. Gatschmann
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Efka Werke Fritz Kiehn GmbH
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Priority claimed from DE19843407461 external-priority patent/DE3407461C1/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/40—Hand-driven apparatus for making cigarettes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
    • A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
    • A24C5/40—Hand-driven apparatus for making cigarettes
    • A24C5/42—Pocket cigarette-fillers
EP86111662A 1984-02-29 1985-02-18 Tobacco product comprising a proportion of tobacco prepared in advance, surrounded by a tubular wrapper of cigarette paper, and method for producing such a product Expired - Lifetime EP0212646B1 (en)

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AT86111662T ATE54546T1 (en) 1984-02-29 1985-02-18 TOBACCO PRODUCT COMPRISING A PRE-PORTIONED STOCK OF TOBACCO SURROUNDED BY A CASING OF CIGARETTE PAPER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH TOBACCO PRODUCT.

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DE3407461 1984-02-29
DE19843407461 DE3407461C1 (en) 1984-02-29 1984-02-29 Tobacco product for the do-it-yourself manufacture of a cigarette or filter cigarette
DE3410039 1984-03-19
DE19843410039 DE3410039A1 (en) 1984-03-19 1984-03-19 Tobacco product having a pre-metered tobacco stock which can be transferred into a prefabricated cigarette paper wrapper, and method and apparatus for producing such a tobacco product.

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EP85101774.9 Division 1985-02-18

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EP0212646A2 EP0212646A2 (en) 1987-03-04
EP0212646A3 true EP0212646A3 (en) 1987-05-20
EP0212646B1 EP0212646B1 (en) 1990-07-18

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EP86111662A Expired - Lifetime EP0212646B1 (en) 1984-02-29 1985-02-18 Tobacco product comprising a proportion of tobacco prepared in advance, surrounded by a tubular wrapper of cigarette paper, and method for producing such a product
EP85101774A Expired EP0155514B1 (en) 1984-02-29 1985-02-18 System for making a cigarette, method and device using the system

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EP85101774A Expired EP0155514B1 (en) 1984-02-29 1985-02-18 System for making a cigarette, method and device using the system

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AT (1) AT393066B (en)
BE (1) BE901833A (en)
BR (1) BR8500899A (en)
CA (2) CA1235039A (en)
DE (2) DE3578775D1 (en)
DK (2) DK160795C (en)
FI (1) FI74597C (en)
FR (1) FR2560015B1 (en)
LU (1) LU85790A1 (en)
NL (1) NL8500494A (en)
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SE8500796D0 (en) 1985-02-20
LU85790A1 (en) 1985-12-11
SE462891B (en) 1990-09-17
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BR8500899A (en) 1985-10-22
NO850788L (en) 1985-08-30
NO164634C (en) 1990-10-31
DE3578775D1 (en) 1990-08-23
SE8902894D0 (en) 1989-09-01
FI74597B (en) 1987-11-30
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CA1271389E (en) 1990-07-10
DK160795C (en) 1991-10-07
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FI850795A0 (en) 1985-02-27
SE8902894A0 (en) 1989-09-01
FR2560015B1 (en) 1987-01-09
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US5167241A (en) 1992-12-01
AT393066B (en) 1991-08-12
BE901833A (en) 1985-06-17
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