EP2230950B8 - A process for producing tobacco products - Google Patents

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EP2230950B8
EP2230950B8 EP08863262.5A EP08863262A EP2230950B8 EP 2230950 B8 EP2230950 B8 EP 2230950B8 EP 08863262 A EP08863262 A EP 08863262A EP 2230950 B8 EP2230950 B8 EP 2230950B8
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tobacco products
producing tobacco
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Graeme Charles Hamilton
Timothy John Morgan
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British American Tobacco Australasia Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B5/00—Stripping tobacco; Treatment of stems or ribs
    • A24B5/08—Stripping tobacco; Treatment of stems or ribs by cutting-off, shaving off, pressing flat the thick parts of stems or ribs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
    • A24B3/04—Humidifying or drying tobacco bunches or cut tobacco
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B5/00—Stripping tobacco; Treatment of stems or ribs
    • A24B5/14—Flattening machines for leaves or stems
EP08863262.5A 2007-12-19 2008-10-21 A process for producing tobacco products Active EP2230950B8 (en)

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AU2007906969A AU2007906969A0 (en) 2007-12-19 A process for producing tobacco products
PCT/AU2008/001552 WO2009076699A1 (en) 2007-12-19 2008-10-21 A process for producing tobacco products

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EP2230950A1 EP2230950A1 (en) 2010-09-29
EP2230950A4 EP2230950A4 (en) 2018-01-10
EP2230950B1 EP2230950B1 (en) 2019-11-20
EP2230950B8 true EP2230950B8 (en) 2020-01-01

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NZ (1) NZ586254A (en)
WO (1) WO2009076699A1 (en)

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EP2230950B1 (en) 2019-11-20
WO2009076699A1 (en) 2009-06-25

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