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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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| ZA201104167 | 2011-06-03 | ||
| ZA2011/04167 | 2011-06-03 | ||
| PCT/EP2012/060366 WO2012164067A2 (en) | 2011-06-03 | 2012-06-01 | Improvements relating to smoking article assembly |
Related Child Applications (1)
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| JP2017074953A Division JP2017136083A (ja) | 2011-06-03 | 2017-04-05 | 喫煙品の組立てに関する改良 |
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| JP2014518631A JP2014518631A (ja) | 2014-08-07 |
| JP2014518631A5 true JP2014518631A5 (https=) | 2015-07-16 |
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| JP2014513203A Pending JP2014518631A (ja) | 2011-06-03 | 2012-06-01 | 喫煙品の組立てに関する改良 |
| JP2017074953A Pending JP2017136083A (ja) | 2011-06-03 | 2017-04-05 | 喫煙品の組立てに関する改良 |
| JP2019117596A Active JP6970144B2 (ja) | 2011-06-03 | 2019-06-25 | 喫煙品の組立てに関する改良 |
| JP2021176070A Active JP7341206B2 (ja) | 2011-06-03 | 2021-10-28 | 喫煙品の組立てに関する改良 |
| JP2021176071A Active JP7285294B2 (ja) | 2011-06-03 | 2021-10-28 | 喫煙品の組立てに関する改良 |
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| JP2017074953A Pending JP2017136083A (ja) | 2011-06-03 | 2017-04-05 | 喫煙品の組立てに関する改良 |
| JP2019117596A Active JP6970144B2 (ja) | 2011-06-03 | 2019-06-25 | 喫煙品の組立てに関する改良 |
| JP2021176070A Active JP7341206B2 (ja) | 2011-06-03 | 2021-10-28 | 喫煙品の組立てに関する改良 |
| JP2021176071A Active JP7285294B2 (ja) | 2011-06-03 | 2021-10-28 | 喫煙品の組立てに関する改良 |
Country Status (19)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (3) | US10548344B2 (https=) |
| EP (2) | EP2713781B1 (https=) |
| JP (5) | JP2014518631A (https=) |
| KR (7) | KR102363297B1 (https=) |
| CN (2) | CN105581373B (https=) |
| AU (2) | AU2012264647B2 (https=) |
| CA (2) | CA2837243C (https=) |
| CL (2) | CL2013003462A1 (https=) |
| DE (1) | DE202012012927U1 (https=) |
| ES (2) | ES1119380Y (https=) |
| HU (1) | HUE049563T2 (https=) |
| MX (2) | MX377750B (https=) |
| MY (1) | MY187687A (https=) |
| PH (2) | PH12013502478A1 (https=) |
| PL (3) | PL2713781T3 (https=) |
| RO (2) | RO201400024U3 (https=) |
| RU (1) | RU2602232C2 (https=) |
| UA (4) | UA96361U (https=) |
| WO (1) | WO2012164067A2 (https=) |
Families Citing this family (23)
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| EP2713781B1 (en) | 2011-06-03 | 2026-02-11 | Tobacco Research And Development Institute (Proprietary) Limited | Modular apparatus for smoking article manufacture |
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| BR112015013146B1 (pt) * | 2012-12-06 | 2021-03-02 | British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited | aparelho modular para a fabricação de artigo de fumar, aparelho de montagem de artigo de fumar, kit, método de reconfiguração de um aparelho modular |
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| ITBO20130521A1 (it) * | 2013-09-25 | 2015-03-26 | Gd Spa | Metodo per la realizzazione di articoli da fumo. |
| GB201406267D0 (en) * | 2014-04-08 | 2014-05-21 | British American Tobacco Co | A rolling drum assembly for use in smoking article manufacture |
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| GB201407582D0 (en) * | 2014-04-30 | 2014-06-11 | British American Tobacco Co | A tobacco industry rod assembly apparatus |
| GB201408922D0 (en) * | 2014-05-20 | 2014-07-02 | British American Tobacco Co | Apparatus comprising a tipping paper suction drum |
| DE102014218203A1 (de) * | 2014-09-11 | 2016-03-17 | Hauni Maschinenbau Ag | Ansetzmaschine und Verfahren zum Herstellen eines stabförmigen Artikels der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
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| IT202000027263A1 (it) | 2020-11-13 | 2022-05-13 | Gd Spa | Macchina confezionatrice modulare per la produzione di articoli da fumo o di parti per articoli da fumo |
| DE102021101485A1 (de) | 2021-01-25 | 2022-07-28 | Hauni Maschinenbau Gmbh | Trommelanordnung zum queraxialen Fördern von stabförmigen Artikeln der Tabak verarbeitenden Industrie |
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| JP2021176071A (ja) * | 2020-04-27 | 2021-11-04 | 株式会社リコー | 情報処理装置、情報処理プログラム及び情報処理システム |
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