Method for casting an alkaloid material including changing a height of a casting blade in response to variations in sensed movable support height

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PATENT NO 11659856
APP PUB NO 20200178592A1
SERIAL NO

16614413

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The invention relates to a method to cast a sheet (2) of a material containing alkaloids, the method comprising: Providing a container (6) having an aperture; providing a casting blade (9); Providing a movable support (3) running below the aperture of the container (6); Filling the container (6) with slurry (5); Casting the sheet (2) of tobacco material containing alkaloids material by means of the casting blade (9) onto the movable support (3); Sensing variations in a height of the movable support (3); and changing a height of the casting blade (9) if such variations in the height of the movable support (3) are present.

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PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S ASWITZERLAND ZUG ZUG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Borloz, Michel Yvonand, CH 3 0
Christen, Pascal Neuchatel, CH 3 5
Joset, Francois Areuse, CH 1 0
Richard, Yann Neuchatel, CH 5 0
Suarez, Lucien Corcelles, CH 3 1

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