Relating to smoking article assembly

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10772351
APP PUB NO 20150327592A1
SERIAL NO

14649427

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A modular apparatus for smoking article assembly comprises a plurality of modules and a plurality of respective interface units, and a controller to control said plurality of modules via said interface units. The modular apparatus is configured to cause received rods of smokable material to undergo a first sequence of operations. The modular apparatus can be reconfigured so as to cause received rods of smokable material to undergo a second sequence of operations, different to the first sequence of operations. The first and second sequences of operations respectively form at least part of first and second processes for assembling smoking articles, each smoking article comprising one of said rods of smokable material, which is smoked in use.

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TOBACCO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (PROPRIETARY)34 ALEXANDER STREET STELLENBOSCH 7600

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Bray, Andrew Jonathan London, GB 47 499
Le, Roux Gerhard Stellenbosch, ZA 21 19

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