Tobacco smoke filter

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9730469
APP PUB NO 20150040931A1
SERIAL NO

14377283

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The invention provides a method of producing a tobacco smoke filter or filter element comprising: • heat treating a continuously advancing longitudinally extending strand of material; • cooling the heat treated continuously advancing strand; and • forming a longitudinally extending outer layer of tobacco smoke filtering material around the continuously advancing strand, to form a continuously advancing rod comprising a longitudinally extending strand (1a) of material and a longitudinally extending outer layer (2a) of tobacco smoke filtering material engaged around the longitudinally extending strand (1a). An apparatus for carrying out the method, and products of the method, are also provided.

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ESSENTRA FILTER PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT CO PTE LTDSINGAPORE 307684

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lisan, Ahmad Fashihul Sidoarjo, ID 9 29
Widiarto, Sudirman Sidoarjo, ID 14 11

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