SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING A FILTER ELEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH A SMOKING ARTICLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD

A system and associated method for analyzing a filter element of at least one of a filter rod and a smoking article is provided. At least one sensor element is adapted to interact with the filter element so as to determine an object insertion status with respect thereto and to generate an output sig...

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Hauptverfasser:	THOMAS, Timothy, Frederick, NELSON, John, Larkin, ADEME, Balager, COLLETT, William, Robert, BRANTLEY, Franklin, Forrest, BENFORD, Robert, William, DIXON, Darrell, Thomas, MCCANN, Larry, Dean, HOWARD, Travis, Eugene, ROBERTS, Gregory, J, BARNES, Vernon, Brent, CARTER, Brent, Walker, HENDERSON, Calvin, Wayne
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CIGARETTES CIGARS GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS HUMAN NECESSITIES MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES SMOKERS' REQUISITES TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TOBACCO TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and associated method for analyzing a filter element of at least one of a filter rod and a smoking article is provided. At least one sensor element is adapted to interact with the filter element so as to determine an object insertion status with respect thereto and to generate an output signal in response. The object insertion status includes at least one of an object presence within the filter element, an object absence from the filter element, a proper insertion of an object into the filter element, a defective insertion of an object into the filter element, a proper object within the filter element, and a defective object within the filter element. An analysis unit is in communication with the at least one sensor element and responsive to the output signal therefrom to generate an indicia corresponding to the object insertion status.