IP Library Granted Patent US 4,480,982
Granted Patent Utility
US 4,480,982 · App. 06/464,277

Apparatus for making grooves in cigarette filters

Inventors: John H. Sexstone, Everett N. Finn, Byron L. Lowe, Ken Milliner
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Granted: Nov 6, 1984 Filed: Feb 7, 1983
Inventors
John H. Sexstone
Everett N. Finn
Byron L. Lowe
Ken Milliner
Assignee (at issue)
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 4,480,982
App. No.
06/464,277
Filed
1983-02-07
Granted
1984-11-06
Kind
A