Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,020,969 · App. 08/893,505
Cigarette making machine including band inspection
Inventors:
Andrew D. Struckhoff, Lee Cramer, Steven F. Spiers, Gordon H. Bokelman, Bogdan N. Alexander, Mark W. Roth
Patented Case
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Granted: Feb 1, 2000
Filed: Jul 11, 1997
Inventors
Andrew D. Struckhoff
Lee Cramer
Steven F. Spiers
Gordon H. Bokelman
Bogdan N. Alexander
Mark W. Roth
Assignee (at issue)
Philip Morris Inc.
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