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Cigarette forming machine

Granted 3 Jun 2008 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc. · originally Altria Group, Inc.

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Inventors: Arne J. Schultchen, Andre Feldmann · Examiner: Jennifer Rivard · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/269,145
filed 22 Nov 2006
Publication
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US D570540
granted 3 Jun 2008

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cigarette forming machine showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the cigarette forming machine of our new design.

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the cigarette forming machine of our new design.

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view of the cigarette forming machine of our new design.

FIG. 5 is a left-side elevational view of the cigarette forming machine of our new design; and,

FIG. 6 is a right-side elevational view of the cigarette forming machine of our new design.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D27/194

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