Patent ID: 9131730
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A24C,A24D,G01N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus that registers different objects in filter rod shaped articles, comprising: a rod containing cigarette filter components; a plurality of sensors that determine the constitution of segments of the rod and transmits one or more signals regarding segments of the rod, wherein at least two of the plurality of sensors are radially disposed equidistantly about a circumference of the rod to simultaneously determine the same characteristics of the components of the rod; a processor programmed with a mathematical model of desired components of the rod, the processor receives and stores the one or more signals from the plurality of sensors, performs a comparison between the one or more signals and known data from the mathematical model, transmits a signal based upon results of the comparison, and automatically adjusts the mathematical model based on the stored one or more signals; and an ejector that receives the signal from the processor and removes any segment of the rod that does not conform with the known data.