Patent No. EP3297461 (titled "Suction Belt Conveyor And Strand-Forming Machine Of The Tobacco Processing Industry, And Use And Method For Measuring Material Properties Of A Material Strand Of The Tobacco Processing Industry") was filed by Hauni Maschinenbau on Apr 4, 2016. The application was issued on Aug 24, 2022.

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