Tobacco – Tobacco treatment – With fluid or fluent material
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-22
2008-01-22
Griffin, Steven P. (Department: 1731)
Tobacco
Tobacco treatment
With fluid or fluent material
C131S290000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07320326
ABSTRACT:
In a process for the treatment of tobacco, in particular Burley tobacco, the tobacco, which is preferably in the form of leaf tobacco, is treated with a casing, which preferably contains sugar. A thermal treatment of the casing-treated tobacco with saturated steam follows, wherein, before the steam treatment, the tobacco moisture content is in the range from 15% to 25% and wherein, after the steam treatment, the tobacco moisture content is in the range from 15% to 25% and the tobacco temperature is in the range from 80° C. to 115° C.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3402479 (1968-09-01), Hohm et al.
patent: 3828798 (1974-08-01), Harper et al.
patent: 4004594 (1977-01-01), Wochnowski et al.
patent: 4186755 (1980-02-01), Schmidt
patent: 5161548 (1992-11-01), Neville
patent: 5299583 (1994-04-01), Lasch et al.
patent: 5755238 (1998-05-01), Soots et al.
patent: 5813413 (1998-09-01), Metzner et al.
patent: 6718988 (2004-04-01), Cooper et al.
patent: 3119330 (1982-02-01), None
patent: 4142631 (1993-06-01), None
patent: 508264 (1938-08-01), None
patent: WO9003124 (1990-04-01), None
patent: WO9923898 (1999-05-01), None
Voges, Erns,Tobacco Encyclopedia, Mainzer Verlagsanstalt und Druckerel Will und Rothe GmbH & Co. KG (Publisher), pp. 418 and 419, ISBN 3-920615-07-7 (1984).
Intorp Michael
Nikulla Hans-Jürgen
Cordray Dennis R.
Griffin Steven P.
Hovey & Williams, LLP
Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH
LandOfFree
Method for the treatment of tobacco does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Method for the treatment of tobacco, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method for the treatment of tobacco will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2804727