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Tobacco Treatment

Tobacco Treatment patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.

06/21/07 - 20070137664 - Process for reducing the level of harmful substances in tobacco leaves
The process for reducing the level of harmful substances in tobacco leaves comprises the following steps: steeping the leaves in a water bath at a temperature of between 13° C. and 25° C. for between 4 and 12 hours, cooling the leaves to a temperature not higher than −35° C.; ...

02/01/07 - 20070023057 - Tobacco cake subdividing apparatus for use in cut tobacco expanding system
A subdividing apparatus for use in an cut tobacco expanding system comprises a primary de-clumper arranged to receive a tobacco cake of impregnated cut tobacco taken out of an impregnation container and subdivide the received tobacco cake into tobacco loaves, and a secondary de-clumper arranged to receive the tobacco loaves ...

01/25/07 - 20070017536 - Method for producing a smokable article
Method for operating a rod maker of the tobacco-processing industry. In order to place additives, e.g., flavoring agents, in a cigarette in a location-dependent manner, a tobacco cake or tobacco web is formed from deposited tobacco. Furthermore, an extrudate is formed. The extrudate is applied to the deposited tobacco. The ...

11/30/06 - 20060266375 - Method for gumming reconstituted tobacco sheets
The method consists of the following stages: a) Immersion in water b) Pressing between rollers, controlling their attractive stress so as to obtain a moisture content 20% or more c) Depositing of adhesive in a quantity of 60 mg/m or less d) Drying In this way, the water contained in ...

10/12/06 - 20060225751 - Method of reducing nitrite and/or nitrosamine in tobacco leaves using microorganism having denitrifying ability
A method of reducing the content of nitrite and/or nitrosamine in tobacco leaves, comprising treating the tobacco leaves with a microorganism belonging to Agrobacterium genus and having the denitrifying ability. ...

10/12/06 - 20060225750 - Method of reducing nitrosamine content in tobacco leaves
A method of reducing the content of TSNA in tobacco leaves, comprising treating the tobacco leaves with a microorganism having no nitrate-reducing ability but having the ability of growth-competition with a microorganism belonging to Enterobacter or Pantoea genus. ...

07/06/06 - 20060144411 - Process for obtaining tobacco leaves with a standardized nicotine content and/or improved combustibility
Process for the preparation of tobacco leaves with a standardized nicotine content and/or improved combustibility, for use in the manufacture of smoking products such as cigarettes, cigars and shags. The method includes drying and curing of tobacco leaves (Nicotiana tabacum), extraction of the dried leaves with a mixture of organic ...

09/29/05 - 20050211258 - Tobacco curing barn
A facility and method steps for air curing tobacco in an enclosure include. hanging the tobacco in the enclosure-having at least one vertically arranged air duct positioned in a central portion of the enclosure, at least one in-line fan positioned in a vertical portion of the at least one vertically ...

06/02/05 - 20050115576 - Microorganism which reduces nitrosamines and method of reducing nitrosamines using the same
A method of reducing the content of TSNA in tobacco leaves, comprising treating tobacco leaves with a microorganism which has the capability to reduce TSNA and which is selected from the group consisting of Sphingomonas paucimobilis and Pseudomonas fluorescens. ...



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