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7308898 Process for making a bandcast tobacco sheet and smoking article therefrom  
A bandcast tobacco sheet for use in a cigarette includes from about 5 to 15% by weight of wood pulp, from about 15 to 40% by weight of binder and from about 15 to 40% by weight of tobacco. A...
6807969 Method for processing reconstituted tobacco  
A method of processing reconstituted tobacco which reduces the attrition of reconstituted tobacco and increases the capacity of a primary processing facility by bypassing several conventional...
6679270 Reduction of nitrosamines in tobacco and tobacco products  
A method for reducing the content of nitrosamines (e.g., N′-Nitrosonornicotine, 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone, N′-Nitrosoanatabine, and N′-Nitrosoanabasine) in tobacco is...
6595216 Method of cutting sheets of reconstituted tobacco  
A process of cutting reconstituted tobacco includes (1) rolling up single sheets of reconstituted tobacco into a plurality of single sheet rolls of reconstituted tobacco, unrolling said sheets and...
6571803 Method for gumming a reconstituted tobacco leaf  
The present invention relates to a reconstituted tobacco leaf coated with a stripe of adhesive along one of its margins, the linear mass of the stripe of adhesive being greater than 70 mg/m in the...
6499490 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT-IRREVERSIBLY COAGULATED GLUCAN SHEET CONTAINING A LEAF TOBACCO EXTRACT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TOBACCO FLAVOR-GENERATING MEDIUM USING A HEAT-IRREVERSIBLY COAGULATED GLUCAN SHEET  
A leaf tobacco extract or a concentrate thereof is used as a dispersion medium, which is mixed with powder of a heat-irreversibly coagulating glucan and a dispersion interference-preventing agent...
6216706 Method and apparatus for producing reconstituted tobacco sheets  
An apparatus and method for drying reconstituted tobacco sheets includes positioning a steam box below an endless conveyor belt. A slurry is cast onto the conveyor belt and conveyed over a steam...
6182670 Low-density tobacco filler and a method of making low-density tobacco filler and smoking articles therefrom  
A low-density filler material for cigarettes from either a low-density tobacco composition or an extruded grain or starch composition. The low-density tobacco composition and a method of making the...
6109272 Method for producing a tobacco flavor-tasting article  
A tobacco flavor-tasting article is manufactured by preparing a heat-irreversibly coagulated glucan sheet containing a tobacco extract. The glucan sheet is prepared by preparing a sheet-like...
6026820 Cigarette for electrical smoking system  
A novel cigarette adapted for use in an electrical cigarette system comprising a tobacco rod having filled and unfilled tobacco rod portions and being arranged so that electrical heater elements...
5947128 Method for making a reconstituted tobacco sheet using steam exploded tobacco  
A process to improve the smoke quality and mechanical properties of reconstituted tobacco is accomplished by adding tobacco materials to an aqueous solution containing ammonium salts and urea. The...
5908034 Method for making a band cast reconstituted tobacco sheet using steam exploded tobacco  
A process for improving smoke quality and mechanical properties of a cast reconstituted tobacco sheet is accomplished by adding tobacco materials to an aqueous solution containing ammonium salts...
5765570 Reconstituted tobacco product  
A process for the manufacture of a reconstituted tobacco product wherein the process comprises extraction of tobacco furnish with an aqueous solvent in the presence of at least one ammonium salt or...
5715844 Tobacco reconstitution process  
The process of the present invention involves extracting components from a tobacco material or other plant material using a solvent having an aqueous character to provide separately an aqueous...
5697385 On-line basis measurement system for control of tobacco cast sheet  
A real-time cast sheet weight monitoring and control system in which the weight of a cast base sheet of wet laid tobacco slurry as well as the weight of a composite tobacco cast sheet formed by...
5584306 Reconstituted tobacco material and method of its production  
Reconstituted tobacco sheet having improved homogeneity and wet and dry tensile strength are produced by a process including mixing a water-soluble polysaccharide and a humectant under a first high...
5479949 Sheet material for a smoking product incorporating an aromatic substance  
A process and sheet material made therefrom, for preparation of a sheet material intended for the manufacture of smoking products such as cigars, cigarettes, or similar products, in which aromatic...
5360024 Relating to polymer viscosity and application of such polymers  
This invention relates to methods of increasing the viscosity of a dispersion containing an alginate by subjecting the dispersion to high shear, such as the shear in a laboratory valve homogeniser....
5327917 Method for providing a reconstituted tobacco material  
The present invention relates to a method for providing a reconstituted tobacco material. The method includes contacting tobacco material dispersed in a liquid having an aqueous character with a...
5322076 Process for providing tobacco-containing papers for cigarettes  
A tobacco-containing paper is provided using a reconstituted tobacco material as a component thereof. A reconstituted tobacco material, provided using papermaking techniques from a refined tobacco...
5203354 Restructured tobacco dryer  
An apparatus and method for manufacturing reconstituted tobacco sheet in which a tobacco containing slurry is metered on to the outer surface of a rotating heated cylindrical dryer and then, after...
5148821 Processes for producing a smokable and/or combustible tobacco material  
Smokable and/or combustible tobacco material is provided by altering the character of tobacco material. Tobacco material is extracted using a solvent to provide a tobacco extract within the solvent...
5097851 Tobacco sheet and method and apparatus for the production of a tobacco sheet  
With the present invention a tobacco sheet or foil is proposed which has an elevated filling force and consists of tobacco particles, water, binders and moisturizers, and relatively...
5078156 Method and apparatus for producing sheet tobacco  
A sheet tobacco producing apparatus comprises a mixer, a kneader, a crusher, and a shaping machine. The mixer mixes tobacco chips with auxiliary substances including water, to produce wet round...
5007440 Process for providing smokable material  
Processed smokable materials are provided by forming a slurry of combustible material (e.g., a carbonaceous material) in an aqueous liquid. The slurry then is contacted with a foaming agent which...
4991599 Fiberless tobacco product for smoking and chewing  
A dried, concentrated fiberless aqueous extract of cured tobacco leaves suitable for smoking or chewing and a process for producing same.
4981522 Thermally releasable flavor source for smoking articles  
A flavor source to be used as a thermally releasable flavorant for smoking articles that do not combust tobacco. The material includes tobacco particles, an aerosol precursor that forms an aerosol...
4972854 Apparatus and method for manufacturing tobacco sheet material  
An apparatus and method for manufacturing tobacco sheet material comprising the steps of acoustic mixing with ultrasonic vibration a slurry containing tobacco components and forming sheets of...
4962774 Tobacco reconstitution process  
Reconstituted Tobacco has ammonia incorporated therein. Tobacco is extracted with water to yield an insoluble portion and an aqueous portion containing water soluble tobacco components. The aqueous...
4924887 Tobacco rods and filters  
Tobacco containing cigarette filter plugs comprise strands of tobacco material which are bound with an activated binding agent. The filter plugs exhibit good firmnless and integrity, and provide...
4893639 Densified particulate materials for smoking products and process for preparing the same  
The present invention is directed to densified particulate materials and to a process of preparing such materials. The present invention is also related to cigarette-type smoking articles utilizing...
4867179 System and method for reclaiming and utilizing tobacco in the manufacture of cigarettes  
A system and method for reclaiming tobacco from rejected products and byproducts of a cigarette manufacturing operation are disclosed. The tobacco that is reclaimed from rejected cigarettes, long...
4858630 Smoking article with improved aerosol forming substrate  
The present invention relates to an aerosol producing substrate for subsequent use in smoking articles and to methods of preparing the aerosol producing substrate. Preferred smoking articles which...
4787402 Process and apparatus for providing roll reconstituted tobacco material  
The process is carried out using an apparatus including two pressurized roller systems, each roller system having two rollers in roll contact. A series of generally "V" shaped grooves extends about...
4730629 Process for providing tobacco extender material  
Tobacco extender material is provided in sheet-like form by contacting tobacco material and/or carbonized material in substantially dry form with a binding agent in substantially dry form, and then...
4706692 Method and apparatus for coating reconstituted tobacco  
A method and apparatus for coating reconstituted tobacco are provided. A web of reconstituted tobacco is coated on both sides with slurries of tobacco particles in tobacco sizing liquor. A forward...
4702264 Tobacco leaf processing  
Whole leaf tobacco can be processed to yield a sheet-like product which can be used to cut filler for the manufacture of cigarettes. Whole leaf tobacco including stem is shredded and contacted with...
4681126 Process for manufacturing reconstituted tobacco  
A process for manufacturing reconstituted tobacco from tobacco stems and tobacco fines includes treating the tobacco stems to a fibrous form, and mixing the fibrous tobacco stems with tobacco...
4646764 Process for providing roll reconstituted tobacco material  
A process for reclaiming tobacco comprises providing tobacco material including relatively large fibrous forming tobacco leaf stem material, passing the tobacco through a pressurized roller system,...
4622982 Continuous method of denitrating tobacco extracts  
An improved method of reducing the nitrate, nitrite and ammonium compound content of an aqueous tobacco extract employing microorganisms is described. The nitrates, nitrites and ammonium compounds...
4564031 Smokable, coherent sheet and method for its manufacture  
A smokable, coherent sheet of disintegrated vegetable materials and/or tobacco waste, said sheet being provided with a water-insoluble film on one surface and being obtained in that the vegetable...
4557280 Process for reduction of nitrate and nicotine content of tobacco by microbial treatment  
A process for the reduction of the nitrate and nicotine contents of tobacco by microbial treatment is disclosed wherein tobacco materials are subjected, under controlled conditions, to the action...
4556073 Process for reduction of nitrate content of tobacco by microbial treatment  
A process for the reduction of the nitrate content of tobacco materials by microbial treatment is disclosed wherein tobacco materials are subjected, under controlled conditions, to the action of a...
4542755 Dry-forming of reconstituted tobacco and resulting product  
An improved method of making reconstituted tobacco using a dry-forming process. Fiberized tobacco stems and scrap are combined with tobacco material of a fine particle size. The resulting tobacco...
4506684 Modified cellulosic smoking material and method for its preparation  
A process for producing a synthetic smoking material is disclosed. The process preferably comprises forming an aqueous slurry of cellulosic material, preferably in the form of loose and slightly...
4497331 Tobacco product with high filling power and process of making same  
A tobacco product with a high specific volume and particularly suited for use as cigarette or cigar filler produced by laminating together two sheets of reconstituted tobacco sheet under conditions...
4391285 Smoking article  
Smoking articles comprising a high density, relatively low porosity coherent mass of combustible tobacco-containing material having at least one passage extending therethrough are disclosed. In a...
4366824 Process for expanding tobacco  
An improved process for expanding tobacco is disclosed wherein tobacco components such as stems, midribs and veins are contacted with an alkaline-hydrogen peroxide solution to effect expansion,...
4333482 Process for increasing filling power of reconstituted tobacco  
A method for increasing the filling power of sheet or shredded reconstituted tobacco which is normally not susceptible to conventional expansion techniques is provided. In the practice of the...
4308877 Method of making reconstituted tobacco having reduced nitrates  
Natural tobacco is extracted with water to produce a soluble extract and an insoluble fibrous residue. The aqueous extract is contacted by microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi, capable of...
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