CA1163520A - Process for expansion of tobacco - Google Patents

Process for expansion of tobacco

Info

Publication number: CA1163520A
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: tobacco; moisture content; dried; percent; moisturized
Prior art date: 1980-05-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

CA000374449A

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

Inventor

Roger Z. De La Burde

Francis V. Utsch

Patrick E. Aument

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Philip Morris USA Inc

Original Assignee

Philip Morris USA Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1980-05-01

Filing date

1981-03-31

Publication date

1984-03-13

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1981-03-31 Application filed by Philip Morris USA Inc filed Critical Philip Morris USA Inc

1984-03-13 Application granted granted Critical

1984-03-13 Publication of CA1163520A publication Critical patent/CA1163520A/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
- A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
- A24B3/18—Other treatment of leaves, e.g. puffing, crimpling, cleaning
- A24B3/182—Puffing

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Manufacture Of Tobacco Products (AREA)

CA000374449A 1980-05-01 1981-03-31 Process for expansion of tobacco Expired CA1163520A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US14582480A	1980-05-01	1980-05-01
US145,824		1980-05-01

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1163520A true CA1163520A (en)	1984-03-13

Family

ID=22514719

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA000374449A Expired CA1163520A (en)	1980-05-01	1981-03-31	Process for expansion of tobacco

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
AU (1)	AU539381B2 (de)
CA (1)	CA1163520A (de)
CH (1)	CH652569A5 (de)
DE (1)	DE3117335C2 (de)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4414987A (en) *	1981-08-20	1983-11-15	Philip Morris Incorporated	Process for increasing the filling power of tobacco lamina filler
DE3412797A1 (de) *	1983-04-23	1984-10-25	Hauni-Werke Körber & Co KG, 2050 Hamburg	Verfahren und anordnung zum blaehen von tabak
US4566468A (en) *	1983-05-25	1986-01-28	Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation	Process and system for making a blended tobacco product

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2596183A (en) *	1944-12-02	1952-05-13	American Mach & Foundry	Method for increasing the volume of shredded tobacco
BE790758A (fr) *	1971-11-04	1973-02-15	Philip Morris Inc	Procede pour augmenter le volume des tiges de tabac
CA1047352A (en) *	1975-09-05	1979-01-30	Eugene Glock	Method and apparatus for increasing the filling capacity of shredded tobacco tissue

1981
- 1981-03-31 CA CA000374449A patent/CA1163520A/en not_active Expired
- 1981-04-06 AU AU69120/81A patent/AU539381B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1981-04-30 DE DE19813117335 patent/DE3117335C2/de not_active Expired
- 1981-04-30 CH CH284381A patent/CH652569A5/de not_active IP Right Cessation

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
AU539381B2 (en)	1984-09-27
DE3117335C2 (de)	1986-01-09
CH652569A5 (de)	1985-11-29
AU6912081A (en)	1981-11-05
DE3117335A1 (de)	1982-02-18

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2001-03-13	MKEX	Expiry

Publication	Publication Date	Title
CA2243996C (en)	2006-01-24	Process for expanding tobacco
RU2067401C1 (ru)	1996-10-10	Способ вспучивания табака
US4630619A (en)	1986-12-23	Process for treating tobacco
US4336814A (en)	1982-06-29	Process for expanding tobacco
US4461310A (en)	1984-07-24	Process for improving the filling capacity of tobaccos
FI65537B (fi)	1984-02-29	Foerfarande foer expandering av tobak
CA1039137A (en)	1978-09-26	Process for expanding tobacco
US4459100A (en)	1984-07-10	Process for expansion of tobacco
EP0055541B1 (de)	1985-03-20	Verfahren zur Füllfähigkeitsverbesserung von expandiertem Tabak
US5065774A (en)	1991-11-19	Process for expanding tobacco under moderate conditions
CA1163520A (en)	1984-03-13	Process for expansion of tobacco
US4333482A (en)	1982-06-08	Process for increasing filling power of reconstituted tobacco
EP0073137B2 (de)	1993-03-10	Verfahren zur Verbesserung der Füllfähigkeit von Tabakblättern
CA1098795A (en)	1981-04-07	Process for expanding tobacco
EP0078352A1 (de)	1983-05-11	Verfahren zum Expandieren von Schnittabak
US4266562A (en)	1981-05-12	Process for puffing tobacco
US4485829A (en)	1984-12-04	Process for increasing the filling power of tobacco
US4458700A (en)	1984-07-10	Process for increasing the filling power of tobacco lamina filler having a low initial moisture content
US4574819A (en)	1986-03-11	Process for increasing the filling power of tobacco
CA1181314A (en)	1985-01-22	Process for improving the fillability of tobaccos