Method of making tobacco products
US10568354B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of making a three-dimensional tobacco object comprises providing tobacco dust comprising tobacco particles having an average particle size of from about 100 micrometres to about 400 micrometres; preparing an aqueous slurry containing the tobacco dust; supplying the slurry to a print head of an additive manufacturing system; and dispensing the slurry by means of the print head to form successive layers of the tobacco object.
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