High void volume/enhanced firmness tobacco rod and method of processing tobacco
US4936920A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24D1/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A tobacco product characterized by improved void volume and firmness characteristics and a method of making a tobacco product by applying binder material to tobacco filler, treating the filler to the extent necessary to cause the filler to become substantially non-tacky, forming a rod, activating the binder and treating the rod to the extent necessary to cause the filler shreds to become bonded to one another.
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