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Apparatus and method for manufacturing tobacco sheet material

US4972854A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 24, 1989
Grant dateNov 27, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24B3/14
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

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 tobacco material by casting the slurry after acoustic mixing. Additionally, the slurry is mixed with subsonic vibration and low shear mixing before the slurry is acoustic mixed. The slurry may include sized tobacco stems, sized tobacco dust and extract solution.

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