Preparation of cigarette fillings
US5119836A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 31, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24D1/18
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method of preparing a cigarette filling comprising tobacco and a partly fibrous herbal or spice additive, comprising processing the additive to form a sheet material thereof, cutting that sheet material into generally leaf sized portions, blending the cut sheet material with tobacco in the desired ratio of additive to tobacco, and subsequently cutting, drying or otherwise treating the blended material to form a cigarette filling. The invention is particularly but not exclusively concerned with the use of cloves as the additive.
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