Patent · US Expired

Method for gumming a reconstituted tobacco leaf

US6571803B1 · kind B1 · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 10, 2000
Grant dateJun 3, 2003
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24C5/40
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present invention relates to a reconstituted tobacco leaf coated with a stripe of adhesive along one of its margins, the linear mass of the stripe of adhesive being greater than 70 mg/m in the dry state. The invention also provides a method of depositing such a stripe, and apparatus for depositing such a stripe of adhesive.

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