Patent · US Expired

Device for conditioning comminuted tobacco material

US6779527B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

6References

19Claims

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Assignee

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (GERMANY) GMBH · DE

Inventors

Uwe Werner Ehling · Goldkronach, DE
Frank Pluckhahn · Bayreuth, DE
Gerald Schmekel · Elmshorn, DE
Arno Weiss · Norderstedt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 2, 2001
Grant date	Aug 24, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 3, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA24B3/182
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a device for conditioning comminuted tobacco material by heating and moistening with water vapor, wherein the comminuted tobacco material free-falls down through a chamber operating in a continuous process and is treated during free-fall with water vapor via nozzles; a hyperbaric pressure is maintained in said chamber.

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