EP0629352A3 - Tobacco expansion method and apparatus. - Google Patents

Tobacco expansion method and apparatus. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0629352A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: expansion method; tobacco expansion; tobacco; expansion
Prior art date: 1993-06-14
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP94108982A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0629352A2 (en

Inventor

Hoyt S Beard

Lucas J Conrad

J Edward Crook

James E Lovette

Robert Calvin Johnson

Donald A Newton

Hamid Neshan

Jackie Lee White

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co

Original Assignee

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1993-06-14

Filing date

1994-06-11

Publication date

1995-03-15

1993-06-14 Priority claimed from US08/076,535 external-priority patent/US5483977A/en

1993-12-06 Priority claimed from US08/163,049 external-priority patent/US5469872A/en

1994-06-11 Application filed by RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co filed Critical RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co

1994-12-21 Publication of EP0629352A2 publication Critical patent/EP0629352A2/en

1995-03-15 Publication of EP0629352A3 publication Critical patent/EP0629352A3/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
- A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
- A24B3/18—Other treatment of leaves, e.g. puffing, crimpling, cleaning
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
- A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
- A24B3/18—Other treatment of leaves, e.g. puffing, crimpling, cleaning
- A24B3/182—Puffing

EP94108982A 1993-06-14 1994-06-11 Tobacco expansion method and apparatus. Withdrawn EP0629352A3 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/076,535 US5483977A (en)	1993-06-14	1993-06-14	Tobacco expansion processes and apparatus
US76535		1993-06-14
US08/163,049 US5469872A (en)	1993-12-06	1993-12-06	Tobacco expansion processes and apparatus
US163049		1993-12-06

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0629352A2 EP0629352A2 (en)	1994-12-21
EP0629352A3 true EP0629352A3 (en)	1995-03-15

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP94108982A Withdrawn EP0629352A3 (en)	1993-06-14	1994-06-11	Tobacco expansion method and apparatus.

Country Status (16)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0629352A3 (en)
JP (1)	JPH0767611A (en)
KR (1)	KR950000076A (en)
CN (1)	CN1050740C (en)
AU (1)	AU669797B2 (en)
BG (1)	BG98820A (en)
BR (1)	BR9402386A (en)
CA (1)	CA2125628A1 (en)
CZ (1)	CZ134894A3 (en)
FI (1)	FI103635B1 (en)
HR (1)	HRP940353A2 (en)
HU (1)	HU215700B (en)
NO (1)	NO180704C (en)
PL (1)	PL174255B1 (en)
SK (1)	SK69394A3 (en)
TW (1)	TW252040B (en)

Families Citing this family (10)

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US5560376A (en) *	1995-01-05	1996-10-01	R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	Method of and apparatus for adjusting the moisture content of a fuel component for a smoking article
US5657771A (en) *	1995-07-10	1997-08-19	R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	Process and apparatus for tobacco batch preparation and expansion
RU2306795C1 (en) *	2006-03-24	2007-09-27	Олег Иванович Квасенков	Method for producing of expanded tobacco
EP1925218A1 (en) *	2006-11-23	2008-05-28	Philip Morris Products S.A.	System for producing expanded tobacco
DE102008059031A1 (en) *	2008-11-26	2010-05-27	British American Tobacco (Germany) Gmbh	Smoke product production by thermal extrusion
EP2870885A1 (en) *	2013-11-08	2015-05-13	Philip Morris Products S.A.	Method and apparatus for expanding a starch containing product
CN106031524B (en) *	2015-03-18	2019-07-12	北京航天试验技术研究所	A kind of pipe tobacco dipping expansion system
CN106031523B (en) *	2015-03-18	2019-05-14	北京航天试验技术研究所	A kind of pipe tobacco dipping expansion system of sealed set
CN110638083B (en) *	2018-06-26	2021-12-07	中国科学院理化技术研究所	Efficient preparation method of expanded cut tobacco
CN109090686B (en) *	2018-09-14	2021-06-04	厦门烟草工业有限责任公司	Tobacco processing system and processing method

Citations (6)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3683937A (en) *	1970-12-24	1972-08-15	Reynolds Leasing Corp	Tobacco expansion process
US4336814A (en) *	1977-08-08	1982-06-29	Philip Morris Incorporated	Process for expanding tobacco
US4531529A (en) *	1982-10-04	1985-07-30	R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	Process for increasing filling capacity of tobacco
US4554932A (en) *	1983-03-03	1985-11-26	R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	Pressure vessel and method of using same
GB2193076A (en) *	1986-08-01	1988-02-03	American Tobacco Co	Expansion of tobacco
EP0404475A2 (en) *	1989-06-19	1990-12-27	R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	Process and apparatus for the treatment of material such as tobacco

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US5065774A (en) *	1989-08-18	1991-11-19	R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	Process for expanding tobacco under moderate conditions

1994
- 1994-05-31 BG BG98820A patent/BG98820A/en unknown
- 1994-06-01 AU AU63492/94A patent/AU669797B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1994-06-01 CZ CZ941348A patent/CZ134894A3/en unknown
- 1994-06-03 TW TW083105061A patent/TW252040B/zh active
- 1994-06-07 SK SK693-94A patent/SK69394A3/en unknown
- 1994-06-10 CA CA002125628A patent/CA2125628A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1994-06-11 EP EP94108982A patent/EP0629352A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1994-06-13 BR BR9402386A patent/BR9402386A/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1994-06-13 PL PL94303823A patent/PL174255B1/en unknown
- 1994-06-13 NO NO942209A patent/NO180704C/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-06-13 HU HU9401757A patent/HU215700B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1994-06-14 CN CN94106900A patent/CN1050740C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-06-14 KR KR1019940013573A patent/KR950000076A/en not_active Ceased
- 1994-06-14 FI FI942810A patent/FI103635B1/en active
- 1994-06-14 HR HR08/163,049A patent/HRP940353A2/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1994-06-14 JP JP6155140A patent/JPH0767611A/en active Pending

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3683937A (en) *	1970-12-24	1972-08-15	Reynolds Leasing Corp	Tobacco expansion process
US4336814A (en) *	1977-08-08	1982-06-29	Philip Morris Incorporated	Process for expanding tobacco
US4531529A (en) *	1982-10-04	1985-07-30	R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	Process for increasing filling capacity of tobacco
US4554932A (en) *	1983-03-03	1985-11-26	R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	Pressure vessel and method of using same
GB2193076A (en) *	1986-08-01	1988-02-03	American Tobacco Co	Expansion of tobacco
EP0404475A2 (en) *	1989-06-19	1990-12-27	R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company	Process and apparatus for the treatment of material such as tobacco

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CZ134894A3 (en)	1995-08-16
FI942810A7 (en)	1994-12-15
EP0629352A2 (en)	1994-12-21
AU669797B2 (en)	1996-06-20
NO180704B (en)	1997-02-24
BR9402386A (en)	1995-01-17
CN1099587A (en)	1995-03-08
NO180704C (en)	1997-06-04
NO942209L (en)	1994-12-15
PL174255B1 (en)	1998-07-31
NO942209D0 (en)	1994-06-13
PL303823A1 (en)	1995-01-09
HU215700B (en)	1999-02-01
JPH0767611A (en)	1995-03-14
HRP940353A2 (en)	1996-08-31
HUT70803A (en)	1995-11-28
BG98820A (en)	1995-03-31
TW252040B (en)	1995-07-21
CN1050740C (en)	2000-03-29
CA2125628A1 (en)	1994-12-15
HU9401757D0 (en)	1994-09-28
SK69394A3 (en)	1995-09-13
FI103635B (en)	1999-08-13
FI942810A0 (en)	1994-06-14
FI103635B1 (en)	1999-08-13
AU6349294A (en)	1994-12-15
KR950000076A (en)	1995-01-03

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1994-11-04	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1994-12-21	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A2 Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE
1994-12-21	RAX	Requested extension states of the european patent have changed	Free format text: SI PAYMENT 940611
1995-01-24	PUAL	Search report despatched	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013
1995-03-15	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A3 Designated state(s): AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE
1995-11-02	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19950902
1997-11-12	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19970924
1999-10-08	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
1999-11-24	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 19990420