Tobacco processing
CA 1235038 A · Owner: Philip Morris Incorporated · Inventors: Nepomuceno, Jose G.; Mcclung, Charles S.; Haws, Lewis A.
Overview
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A method and apparatus are disclosed for applying foamed material to tobacco, particularly in connection with the making of cigarettes. The foamed material may be added to the tobacco for, example, in the paper guide section of a cigarette maker at the garniture mouth (21) or through the short tongue (30) or through both, or at the chimney (10). Addition of a foamed material to the tobacco, during the cigarette making process results in a, cigarette in which the material added is more uniformly distributed.
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- Granted April 12, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 12, 2005.
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