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Method of making tobacco rod with enhanced firmness

CA 1331945 C · Owner: Keritsis, Gus D. · Inventors: Jones, Harry A.; Winterson, Warren D.; Sherwood, John F.

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A tobacco product characterized by improved void volume and firmness characteristics and a method of making a tobacco product by applying binder material to tobacco filler treating the, filler to the extent necessary to cause the filler to become substantially non-tacky, forming a rod activating the binder and, treating the rod to the extent necessary to cause the filler shreds to become bonded to one another.

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  • Granted September 13, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 13, 2011.
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FiledMarch 8, 1989
GrantedSeptember 13, 1994
Term endedSeptember 13, 2011
Patent numberCA 1331945 C
Classification (IPC)A24C5/00 +2 more

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19901993199619992002200520082011Application filedMarch 8, 1989Patent grantedSep 13, 1994Term endedSep 13, 2011

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