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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6499489 | Tobacco-based cooked casing formulation Processes for producing flavorful and aromatic compounds from flue-cured tobacco material are provided. The processes involve providing a tobacco suspension comprising finely ground flue-cured tobacco material in intimate contact with ammonia, and subject... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6298859 | Use of a phenol oxidizing enzyme in the treatment of tobacco A process for preparing tobacco, which process comprises the steps of treating a tobacco material with a phenol oxidising enzyme, such as by extracting tobacco with a solvent to provide an extract and a residue; and treating the extract with a phenol oxid... | 10/09/2001 |
| 5715843 | Method of and apparatus for measuring the diameters of rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry The diameters of successive rod-shaped articles of the tobacco processing industry are ascertained while the articles advance sideways at the periphery of a rotary drum-shaped conveyor and are rotated about their longitudinal axes as a result of frictiona... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5601097 | Tobacco treatment The invention provides a method for reducing the protein content of tobacco material which includes either: (1) extracting the tobacco material with an anionic surfactant; (2) treating the tobacco material with a proteolytic enzyme followed by extraction ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5311886 | Tobacco extract treatment with insoluble adsorbent This invention provides a method for reducing the protein content of tobacco material which includes extracting the tobacco material with a solution containing a surfactant. The tobacco material may be first extracted with an aqueous solvent to produce an... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5103843 | Process for improving the taste and aroma of tobacco The invention provides a process for improving the taste and aroma of tobacco by finely dispersing over it an emulsion comprising an emulsifier, an aqueous phase and an oil phase containing at least 10% by weight of a non-volatile oil. The non-volatile oi... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5099862 | Tobacco extraction process Tobacco-derived components of a tobacco extract are provided by fermenting the tobacco extract within a fermentation bath. The extract may be subjected to heat treatment in a pressure controlled environment prior to and/or after fermenting. The fermented ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4941484 | Tobacco processing Tobacco material having a reduced protein content is provided by first extracting water soluble components from tobacco. The extracted residue then is subjected to enzyme treatment using an enzyme which can decompose water insoluble protein molecules to s... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4895175 | Method for the preparation of aromatized reconstituted tobacco Aromatized reconstituted tobacco is prepared from tobacco particles by extracting the particles with water to form an extract containing between 5 and 20 g/l of sugar, fermenting the extract with a yeast of the genera kluyveromyces, saccharomyces or candi... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4716911 | Method for protein removal from tobacco An improved process for removing insoluble nitrogen-containing compounds from cured tobacco uses alkali or a combination of protease and nonprotease depolymerase, rather than simple protease extraction. The method of the invention is more efficient and results... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4709710 | Process for improving tobacco A culture of microorganisms requiring oxygen but capable of living anaerobically while using nitrates and/or nitrites as oxygen source, which are brought to their exponential growth phase under anaerobic conditions, and are made to react under like condit... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4700727 | Method of treating lettuce and other leafy vegetable plants and products produced therefrom Lettuce and leafy vegetables are processed and enzymatically treated with proteolytic or amylolytic enzymes under predetermined temperature and pH conditions for the production of tobaccoless smokes and edible products such as pita-like pockets and chips ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4685478 | Thermophilic denitrification of tobacco High temperature processes and thermophilic organisms for use in those processes for reducing the levels of certain nitrogen-containing compounds in tobacco materials. Tobacco materials are contacted with at least one thermophilic organism characterized b... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4660577 | Dry pre-mix for moist snuff A dry pre-mix is provided whereby a moist snuff can be prepared by addition of water. The pre-mix consists of a mixture of snuff-type tobaccos, cut to a predetermined size and having a moisture level between 6% and 16%.... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4651759 | Start-up process for the thermophilic denitrification of tobacco Process for the start-up of high-temperature processes for the denitrification of tobacco materials via an anaerobic dissimilatory metabolic pathway of thermophilic organisms. The process advantageously permits the induction of denitrification activity th... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4628947 | Process for modifying the flavor characteristics of bright tobacco A method for modifying the smoking flavor characteristics of bright tobacco, involves treating the tobacco with liquid ammonia, separating the resulting ammonia solution from the tobacco, concentrating the solution by evaporating the ammonia, dissolving t... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4622982 | Continuous method of denitrating tobacco extracts An improved method of reducing the nitrate, nitrite and ammonium compound content of an aqueous tobacco extract employing microorganisms is described. The nitrates, nitrites and ammonium compounds are eliminated on a continuous basis via an aerobic assimi... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4572219 | Process for improving tobacco A process for reducing the content of nitrate and/or nitrite salts contained in tobacco is disclosed whereby tobacco is treated, under controlled aerobic conditions, with microorganisms capable of degrading nitrates and/or nitrites to other nitrogen-conta... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4566469 | Process for dissimilatory denitrification of tobacco materials An improved process for the reduction of the nitrate content of tobacco materials via dissimilatory denitrification is disclosed wherein more rapid reduction of nitrate to nitrogen gas is effected by utilizing a vacuum during incubation. The process compr... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4557280 | Process for reduction of nitrate and nicotine content of tobacco by microbial treatment A process for the reduction of the nitrate and nicotine contents of tobacco by microbial treatment is disclosed wherein tobacco materials are subjected, under controlled conditions, to the action of a microorganism effective to degrade nitrates and alkalo... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4556073 | Process for reduction of nitrate content of tobacco by microbial treatment A process for the reduction of the nitrate content of tobacco materials by microbial treatment is disclosed wherein tobacco materials are subjected, under controlled conditions, to the action of a microorganism effective to degrade nitrates through a bioc... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4537204 | Method of tobacco treatment to produce flavors A method for producing tobacco flavors which comprises the steps of hydrolytically degrading into amino acids the proteins of biomass produced by the assimilation of low molecular weight nitrogen compounds from an aqueous tobacco extract, isolating the am... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4524786 | Continuous process for microbial degradation of tobacco constituents containing nitrates Microbial degradation of nitrates in a tobacco extract takes place in a first fermenter under exponential growth conditions of the micro-organisms employed and subsequently in a second fermenter under stationary growth conditions of the degrading micro-or... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4483353 | Tobacco processing A tobacco-treatment process comprises mechanically expressing cell-sap from yellowed, substantially undried, tobacco-leaf material, impregnating the fibrous material remaining after the expression with said cell-sap or with parts or components of said cel... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4476881 | Microbial digestion of tobacco materials using mixed cultures A mixed complementary culture of bacteria and fungi are used to degrade pectin and cellulose components of tobacco materials.... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4407307 | Process for the preparation of tobacco and tobacco prepared according to this process For the preparation of tobacco, the insoluble proteins are initially made soluble by enzymatic treatment, dissolved and then eliminated in the solution by metabolic assimilation. The remaining solution components are then returned to the tobacco.... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4343318 | Method of endothermic fermentation of tobacco A method of fermenting and aging tobacco under endothermic conditions in which the tobacco is fermented in an atmosphere containing more than 25% by volume oxygen and preferably in either pure oxygen or oxygen-enriched air. The tobacco product is thereby ... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4308877 | Method of making reconstituted tobacco having reduced nitrates Natural tobacco is extracted with water to produce a soluble extract and an insoluble fibrous residue. The aqueous extract is contacted by microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi, capable of converting nitrate in the extract to nitrogen. Contacting may ... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4298013 | Method for recycling cellulosic waster materials from tobacco product manufacture A method for utilizing waste cellulosic material by conversion to sugars suitable for use in tobacco manufacturing is disclosed. The method comprises comminuting waste cellulose products, which are generated during tobacco product manufacturing, deesterif... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4135521 | Tobacco products and methods for their preparation A method of upgrading a first batch or mass of tobacco which comprises fermenting another tobacco batch or sample in an aqueous medium to which has been added a suitable carbohydrate with an alcohol producing yeast, is characterized by utilizing material ... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4038993 | Process for reduction of nicotine content of tobacco by microbial treatment A process for the reduction of the nicotine content of tobacco by microbial treatment is disclosed. Tobacco is subjected, under controlled conditions, to the action of a microorganism effective to degrade nicotine through a biochemical reaction in which, ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4037609 | Process for reduction of nicotine content of tobacco by microbial treatment A process for the reduction of the nicotine content of tobacco by microbial treatment is disclosed. Tobacco is subjected, under controlled conditions, to the action of a microorganism effective to degrade nicotine through a biochemical reaction in which, ... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4011141 | Process for maximizing the growth and nicotine degrading activity of microorganisms A process is disclosed for maximizing the growth and nicotine degrading activity of microorganisms effective to degrade nicotine through a biochemical mechanism in which 3-succinoylpyridine is formed. The process involves inoculating a nicotine-containing... | 03/08/1977 |
