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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6209546 | Apparatus and method for improved hydrate formation and improved efficiency of recovery of expansion agent in processes for expanding tobacco and other agricultural products An apparatus and a method for recovering additional expansion agent in a process for the expansion of tobacco or another agricultural product are disclosed. One embodiment is a method for recovering additional expansion agent in a process for the expansio... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6053174 | Method and apparatus for the enhancement of tobacco A tobacco enhancement apparatus and a method of enhancing tobacco using the apparatus comprising a tunnel (12) having a vibratory conveyor floor (18), and an inlet (14) for receiving unexpanded tobacco shreds. A steaming and swirling station (32) is locat... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5590667 | Tobacco expansion method A tobacco expansion method is provided whereby cured tobacco is first moistened with a humectant solution, as is conventional in the industry, to increase the resident liquids thereof. Next, the prepared tobacco in shredded form is placed in a sealed cham... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5365950 | Expanding apparatus for agricultural product or the like An expanding apparatus supplies an expanding agent to an impregnating vessel, and continuously supplies and discharges a material, e.g., a tobacco material to and from the impregnating vessel through a valve while pressure-increasing or pressure-decreasin... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5311885 | Expanding apparatus for agricultural product such as tobacco material An expanding apparatus continuously expands a material, e.g., a tobacco material and supplies gaseous carbon dioxide as an expanding agent to an impregnating vessel by an expanding agent supply to maintain a predetermined impregnating pressure. The materi... | 05/17/1994 |
| 4962773 | Process for the manufacture tobacco rods containing expanded tobacco material Cigarette rods and filter rods are provided by manufacturing rods from tobacco cut filler and a circumscribing paper wrap, and then subjecting the rods to conditions such that the cut filler undergoes volume expansion while within the paper wrap. For exam... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4791942 | Process and apparatus for the expansion of tobacco A process for expanding tobacco includes the steps of adjusting the moisture content of cut tobacco, pressurizing the cut tobacco with or without treatment, releasing the pressurized cut tobacco rapidly into a dryer and reordering the tobacco. The apparat... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4574819 | Process for increasing the filling power of tobacco Cut tobacco is treated with a supersaturated aqueous solution of calcium citrate and excess moisture is removed. The result is a significant increase in the filling power of the cut tobacco.... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4554932 | Pressure vessel and method of using same A fluid pressure treating apparatus including a cylindrical tubular shell with a reciprocal spool assembly mounted for movement between a loading position outside the shell and a treating position within the shell, sealing members on said spool assembly f... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4531529 | Process for increasing filling capacity of tobacco An improved process for increasing the filling capacity of tobacco is provided in which tobacco is contacted with vapors of an expansion agent such as, for example, a low-boiling highly volatile hydrocarbon and/or halocarbon, at elevated temperature and p... | 07/30/1985 |
| 3957063 | Method and apparatus for increasing the volume of moist tobacco Particles of a tobacco stream are first expanded by passing across a high-frequency field wherein they are exposed to the action of electromagnetic waves which effect a vaporization of moisture in the capillaries with attendant increase in volume. The thu... | 05/18/1976 |
