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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventor:
Edmond J. Cadieux, Jr., Mechanicsville, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01); A24B 15/10 (2006.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01); A24B 1/04 (2006.01); G01N 21/359 (2014.01); G01N 21/55 (2014.01); G01N 21/85 (2006.01); G01N 21/94 (2006.01); C10L 1/00 (2006.01); B65G 27/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G01N 21/952 (2006.01); C10N 40/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); A24B 1/04 (2013.01); A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/10 (2013.01); B07C 5/3427 (2013.01); B07C 5/366 (2013.01); B65G 27/00 (2013.01); C10L 1/003 (2013.01); G01N 21/359 (2013.01); G01N 21/55 (2013.01); G01N 21/6486 (2013.01); G01N 21/84 (2013.01); G01N 21/85 (2013.01); G01N 21/94 (2013.01); G01N 21/95 (2013.01); B07C 2501/0018 (2013.01); C10N 2040/42 (2020.05); G01N 21/952 (2013.01); G01N 2021/646 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6417 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6439 (2013.01); G01N 2021/845 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8411 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8466 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8592 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting mentholated tobacco, comprising irradiating tobacco containing menthol and a fluorescent taggant with radiation and observing the tobacco for fluorescence from the taggant. A system and method for detecting and separating mentholated tobacco from non-mentholated tobacco within a product stream is also provided.