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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2021
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Inventors:
Rui Nuno Rodrigues Alves Batista, Morges, CH;
Ricardo Cali, Mannheim, DE;
Ivan Prestia, Calderara di Reno, IT;
Alexandra Sereda, Neuchatel, CH;
Assignee:
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 3/18 (2006.01); A01M 1/02 (2006.01); A24B 3/10 (2006.01); A24B 15/18 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 3/18 (2013.01); A01M 1/026 (2013.01); A24B 3/10 (2013.01); A24B 15/18 (2013.01); G01N 33/0027 (2013.01); G01N 33/0047 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); G01N 2333/43552 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method to monitor tobacco material to detect insect infestation, the method comprising: —providing tobacco material in a closed space; —measuring the concentration of a semiochemical in the air present in the closed space; —comparing the measured concentration of the semiochemical with a threshold; and—lowering the temperature of the closed space if the concentration of the semiochemical is higher than the threshold.