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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Inventors:
Michel Philippe Blanc, Corcelles, CH;
Lucien Bovet, La Chaux-de-Fonds, CH;
Assignee:
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/20 (2006.01); A24B 3/04 (2006.01); A24B 3/12 (2006.01); A24B 9/00 (2006.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/20 (2013.01); A24B 3/04 (2013.01); A24B 3/12 (2013.01); A24B 9/00 (2013.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for treating tobacco material, the method comprising: o fermenting the tobacco material to obtain treated tobacco material, including: #incubating the tobacco material under anaerobic conditions; #applying a pressure to the tobacco material comprised between 1000 kilograms per square meter and 4000 kilograms per square meter; #keeping the moisture content of the tobacco material comprised between 25 percent in weight and 40 percent in weight of the total weight of the tobacco material; o wherein the fermenting lasts at least one month.