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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2021
Applicant:
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/24 (2006.01); A24B 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/243 (2013.01); A24B 15/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating tobacco material with superheated steam to reduce the nicotine content of the tobacco material after the treatment compared to the nicotine content of the tobacco material before the treatment. Also provided is treated tobacco material which has been contacted with superheated steam to reduce its nicotine content, as well as the use of superheated steam to treat tobacco and tobacco industry products that include the treated tobacco material.