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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald D Rothchild, South Orange, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B / ; A24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131304 ; 131291 ; 131296 ;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for treating a continuous flow of tobacco under pressure include introducing said tobacco to a pressurized chamber through an entrance lock device, impregnating said tobacco with a pressurized gas or its liquid phase within said chamber, and discharging said impregnated tobacco from said chamber through an exit lock device. Liquid impregnant may be applied as a fine spray within said chamber, and subsequent expansion of said tobacco may be performed by decompression, heating, or by decompression and heating in combination.