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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:
Mar. 26, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harvey J Young, Advance, NC (US);
Edward J Sohn, Lewisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131297 ; 131298 ;
Abstract
Reconstituted tobacco having good wet strength is provided. Tobacco material is extracted with water to yield an insoluble portion and an aqueous portion containing water soluble tobacco components. The insoluble portion is formed into a sheet-like shape and contacted with a pectin release agent. Alternatively, the insoluble portion is contacted with pectin release agent and then formed into a sheet-like shape. The extract then is applied to the insoluble portion which has been formed into a sheet-like shape. The resulting tobacco composition is dried to yield a reconstituted tobacco material.