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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
May. 12, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rufus H Honeycutt, Kathlene, GA (US);
Elliott S Sadle, Louisville, KY (US);
Elmer F Litzinger, Macon, GA (US);
Dennis M Boyle, Marthsville, MO (US);
Assignee:
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, Louisville, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131309 ; 131310 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a process of exploding tobacco stems to improve smoke quality, and more particularly to a process of exploding the cells of tobacco stems with high pressure saturated steam, followed by rapid depressurization and quenching, in order to reduce negative contributors to smoke quality and to form favorable flavor compounds.