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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Francis Dube, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Luis Mayan Dominguez, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Chi-Kuen Shu, Pfafftown, NC (US);
Elwood Lee Williams, Jr., Lewisville, NC (US);
Kenneth Wayne Smith, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
William Monroe Coleman, III, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 1/500 ; A24D 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 1/500 ; A24D 1/00 ;
Abstract
A method for improving the flavor and aroma characters of a smoking article is provided. A mixture consisting essentially of a reducing sugar and optionally a hydroxide of an alkali metal is subjected to heat treatment for a time and under conditions sufficient to produce a flavorful composition. The flavorful composition is then applied to tobacco leaves or cut filler made thereof, and smoking articles are prepared from the tobacco leaves or cut filler.