The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2003
Masahiro Chida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukio Sone, Kanagawa, JP;
Taro Yonezawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for ensuring the collecting volatile constituents contained in a solid sample S such as leaf tobacco. In particular, a sample vesselfor containing a sample of a solid containing volatile constituents, a gas feeding devicefor filling the sample vessel with inert gas, a thermostatic chamberfor containing the sample vessel and keeping the sample contained in the sample vessel at a predetermined temperature, and a canisterdesigned to be depressurized in advance and selectively connected to the sample vessel are provided. The sample vessel containing the sample S is filled with inert gas, and the sample S is kept at a predetermined temperature. Thereafter, the depressurized canister is connected to the sample vessel, and the constituents evaporating and/or escaping from the sample are collected.