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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2006
Szu-sung Yang, Midlothian, VA (US);
Trevor Scott Gentry, Midlothian, VA (US);
Robley Eugene Pitts, Jr., Midlothian, VA (US);
Ricky L. Bowman, Richmond, VA (US);
Szu-Sung Yang, Midlothian, VA (US);
Trevor Scott Gentry, Midlothian, VA (US);
Robley Eugene Pitts, Jr., Midlothian, VA (US);
Ricky L. Bowman, Richmond, VA (US);
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A process of manufacturing a reconstituted tobacco material is provided which includes: preparing a heated mixture of water and sugar; providing a liquid flavorant such as menthol; mixing tobacco particles, water and a gum binder with the mixture of water and sugar and with the flavorant to form a reconstituted tobacco mixture; and forming the reconstituted tobacco mixture, such as by casting or extruding the reconstituted tobacco mixture, into a reconstituted tobacco material. Exemplary menthol reconstituted tobacco products provided herein enable high levels of menthol to be retained in a tobacco product.
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