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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2011
Gong Chen, Clemmons, NC (US);
Michael Francis Dube, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Lewisville, NC (US);
Jerry Wayne Marshall, Stokesdale, NC (US);
Frank Kelley St. Charles, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Huamin Gan, Clemmons, NC (US);
Cheryl Cooper Scott, Lewisville, NC (US);
Barry Smith Fagg, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Gong Chen, Clemmons, NC (US);
Michael Francis Dube, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Lewisville, NC (US);
Jerry Wayne Marshall, Stokesdale, NC (US);
Frank Kelley St. Charles, Bowling Green, KY (US);
Huamin Gan, Clemmons, NC (US);
Cheryl Cooper Scott, Lewisville, NC (US);
Barry Smith Fagg, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for curing tobacco. The method includes steps of wilting, bruising, aerating, and drying tobacco, where each of the steps is measured in hours or days rather than months. In some aspects, aeration may take two to twelve hours or less. In some aspects, the entire curing method may be completed in 24 hours or less.