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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
May. 19, 2011
Applicants:
Crystal Dawn Hege Byrd, Lexington, NC (US);
Anthony Richard Gerardi, Winstom-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
Crystal Dawn Hege Byrd, Lexington, NC (US);
Anthony Richard Gerardi, Winstom-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/24 (2006.01); C08F 6/00 (2006.01); A24D 3/08 (2006.01); C08F 20/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/08 (2013.01); A24B 15/241 (2013.01); A24B 15/246 (2013.01); C08F 20/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a method of isolating certain target compounds from tobacco, tobacco materials or smoke generated by a smoking article. The method can be used to remove undesirable compounds from tobacco, tobacco materials, or tobacco smoke. The method can also be used to remove flavor compounds from tobacco or tobacco materials, which can then be used as flavor components for tobacco material used in smoking articles and smokeless tobacco compositions.