EP 1925218 A1 20080528 - System for producing expanded tobacco
Title (en)
System for producing expanded tobacco
Title (de)
System zur Herstellung von expandiertem Tabak
Title (fr)
Système pour la production de tabac expansé
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 06405497 A 20061123
Abstract (en)
The invention concerns a system for producing expanded tobacco, comprising a tobacco expansion apparatus (20), in which the tobacco is expanded, at least a first tobacco supply unit (30) for providing tobacco containing at least one suitable chemical solvent other than water to prepare the tobacco for expansion, at least a second tobacco supply unit (35) for providing tobacco containing only water as a solvent to prepare the tobacco for expansion and at least a first feed unit (10) for introducing tobacco from the at least first tobacco supply unit (30) and the at least second tobacco supply unit (35) into the tobacco expansion apparatus (20)
IPC 8 full level
A24B 3/18 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A24B 3/182 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 0651951 A2 19950510 - PHILIP MORRIS PROD [US]
- [A] US 5810019 A 19980922 - BEARD HOYT STURDIVANT [US], et al
- [A] US 2004182404 A1 20040923 - POINDEXTER DALE BOWMAN [US], et al
- [A] EP 0629352 A2 19941221 - REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R [US]
- [A] US 4519407 A 19850528 - HELLIER JOHN A [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 06405497 A 20061123; US 98465807 A 20071120