Global Patent Index - EP 2630875 A2

EP 2630875 A2 20130828 - Reconstituted tobacco material and method and apparatus for the production thereof

Title (en)

Reconstituted tobacco material and method and apparatus for the production thereof

Title (de)

Rekonstituiertes Tabakmaterial und Verfahren und Vorrichtung zu dessen Herstellung

Title (fr)

Matériau de tabac reconstitué, procédé et appareil pour la production de celui-ci

Publication

EP 2630875 A2 20130828 (EN)

Application

EP 13275038 A 20130221

Previously filed application

201202934 20120221 GB

Priority

GB 201202934 A 20120221

Abstract (en)

A process for recovering and recycling tobacco dust comprises the steps of: €¢ mixing tobacco dust with a binder to provide a paste; €¢ extruding the paste through a die to provide an elongate extrudate; €¢ slicing the extrudate at one or more discrete locations along its length to provide a plurality of extrudate portions; and €¢ pressing at least one extrudate portion between two opposed surfaces, so as to flatten it.

IPC 8 full level

A24B 3/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24B 3/14 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2630875 A2 20130828; EP 2630875 A3 20131009; EP 2630875 B1 20171115; GB 201202934 D0 20120404; HU E035682 T2 20180528; PL 2630875 T3 20180430

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 13275038 A 20130221; GB 201202934 A 20120221; HU E13275038 A 20130221; PL 13275038 T 20130221