PROCESS FOR OBTAINING TOBACCO LEAVES WITH A STANDARDIZED NICOTINE CONTENT AND/OR IMPROVED COMBUSTIBILITY - Patent 1651065

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EP 1 651 065 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	03.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/18

(21)	Application number: 04743885.8

(22)	Date of filing: 07.07.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A24B 15/18^(1980.01)

A24B 3/12^(1968.09)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/IB2004/002222

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/004646 (20.01.2005 Gazette 2005/03)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK

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Priority:

15.07.2003 IT MI20031442

(71)	Applicant: MEDICAMENTA S.R.L.
	40122 Bologna (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	MERCATI, Valentino I-52037 Sansepolcro (IT)

(74)	Representative: Minoja, Fabrizio
	Bianchetti Bracco Minoja S.r.l. Via Plinio, 63 20129 Milano 20129 Milano (IT)

(54)	PROCESS FOR OBTAINING TOBACCO LEAVES WITH A STANDARDIZED NICOTINE CONTENT AND/OR IMPROVED COMBUSTIBILITY