Production of tobacco smoking materials
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1. A PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO SMOKING MATERIALS COMPRISING:
- GRINDING TOBACCO TO FORM A FLOUR-LIKE MATERIAL, MIXING THEREWITH A MINOR PROPORTION OR WATER OF BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 15% AND 30% OF THE WET WEIGHT OF THE TOBACCO SO THAT THE RESULTING MIXTURE IS A FLOWABLE MATERIAL AND THEREAFTER EXTRUDING SAID MIXTURE THROUGH A SMALL ORIFICE INTO FILAMENTARY FORM WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SUBJECTING IT TO SUFFICIENT MECHANICAL WORKING AND SUFFICIENT PRESSURE SO AS TO RENDER CERTAIN MATERIALS NORMALLY PRESENT IN THE NATURAL TOBACCO LEAF GUMMY AND ABLE TO SERVE AS AN ADHESIVE WHEREBY THE FILAMENTS ARE COHERENT AND SELF-SUPPORTING.
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1. A PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO SMOKING MATERIALS COMPRISING:
- GRINDING TOBACCO TO FORM A FLOUR-LIKE MATERIAL, MIXING THEREWITH A MINOR PROPORTION OR WATER OF BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 15% AND 30% OF THE WET WEIGHT OF THE TOBACCO SO THAT THE RESULTING MIXTURE IS A FLOWABLE MATERIAL AND THEREAFTER EXTRUDING SAID MIXTURE THROUGH A SMALL ORIFICE INTO FILAMENTARY FORM WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SUBJECTING IT TO SUFFICIENT MECHANICAL WORKING AND SUFFICIENT PRESSURE SO AS TO RENDER CERTAIN MATERIALS NORMALLY PRESENT IN THE NATURAL TOBACCO LEAF GUMMY AND ABLE TO SERVE AS AN ADHESIVE WHEREBY THE FILAMENTS ARE COHERENT AND SELF-SUPPORTING.
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Current AssigneeJames Green Sydney, James Nicholl Peter
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Original AssigneeJames Green Sydney, James Nicholl Peter
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InventorsJAMES GREEN SYDNEY, JAMES NICHOLL PETER
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Application NumberUS04/276,770Time in Patent Office854 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current131/375CPC Class CodesA24B 15/12 of reconstituted tobaccoA24B 3/14 Forming reconstituted tobac...
