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Class Information
Number: 131/290
Name: Tobacco > Tobacco treatment
Description: Process or apparatus relating to the physical or chemical treatment of tobacco, either prior or subsequent to the manufacture thereof into a tobacco product.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
131/297 Extraction of component, other than moisture, by contact with diverse medium 115
131/311 Including leaf disintegration 24
131/327 Leaf associating or disassociating 16
131/313 Leaf stemming 20
131/324 Leaf straightening, brushing, smoothing, rolling, corrugating, or flattening with or without stem crushing 9
131/291 Puffing 95
131/299 With electrical or radiant energy 31
131/300 With fluid or fluent material 105


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7568485 System for dispersing powder materials in a cigarette rod Aug. 4, 2009
7556046 Method of reducing nitrosamines content in tobacco leaves Jul. 7, 2009
7549426 Method of reducing nitrite and/or nitrosamine in tobacco leaves using microorganism having denitrifying ability Jun. 23, 2009
7549425 Method of reducing nitrosamine content in tobacco leaves Jun. 23, 2009
7538071 Methods of reducing the nicotine content of tobacco plants and tobacco plants obtained thereby May. 26, 2009
7445011 Method for improving the loading capacity of tobacco Nov. 4, 2008
7404406 Tobacco processing Jul. 29, 2008
7320326 Method for the treatment of tobacco Jan. 22, 2008
7293564 Method for chemically modifying tobacco during curing Nov. 13, 2007
7028694 Method for dispersing powder materials in a cigarette rod Apr. 18, 2006
7025066 Method of reducing the sucrose ester concentration of a tobacco mixture Apr. 11, 2006
7004177 Method and device for detecting foreign bodies in cigarettes Feb. 28, 2006
6959712 Method of making a smoking composition Nov. 1, 2005
6895974 Tobacco processing May. 24, 2005
6846177 Method and apparatus for facilitating a tobacco curing process Jan. 25, 2005
6834653 Apparatus for expanding tobacco Dec. 28, 2004
6805134 Tobacco processing Oct. 19, 2004
6789548 Method of making a smoking composition Sep. 14, 2004
6786221 Method and system for assay and removal of harmful toxins during processing of tobacco products Sep. 7, 2004
6772767 Process for reducing nitrogen containing compounds and lignin in tobacco Aug. 10, 2004
6755200 Method for reduction of tobacco specific nitrosamines Jun. 29, 2004
6752156 Humidification cylinder and method of humidifying material Jun. 22, 2004
6732742 Method of conditioning cigars May. 11, 2004
6694985 Process for lowering nicotine contents in tobacco Feb. 24, 2004
6668838 Manufacturing method for cut tobacco and manufacturing system therefor Dec. 30, 2003
6637438 Method for assay and removal of harmful toxins during processing of tobacco products Oct. 28, 2003
6615841 Fulcrum and cantilever humidor Sep. 9, 2003
6602555 Tobacco extract composition and method Aug. 5, 2003
RE38123 Tobacco products having reduced nitrosamine content May. 27, 2003
6568401 Process for providing cut filler for cigarettes May. 27, 2003
6482359 Process for the sterilization of sewer systems and closed rooms in general Nov. 19, 2002
6446633 Tobacco bale slicing apparatus and method Sep. 10, 2002
6425401 Method of treating tobacco to reduce nitrosamine content, and products produced thereby Jul. 30, 2002
6397851 Method for expanding tobacco Jun. 4, 2002
6395236 System for tobacco smoke neutralization May. 28, 2002
6338348 Method of treating tobacco to reduce nitrosamine content, and products produced thereby Jan. 15, 2002
6334447 Tobacco bale slicing apparatus and method Jan. 1, 2002
6321758 Tobacco leaf handling assembly Nov. 27, 2001
6311695 Method of treating tobacco to reduce nitrosamine content, and products produced thereby Nov. 6, 2001
6298858 Tobacco flavoring components of enhanced aromatic content and method of providing same Oct. 9, 2001
6298859 Use of a phenol oxidizing enzyme in the treatment of tobacco Oct. 9, 2001
6286515 Humidification cylinder Sep. 11, 2001
6279581 Portable cigar humidor Aug. 28, 2001
6263881 Apparatus for applying a liquid medium to tobacco Jul. 24, 2001
6227205 Method for treatment of tobacco fine cut May. 8, 2001
6209546 Apparatus and method for improved hydrate formation and improved efficiency of recovery of expansion agent in processes for expanding tobacco and other agricultural products Apr. 3, 2001
6185843 Tobacco dryers Feb. 13, 2001
6135121 Tobacco products having reduced nitrosamine content Oct. 24, 2000
6131584 Tobacco treatment process Oct. 17, 2000
6109272 Method for producing a tobacco flavor-tasting article Aug. 29, 2000

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