Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Stabilization methods for tobacco and tobacco products
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Application No.: US16054351Application Date: 2018-08-03
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Publication No.: US11457659B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Yahya Karga , James Powell , Dongmei Xu , James A. Strickland , Ujwala Warek
- Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
- Applicant Address: US VA Richmond
- Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Richmond
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: A24B15/22
- IPC: A24B15/22 ; A24B15/18 ; A24B13/00 ; A24B15/28 ; A24B15/10

Abstract:
A stabilizing process for tobacco and tobacco products includes sterilizing the tobacco by applying an electron beam treatment to the tobacco. The process may also include treating the tobacco. The treating the tobacco includes pre-conditioning the tobacco, pasteurizing the tobacco, curing the tobacco, fermenting the tobacco, or combinations thereof. The method may also include forming a smokeless tobacco product containing the tobacco.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190037910A1 STABILIZATION METHODS FOR TOBACCO AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS Public/Granted day:2019-02-07
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