Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Menthol detection on tobacco
- Patent Title (中): 薄荷醇检测烟草
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Application No.: US14495756Application Date: 2014-09-24
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Publication No.: US09097668B2Publication Date: 2015-08-04
- Inventor: Edmond J. Cadieux, Jr.
- Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC.
- Applicant Address: US VA Richmond
- Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC.
- Current Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Richmond
- Agency: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C.
- Main IPC: B07C5/02
- IPC: B07C5/02 ; G01N21/64 ; A24B15/10 ; A24B1/04 ; B07C5/342 ; B07C5/36 ; C10L1/00 ; G01N21/359 ; G01N21/55 ; G01N21/85 ; G01N21/94 ; G01N21/952 ; G01N21/84
Abstract:
A method for detecting mentholated tobacco, comprising irradiating tobacco containing menthol and a fluorescent taggant with radiation and observing the tobacco for fluorescence from the taggant. A system and method for detecting and separating mentholated tobacco from non-mentholated tobacco within a product stream is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150008162A1 MENTHOL DETECTION ON TOBACCO Public/Granted day:2015-01-08
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