Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Menthol detection on tobacco
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Application No.: US14802699Application Date: 2015-07-17
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Publication No.: US09488580B2Publication Date: 2016-11-08
- Inventor: Edmond J. Cadieux, Jr.
- Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES INC.
- Applicant Address: US VA Richmond
- Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
- Current Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Richmond
- Agency: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran Cole & Calderon, P.C.
- Main IPC: B03B1/00
- IPC: B03B1/00 ; G01N21/64 ; A24B15/10 ; A24B13/00 ; G01N21/84 ; A24B1/04 ; B07C5/342 ; B07C5/36 ; C10L1/00 ; G01N21/359 ; G01N21/55 ; G01N21/85 ; G01N21/94 ; G01N21/952
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
- US20150323459A1 MENTHOL DETECTION ON TOBACCO Public/Granted day:2015-11-12
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