公开(公告)号：US06425401B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-30

申请号：US09668144

申请日：2000-09-25

申请人： Jonnie R. Williams

发明人： Jonnie R. Williams

IPC分类号： A24B102

CPC分类号： A24B15/245 ,  A24B3/18 ,  A24B15/18 ,  A24B15/22

摘要： A method of treating tobacco to reduce the content of, or prevent formation of, harmful nitrosamines which are normally found in tobacco is disclosed. The method includes the step of subjecting at least a portion of the plant, while the portion is uncured and in a state susceptible to having the amount of nitrosamines reduced or formation of nitrosamines arrested, to a controlled environment capable of providing a reduction in the amount of nitrosamines or prevention of the formation of nitrosamines, for a time sufficient to reduce the amount of or substantially prevent the formation of at least one nitrosamine, wherein the controlled environment is provided by controlling at least one of humidity, rate of temperature change, temperature, airflow, CO level, CO2 level, O2 level, and arrangement of the tobacco plant. Tobacco products and an apparatus for producing such tobacco products are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种处理烟草以减少烟草中通常存在的有害亚硝胺含量或阻止其形成的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：使植物的至少一部分未被固化，并且在易于使亚硝胺的量减少或形成亚硝胺被捕获的状态下，在能够提供量减少的受控环境中 亚硝胺或防止形成亚硝胺的时间足以减少或基本上防止形成至少一种亚硝胺，其中受控环境通过控制湿度，温度变化率，温度 ，气流，CO水平，CO2水平，O2水平和烟草植物的布置。 烟草制品和生产这种烟草制品的设备也被公开。

公开(公告)号：US06805134B2

公开(公告)日：2004-10-19

申请号：US09735177

申请日：2000-12-12

申请人： David McCray Peele

发明人： David McCray Peele

IPC分类号： A24B102

CPC分类号： A24B15/245 ,  A24B1/02 ,  Y10S432/50

摘要： Tobaccos are cured in a manner so as to provide tobaccos having extremely low tobacco specific nitrosamine (TSNA) contents. Harvested Virginia tobacco is subjected to flue-curing so as to provide flue-cured tobacco. During the curing processing steps, contact of the tobacco with nitric oxide gases, such as those produced as combustion products of propane burning heating units, is avoided. Tobacco in curing barns is not subjected to direct-fire curing techniques, but rather, heat for tobacco curing can be provided by heat exchange or electrical heating methods.

摘要翻译： 烟草以某种方式固化，以提供具有极低烟草特异性亚硝胺（TSNA）含量的烟草。 收获的弗吉尼亚烟草经过烤烟以提供烤烟。 在固化处理步骤期间，避免了烟草与一氧化氮气体（例如作为丙烷燃烧加热装置的燃烧产物生产的那些）的接触。 固化炉中的烟草不经受直接火焰固化技术，而是可以通过热交换或电加热方法提供用于烟草固化的热量。

公开(公告)号：US06202649B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-20

申请号：US09397018

申请日：1999-09-15

申请人： Jonnie R. Williams

发明人： Jonnie R. Williams

IPC分类号： A24B102

CPC分类号： A24B15/245 ,  A24B3/18 ,  A24B15/18 ,  A24B15/22

摘要： A method of treating tobacco to reduce the content of, or prevent formation of, harmful nitrosamines which are normally found in tobacco is disclosed. The method includes the step of subjecting at least a portion of the plant, while the portion is uncured and in a state susceptible to having the amount of nitrosamines reduced or formation of nitrosamines arrested, to a controlled environment capable of providing a reduction in the amount of nitrosamines or prevention of the formation of nitrosamines, for a time sufficient to reduce the amount of or substantially prevent the formation of at least one nitrosamine, wherein the controlled environment is provided by controlling at least one of humidity, rate of temperature change, temperature, airflow, CO level, CO2 level, O2 level, and arrangement of the tobacco plant. Tobacco products and an apparatus for producing such tobacco products are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种处理烟草以减少烟草中通常存在的有害亚硝胺含量或阻止其形成的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：使植物的至少一部分未被固化，并且在易于使亚硝胺的量减少或形成亚硝胺被捕获的状态下，在能够提供量减少的受控环境中 亚硝胺或防止形成亚硝胺的时间足以减少或基本上防止形成至少一种亚硝胺，其中受控环境通过控制湿度，温度变化率，温度 ，气流，CO水平，CO2水平，O2水平和烟草植物的布置。 烟草制品和生产这种烟草制品的设备也被公开。

公开(公告)号：US06779527B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-24

申请号：US09921351

申请日：2001-08-02

申请人： Uwe Werner Ehling ,  Frank Plückhahn ,  Gerald Schmekel ,  Arno Weiss

发明人： Uwe Werner Ehling ,  Frank Plückhahn ,  Gerald Schmekel ,  Arno Weiss

IPC分类号： A24B102

CPC分类号： A24B3/04 ,  A24B3/182

摘要： The invention relates to a method and a device for conditioning comminuted tobacco material by heating and moistening with water vapor, wherein the comminuted tobacco material free-falls down through a chamber operating in a continuous process and is treated during free-fall with water vapor via nozzles; a hyperbaric pressure is maintained in said chamber.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种通过用水蒸气加热和润湿来调节粉碎的烟草材料的方法和装置，其中粉碎的烟草材料通过连续工艺操作的室自由下落，并且在自由落体期间用水蒸汽经由 喷嘴 所述室中保持高压。

公开(公告)号：US06371125B1

公开(公告)日：2002-04-16

申请号：US09536322

申请日：2000-03-27

申请人： Hans-Herbert Schmidt

发明人： Hans-Herbert Schmidt

IPC分类号： A24B102

CPC分类号： A24C5/323

摘要： Apparatus for transporting rod-shaped tobacco smoke filters which contain and/or carry particles of charcoal and/or other solid particulate tobacco smoke filtering and/or flavoring material. A sender directs a series of successive filters lengthwise into a pneumatic conduit wherein the filters advance toward a receiving station. A section of the conduit has an arcuate shape and advances successive filters from a lower level to a higher level. The underside of the section has an elongated arcuate opening which is overlapped by a cover in such a way that any solid particles which became separated from the filters can be expelled into a neighboring chamber due to fluid pressure in the section as well as under the action of gravity and/or centrifugal force. Such particles are evacuated by way of an outlet at the lower end of the chamber, either by manually operated valves which control the admission of particles from the chamber into a compartment and from the compartment, or by automatically operated valves which open at close at predetermined intervals.

摘要翻译： 用于运输棒状烟草烟雾过滤器的装置，其包含和/或携带木炭和/或其它固体颗粒烟草烟雾过滤和/或调味材料的颗粒。 发送者将一系列连续的过滤器纵向地引导到气动管道中，其中过滤器朝向接收站前进。 管道的一部分具有弓形形状，并且将连续的过滤器从较低级别提升到较高级别。 该部分的下侧具有细长的弓形开口，其与盖重叠，使得与过滤器分离的任何固体颗粒可由于该部分中的流体压力以及作用下的流体压力而被排出到相邻的室中 的重力和/或离心力。 这样的颗粒通过手动操作的阀通过手动操作的阀排出，通过控制从腔室进入隔室和隔室的手动操作的阀，或者通过在预定的关闭处打开的自动操作阀 间隔