US3389707A
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Method and apparatus for expelling moisture from tobacco
Assignee: Körber AG
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Filing: 1966-07-15
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Granted: 1968-06-25
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Expires: 1986-07-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Wochnowski Waldemar
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 18:11
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24B; A24B3/00; A24B3/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
111 words
A METHOD OF CONDITIONING TOBACCO, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF CONVEYING A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF MOIST TOBACCO LENGTHWISE ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH TOWARD, THROUGH AND BEYOND AN ELONGATED CONTINUOUS CONDITIONING ZONE HAVING A FIRST SECTIN WHICH IS FIRST TO RECEIVE SUCCESSIVE INCREMENTS OF TOBACCO AND A SECOND SECTION WHICH RECEIVES SUCCESSIVE INCREMENTS FROM SAID FIRST SECTION; ADMITTING INTO SAID FIRST SECTION A FIRST CURRENT OF HOT FLUID AND CONVEYING SUCH FLUID CONCURRENT WITH THE STREAM SO THAT THE FLUID EXPELS MOISTURE FROM TOBACCO; ADMITTING INTO SAID SECOND SECTION A SECOND CURRENT OF HOT FLUID AND STREAM TOWARD SAID FIRST SECTION SO THAT THE SECOND CURRENT EXPELS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FROM TOBACCO; AND EVACUATING
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