SI9300666A - Process for impregnation and expansion of tobacco - Google Patents

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SI9300666A
SI9300666A SI9300666A SI9300666A SI9300666A SI 9300666 A SI9300666 A SI 9300666A SI 9300666 A SI9300666 A SI 9300666A SI 9300666 A SI9300666 A SI 9300666A SI 9300666 A SI9300666 A SI 9300666A
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H Kwang Cho
J Thomas Clarke
M Joseph Dobbs
B Eugene Fischer
L Diane Leister
M G Jose Nepomuceno
A Walter Nichols
Ravi Prasad
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B3/00—Preparing tobacco in the factory
    • A24B3/18—Other treatment of leaves, e.g. puffing, crimpling, cleaning
    • A24B3/182—Puffing

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