Patent SG-11201809666X-A (SG)
Title: Method for the preparation of a cast sheet of homogenized tobacco material
Inventor: KLIPFEL YORICK
IPC: A24C5/01
Filed: 2017-04-10
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1111111111111111111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111110111111111111111110111111 Organization 0 International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\"\" WO 2017/202538 Al 30 November 2017 (30.11.2017) WIPO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: tel (CH). FARINE, Marc; Avenue Edouard-Dubois 5, A24B 3/14 (2006.01) CH-2000 Neuchatel (CH). (21) International Application Number: (74) Agent: MONTEVECCHI, Emma et al.; Via Trebbia, 20, PCT/EP2017/058581 1-20135 Milano (IT). (22) International Filing Date: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 10 April 2017 (10.04.2017) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, (25) Filing Language: English CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (26) Publication Language: English DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, (30) Priority Data: KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, 16171642.8 27 May 2016 (27.05.2016) EP MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, (71) Applicant: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, [CH/CH]; Quai Jeanrenaud 3, CH-2000 Neuchatel (CH). SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (72) Inventors: KLIPFEL, Yorick; Chemin du Petit-Bois 16, CH-1113 St-Saphorin-sur-Morges (CH). BUEHLER, (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Frederic Ulysse; Rue de l'Evole 36, CH-2000 Neucha- kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, Title: METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A CAST SHEET OF HOMOGENIZED TOBACCO MATERIAL = (54) = 0 = 107 — _I t 108 o• 6 = — 3) = ► — = t 109 = = = = 0 I. = = CID I. 1 0 = = = = = 11 GC en FIG. 5 in (57) : The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a cast sheet of homogenized tobacco material, said N method comprising: • pulping (108) cellulose fibres (5) with water (6); • grinding (102, 106) a blend of tobacco of one or more tobacco ei types to tobacco particles (10); • combining (107) the pulped cellulose fibres with the tobacco particles and with a binder (8) to form ---- a IN slurry; • homogenizing the slurry; • casting (110) the slurry to form a cast sheet of homogenized tobacco material from the slurry; , 1 • discarding (112) undesired portions of the cast sheet; and • introducing (113) the discarded undesired portions (9) of the cast sheet C::::) into the slurry. ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/202538 Al MIDEDIMOMOIDEIRMEM00101011010NIMOMEEM UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))