PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO

摘要

UNITED STATES PATENT APPLICATION FOR PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO BY DAVID G. STRUBEL AND ROBERT A. SANFORD A process for manufacturing reconstituted tobacco from tobacco stems and tobacco fines includes treating the tobacco stems to a fibrous form, and mixing the fibrous tobacco stems with tobacco lamina fines. The mixture is then deposited on a moving mesh screen whereon it is formed into a felt-like mat or sheet of generally uniform thickness. The reconstituted tobacco sheet is then removed from the mesh screen for further processing to produce a tobacco smoking article.