US2025098728A1PendingUtilityA1

Stabilization methods for tobacco and tobacco products

Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCPriority: Aug 4, 2017Filed: Dec 10, 2024Published: Mar 27, 2025

Est. expiryAug 4, 2037(~11 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Yahya Karga James E. Powell Dongmei Xu James Arthur Strickland Ujwala Warek

A24B 13/00A24B 15/10A24B 15/186A24B 15/28A24B 15/183A24B 15/22

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A stabilizing process for tobacco and tobacco products includes sterilizing the tobacco by applying an electron beam treatment to the tobacco. The process may also include treating the tobacco. The treating the tobacco includes pre-conditioning the tobacco, pasteurizing the tobacco, curing the tobacco, fermenting the tobacco, or combinations thereof. The method may also include forming a smokeless tobacco product containing the tobacco.

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We claim: 
     
         1 . A method for producing a smokeless tobacco product comprising:
 treating tobacco, the treating including,
 pre-conditioning the tobacco, pasteurizing the tobacco, curing the tobacco, 
   fermenting the tobacco, or combinations thereof, and
 conditioning the tobacco; 
   forming a product containing the tobacco, the forming being performed after the treating the tobacco and the conditioning the tobacco; and   sterilizing the product, the sterilizing including applying an electron beam (E-Beam) to the tobacco.

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