US2016295908A1PendingUtilityA1

Method of manufacturing cut stem, cut stem manufacturing apparatus, and cut stem

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Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INCPriority: Mar 29, 2011Filed: Jun 17, 2016Published: Oct 13, 2016
Est. expiryMar 29, 2031(~4.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Manabu NishimuraSusumu AbeSatoshi Taguchi
A24B 3/18A24B 7/00A24B 5/16A24B 13/02
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Abstract

Method of manufacturing a cut stem with increased filling capacity comprises tearing a rod-like stem material having a water content of 20 to 50% by weight, shredding the torn rod-like stem material, and subjecting the rod-like cut stem material to expansion treatment.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cut stem comprising:
 spongy fiber tissue derived from internal tissue, which includes an integument existing on a part of a surface thereof; and   fluffy fibers formed on at least part of the surface of the spongy fiber tissue excluding the integument.   
     
     
         2 . The cut stem according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the cut stem has a water content of 3 to 15% by weight.

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