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US 9,097,668 B2Granted
Menthol detection on tobacco
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorEdmond J. Cadieux, Jr.
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Abstract
A method for detecting mentholated tobacco, comprising irradiating tobacco containing menthol and a fluorescent taggant with radiation and observing the tobacco for fluorescence from the taggant. A system and method for detecting and separating mentholated tobacco from non-mentholated tobacco within a product stream is also provided.
Claims19
A method for detecting mentholated tobacco, from non-mentholated tobacco within a product stream comprising irradiating tobacco containing menthol and a fluorescent taggant with radiation and observing the tobacco for fluorescence from the taggant;
- and removing a portion of the product stream in response to fluorescence.
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