IP Library › Granted Patent US 8,678,014
Granted Patent B2
US 8,678,014 · App. 12/910,398 · Granted Mar 25, 2014

Method for drying molded product for non-combustible smoking article

Inventors: Ryutaro Tsuruizumi (Tokyo, JP); Manabu Takeuchi (Tokyo, JP); Manabu Yamada (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,678,014
App. No.
12/910,398
Granted
Mar 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a method for drying a molded product for a non-combustible smoking article, including preparing a molded product for a non-combustible smoking article corresponding to two non-combustible smoking articles includes an aerosol generating section which generates aerosol when heated and carbonaceous heat sources fitted to both ends of the aerosol generating section, covering the aerosol generating section with a far infrared reflective cover, and irradiating the carbonaceous heat sources with far infrared radiation from a far infrared heater.

Claims (7)

1. A method for drying a molded product for a non-combustible smoking article, comprising:

preparing a molded product for a non-combustible smoking article comprising an aerosol generating section which generates aerosol when heated and extruded carbonaceous heat sources fitted to both ends of the aerosol generating section;

covering the aerosol generating section with a far infrared reflective cover; and then

irradiating the extruded carbonaceous heat sources with far infrared radiation from a far infrared heater to dry the extruded carbonaceous heat sources.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a temperature of the far infrared heater ranges from 200 to 600° C.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an irradiation time for carbonaceous heat sources with far infrared radiation ranges from 5 seconds to 5 minutes.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the carbonaceous heat sources are irradiated with far infrared radiation while a gas is caused to blow between the far infrared heater and the carbonaceous heat sources of the molded product for the non-combustible smoking article.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2010
From: TSURUIZUMI, RYUTARO; TAKEUCHI, MANABU; YAMADA, MANABU
To: JAPAN TABACCO INC.
Reel/Frame 025189/0496 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-116020 · Apr 25, 2008 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2009057216 · Apr 8, 2009
Related Publication 20110030707A1 · Feb 10, 2011