Patents by Inventor Ezra D. Allford

Ezra D. Allford has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for forming flavor compounds in tobacco
    Patent number: 4744375
    Abstract: A tobacco treating process for forming favorable flavor compounds in a moisturized tobacco including the steps of introducing the moistened tobacco into a containing zone; introducing an ammonia source into the containing zone; heating the contained zone when substantially closed to bring the tobacco to a preselected temperature to improve flavor compounds through reaction of the ammonia source and reducing sugars, and/or other tobacco components; and cooling and removing the tobacco from the closed zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
    Inventors: Robert F. Denier, Elmer F. Litzinger, Ezra D. Allford