Patents by Inventor Yuemei QIAO

Yuemei QIAO 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).

  • Patent number: 11839232
    Abstract: A method for preparing a tar extract with aroma characteristics from a discarded cigarette butt includes: (1) adding the discarded cigarette butt to an extraction solvent, and carrying out subcritical fluid extraction to obtain an extraction solution; (2) carrying out vacuum filtration on the extraction solution, and carrying out vacuum distillation on the filtrate to obtain a concentrated extractum; and (3) carrying out molecular distillation on the concentrated extractum, and collecting a light fraction of the molecular distillation to obtain the tar extract with aroma characteristics. Through the subcritical fluid extraction and separation by the molecular distillation to prepare the tar extract, harmful substances in the tar are removed, and the aroma components are retained. The tar extract is applied to a cigarette to improve the aroma, smoke and taste characteristics of the cigarette.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: INNER MONGOLIA KUNMING CIGARETTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liqun Li, Yajun Ye, Ying Chai, Junsong Zhang, Chen Chen, Chunsheng Guo, Xudong Ji, Shu Tian, Xudong Wang, Yuemei Qiao, Ruili Li, Miao Liang, Wenjie Zhang
  • Publication number: 20230132114
    Abstract: A method for preparing a tar extract with aroma characteristics from a discarded cigarette butt includes: (1) adding the discarded cigarette butt to an extraction solvent, and carrying out subcritical fluid extraction to obtain an extraction solution; (2) carrying out vacuum filtration on the extraction solution, and carrying out vacuum distillation on the filtrate to obtain a concentrated extractum; and (3) carrying out molecular distillation on the concentrated extractum, and collecting a light fraction of the molecular distillation to obtain the tar extract with aroma characteristics. Through the subcritical fluid extraction and separation by the molecular distillation to prepare the tar extract, harmful substances in the tar are removed, and the aroma components are retained. The tar extract is applied to a cigarette to improve the aroma, smoke and taste characteristics of the cigarette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: INNER MONGOLIA KUNMING CIGARETTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liqun LI, Yajun YE, Ying CHAI, Junsong ZHANG, Chen CHEN, Chunsheng GUO, Xudong JI, Shu TIAN, Xudong WANG, Yuemei QIAO, Ruili LI, Miao LIANG, Wenjie ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230000133
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for extracting tar aroma components from a cigarette butt and use of the tar aroma components in a cigarette. The method includes the following steps: (1) adding the cigarette butt to an extraction solvent, and carrying out ultrasound-assisted extraction to obtain an extraction solution; (2) centrifuging the extraction solution, and carrying out vacuum distillation on the supernatant to obtain a concentrated extractum; and (3) carrying out molecular distillation on the concentrated extractum, and collecting a light fraction of the molecular distillation to obtain the tar aroma components. In the present disclosure, the cigarette butt is used as a raw material, through the ultrasound-assisted extraction and separation by the molecular distillation to extract the tar, harmful substances in the tar are removed, and the aroma components are retained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: INNER MONGOLIA KUNMING CIGARETTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liqun LI, Jie HAO, Chen CHEN, Junsong ZHANG, Xudong JI, Chunsheng GUO, Yajun YE, Shu TIAN, Xudong WANG, Yuemei QIAO, Ruili LI, Yuanyang ZHU, Qingxiang LI
  • Publication number: 20220408793
    Abstract: A method for preparing a tar extract from a discarded cigarette butt and use of the tar extract in a cigarette includes the following steps: (1) adding the discarded cigarette butt to an extraction solvent, and carrying out microwave-assisted extraction to obtain an extraction solution; and (2) centrifuging the extraction solution, carrying out silica gel column chromatography on the supernatant, carrying out elution by using a petroleum ether-ethyl acetate mixed solution as a mobile phase, and collecting the resulting elution fraction to obtain the tar extract. In the method, the tar is extracted from the discarded cigarette butt as a raw material. Through the microwave-assisted extraction and separation by the silica gel column chromatography, harmful substances in the tar of the cigarette butt are removed, and the components with aroma characteristics are retained, and the tar extract is applied to a low-end cigarette.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: INNER MONGOLIA KUNMING CIGARETTE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Liqun LI, Chunsheng GUO, Xudong JI, Junsong ZHANG, Chen CHEN, Yajun YE, Jie HAO, Xudong WANG, Yuemei QIAO, Ruili LI, Miao LIANG, Wenjie ZHANG