Patent · US Active

Reduced risk tobacco products and methods of making same

US10709164B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Vector Tobacco Inc. · US

Inventors

Anthony P. Albino · New York, US
Wendy Jin · Chapel Hill, US
Ellen Jorgensen · Pound Ridge, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 25, 2018
Grant date	Jul 14, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N15/8243
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Embodiments provided herein concern tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of a harmful compound. More specifically, several embodiments concern approaches to modify the expression of a gene that is involved in the production of a harmful compound in tobacco, tobacco products made using these approaches and methods of determining whether the removal of said compounds using said approaches yields a tobacco and/or a tobacco product that has a reduced potential to contribute to a tobacco-related disease.

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