Smokeless tobacco composition comprising tobacco-derived material and non-tobacco plant material
US12213509B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24B15/30
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A smokeless tobacco product is configured for insertion into the mouth of a user and incorporates materials from Nicotiana species (e.g., tobacco-derived materials) and plant materials from non-Nicotiana species (e.g., non-tobacco plant materials). The tobacco material can have the form of processed tobacco material (e.g., granulated, reconstituted, heat treated, or otherwise processed tobacco laminae and/or stem), tobacco extract (e.g., an extract of water soluble tobacco components obtained by extracting tobacco with water), or a combination thereof. The non-tobacco material can have the form of vegetable pulp (e.g., sugar beet pulp), pulp obtained after removal of water soluble components as a result of water extraction treatment, or a combination thereof. The tobacco product is composed of a mixture of the tobacco material and non-tobacco material components; such as a mixture of tobacco material, tobacco extract and processed non-tobacco material, or a mixture of aqueous tobacco extract and water-extracted vegetable pulp.
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