Smokeless tobacco composition

US8695609B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Michael Francis Dube · Winston-Salem, US
• Daniel Verdin Cantrell · Lewisville, US
• John-Paul Mua · Advance, US
• Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr. · Clemmons, US
• Cynthia Stewart Stokes · Lexington, US
• James Neil Figlar · Clemmons, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 9, 2010
• Grant date: Apr 15, 2014
• Expiry date: Mar 26, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A24B15/283
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product is provided, the tobacco product including a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation, the tobacco formulation including a tobacco material and a plurality of microcapsules dispersed within the tobacco material, the plurality of microcapsules including an outer shell encapsulating an internal payload. The internal payload may include an additive such as water, flavorants, binders, colorants, pH adjusters, buffering agents, fillers, disintegration aids, humectants, antioxidants, oral care ingredients, preservatives, additives derived from herbal or botanical sources, and mixtures thereof. Microencapsulated flavorants include tobacco-containing flavorants, such as tobacco extracts or a particulate tobacco material, sweeteners (e.g., sweeteners containing neotame), and vanillin (optionally in a complexed form).