1795 results about "Tobacco product" patented technology

A code reading system capable of signaling exception handling procedures for products being handled in a work environment, such as, for example, consumer product being purchased in a retail store or a product or package being sorted by a logistics company. The system includes a system housing containing one or more one or more signal sources for generating distinctive visual and / or audible exception handling signals for special classes of products identified in the environment. Such special products may include: EAS tagged products requiring EAS tag deactivation: alcohol and tobacco products requiring proof of age; controlled products requiring additional customer tracking; age restricted products requiring identification; product purchases requiring personnel to show up and approve or assist in a product transaction; and the like.

A novel composition for the use as snuff in the oral cavity, the composition comprising tobacco and / or a tobacco substitute encapsulated in a membrane material comprising one or more membranes at least one of which being water permeable and water-insoluble. A novel composition enables a selective release of e.g. nicotine while it at the same time reduces the release of substances, which normally lead to unwanted side effects. The novel compositions may be used as a healthier alternative to snuff and other tobacco products such as, e.g., cigarettes, cigars and pipe. Methods for giving up smoking, reducing nicotine craving, reducing side effects normally related to smoking and snuffing of tobacco as welt a method for the preparation of a composition according to the invention.

The disclosure relates to a method of enhancing nicotine or other medicament concentrations in a gaseous carrier. The methods are adaptable to the delivery of nicotine or other medicaments for therapeutic effect in various diseases, in particular nicotine for tobacco product use cessation, substitution and / or harm reduction. The disclosure further relates various devices and device design principles for practicing these methods.

The disclosure relates to an improved method of enhancing nicotine concentrations in a gaseous carrier. The methods are adaptable to the delivery of nicotine for therapeutic effect in various diseases, in particular nicotine for tobacco product use cessation, substitution and / or harm reduction. The disclosure further relates various devices and device design principles for practicing these methods.

The invention provides a method of preparing a purified, pyrazine-containing aqueous composition by mixing a reducing sugar, a base, and an amino acid in water to produce a mixture; heating the mixture for a time and under conditions conducive to Maillard reactions such that a flavorful and aromatic aqueous solution is formed, the aqueous solution comprising a plurality of pyrazines and a first 4-methylimidazole concentration; distilling the aqueous solution to produce an aqueous distillate comprising a plurality of pyrazines and having a second 4-methylimidazole concentration lower than the first 4-methylimidazole concentration; and collecting the aqueous distillate. The invention also includes flavorful and aromatic aqueous compositions formed by this inventive method, as well as tobacco products (e.g., smokable materials, smoking articles, and smokeless tobacco) incorporating the flavorful and aromatic composition.

A method of thermally processing a tobacco material is provided, the method including the steps of (i) mixing a tobacco material, water, and an additive selected from the group consisting of lysine, glycine, histidine, alanine, methionine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, proline, phenylalanine, valine, arginine, di- and trivalent cations, asparaginase, saccharides, phenolic compounds, reducing agents, compounds having a free thiol group, oxidizing agents, oxidation catalysts, plant extracts, and combinations thereof, to form a moist tobacco mixture; (ii) heating the moist tobacco mixture at a temperature of at least about 60° C. to form a heat-treated tobacco mixture; and (iii) incorporating the heat-treated tobacco mixture into a tobacco product. Heat-treated tobacco composition prepared according to the method are also provided, such as heat-treated smokeless tobacco composition comprising a tobacco material, water, flavorant, binder, and filler, the heat-treated smokeless tobacco composition having an acrylamide content of less than about 2000 ppb.

The present invention generally relates to tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of nicotine and / or tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNA). More specifically, several ways to make tobacco plants that have reduced nicotine and TSNA levels have been discovered. Embodiments include tobacco harvested from said tobacco plants, cured tobacco from said tobacco plants, tobacco products made with said cured tobacco and methods of making these compositions.

Aspects of the present invention concern tobacco having reduced nicotine and nitrosamines, which is used to manufacture consumer tobacco products, and methods to produce such tobacco. More specifically, embodiments include methods to reduce nicotine and nitrosamines in tobacco crops by applying auxin, auxin analogs, and jasmonate antagonists during the cultivation of such tobacco crops. Tobacco generated using said methods and consumer tobacco products obtained therefrom are also embodiments.

A class of molecularly imprinted polymers that specifically recognizes and binds to nitrosamines members of which class are useful, for example, in analysis and separation of nitrosamines from biological fluids. Such molecularly imprinted polymers are also useful in methods of treating and manufacturing tobacco products and materials.

The invention discloses a tobacco suction system based on electromagnetic heating. The tobacco suction system is characterized by comprising an end cover (1), a heater (2) and an electromagnetic induction system, wherein the end cover (1) is detachably connected to the heater (2); the end cover (1) comprises a circular cover (11) and a filter tip (13); the heater (2) comprises a shell (21), an inner container (23), a base plate (24) and a cylindrical iron core (25); the electromagnetic induction system comprises an induction coil for heating the inner container (23), the base plate (24) and the cylindrical iron core (25), and a temperature control circuit. By heating the inner container, the base plate and the cylindrical iron core through the electromagnetic induction system, the heating speed can be increased, the heat efficiency is high, and instant heating can be realized, thereby better meeting the requirement of good suction mouthfeel; due to the arrangement of the cylindrical iron core, tobacco products can be heated uniformly and fully, and waste caused by insufficient heating of the tobacco products can be avoided. The tobacco suction system is suitable to be popularized and applied.

A two-stage medicine delivery system provides an initial dose of medicine and a second dose of medicine. The initial and second doses are capable of achieving a rapid pharmacological effect and a prolonged pharmacological effect, respectively. The two-stage medicine delivery system preferably delivers a craving reduction substance, in which case, the rapid and prolonged pharmacological effects include a rapid and prolonged craving reduction. Preferably, the delivery system is a nicotine delivery system which is provided in chewing gum form or lozenge form and which provides the nicotine in a transmucosally absorbable form. The two-stage medicine delivery system preferably releases a buffering agent which increases a pH level in a user's mouth to facilitate absorption of the medicine when the delivery system is placed in the user's mouth. A method of making the medicine delivery system also is provided. The system and apparatus can be adapted to reduce cravings for alcohol, food, drugs (e.g., cocaine, opiates and the like) and tobacco products, especially tobacco products containing nicotine.

A smokeless tobacco product is provided. A tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of that product comprises a tobacco formulation including a granular tobacco composition enclosed within a water-permeable pouch that has been treated with a substance selected from the group consisting of: an analgesic, a buffer, a coloring, an effervescent, or an organic acid.

A method of thermally processing a tobacco material is provided, the method including the steps of (i) mixing a tobacco material, water, and an additive selected from the group consisting of lysine, glycine, histidine, alanine, methionine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, proline, phenylalanine, valine, arginine, di- and trivalent cations, asparaginase, saccharides, phenolic compounds, reducing agents, compounds having a free thiol group, oxidizing agents, oxidation catalysts, plant extracts, and combinations thereof, to form a moist tobacco mixture; (ii) heating the moist tobacco mixture at a temperature of at least about 60° C. to form a heat-treated tobacco mixture; and (iii) incorporating the heat-treated tobacco mixture into a tobacco product. Heat-treated tobacco composition prepared according to the method are also provided, such as heat-treated smokeless tobacco composition comprising a tobacco material, water, flavorant, binder, and filler, the heat-treated smokeless tobacco composition having an acrylamide content of less than about 2000 ppb.

A class of molecularly imprinted polymers that specifically recognizes and binds to TSNAs are useful, for example, in analysis and separation of TSNAs from biological fluids. Such polymers are also useful in methods of treating and manufacturing tobacco products and materials.

A method of thermally processing a tobacco material is provided, the method including the steps of (i) mixing a tobacco material, water, and an additive selected from the group consisting of lysine, glycine, histidine, alanine, methionine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, proline, phenylalanine, valine, arginine, di- and trivalent cations, asparaginase, saccharides, phenolic compounds, reducing agents, compounds having a free thiol group, oxidizing agents, oxidation catalysts, plant extracts, and combinations thereof, to form a moist tobacco mixture; (ii) heating the moist tobacco mixture at a temperature of at least about 60° C. to form a heat-treated tobacco mixture; and (iii) incorporating the heat-treated tobacco mixture into a tobacco product. Heat-treated tobacco composition prepared according to the method are also provided, such as heat-treated smokeless tobacco composition comprising a tobacco material, water, flavorant, binder, and filler, the heat-treated smokeless tobacco composition having an acrylamide content of less than about 2000 ppb.

The invention relates to a fragrance type heating nonflammable tobacco product. The fragrance type heating nonflammable tobacco product includes the following materials by weight: 1 to 6 parts of tobacco extract, 0.5 to 5 parts of tobacco flavor, 0.5 to 3 parts of taste and flavor conditioning agent, 0.5 to 6 parts of fragrance type liquor, 0.5 to 15 parts of fogging agent, and 75 to 95 parts of tobacco carrier. The invention also provides a preparation method of the tobacco product. According to the invention, the tobacco product is low in danger to a human body and an environment; the tobacco extract is added to improve the tobacco flavor concentration of the tobacco product at the low temperature, and meanwhile, smoke vigor and satisfaction can be improved; the fragrance type liquor is added to allow smoke to be fragrant, prominent, elegant and exquisite, and the liquor is rich and is long in aftertaste; the content of the fogging agent is improved, so that the amount of the smoke can be assured to the greatest extent when a consumer smokes at the low temperature, and the feel more similar to the feel of the traditional cigarettes is provided.

A method of modifying the content of certain chemical compounds in tobacco materials is provided, the method including treatment of a tobacco plant or portion thereof with at least one enzyme. For example, the method may modify the content of tobacco smoke toxicant precursors in tobacco materials, which can result in a modification in toxicant production when the tobacco material is exposed to elevated temperatures. The type of tobacco plant or portion thereof treated according to the invention can be, for example, a tobacco seed, a tobacco seedling, an immature live plant, a mature live plant, a harvested plant, or a plant derivative. Smoking articles and other tobacco products including such enzyme-treated tobacco materials are also provided.

The invention provides certain nicotine salts, co-crystals, and salt co-crystals and provides novel polymorphic forms of certain nicotine salts. In particular, nicotine salts with mucic acid, 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid, and crystalline polymorphic forms of nicotine 4-acetamidobenzoate, nicotine gentisate, and nicotine 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoate are described. The invention further provides methods of preparation and characterization of such nicotine salts, co-crystals, and salt co-crystals and polymorphic forms thereof. In addition, tobacco products, including smoking articles, smokeless tobacco products, and electronic smoking articles comprising nicotine salts, co-crystals, and / or salt co-crystals are also provided.

Pouches (2) of a smokeless tobacco product are manufactured on a machine comprising an intermittently rotatable dispensing disc (3) with peripheral cavities (4), a station (5) at which each cavity (4) is filled with a given quantity of tobacco equivalent to a single portion, a push rod mechanism (12) by which the portions of tobacco are ejected from each cavity (4) of the disc (3) at a transfer station (6), and a connecting duct (8) through which the portion of tobacco ejected by the push rod from each cavity passes directly to a wrapping station (7) where the pouches (2) are formed, filled with the tobacco product and sealed.

The present invention relates to high flavor load particles and to methods of preparing same. The invention also relates to methods of using such particles to flavor tobacco products, including cigarettes and other conventional smoking articles.

A tobacco product display for monitoring inventory and aiding in theft prevention. A position sensor tracks the quantity of products on the display. A scanner, such as a barcode reader, tracks the identification of products removed from the display. A proximity and identity sensor detects authorized removal of products from the display and identifies persons removing the products. An alarm is triggered in the case of unauthorized product removal. Product inventory information is printed, sent to a network, computing device, smart phone, or similar device to alert authorized personnel of inventory reports and alarms.

The invention discloses an electronic cigarette smoking set heater with a low-temperature heating function. The electronic cigarette smoking set heater comprises a core rod (1), an insulation layer (2), anode and cathode pins (3) and a temperature sensor (4), wherein the insulation layer (2) wraps the outer surface of the core rod (1) in a sintering manner; the anode and cathode pins (3) are connected with the insulation layer (2) which wraps the outer surface of the core rod (1); the temperature sensor (4) is embedded in a blind hole (11) which is formed in the tail end of the core rod (1); the rear end of the temperature sensor (4) is connected with pins (41) which extend out of the blind hole (11). The electronic cigarette smoking set heater can be conveniently inserted into core parts of tobacco products for heating; meanwhile, the temperature sensor can be embedded into the core part of the heater for realizing closed-loop control on temperatures; the control precision of an electronic cigarette smoking set heater with a low-temperature heating function on the heating temperature of the tobacco products can be improved.

The invention provides an electrical heating cigarette with a portable inserting device. The electrical heating cigarette comprises a power source rod, an auxiliary inserter and a cigarette holder. The power source rod comprises a shell with an opening in one end, a power source device and a heating element, wherein the power source device and the heating element are arranged in the shell. The heating element comprises a heater base and a needle-type heater installed on the heater base, the power source device is used for supplying power to the heater base, the auxiliary inserter is of a cavity structure, an opening is formed in one end of the cavity structure, the shell can be inserted into the opening, a through hole for the needle-type heater to be inserted is formed in the bottom of the auxiliary inserter, a heating cavity for loading tobacco products is defined by the inner walls of the auxiliary inserter, the needle-type heater can be inserted from the through hole to extend into the heating cavity to further penetrate into the tobacco products, the opening end of the auxiliary inserter is detachably connected with the cigarette holder, and the opening end of the shell is detachably connected with the cigarette holder. According to the electrical heating cigarette, the tobacco products can be fully heated, can be more conveniently inserted into the heating cavity, and can be conveniently replaced, and the electrical heating cigarette is more convenient to use.

A process and system for continuous assay and removal of toxins from tobacco. Products such as tobacco contaminated with mycotoxins, particularly aflatoxins, and benzpyrene and its precursors, are subjected to treatment, generally in a solvent medium, to decontaminate the tobacco of the toxin. Continuous monitoring of all harmful toxins eluted from the cleaning solvent is performed by immunoantibody ultraviolet fluorescence, for example. A quality-control process ensures removal of harmful toxins from tobacco before further processing. Decontamination of extracted solvent streams and re-additives ensures safe reuse or disposal of the solvents and re-additives.