Tobacco compositions

• US 20060191548A1
• Filed: 01/31/2006
• Published: 08/31/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: US Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC
• Original Assignee: US Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC
• Inventors: Williams, Scott A., Atchley, Frank S., Rossman, James M., Johnson, Cherne W., Strickland, James A., Miller, Tod J., Desmarais, Armand J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,627,828 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 131/347
• CPC Class Codes: A23L 27/79 in the form of films
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 13/00 Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff reconstituted tobacco products A24B3/14
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 13/02 Flakes or shreds of tobacco
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/10 Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/16 of tobacco substitutes
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/18 Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 15/186 by coating with a coating composition, encapsulation of tobacco particles encapsulation of additives other than tobacco : A24B15/283
• CPC Class Codes: A24B 3/14 Forming reconstituted tobacco products, e.g. wrapper materials, sheets, imitation leaves, rods, cakes; Forms of such products delustering A24C1/40
• CPC Class Codes: A61C 15/02 Toothpicks

Abstract

The invention features tobacco compositions and methods of their use and manufacture. Compositions of the invention may be based on a variety of technologies. Technologies include films, tabs, shaped parts, gels, consumable units, insoluble matrices, and hollow shapes. In addition to tobacco, compositions may also contain flavors, colors, and other additives as described herein. Compositions may also be orally disintegrable. Exemplary compositions and methods of their manufacture are described herein.

Claims

1. A composition comprising tobacco and an insoluble format, wherein said format partially coats said tobacco.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the ratio of tobacco to format is 99:

1 to 50;

50.

3. The composition of claim 1, wherein said format is shaped as a porous, rigid structure.

4. A composition comprising tobacco, a format, and a holding device, wherein said composition is disposed on said holding device.

5. The composition of claim 4, wherein said holding device is a toothpick.

6. The composition of claim 5, wherein said toothpick is substantially entirely enrobed by a coating comprising said tobacco and format.

7. The composition of claim 4, wherein said holding device comprises a tobacco stem.

8. The composition of claim 4, wherein said tobacco and format are formulated as a tab, gel, shaped part, or film.

9. The composition of claim 4, wherein said tobacco and format are disposed in an insoluble matrix which is attached to said holding device.

10. The composition of claim 4, wherein said format is formulated as a film and said tobacco is disposed within a pouch formed by said film being attached to said holding device.

11. The composition of claim 10, wherein said film is a porous, water-insoluble film.

12. The composition of claim 10, wherein said film disintegrates in the mouth.

13. The composition of claim 4, wherein said holding device is partially inserted into a combination of said tobacco and format.

14. A method of manufacturing a tobacco composition comprising attaching a holding device to a tobacco composition comprising tobacco and a format.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein said composition is formulated as a tab, gel, shaped part, or film.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein said holding device is a toothpick.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein said holding device comprises a tobacco stem.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein said holding device is attached by coating said composition on said holding device.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein said holding device is inserted into said tobacco composition.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein said composition comprises a film, said attaching forms a pouch of said film, and said tobacco is disposed within said pouch.