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| 20080196730 | Smokeless Tobacco Product - The present invention relates generally to a smokeless tobacco product in the form of a completely dissolvable vehicle ( | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080210249 | Systems, devices and methods for delivering one or more additives to smokeless tobacco - Provided are systems, devices and methods that utilize porous plastic dispensing articles for delivering one or more additives to a smokeless tobacco product. A porous plastic article for dispensing one or more additives, such as, for example, flavorings, pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, caffeine, other dietary supplements, water or combinations thereof, is placed into contact with a quantity of smokeless tobacco, for example, in a re-sealable smokeless tobacco container. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090025739 | Smokeless Tobacco Composition - The invention provides a process for preparing a tobacco composition suitable for use as a smokeless tobacco composition, including: providing a moist tobacco material; heating the moist tobacco to a temperature of at least about 85° C. for a time sufficient to pasteurize the tobacco material while maintaining the moisture content at a relatively constant level; adding an amount of a base and water to the moist tobacco material sufficient to raise the pH of the slurry to at least about 8.7 and raise the moisture content to at least about 40% by weight, thereby forming a pH-adjusted moist tobacco material; and continuing to heat the pH-adjusted moist tobacco material to a temperature of at least about 55° C. for a time sufficient for the pH of the moist tobacco material to drop to less than about 8.5 while maintaining the moisture content at a relatively constant level. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090025740 | Oral pouch product having soft edge and method of making - An oral pouch product having a soft edge includes an inner filling material enclosed inwardly of at least one seam between opposed layers of porous pouch wrapper. The at least one seam is separated from the periphery of the porous pouch wrapper by an unbonded area of the opposed layers so as to form a soft edge of the pouch wrapper. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090293895 | Snuff Composition - Use of a nicotine-cellulose combination for the preparation of a snuff composition for achievement of a fast onset of action of nicotine after application of the snuff composition to the oral cavity of a subject, wherein the composition has a high release rate so that when subjected to an in vitro dissolution test about 45% or more of the total content of nicotine is released within 30 minutes. Moreover, the invention relates to an improved snuff composition for application to the oral cavity. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100000555 | SYNTHESIS AND INCORPORATION OF HIGH-TEMPERATURE AMMONIA-RELEASE AGENTS IN LIT-END CIGARETTES - A tobacco smoking mixture and/or a cigarette wrapper with high-temperature ammonia-release agents therein are provided, wherein the high-temperature ammonia-release agents are present in an amount effective to reduce the cytotoxicity of gas phase or particulate matter formed during smoking of the cigarette. The high-temperature ammonia-release agents are capable of reducing the cytotoxicity of gas phase or particulate matter by evolving ammonia at temperatures greater than about 200° C., wherein the ammonia can interact with the particulate matter. Additionally, the high-temperature ammonia-release agents can be formed by heating an aqueous mixture of an iron precursor compound, an ammonia source compound and an acid. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100012137 | TOBACCO PLANTS HAVING REDUCED NICOTINE DEMETHYLASE ACTIVITY - The present invention generally relates to methods and materials involved in producing tobacco plants having reduced levels of conversion of nicotine to nornicotine. In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, tobacco plants comprising mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, and tobacco compositions and products thereof. In other embodiments, the invention is directed toward nicotine demethylase RNA interference, tobacco plants comprising a nicotine demethylase RNA interference transgene, and tobacco compositions and products thereof. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100018540 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES - 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. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100018541 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES - A smokeless tobacco product is provided. A tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of that product comprises a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation that includes a granular tobacco composition and miraculin. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100242978 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT - A nonaqueous, extrudable composition includes at least one thermoplastic polymer in an amount of more than 20 wt % of the whole composition and tobacco. A smokeless tobacco product in the form of a sheet can be made by extruding or hot melt shaping a nonaqueous composition comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer and tobacco, the sheet being soluble in a user's mouth and resulting in sustained release of nicotine to the user. The sheet can be in a form that may be placed in the buccal cavity of, on the palate of or sublingually in the user, and have an average dissolution time of 5 to 50 minutes for delivering super bioavailable nicotine to the user. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100294291 | Smokeless Tobacco - A smokeless tobacco formulation includes particles or pieces of tobacco, and may include other ingredients, such as salts, sweeteners, binders, colorants, pH adjusters, fillers, flavoring agents, disintegration aids, antioxidants, humectants, and preservatives. The moisture content of the particles of the tobacco may vary. Certain smokeless tobacco products have the form of tobacco compositions or formulations that result from casting or otherwise forming a slurry incorporating tobacco material and other components as a film or sheet. Certain smokeless tobacco products have the form of tobacco compositions or formulations that result from pressing, extruding or otherwise forming a mixture incorporating tobacco material and other components into a desired shape. The foregoing tobacco products, as well as snus-type products, can be packaged under conditions of controlled atmosphere. Smokeless tobacco products can be sealed in outer packaging materials that are virtually impervious to oxygen and/or moisture, and those packaging materials can be vacuum sealed or sealed such that the atmosphere therewithin is essentially inert. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110048437 | TOBACCO NICOTINE DEMETHYLASE GENOMIC CLONE AND USES THEREOF - The present invention features tobacco nicotine demethylase nucleic acid and amino acid sequences, tobacco plants and plant components containing such sequences, including tobacco plants and plant components having reduced expression or altered enzymatic activity of nicotine demethylase, methods of use of nicotine demethylase sequences to create plants having altered levels of nornicotine or N′-nitrosonornicotine (“NNN”) or both relative to a control plant, as well as tobacco articles having reduced levels of nornicotine or NNN. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110061667 | FLAVOR-CONTAINING MATERIAL FOR CIGARETTE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CIGARETTE - There is provided a flavor-containing material for cigarette in which a flavor is coated with a polysaccharide without need of addition of a gelling agent such as a metal chloride. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110083688 | MOIST SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT WITH TEXTURED COATING - A moist smokeless tobacco product for oral use comprises a pre-portioned piece of tobacco material semi-dissolvable, a super-hydrated membrane coating comprising a soluble, non-cross-linked component and an insoluble, cross-linked component, and a texture component. The tobacco material comprises moist smokeless tobacco. The texture component reduces the slipperiness and/or increases the friction of the moist smokeless tobacco product when placed in a user's mouth. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110155157 | CIGARETTE FILTER CONTAINING ROSEMARY EXTRACT AND A METHOD OF REDUCING DNA DAMAGE CAUSED BY HARMFUL AGENTS IN CIGARETTE SMOKE BY USE OF SAID FILTER - The invention relates to a cigarette filter containing rosemary extract and a method of reducing DNA damage caused by various harmful agents in cigarette smoke. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of said filter to reduce DNA damage caused by benzo (a) pyrenes in human cells by the reduction of the human lung benzo (a) pyrene diol epoxide-dG (BPDE-dG) adduct. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110180087 | Oral pouch product with multi-layered pouch wrapper - An oral pouch product includes a dual layer pouch wrapper and an inner botanical filling material contained within the pouch wrapper. The pouch wrapper includes an inner web, an outer web and a coating, such as a water soluble flavorant containing coating therebetween. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110240048 | TOBACCO POUCH PRODUCT - A pouched tobacco product includes a lined pouch material of a web and a water-soluble liner adjacent the web and a tobacco component contained within the lined pouch material. The water-soluble liner is interposed between the web and the tobacco component. The liner preferably reduces staining of the web by the tobacco component. Additionally, the liner may include a flavorant. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110259353 | Tobacco Seed-Derived Components and Materials - A tobacco composition for use in a smoking article or a smokeless tobacco composition is provided, the composition including a component derived from a seed of the | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110271970 | CIGARETTE - A cigarette is provided with a tobacco rod including a tobacco filler. The tobacco filler includes stemmed tobacco leaf shreds, and also includes a metal carboxylate salt selected from a metal lactate salt, a metal tartarate salt, a metal succinate salt, a metal 3-hydroxybutyrate salt, a metal acetate salt and a metal formate salt in an amount of 0.5 to 6.0% by weight of the weight of the stemmed tobacco leaf shreds. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120042889 | CULTURED TOBACCO CELLS AS A MATRIX FOR CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS - Various embodiments are directed to consumable products incorporating a matrix of cultured tobacco cells. Any tobacco variety may be utilized for establishing in vitro tobacco cultures, including native tobacco varieties and genetically modified tobacco varieties derived from any tobacco variety. Various embodiments are directed to methods for producing tobacco products incorporating cellular material and/or extracts derived from tobacco cells cultured in vitro. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120073588 | ORAL TOBACCO PRODUCT - An oral tobacco product has a tobacco pouch ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073589 | ORAL TOBACCO PRODUCT - An oral tobacco product ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120073590 | ORAL TOBACCO ARTICLE - An oral tobacco article ( | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120085360 | ORAL TOBACCO PRODUCT - An oral tobacco product ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120103353 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS - A smokeless tobacco product is provided. A tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of that product comprises a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation that includes a granular tobacco composition, wherein the pouch comprises a fleece material configured to provide enhanced flavor. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120125355 | Transgenic Plants Comprising Constructs Encoding Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase and/or Pyruvate Orthophosphate Dikinase - The invention provides genetic constructs which comprise a senescence-specific promoter operably linked to at least one coding sequence, which encodes at least one polypeptide having phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PCK) activity and/or pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase (PPDK) activity. The constructs have the ability to cause, in transgenic plants, remobilisation of nitrogen during leaf senescence, such that nitrogen can be transported from the leaves to other regions of the plants. The invention provides plant cells and plants transformed with such constructs, methods of producing transgenic plants, and methods of increasing the rate of nitrogen remobilisation and growth rate in senescent plants. The invention also provides harvested plant leaves, such as tobacco leaves, that have been transformed with the genetic constructs, and to smoking articles comprising such harvested plant leaves. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120152265 | Tobacco-Derived Syrup Composition - The invention provides a tobacco composition for use in a smoking article or a smokeless tobacco composition that comprises a syrup derived from the stalk of a plant of the | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120167907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A FINISHED TOBACCO PRODUCT INCLUDING SPECIAL FORM CASINGS AND SHEET CONFIGURATIONS - A finished tobacco product is formed by a set of pre-rolled sheets. In one embodiment a form casing is used which includes at least two portions—a non-smokable portion along with a container portion which includes tobacco filler material. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120199148 | TOBACCO PLANTS HAVING A MUTATION IN A NICOTINE DEMETHYLASE GENE - The present invention generally relates to methods and materials involved in producing tobacco plants having reduced levels of conversion of nicotine to nornicotine. In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, tobacco plants comprising mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, and tobacco compositions and products thereof. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120199149 | TOBACCO COMPOSITIONS - 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. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120211016 | PLASTIC FROM TOBACCO BIOMASS - A tobacco bioplastic composition for use in, on or around a smoking article or a smokeless tobacco composition is provided, the tobacco bioplastic composition being derived from the | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120272979 | Novel Cigar - A novel cigar is provided with an elongated cigar puller device which extends into the interior of the cigar. By removing the cigar puller from the cigar, the tobacco fill material of the cigar is disrupted so as to improve the draw of the cigar. Once the cigar puller is removed from the tobacco fill material, a flavorant and/or aromatic can be infused into the less dense tobacco fill material which is provided upon the removal of the cigar puller. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120291794 | ORAL TOBACCO PRODUCT - An oral tobacco product ( | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120298124 | PORTION TOBACCO PRODUCT - A portion tobacco product includes a tobacco filler containing leaf tobacco or a leaf tobacco component, and a first pouch containing a wrapping material having a function of controlling the permeation of a compound contained in the tobacco filler, wherein the tobacco filler is included in the first pouch. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130008458 | ORAL TOBACCO MATERIAL - An oral tobacco material includes a powdered tobacco, and a basic salt of carbonic acid and an acidic salt of phosphoric acid as a pH adjusting agent. The basic salt of carbonic acid and the acidic salt of phosphoric acid are included in a total amount of 6% by weight or more of the dry weight of the powdered tobacco and are incorporated such that the initial pH of the oral tobacco material becomes from 7 to 8.5, and the oral tobacco material has a water content of 15% by weight or more. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130048001 | Anatabine-Enriched Tobacco Products - A tobacco product contains tobacco material enriched with anatabine or a salt or derivative thereof. In some aspects, the tobacco material has very low levels of tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNA), such as having a collective content of N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN), 4-(N-nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), N′-nitrosoanatabine (NAT) and N′-nitrosoanabasine (NAB) which is about 0.3 μg/g or less. The tobacco product may be a smoking product, such as cigarettes, cigars, or pipe tobacco; or a smokeless product, such as chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, tobacco-containing gum or lozenges, or a dissolvable powdered tobacco-based smokeless product. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130056014 | FACTOR REGULATING COMPONENT IN PLANT, AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a polynucleotide having a function of regulating a content of a plant metabolite, a polypeptide having a function of regulating a content of a plant metabolite, a vector containing the polynucleotide or a part of the polynucleotide, and a transformed plant produced by using the vector, and a method for producing the transformed plant, and according to the above polynucleotide, polypeptide, vector, transformed plant and method, a novel gene regulating a content of a plant metabolite and use of the novel gene. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130068240 | Tobacco Having Reduced Amounts of Amino Acids and Methods for Producing Such Lines - The present invention discloses genetically modified tobacco plants, and tobacco products derived from such plants, comprising a decrease in at least one amino acid such that upon heating and/or burning, the tobacco plant or a portion thereof generates reduced levels of a compound derived from the at least one amino acid as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco plant or a portion thereof. In an embodiment, the tobacco generates reduced levels of acrylamide and/or acrylonitrile upon heating and/or burning of the tobacco as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco line. These plants are useful for improving tobacco products. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130074858 | TOBACCO PLANTS HAVING REDUCED NICOTINE DEMETHYLASE ACTIVITY - The present invention generally relates to methods and materials involved in producing tobacco plants having reduced levels of conversion of nicotine to nomicotine. In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, tobacco plants comprising mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, and tobacco compositions and products thereof. In other embodiments, the invention is directed toward nicotine demethylase RNA interference, tobacco plants comprising a nicotine demethylase RNA interference transgene, and tobacco compositions and products thereof. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130160782 | SNUFF COMPOSITION - Use of a nicotine-cellulose combination for the preparation of a snuff composition for achievement of a fast onset of action of nicotine after application of the snuff composition to the oral cavity of a subject, wherein the composition has a high release rate so that when subjected to an in vitro dissolution test about 45% or more of the total content of nicotine is released within 30 minutes. Moreover, the invention relates to an improved snuff composition for application to the oral cavity. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130199553 | Tobacco Having Altered Amounts Of Environmental Contaminants And Methods For Producing Such Lines - Disclosed herein are genetically modified tobacco plants, and tobacco products derived from such plants, comprising an altered uptake and/or altered levels of at least one environmental contaminant or other non-natural chemical as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco plant from which the modified plant is derived. The alteration in uptake and/or levels may be a reduction, or alternatively an increase, in the uptake and/or levels of the environmental contaminant or other non-natural chemical. These methods and plants are useful for improving tobacco products or in generating tobacco lines that may have environmentally useful properties. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130206155 | Transgenic Plants - The present invention relates to genetic constructs, which can be used in the preparation of transgenic plants. The constructs can have the ability of reducing nitrate concentration in the plant, in particular the plant's leaves, and for inducing a senescence-like phenotype. The invention extends to plant cells transformed with such constructs, and to the transgenic plants themselves. The invention also relates to methods of producing transgenic plants, and to methods of reducing nitrate content in plants. The invention also relates to harvested plant leaves, for example tobacco leaves, that have been transformed with the genetic constructs, and to various tobacco articles, such as smoking articles, comprising such harvested plant leaves. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130255705 | PRE-PORTIONED MOIST PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING - A pre-portioned moist product comprising a portion of plant material and a coating is disclosed. Preferably, the plant material comprises tobacco. The coating includes a soluble, non-cross-linkable component and an cross-linkable component which becomes substantially water-insoluble upon crosslinking. The soluble component of the coating dissolves upon placement in the mouth, while the insoluble component disintegrates and/or loses structural integrity once the soluble component has dissolved to release and disperse the plant material in the user's mouth. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130276805 | Fleece for Smokeless Tobacco - A fleece for a smokeless tobacco pouch is disclosed. The fleece comprises a material and at least one thread attached to said material. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140026912 | Fleece for Smokeless Tobacco - A fleece for a smokeless tobacco pouch is disclosed. The fleece is formed with apertures. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140130818 | Preformed Smokeless Tobacco Product - Some embodiments of a smokeless tobacco system include one or more preformed smokeless tobacco products configured to generally retain their shape during processing, shipping, and consumer handling. In particular embodiments, each smokeless tobacco product can comprise a moist smokeless tobacco in combination with a selected binder such that the final product is configured to have material properties providing improved handling, an improved mouth feel, and a satisfying flavor profile. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140137882 | TOBACCO CUT FILLER INCLUDING CUT ROLLED STEMS - A tobacco cut filler for a smoking article comprises at least 5% by weight of cut rolled tobacco stems having a mean cut width of 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm and a mean cross-sectional area of between 0.12 and 0.15 square millimetres. The mean thickness of the cut rolled stems is preferably between 0.8 mm and 1.0 mm. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140158145 | NON-TOBACCO POUCH PRODUCT - A pouched non-tobacco product includes a lined pouch material of a web and a water-soluble liner adjacent the web and a non-tobacco flavorful component contained within the lined pouch material. The water-soluble liner is interposed between the web and the non-tobacco flavorful component. The liner preferably reduces staining of the web by the non-tobacco flavorful component. Additionally, the liner may include a flavorant. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140246036 | TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS THAT REGULATE NICOTINE BIOSYNTHESIS IN TOBACCO - The present invention provides nucleic acids encoding transcription factors and methods of using these nucleic acids to modulate nicotine production in plants and to produce plants having modulated nicotine production. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140261504 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO ARTICLE - A method for making a smokeless tobacco article can include combining thermoplastic polymer particles with tobacco particles to form a mixture of particles, compressing the mixture of particles within a pressing apparatus to form the mixture into a predetermined shape, separating the mixture from the pressing apparatus such that it retains the predetermined shape, and heating the mixture outside of the pressing apparatus to at least partially melt at least some of the thermoplastic polymer particles and form a matrix of polymer and tobacco particles. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140261505 | Nicotine Chewing Gum With Improved Utilization Of Nicotine - The invention relates to chewing gums for the delivery of nicotine, wherein the average pH in the mouth of individuals chewing the chewing gum, in the time period from 3 to 7 minutes from the onset of chewing, is within the interval of 8.5 to 9. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140290679 | PRE-PORTIONED MOIST PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING - A pre-portioned moist product comprising a portion of plant material and a coating is disclosed. Preferably, the plant material comprises tobacco. The coating includes a soluble, non-cross-linkable component and an cross-linkable component which becomes substantially water-insoluble upon crosslinking. The soluble component of the coating dissolves upon placement in the mouth, while the insoluble component disintegrates and/or loses structural integrity once the soluble component has dissolved to release and disperse the plant material in the user's mouth. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140305456 | AEROSOL-FORMING MATERIAL FOR A HOOKAH - The invention relates to an aerosol-forming material for a water pipe comprising a first substance and at least one second substance that is kept by the first substance and that after activation of the aerosol-forming material is at least partially released, wherein the first substance has pores for receiving the second substance and the second substance is a fluid. Here, it is provided that the first substance comprises a synthetic zeolite. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140326262 | Paper Filled with Tobacco Particles - What is presented is a paper for mixing into the smokeable material of a smoking article, particularly into the tobacco rod of a cigarette, wherein the paper contains a share of fibers, which comprises pulp fibers and tobacco particles. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140345635 | COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR NICOTINE AEROSOL DELIVERY - The present disclosure generally relates to compositions, and related devices and methods, useful in vaporizing devices such as electronic cigarettes. The composition may comprise nicotine, at least one solvent, and at least one ion pairing agent, and may be vaporized to form a condensation aerosol, wherein inhalation of the aerosol allows for deposition of nicotine with the respiratory system, including deep lung deposition. The vaporizing device may comprise a vaporization unit, a battery, and an integrated circuit coupled to the battery, wherein the integrated circuit is configured to control the battery for rapid initial vaporization without overheating, producing thermal degradation products, or draining battery energy. The battery may operate with pulse width modulation for at least a portion of the time the vaporizing device is being used. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140366902 | COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES - The present invention relates to a new vegetable-based composition for liquid to be vaporized in electronic cigarettes, comprising water and propylen glycol of vegetable origin and/or glycerol and/or nicotine and/or natural flavors. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20150013705 | REDUCING LEVELS OF NICOTINIC ALKALOIDS IN PLANTS - Two genes, A622 and NBB1, can be influenced to achieve a decrease of nicotinic alkaloid levels in plants. In particular, suppression of one or both of A622 and NBB1 may be used to decrease nicotine in tobacco plants. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150013706 | REDUCING LEVELS OF NICOTINIC ALKALOIDS IN PLANTS - Two genes, A622 and NBB1, can be influenced to achieve a decrease of nicotinic alkaloid levels in plants. In particular, suppression of one or both of A622 and NBB1 may be used to decrease nicotine in tobacco plants. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150034109 | Process for Producing Lignin from Tobacco - A process for producing lignin from one or more plants of genus | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150034110 | TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ALTERED NITRATE LEVELS IN LEAVES - The present invention relates to genetic constructs, which can be used in the preparation of transgenic plants. The constructs can have the ability of reducing nitrate concentration in the plant, in particular the plant's leaves. The invention extends to plant cells transformed with such constructs, and to the transgenic plants themselves. The invention also relates to methods of producing transgenic plants, and to methods of reducing nitrate content in plants. The invention also relates to harvested plant leaves, for example tobacco leaves, that have been transformed with the genetic constructs, and to various tobacco articles, such as smoking articles, comprising such harvested plant leaves. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150034111 | Tobacco Chewing Gum Formulation - A chewing gum formulation including tobacco particles and a gum base, where the gum base includes one or more hydrophobic gum base polymers, and where the tobacco particles are made from tobacco leaves. The amount of tobacco particles is between 0.5 and 30% by weight of the chewing gum formulation, and nicotine is released from the tobacco particles when chewing the chewing gum formulation. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150068544 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPOSITION INCORPORATING A BOTANICAL MATERIAL - A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product is provided, the smokeless tobacco product including a tobacco material mixed with at least one botanical material, wherein the botanical material comprises at least about 0.1% of the total dry weight of the smokeless tobacco product. One exemplary product is in the form of a snus product contained within a water-permeable pouch, which includes at least about 50% of a pasteurized and fermented particulate tobacco material, based on the total dry weight of the smokeless tobacco product, and a botanical material in particulate form. The botanical material and the smokeless tobacco product can be characterized based on antioxidant content using the ORAC index or the FRAP index. An exemplary product has an ORAC index value of at least about 50 (μmol TE)/g or a FRAP index value of at least about 80 (μmol/Fe | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150068545 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPOSITION INCORPORATING A BOTANICAL MATERIAL - A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product is provided, the smokeless tobacco product including a dissolvable or meltable base composition admixed with a tobacco material and a botanical material, wherein the botanical material is present in an amount of at least about 0.1% of the total dry weight of the smokeless tobacco product. The botanical material and the smokeless tobacco product can be characterized based on antioxidant content using the ORAC index or the FRAP index. An exemplary product has an ORAC index value of at least about 20 (μmol TE)/g or a FRAP index value of at least about 50 (μmol/Fe | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150075547 | TRANSGENIC PLANTS HAVING LOWER NITRATE CONTENT IN LEAVES - The present invention relates to genetic constructs, which can be used in the preparation of transgenic plants. The constructs can have the ability of reducing nitrate concentration in the plant, in particular the plant's leaves, and for inducing a senescence-like phenotype. The invention extends to plant cells transformed with such constructs, and to the transgenic plants themselves. The invention also relates to methods of producing transgenic plants, and to methods of reducing nitrate content in plants. The invention also relates to harvested plant leaves, for example tobacco leaves, that have been transformed with the genetic constructs, and to various tobacco articles, such as smoking articles, comprising such harvested plant leaves. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150075548 | TRANSGENIC PLANTS WITH ALTERED NITRATE LEVELS IN LEAVES - The present invention relates to genetic constructs, which can be used in the preparation of transgenic plants. The constructs can have the ability of reducing nitrate concentration in the plant, in particular the plant's leaves, and for inducing a senescence-like phenotype. The invention extends to plant cells transformed with such constructs, and to the transgenic plants themselves. The invention also relates to methods of producing transgenic plants, and to methods of reducing nitrate content in plants. The invention also relates to harvested plant leaves, for example tobacco leaves, that have been transformed with the genetic constructs, and to various tobacco articles, such as smoking articles, comprising such harvested plant leaves. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150101627 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO PASTILLE - A smokeless tobacco pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco pastille can include (i) a tobacco material present in an amount of less than about 40 dry weight percent, based on the total dry weight of the pastille; (ii) at least one natural gum binder present in an amount of at least about 25 dry weight percent; and (iii) a plurality of sugar alcohols present in a total amount of at least about 40 dry weight percent, the predominant component of the plurality of sugar alcohols being isomalt or erythritol, wherein the shape of the smokeless tobacco pastille is moldable in the oral cavity. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150114413 | PH-STABILIZED ORAL TOBACCO COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a pH-stabilized oral tobacco composition comprising a buffer of at least two pH stabilizing substances comprising potassium carbonate and at least one additional pH stabilizing substance that can maintain a low total drop in pH-value over prolonged time at ambient as well as refrigerated temperature, so that the freshness and shelf life of the oral tobacco composition can be improved. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150114414 | Tobacco Product Wrapping Material with Controlled Burning Properties - A tobacco product wrapping, material comprising composite particles is described, the composite particles being obtainable by a method in which an aqueous suspension containing calcium carbonate particles is prepared, and a metal salt comprising an aluminum cation is added. The metal salt is able to form a basic metal component in the suspension; and has a solubility of greater than 9.0 mg/L in water, measured at the pH value of the prepared suspension and at a temperature of 20° C. The invention further relates to a method for the production of the tobacco product wrapping material, the use of such tobacco product wrapping material for the production of tobacco products, and the tobacco products produced with the tobacco product wrapping material. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150122279 | Chewable Tablet Including Tobacco Powder - The invention relates to a chewable tablet including a polymer system, tobacco powder, flavor and sweetener, at least about 70% by weight of the polymer system being polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) and less than 10% by weight of the polymer system being polymer having a molecular weight (Mw) of greater than about 50000 g/mol. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150128978 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES - A smokeless tobacco product is provided. The tobacco product is configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of that product, which includes a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation that includes a granular tobacco composition, wherein the pouch is constructed of a spunlaid fleece material, which may be thermally sealed for closure and which may be formed of biodegradable polymer fiber. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150305398 | PRE-PORTIONED MOIST PRODUCT - A pre-portioned moist product comprises a portion of plant material and a coating. Preferably, the plant material comprises tobacco. The coating includes a soluble, non-cross-linkable component and an cross-linkable component which becomes substantially water-insoluble upon crosslinking. The soluble component of the coating dissolves upon placement in the mouth, while the insoluble component disintegrates and/or loses structural integrity once the soluble component has dissolved to release and disperse the plant material in the user's mouth. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150313275 | LIQUID AEROSOL FORMULATION OF AN ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE - A liquid aerosol formulation for an electronic smoking article includes an aerosol former, optionally water, nicotine, and an acid. The acid can include one or more of pyruvic acid, formic acid, oxalic acid, glycolic acid, acetic acid, isovaleric acid, valeric acid, propionic acid, octanoic acid, lactic acid, levulinic acid, sorbic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, succinic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, oleic acid, aconitic acid, butyric acid, cinnamic acid, decanoic acid, 3,7-diemthyl-6-octenoic acid, 1-glutamic acid, heptanoic acid, hexanoic acid, 3-hexenoic acid, trans-2-hexenoic acid, isobutyric acid, lauric acid, 2-methylbutyric acid, 2-methylvaleric acid, myristic acid, nonanoic acid, palmitic acid, 4-pentenoic acid, phenylacetic acid, 3-phenylpropionic acid, hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid and sulfuric acid. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20160000140 | ORAL POUCH PRODUCTS - A pouched product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of that product is provided herein. The pouched product can include an outer water-permeable pouch defining a cavity containing a composition adapted for oral use and having a surface area, wherein the outer water-permeable pouch can include a nonwoven web including a first plurality of continuous filament heat sealable binder fibers oriented substantially parallel to each other in a first direction, a second plurality of continuous filament heat sealable binder fibers oriented substantially parallel to each other in a second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially perpendicular to each other, and wherein the first plurality of continuous filament heat sealable binder fibers and the second plurality if continuous filament heat sealable binder fibers are bonded with a heated lamination process. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160073689 | NONWOVEN POUCH COMPRISING HEAT SEALABLE BINDER FIBER - A pouched product adapted for release of a water-soluble component therefrom is provided herein. The pouched product can include an outer water-permeable pouch defining a cavity containing a composition that includes a water-soluble component capable of being released through the water-permeable pouch and has a surface area, wherein the outer water-permeable pouch can include a nonwoven web including a plurality of heat sealable binder fibers blended with a second plurality of dissimilar fibers. The nonwoven web can be carded, hydroentangled and point bonded. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160136213 | Process to suspend cannabis oil in glycerin - The applied for method of inserting cannabis oil into glycerin represents a significant improvement over the current technology today. First, no reliable or food safe suspension mechanism exists in the medical marijuana market today. The applied for technology could be used immediately to administer the medication and also to control concentration of the medication. There are current technologies that are in use in the hemp oil and recreational markets, but none are as food safe as the applied for method. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160151328 | Terpene-Based Compositions, Processes Methodologies | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160157515 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO POUCH - A pouched product adapted for release of a releasable component therefrom is provided herein. The pouched product can include a water-permeable fabric pouch formed so as to define a cavity therein, a composition contained within the cavity of the water-permeable fabric pouch, the composition comprising one or more releasable components that are released from the composition under mouth conditions and that are capable of movement through the water-permeable fabric pouch, and a release modifying agent adapted to react with at least one of the one or more releasable components in the composition and thereby modify the release thereof from the water-permeable fabric pouch. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165953 | SEAMLESS ORAL POUCH PRODUCT | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160192703 | ORAL POUCH PRODUCTS | 07-07-2016 |
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