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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047209 | Composition for tobacco substitute Compositions and methods for making same are presented that act as substitutes for tobacco and tobacco products. Use is made of a genus of plants called pueraria, and more specifically the kudzu species, which is processed and packaged to taste and fee... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7946296 | Dissolvable tobacco film strips and method of making the same A consumable tobacco film strip adapted to dissolve in the oral cavity includes a tobacco component, a binder, a humectant, and optionally a flavorant. The tobacco component can include ground or powdered tobacco and/or a tobacco extract. Tobacco flavoring can be in... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7913700 | Nontobacco moist snuff composition The present invention provides a nontobacco or herbal moist snuff composition comprising an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. The present invention also provides a method of producing a nontobacco moist snuff composition having an... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7874297 | Tobacco substitute products A tobacco-like product includes a coffee, tea, cocoa or soy base material. A flavor ingredient is added to the base material and the final product is formulated to a suitable form, such as lozenges, tablets, cakes, shredded, powdered and capsules. In the practice of... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7578299 | Green tea-based substitute for cigarette and method for manufacturing the same A green tea-based cigarette is made from a blend comprising 60-70 wt % of dry green tea leaves, each being 1-5 mm in width and 5-15 mm in length, as a main component, 25-35 wt % of cut dry tobacco leaves, and 3-7 wt % of tobacco spice; a blend comprising 80-90 wt % ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7325548 | Smoker's requisite A smoker's requisite embodies a substance selected from pharmaceutical products, food supplements, natural products and combinations thereof. The substance is embodied in the requisite such that, when the requisite is lit and smoked by a smoker, a quantity of the su... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7231924 | Deodorizer for cigarette butt collection containers A deodorizing apparatus for suppressing odor emanating from a cigarette butt containment vessel. The cigarette butt containment vessel includes a partially enclosed basin cavity into which cigarette butts are collected. In accordance with the present invention, the ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219672 | Method of preparing paper for self-extinguishing cigarettes A method is described for the manufacture of a paper for self-extinguishing cigarettes, by reducing its permeability to air, obtained by applying continuously or onto well defined areas, a composition based on gum Arabic or acacia gum, with or without a fire retarda... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7169432 | Toasted soybean flakes and method of making same The invention relates to toasted full fat, enzyme active soybean flakes, and method of making same. The inventive flakes are excellent for use in hot and cold cereal compositions including with rolled oats, in soybean flakes-potato flakes compositions for making soy... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165553 | Nanoscale catalyst particles/aluminosilicate to reduce carbon monoxide in the mainstream smoke of a cigarette A smoking article composition and a method of making a smoking article composition comprising tobacco cut filler, cigarette paper and/or cigarette filter material further comprising a catalyst capable of converting carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, wherein the cata... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152609 | Catalyst to reduce carbon monoxide and nitric oxide from the mainstream smoke of a cigarette Cut filler compositions, cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for smoking cigarettes are provided, which involve the use of a catalyst capable converting carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and/or nitric oxide to nitrogen. Cut filler compositions comp... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7127285 | Systems and methods for electrokinetic delivery of a substance A system for delivering a substance into a body at a treatment site that includes an alternating current source and a plurality of electrodes. Circuitry is connected between the alternating current source and the electrodes for supplying current to the electrodes wh... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119314 | Radio frequency and microwave radiation used in conjunction with convective thermal heating to expedite curing of an imprinted material A system and method is provided in which a radio frequency transmitter and/or a microwave frequency transmitter applies radio and/or microwave frequency energy, respectively, to an imprinted material to cure the imprinted material. In some embodiments, an oven may b... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104265 | Filter containing a metal phthalocyanine and a polycationic polymer A tobacco smoke filter comprising one or more than one metal phthalocyanine, such as a copper phthalocyanine or an iron phthalocyanine, and further comprising one or more than one polycationic polymer. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101579 | Chewing gum composition containing an active ingredient The present invention provides a chewing gum composition containing an active ingredient. The preferred chewing gum composition comprises a plurality of granules comprising a mixture of a powdered chewing gum base and a selected amount of a powdered active ingredien... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087258 | Roasting of ground seeds for alimentary use A process for producing roasted coffee or a surrogate thereof in powder form from seeds obtained from the fruits of coffee plants, or seeds of barley, rye, oats, and wheat, wherein a powder obtained by grinding said seeds is dried to a moisture content of 5 to 10% a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069073 | Electrokinetic delivery of medicaments An electrokinetic delivery or diagnostic device for personal use and self-administration of a medicament to a treatment site is provided. The device includes a housing containing a power supply, a first active electrode and a ground tactile electrode. An applicator ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032601 | Encapsulated materials The present invention is directed to an encapsulated material for use in chewable compositions. The encapsulated material is formed by blending an encapsulating solution with essential oils or other hydrophobic or amphipathic compounds flavoring solution to form a h... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028694 | Method for dispersing powder materials in a cigarette rod A system and method is provided for dispersing fine catalyst powders having nanoscale or microscale particles throughout the tobacco rod portion of a cigarette. A source of vacuum is connected to the filter end of a cigarette through a tube that is sealingly engaged... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7016724 | Electrokinetic delivery system for self-administration of medicaments and methods therefor An electrokinetic delivery system for personal use in self-administration of a medicament to a treatment site on an individual includes a device shaped to conform with the shape of a portion of an individual's finger from a tip thereof to a location past the first f... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011096 | Oxidant/catalyst nanoparticles to reduce carbon monoxide in the mainstream smoke of a cigarette Cut filler compositions, cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for smoking cigarettes are provided, which involve the use of nanoparticle additives capable of acting as an oxidant for the conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and/or as a ca... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008798 | Cyanine dyes as labeling reagents for detection of biological and other materials by luminescence methods The present invention pertains to luminescent dyes and methods for covalently attaching the dyes to a component or mixture of components so that the components may be detected and/or quantified by luminescence detection methods. The dyes are cyanine and cyanine-type... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6997190 | Wrapping materials for smoking articles Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The... | 02/14/2006 |
| 7000000 | Polysaccharide fibers This invention pertains to novel fibers made of α(1→;3) polysaccharides, and a process for their production. The fibers of the invention have “cotton-like” properties but can be produced as continuous filaments on a year-round basis. The fibers are useful in ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976493 | Wrapping materials for smoking articles Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974499 | Soil improving agent including soil hardening agent and ground improving agent, soil improving method including soil hardening method and ground improving method, and improved ground A soil improving agent comprising malic acid and/or grape sugar is mixed with soil to enable the ground after consolidation to have good water permeability and strength. ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6953040 | Tobacco mint plant material product The present invention is directed to smokeless tobacco compositions, such as a chewing tobacco and/or snuff composition comprising tobacco and mint plant material, where the mint plant material is mint leaf with or without endogenous mint oil, mint stems, and the li... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6949264 | Nutraceuticals or nutritional supplements and method of making A method for producing a chewing gum with a controlled release active agent, as well as the chewing gum so produced, is obtained by physically modifying the release properties of the active agent, such as a nutraceutical or nutritional supplement, by coating and dry... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935347 | Smoking artifact A smoking artifact having a tobacco rod section and a prior art filter section connected to the tobacco rod section. In the preferred embodiment, the tobacco rod section containing a plurality of aloeswood seeds. The aloeswood seeds may be applied either as whole se... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929013 | Wrapping materials for smoking articles Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6779531 | Smoking material The invention relates to a reconstituted smoking material which comprises a non-polyol aerosol generator, tobacco (optional), binder (optional) and inorganic filler. A further polyol aerosol generator may also be contained in the smoking material. There is also prov... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6776169 | Ginkgo biloba L. leaves cigarette This invention provides a kind of cigarette substitute which is called Ginkgo Biloba L. leaves cigarette. It not only has the function of refreshing, but also is good to people's health. It avoids the harm which is brought to human bodies by the poisonous substances... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6772769 | Preparation of tobacco having reduced contents of nicotine and tar A tobacco preparation process having reduced contents of nicotine and tar, wherein dried platycodi radix (broad bellflower), ginseng radix (Panax ginseng) and peach kernel (persicae semen) into tabacco leaves are crushed and cut into a specified... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6761176 | Tobacco substitute composition The tobacco substitute composition according to the present invention is comprised of 80-90 weight percent of eucommia ulmoides, 1-10 weight percent of glycyrrhiza glabra, and 1-10 weight percent of periila frutescens. In the present invention, a flavoring material ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6701935 | Incorporation of smoke-modifying agents in smoking material rods A method of incorporating fibriform smoke-modifying material in smoking material rod, wherein fibriform smoke-modifying material is fed longitudinally thereof to a rod making machine (1). The longitudinal feed path in the machine is in a travel direction ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6668839 | Smokeless tobacco product A smokeless tobacco product suitable for human consumption can be prepared from an aqueous extract of cured tobacco. In one embodiment, the smokeless tobacco product comprises a solid tablet having at least 50 wt % powdered tobacco. The powdered tobacco p... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6619293 | Tobacco alternative An alternative to tobacco for both smokers and chewers is provided. A cigarette is prepared from mature tea leaves which are steamed and dried, but not withered, roasted or fermented. The tea leaves are rolled in paper and may be filtered or non-filtered.... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6497234 | Herbal composition as a substitute for tobacco A composition for use as a tobacco substitute and as an aid in the cessation of tobacco use, containing a Vebascum thapsus component, an algae component, a Medicago sativa component, and a Symphytum officinale component, together with other optional compo... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6440223 | Smoking article containing heat activatable flavorant-generating material This invention provides a method for improving the flavor and aroma properties in a smoking article. A high fructose corn syrup, ammonium hydroxide and diammonium phosphate are reacted with each other for a time and under conditions sufficient to provide ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6408856 | Smokable filler material for smoking articles The invention relates to a smokable filler material which attempts to mimic tobacco leaf in its simplest components in order to provide a simpler smoke to the smoker. The smokable filler material comprises aerosol generating means, a substantially non-com... | 06/25/2002 |
