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US 10,537,131 B2Granted
Gamma cyclodextrin flavoring-release additives
AssigneePhilip Morris USA Inc.
InventorsMunmaya K. Mishra, Susan E. Wrenn, Jay A Fournier
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Abstract
Electrically heated cigarettes used in an electrical smoking system include a flavoring-release additive and sorbent effective to remove one or more gas-phase constituents of mainstream tobacco smoke. The flavoring-release additive includes gamma cyclodextrin and at least one flavoring. Flavoring is released in a cigarette upon the flavoring-release additive reaching at least a minimum temperature during smoking. The flavoring-release additive can have various forms including, for example, powder and films.
Claims17
A smoking article, comprising:
- an optional sorbent;
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- a flavoring-release additive comprising a gamma cyclodextrin inclusion complex comprising gamma cyclodextrin and at least one flavoring, wherein the flavoring is present in an amount of at least about 30% of the weight of the gamma cyclodextrin inclusion complex.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.