# US 10,945,454 B2 · Tobacco compositions

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- Number: US 10,945,454 B2
- Document ID: US10945454B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/153,268
- Filed: 2014-01-13
- Published: 2014-05-08
- Granted: 2021-03-16
- Earliest claimed: 2003-11-07
- Assignees: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC
- Applicants: U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC
- Inventors: James Arthur Strickland; Frank Scott Atchley; James M. Rossman; Armand J. Desmarais; Scott A. Williams; Tod J. Miller; Cherne W. Johnson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945454B2

## CPC

- A24B 13/00: Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff (reconstituted tobacco products A24B3/14)
- A23L 27/79: {in the form of films}
- A24B 3/14: Forming reconstituted tobacco products, e.g. wrapper materials, sheets, imitation leaves, rods, cakes; Forms of such products (delustering A24C1/40)
- A24B 13/02: Flakes or shreds of tobacco
- A24B 15/10: Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
- A24B 15/16: of tobacco substitutes
- A24B 15/18: Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
- A24B 15/186: {by coating with a coating composition, encapsulation of tobacco particles (encapsulation of additives other than tobacco : A24B15/283)}
- A61C 15/02: Toothpicks
- A24B: MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A61C: DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE (non-driven toothbrushes A46B; {tongue scrapers A61B17/24;} preparations for dentistry A61K6/00; preparations for cleaning the teeth or mouth A61K8/00, A61Q11/00)

## 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

### Claim 1

An orally-disintegrable tab comprising:
tobacco in an amount of 25 percent on a dry weight basis;
maltodextrin in an amount of 42.15 percent on a dry weight basis
a filler including,
a sugar in an amount ranging from 1 weight percent to 80 weight percent, the sugar including,
lactose in an amount of 30 percent on a dry weight basis;
flavorant in an amount of 0.75 percent on a dry weight basis;
artificial sweetener in an amount of 0.12 percent on a dry weight basis;
emulsifier in an amount of 1.43 percent on a dry weight basis; and
sodium carbonate in an amount of 0.56 percent on a dry weight basis.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The orally-disintegrable tab of claim 1, wherein the tobacco has an average particle size of less than or equal to about 250 μm.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The orally-disintegrable tab of claim 1, wherein the tobacco has an average particle size of less than or equal to about 80 μm.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The orally-disintegrable tab of claim 1, wherein the flavorant includes licorice, kudzu, hydrangea, Japanese white bark magnolia leaf, chamomile, fenugreek, clove, menthol, Japanese mint, aniseed, cinnamon, herb, wintergreen, cherry, berry, apple, peach, Drambuie, bourbon, scotch, whiskey, spearmint, peppermint, lavender, cardamon, apium graveolens, cascarilla, nutmeg, sandalwood, bergamot, geranium, honey essence, rose oil, vanilla, lemon oil, orange oil, cassia, caraway, cognac, jasmine, ylang-ylang, sage, fennel, piment, ginger, anise, coriander, coffee, coconut, grapefruit, lime, mandarin, pineapple, strawberry, raspberry, mango, passion fruit, kiwi, pear, apricot, grape, banana, cranberry, blueberry, black currant, red currant, gooseberry, lingon berries, thyme, basil, camille, valerian, parsley, chamomile, tarragon, lavender, dill, cumin, salvia, aloe vera, balsam, eucalyptus, a mint oil from any species of the genus Mentha, or any combination thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The orally-disintegrable tab of claim 1, wherein the artificial sweetener includes sucralose, aspartame, salts of acesulfame, alitame, saccharin and its salts, cyclamic acid and its salts, glycyrrhizin, dihydrochalcones, thaumatin, monellin, or any combination thereof.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The orally-disintegrable tab of claim 1, wherein the emulsifier includes gum arabic.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The orally-disintegrable tab of claim 1, wherein the flavorant includes cinnamon.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The orally-disintegrable tab of claim 1, wherein the flavorant includes wintergreen.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The orally-disintegrable tab of claim 1, wherein the orally-disintegrable tab has a largest dimension of less than or equal to 10 cm.