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.
Claims20
An electrically heated cigarette for an electrical smoking system, comprising:
- at least one sorbent;
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- a flavoring-release additive comprising gamma cyclodextrin and at least one flavoring.
A method of making an electrically heated cigarette, comprising:
- incorporating a flavoring-release additive comprising gamma cyclodextrin and at least one flavoring into an electrically heated cigarette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.