Flavor pouch
AssigneePhilip Morris USA Inc.
InventorsBruce NEIDLE, Kenneth NEWMAN, William R. SWEENEY, Cynthia S. HAYES, Robert T. MITTEN, Danielle R. CRAWFORD
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Abstract
A flavor pouch includes a porous covering that encloses a carrier having a flavorant. The carrier may be solid or particulate. Flavorants may be one or more of tea, coffee, rose hips, honey, royal jelly, fruit extracts, mint, sweeteners, ginger, pepper extract, exotic flavors, ethnic flavors and the like. Where the carrier comprises a plurality of beads, the beads may have randomly dissolvable encapsulation to extend the time duration of flavor release. To use the flavor pouch, it is placed in the mouth and masticated or exposed to saliva to thereby release the flavorant.
Claims17
A flavor pouch for oral delivery of one or more flavorants to the human oral cavity, consisting of:
- a porous membrane of a form to be received in the human oral cavity;
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- a first flavorant provided in a liquid and contained in a plurality of rupturable beads which are enclosed by said porous membrane, and a second flavorant contained in a plurality of dissolvable beads which are also enclosed by said porous membrane, wherein said first flavorant and said second flavorant are operable to release a flavor through said porous membrane into the human oral cavity;
- wherein said porous membrane was initially provided in sheet form, was folded to completely enclose said rupturable beads containing said first flavorant and said dissolvable second flavorant beads containing said second flavorant, and the overlapping outer region of said porous membrane having been sealed;
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- wherein said first flavorant is capable of immediate release into the oral cavity on demand if desired by the mastication with rupture of said one or more rupturable beads, and said second flavorant is capable of release through dissolution with the exposure of flavorant contained therein over an extended duration of time upon contact with saliva.
A flavor pouch for oral delivery of one or more flavorants to the human oral cavity, comprising:
- a porous membrane of non-woven polypropylene fabric;
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- a first flavorant provided in a liquid and contained in a plurality of rupturable beads which are enclosed by the porous membrane of non-woven polypropylene fabric and a second flavorant contained in a plurality of dissolvable beads which are also enclosed by said porous membrane of non-woven polypropylene fabric wherein said first flavorant and second flavorant are operable to release a flavor through said porous membrane into the human oral cavity,
- wherein said porous membrane is not soluble in saliva and has structural integrity sufficient to remain intact while the flavor pouch is used in a human oral cavity,
- wherein said porous membrane was initially provided in sheet form, was folded to completely enclose said flavorant beads of said first and second flavorants, and an overlapping outer region of said porous membrane having been sealed, and
- wherein said first flavorant is capable of immediate release into the oral cavity on demand if desired by the mastication with rupture of said one or more rupturable beads, and said second flavorant is capable of release through dissolution and exposure of flavorant over an extended period of time upon contact with saliva.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.