Inks, coatings and adhesives as carriers for taggants for tobacco product authentication and component detection
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsEdmond J. Cadieux, JR., Christopher N. Chance, Stuart Payne, Robert Kikkert
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Abstract
Organic, fluorescent taggants and compositions thereof which find use in the production, detection and authentication of tobacco products and components thereof. A process for authentication of a tobacco product is also disclosed, the process including the steps of marking the tobacco product with a taggant composition comprising an organic, fluorescent taggant and a carrier for the taggant; irradiating the tobacco product with invisible radiation; and detecting fluorescence from the taggant. Adhesive and ink compositions are also disclosed.
Claims40
An adhesive composition comprising an organic taggant compound and an adhesive which decomposes upon pyrolysis or combustion primarily to carbon dioxide and water.
A tobacco product comprising a tobacco rod, a wrapper and an adhesive disposed on said tobacco product, wherein the adhesive is one which decomposes upon pyrolysis or combustion primarily to carbon dioxide and water and further comprises an organic taggant compound.
A process for authentication of a tobacco product, comprising:
- marking said tobacco product with a taggant composition comprising an organic, fluorescent taggant and a carrier for said taggant;
- irradiating said tobacco product with invisible radiation;
- and
- detecting fluorescence from said taggant.
A process for detecting a tobacco product component, comprising:
- marking said tobacco product component with a taggant composition comprising an organic, fluorescent taggant and a carrier for said taggant;
- irradiating said tobacco product component with invisible radiation;
- and
- detecting fluorescence from said taggant.
An ink composition, comprising an organic taggant compound and an ink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.