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.
Claims21
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A consumer product comprising:
- a taggant composition including an organic fluorescent taggant and a carrier, the consumer product including,
- a tobacco product including moist smokeless tobacco, pouched tobacco, dry snuff, chewing tobacco, snus, or any combination thereof, or
- a non-tobacco product.
A non-tobacco product comprising:
- a taggant composition including,
- an organic fluorescent taggant including indocyanine green,
- and a carrier including polyvinyl acetate.
A process for authentication of a non-tobacco consumer product comprising:
- marking the non-tobacco consumer product with a taggant composition including an organic fluorescent taggant and a carrier;
- irradiating the non-tobacco consumer product with radiation;
- and
- detecting fluorescence from the organic fluorescent taggant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.