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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
JAPAN TOBACCO INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 47/00 (2006.01); A61M 15/06 (2006.01); A24B 15/14 (2006.01); A24B 15/28 (2006.01); A24B 15/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 15/06 (2013.01); A24B 15/14 (2013.01); A24B 15/283 (2013.01); A24B 15/285 (2013.01); A24B 15/303 (2013.01); A24F 47/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tobacco-flavor-releasing material includes granules which contain (a) a ground tobacco material, (b) water, (c) a moisturizing agent includes a polyhydric alcohol, (d) at least one pH-adjusting agent selected from the group consisting of potassium carbonate and sodium hydrogencarbonate, and (e) at least one binder selected from the group consisting of pullulan and hydroxypropyl cellulose.