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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
May. 03, 2017
R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Steven D. Flynn, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Matthew E. Lampe, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Luis R. Monsalud, Kernersville, NC (US);
Jeffrey A. Willis, Germantown, NC (US);
Cynthia Stokes, Lexington, NC (US);
Ronald Keith Hutchens, East Bend, NC (US);
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of making a flavored menthol-containing solid object, which can be used as an input material for hot melt application to a smoking article component. The method generally includes the steps of combining and heating menthol and a flavorant to give a molten mixture; depositing the molten mixture onto a surface; allowing the deposited molten mixture to cool to give a solidified mixture; and removing the solidified mixture from the surface to afford a flavored menthol-containing solid object. The method can further involve melting the solid object and applying the melted material to a smoking article component to modify the flavor/aroma profile of a smoking article into which the coated component is incorporated.