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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2022
Applicant:
R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventor:
Anthony Richard Gerardi, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/26 (2006.01); A24B 15/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/26 (2013.01); A24B 15/303 (2013.01);
Abstract
Isolated O-methylated flavonoid compounds and mixtures of o-methylated flavonoid compounds derived from a plant of thespecies and methods of obtaining such compounds are provided. The o-methylated flavonoids can be combined with tobacco materials to produce tobacco products (e.g., smoking articles) to enhance the sensory characteristics thereof. The o-methyl flavonoids can alternatively be combined with non-tobacco materials for dietary supplement and/or pharmaceutical use.