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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chi-Kuen Shu, Pfafftown, NC (US);
Brian M Lawrence, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131274 ; 131275 ; 131278 ; 544336 ; 544408 ;
Abstract
A flavorful and aromatic compound for use in a smoking article is provided by subjecting an amino acid having a hydroxy group to heat treatment at a pressure of about 10 psig to about 1000 psig and at a temperature of at least about 100.degree. C. to provide a reaction material including flavorful and aromatic composition, and collecting the flavorful and aromatic composition for use in altering the aroma of mainstream smoke upon burning of a smoking compound during use.