EP0198268A2 - Dispositif pour fumer avec augmentation de nicotine - Google Patents

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EP0198268A2
EP0198268A2 EP86103906A EP86103906A EP0198268A2 EP 0198268 A2 EP0198268 A2 EP 0198268A2 EP 86103906 A EP86103906 A EP 86103906A EP 86103906 A EP86103906 A EP 86103906A EP 0198268 A2 EP0198268 A2 EP 0198268A2
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Michael P. Ellis
Jon Philip Ray
Gerald R. Mazur
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Advanced Tobacco Products Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
    • A24F13/00—Appliances for smoking cigars or cigarettes
    • A24F13/02—Cigar or cigarette holders
    • A24F13/04—Cigar or cigarette holders with arrangements for cleaning or cooling the smoke
    • A24F13/06—Cigar or cigarette holders with arrangements for cleaning or cooling the smoke with smoke filters

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  • the present invention relates to a nicotine-enrichment device for enhancing nicotine output of tobacco containing items being conventionally used.
  • Cigarettes low in both tar and nicotine are the result of recent efforts to provide a safer cigarette.
  • U.S. Patent 3,,584,630 to Inskeep discloses the addition of carbon black having nicotine adsorbed on its surface to cigarettes. Incorporating the carbon black-adsorbed nicotine into the filter portion of the cigarette results in a nicotine release efficiency ranging from 1.7% in Example 3 to 5.6% in Example 2. Adding the carbon black-adsorbed nicotine to the tobacco portion of the cigarette results in an efficiency of 12.4%, but again, carbon black and nicotine combustion products are introduced into the smoke. These patents also disclose that it is not feasible to add nicotine per se to tobacco products because of the volatility and chemical instability of nicotine.
  • a nicotine-dispensing device comprising a housing and a gas-permeable nicotine-dispensing unit.
  • the housing is resistant to nicotine absorption and has a mouthpiece end with an opening and a cigarette-receiving end with an opening.
  • the housing defines a passageway between the openings.
  • the nicotine-dispensing unit comprises nicotine and a qas-permeable substance adsorptive for nicotine and resistant to nicotine absorption.
  • the nicotine dispensing device may be disposable with an affixed nicotine dispensing unit. This device may also be semi-permanent or reusable with replaceable nicotine dispensing unit cartridges.
  • This nicotine-dispensing unit is interposed in the passageway of the housing so that gases passing through the passageway become enriched in vaporous nicotine.
  • the nicotine-dispensing device of the present invention may take the form and appearance of a conventional cigarette holder with a housing having a cigarette receiving end with a first opening and a mouthpiece end, with a second opening.
  • the housing is shaped to contain a nicotine dispensing unit and may also contain a tar filter which may be the same as, or an addition to the nicotine dispensinq unit.
  • the unit and, if desired, the tar filter may be contained in a removable cartridge.
  • the housing may be a single piece with an affixed nicotine dispensing unit and be constructed, for example, to be disposed of after usage with a single pack of cigarettes or when it is substantially exhausted of vaporizable nicotine.
  • the housing may comprise two reversibly attachable sections, a first section having a mouthpiece end and a second section having a cigarette-receiving end.
  • This two-section housing is adapted to reversibly receive a cartridge-like nicotine dispensing unit.
  • the nicotine dispensing unit may also have tar filtration capabilities in the form of a tar filter, most preferably comprising cellulose acetate fibers.
  • the cartridge-like nicotine dispensing unit may be changed after usage, for example, with one pack of cigarettes.
  • cartridge-like nicotine dispensing units with both ends sealed to retain nicotine prior to usaae.
  • the first housing piece and the second housing piece would have internal puncturing means situated to puncture both ends of the cartridge-like nicotine dispensing unit when said unit is inserted in the housing and the housing pieces are assembled.
  • cigarette smoke may pass through the punctured cartridge ends and be inhaled enriched in nicotine.
  • a broad aspect of the present invention concerns a porous nicotine dispensing unit which enriches cigarette smoke with nicotine.
  • This unit is preferably part of a cigarette holder of conventional shape and design.
  • Materials preferably utilized for the housing as well as the cartridge for a nicotine dispensing device of the present invention preferably should absorb little or no nicotine and be chemically non-reactive with nicotine under ambient conditions.
  • Substances such as polybutylene terephthalate, polyvinylfluoride, reinforced plastic such as Fiberglass, polyesters, tetrafluoroethylene fluorocarbon polymers such as Teflon, nylon or mixtures thereof, for example are suitable synthetics for production of the housing or cartridge of the present invention.
  • the nicotine-dispensing units of the present invention most preferably neither chemically react with, strongly bond nor absorb nicotine. These units should physically have large surface areas and be permeable by gases because of a fibrous or porous structure.
  • the materials of which these units are preferably made are substances which adsorb rather than absorb nicotine.
  • the various synthetics mentioned above as preferably used for construction of the housing are also usable for the nicotine dispensing units if their physical form is one of a high surface to volume ratio and in permeable to gases. Additionally, numerous polyesters having he above charac- teristicsare available.
  • FIG 1 In Figure 1, and Figure 2, generally designated by the numeral 10, is a nicotine dispensing device of the present invention in the form of a one piece cigarette holder.
  • the device 10 comprises a housing 12 having a cigarette receiving end 14 and a mouthpiece end 16.
  • a cigarette 18 is positioned for insertion into the cylindrical port 20 opening at the cigarette receiving end 14.
  • the device 10 comprises a nicotine dispensing unit 22 contained within the housing 12.
  • the nicotine dispensing unit 22 in this embodiment is schematically shown as a fibrous or porous gas-permeable barrier in the passageway 24 defined by the arrows 26, 28 and enclosed by the inner housing walls 30.
  • the passageway 24 has an opening 25 in the mouthpiece end 16 and an opening 27 in the cigarette receiving end 14 corresponding to the port 20.
  • the passageway 24 may also contain conventional cigarette smoke filtering material (not shown) between the nicotine dispensing unit 22 and the port 20.
  • the nicotine dispensing unit 22 as schematically designated in Figure 2 and Figure 3, completely occludes the passageway 24 so that all smoke from a cigarette 18 inserted in the device 10 and inhaled through the device 10 permeates the nicotine dispensing unit 22. It is also possible, as schematically shown in Figure 4, to utilize a nicotine dispensing unit 22a contained within a conventional tar or cigarette smoke filter unit 32, so that only a proportion of smoke inhaled through a device 10 passes through the nicotine dispensing unit 22a, the rest of the smoke passing through the conventional tar or cigarette smoke filter unit 32. In this manner, the usable nicotine productive life of the nicotine dispensing unit may be extended. Such a parallel alignment of nicotine dispensing unit 22a and tar filter 32 may be replaced, for example by a tar filter (not shown) between a nicotine dispensing unit 22 and the cigarette receiving end 24, this being in series.
  • FIG. 5 Another embodiment of the nicotine-dispensing device of the present invention is shown in Figure 5 and generally designated by the numeral 40.
  • the housing 42 of the device 40 has a first section 44 with a mouthpiece end 46 and an externally threaded end 48.
  • the second section 50 of the housing 42 has a cigarette receiving end 52 and an internally threaded end 54.
  • the threaded ends 48 and 54 are adapted to be threaded together, as shown cross- sectionally in Figure 6.
  • a cigarette 56 is also shown in an inserted position. While a threaded attachment is visualized as a preferred method of attachment for the sections 44 and 50 many means of such reversible attachment are well known and considered within the scope of the present invention.
  • the device 40 has a nicotine dispensing unit 58 encased in a cartridge 60.
  • This nicotine-dispensing unit 58 is removably insertable into the disassembled device 40 as shown in Figure 5.
  • the cartridge 60 has openings 62 at both ends 64 and 66.
  • the nicotine dispensing unit 58 may be contained in a sealed cartridge (not shown) without end openings.
  • the housing sections 44 and 50 may be modified to contain puncturing means such as sharp conical metal edges (not shown) positioned to pierce the sealed ends 64 and 66 of the modified cartridge upon threaded enqagement of the two housing sections 44 and 50.
  • the nicotine disbursement unit 58 may be arranged in series or parallel with a conventional cigarette tar-removing filter.
  • a Tar-Guard O cartridge-type cigarette holder plus several cartridges (Venturi, Inc., 2345 Walker Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich.) were obtained. Each cartridge had the holes in each end enlarged. The baffles of the cartridge were removed and replaced by about 50 mg of polyester fibers. An amount of free (at least 98% pure as sold by Eastman Kodak and further purified by vacuum distillation) nicotine between about 1 and 2 mg was loaded in and adsorbed by the fibers in each of three cartridges. Each, cartridge in turn was retested in a cigarette holder.
  • Ultra-mild, (i.e., heavily filtered) cigarettes were inserted into this modified Tar-Guard® cigarette holder.
  • these modified Tar-Guard® cigarette holder Upon lighting the cigarette and inhaling through the nicotine-containing cartridge, several participating smokers acknowledged sensations of inhaling smoke from a lightly filtered or unfiltered cigarette.
  • the amount of nicotine in the polyester fiber was found to be related to the sensed strength of the inhaled smoke.
  • the nicotine-enhanced smoking device of the present invention may take the form and appearance of any conventional smokinq device such as a cigarette.
  • the device includes a first portion that is combustible to produce smoke that may be inhaled by the user.
  • the first portion may include any nicotine or non-nicotine bearing material, including tobacco, cocoa or the like which produces a relatively pleasant, inhalable smoke.
  • the first portion also includes a shell that contains the combustible material.
  • the shell is subject to considerable variety, dependent solely on the user's personal tastes and preferences.
  • the shell may be paper such as that used in forming cigarettes.
  • the shell may be dried tobacco leavesrsuch as used with cigars.
  • the second portion typically a cigarette filter, is connected to the first portion so as to be in the line of passage of the smoke produced in the first portion in route to a user's lungs.
  • the second portion may be permanently affixed to or removably secured to the first portion.
  • the second portion may have the appearance of a paper wrapped cigarette and may be bound within the same paper that covers the first portion.
  • the second portion may have the tobacco wrapped confiquration of a cigar and may be bound within the same tobacco wrapper as the first portion.
  • the first and second portions may be a conventional filter-tipped ciqarette having the nicotine solution contained in the filter.
  • the conventional ciqarette is a low tar cigarette.
  • the nicotine solution of this invention may be incorporated into the filter by injection after the cigarette is manufactured.
  • the nicotine solution may be coated on the fibers comprising the filter before they are made into filters which are used in cigarette manufacture.
  • the nicotine in the nicotine solution of this invention is selected from the group consisting of nicotine (d), nicotine (1), nicotine (dl) and nicotine salts. Nicotine is colorless or yellow in color and is characterized by being oily and very hygroscopic. Nicotine turns to the familiar brown color on exposure to light or air.
  • Nicotine is obtained by extraction from dried tobacco leaves where it occurs to the extent of 2% to 8%, combined with citric, maleic and other acids.
  • the commercial nicotine which is available in the marketplace is entirely a byproduct of the tobacco industry. Extraction and purification procedures are generally well-known in this industry.
  • nicotine may be complexed with another substance to form a nicotine moiety which is resistant to evaporation and degradation.
  • Materials found to be useful in forming the nicotine moiety include alcohols, esters, hydrocarbons, aldehydes, ketones and ethers.
  • the preferred complexing materials are polysiloxanes, such as polyphenylmethylsiloxane.
  • the nicotine solution comprises nicotine salts in a solvent.
  • the solvent may be organic, but is preferably aqueous.
  • the nicotine salts are easily obtained by reacting an acid with nicotine.
  • the acid may be organic or inorganic. Inorganic acids are preferred because they result in less tar being delivered to the smoker.
  • the nicotine solution of this invention may contain 5% to 15% nicotine, by weight of the total solution.
  • the preferred amount is 10%.
  • a nicotine solution was prepared by mixing nicotine, obtained from Eastman Chemical, Stock No. 1242, with Poly- synlane obtained from Dow Chemical, Stock No. 556, in a 1 to 10 volume ratio of nicotine/Polysynlane. Ten milligrams of the nicotine solution was injected intermediately into the filter of a Kent brand 85 millimeter low tar cigarette. Using standard FTC determinations of tar and nicotine the nicotine-enhanced cigarette delivered an average of 0.48 milligrams nicotine per cigarette and 3.34 milligrams tar per cigarette, compared to the FTC standard of 0.3 milligrams nicotine per cigarette and 2.0 milligrams tar per cigarette. Thus, the nicotine release efficiency was 12.4%. When smoked, the cigarette had the effect of a strong cigarette such as Marlboro brand or Camel brand.

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US06/714,696 US4676259A (en) 1985-03-21 1985-03-21 Nicotine enhanced smoking device
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US772131 1985-08-30

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EP0202512A2 (fr) * 1985-05-24 1986-11-26 Kabi Pharmacia AB Distributeur de nicotine avec un réservoir de nicotine en polymère
FR2598599A1 (fr) * 1986-05-13 1987-11-20 British American Tobacco Co Ameliorations concernant des articles a fumer
WO1999044448A1 (fr) 1998-03-03 1999-09-10 Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation Article de tabac
WO2009003204A2 (fr) * 2007-07-04 2009-01-08 Heribert Schwarz Cigarette sans fumée
WO2013127538A1 (fr) * 2012-03-01 2013-09-06 Similtrade GmbH Dispositif d'inhalation passif
EP2944205A1 (fr) * 2014-05-15 2015-11-18 Fontem Holdings 2 B.V. Dispositif à fumer électronique et embout buccal

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GB1307363A (en) * 1969-06-03 1973-02-21 Dikstein S Cigarettes and tips therefor
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EP0202512A2 (fr) * 1985-05-24 1986-11-26 Kabi Pharmacia AB Distributeur de nicotine avec un réservoir de nicotine en polymère
EP0202512B1 (fr) * 1985-05-24 1992-06-17 Kabi Pharmacia AB Distributeur de nicotine avec un réservoir de nicotine en polymère
FR2598599A1 (fr) * 1986-05-13 1987-11-20 British American Tobacco Co Ameliorations concernant des articles a fumer
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WO2009003204A2 (fr) * 2007-07-04 2009-01-08 Heribert Schwarz Cigarette sans fumée
WO2009003204A3 (fr) * 2007-07-04 2009-05-07 Heribert Schwarz Cigarette sans fumée
WO2013127538A1 (fr) * 2012-03-01 2013-09-06 Similtrade GmbH Dispositif d'inhalation passif
EP2944205A1 (fr) * 2014-05-15 2015-11-18 Fontem Holdings 2 B.V. Dispositif à fumer électronique et embout buccal
WO2015173105A1 (fr) * 2014-05-15 2015-11-19 Fontem Holdings 2 B.V. Dispositif électronique pour fumer et embout associé
US10039318B2 (en) 2014-05-15 2018-08-07 Fontem Holdings 1 B.V. Electronic smoking device with mouthpiece

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