EP4018848A1 - A pouched product for oral use comprising a liquid permeable cover material and a filling material - Google Patents

A pouched product for oral use comprising a liquid permeable cover material and a filling material Download PDF

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EP4018848A1
EP4018848A1 EP20216468.7A EP20216468A EP4018848A1 EP 4018848 A1 EP4018848 A1 EP 4018848A1 EP 20216468 A EP20216468 A EP 20216468A EP 4018848 A1 EP4018848 A1 EP 4018848A1
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particles
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nicotine
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Mårten KINDVALL
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Swedish Match North Europe AB
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Priority to KR1020237019496A priority patent/KR20230125189A/ko
Priority to EP21840615.5A priority patent/EP4266909A1/en
Priority to US18/255,875 priority patent/US20240032583A1/en
Priority to CA3204880A priority patent/CA3204880A1/en
Priority to JP2023538118A priority patent/JP2024501268A/ja
Priority to PCT/EP2021/086955 priority patent/WO2022136353A1/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
    • A24B15/10—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
    • A24B15/16—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B13/00—Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
    • A24B15/18—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
    • A24B15/24—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by extraction; Tobacco extracts
    • A24B15/241—Extraction of specific substances
    • A24B15/243—Nicotine
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
    • A24B15/18—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
    • A24B15/28—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances
    • A24B15/285—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances characterised by structural features, e.g. particle shape or size
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
    • A24B15/18—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
    • A24B15/28—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances
    • A24B15/30—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances
    • A24B15/36—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances containing a heterocyclic ring
    • A24B15/38—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances containing a heterocyclic ring having only nitrogen as hetero atom
    • A24B15/385—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances by organic substances containing a heterocyclic ring having only nitrogen as hetero atom in a five-membered ring

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  • the pouched product for oral use as disclosed herein comprises a liquid permeable cover material and a portion sized amount of a filling material comprising a particulate material, and one or more water soluble components in addition to the particulate material.
  • the filling material is enclosed by the liquid permeable cover material.
  • the particles of the particulate material have a particle density and a bulk density, the particle density being at least 1.4 times greater than the bulk density of the particles of the particulate material.
  • the filling material has a pre-use moisture content of from 1% by weight of the filling material to 35% by weight of the filling material.
  • the particle density may be from 1.4 to 5 times greater than the bulk density, such as from 1.5 to 4 times greater than the bulk density.
  • the filling material of the oral pouched product as disclosed herein may comprise tobacco material in an amount within the range of from 0.05 wt% to 10 wt%, such as from 0.2 wt% to 1 wt%, based on the total weight of the filling material.
  • the tobacco material may be a nicotine source.
  • the tobacco material may be the only nicotine source or may be a nicotine source in addition to one or more of the nicotine sources disclosed herein.
  • the filling material of the oral pouched product as disclosed herein may be free from tobacco material.
  • a tobacco free filling material may contain material derived from other plant sources such as coffee, tea, herbs, etc., and/or any suitable flavouring agent, sweetener, etc., as known in the art.
  • no or substantially no water soluble component of the filling material such as nicotine, flavouring agents, sweeteners, etc., is present in an internal pore structure in the particles of the particulate material of the filling material.
  • the particles which are useful as the particulate material in the filling material of the oral pouched products disclosed herein may have a regular shape such as a spherical shape, a cubic shape, a cylindrical shape, etc., or may have an irregular shape with regular or near-regular shapes being generally preferred.
  • the particles may have generally smooth outer surfaces or may have small aberrations in the outer surfaces.
  • tobacco or "tobacco material” is meant any part, e.g., leaves, stems, stalks, and flowers, of any member of the genus Nicotiana.
  • the particles 4 which are shown in Fig. 4a have a substantially cubic shape
  • the particles 4 which are shown in Fig. 4b are grain-shaped
  • the particles 4 which are shown in Fig. 4c have a substantially cylindrical shape
  • the particles 4 which are shown in Fig. 4d have an irregular shape.
  • the particles 4 in Fig. 4a has an aspect ratio w/l which is approximately 1, while the particles 4 shown in Figs. 4b-4d have a smaller aspect ratio.

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  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
EP20216468.7A 2020-12-22 2020-12-22 A pouched product for oral use comprising a liquid permeable cover material and a filling material Active EP4018848B1 (en)

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EP20216468.7A EP4018848B1 (en) 2020-12-22 2020-12-22 A pouched product for oral use comprising a liquid permeable cover material and a filling material
EP21840615.5A EP4266909A1 (en) 2020-12-22 2021-12-21 A pouched product for oral use comprising a liquid permeable cover material and a filling material
US18/255,875 US20240032583A1 (en) 2020-12-22 2021-12-21 A pouched product for oral use comprising a liquid permeable cover material and a filling material
CA3204880A CA3204880A1 (en) 2020-12-22 2021-12-21 A pouched product for oral use comprising a liquid permeable cover material and a filling material
KR1020237019496A KR20230125189A (ko) 2020-12-22 2021-12-21 액체 투과성 덮개 재료 및 충전 재료를 포함하는 구강용 파우치 제품
JP2023538118A JP2024501268A (ja) 2020-12-22 2021-12-21 液体透過性被覆材料及び充填材料を含む経口用の袋状製品
PCT/EP2021/086955 WO2022136353A1 (en) 2020-12-22 2021-12-21 A pouched product for oral use comprising a liquid permeable cover material and a filling material

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WO2010104464A1 (en) * 2009-03-13 2010-09-16 Excellens Tech. Products Aps Oral delivery product
US20100300464A1 (en) * 2008-12-18 2010-12-02 Philip Morris Usa Inc. Moist botanical pouch processing and moist oral botanical pouch products
US20110083680A1 (en) * 2009-10-09 2011-04-14 Philip Morris Usa Inc. Tobacco-free pouched product containing flavor beads providing immediate and long lasting flavor release
WO2012069505A1 (en) 2010-11-26 2012-05-31 Swedish Match North Europe Ab Arrangement for manufacturing of portion packets
WO2014096816A1 (en) * 2012-12-20 2014-06-26 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited Smokeless oral tobacco product and preparation thereof
US20140255452A1 (en) * 2013-03-11 2014-09-11 Niconovum Usa, Inc. Method and apparatus for differentiating oral pouch products
WO2017153718A1 (en) * 2016-03-07 2017-09-14 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited Smokeless oral tobacco product and preparation thereof
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WO2008056135A2 (en) * 2006-11-08 2008-05-15 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited A smokeless tobacco product and method for forming such a product
US20100300464A1 (en) * 2008-12-18 2010-12-02 Philip Morris Usa Inc. Moist botanical pouch processing and moist oral botanical pouch products
US20100218779A1 (en) * 2009-02-27 2010-09-02 Philip Morris Usa Inc. Controlled flavor release tobacco pouch products and methods of making
WO2010104464A1 (en) * 2009-03-13 2010-09-16 Excellens Tech. Products Aps Oral delivery product
US20110083680A1 (en) * 2009-10-09 2011-04-14 Philip Morris Usa Inc. Tobacco-free pouched product containing flavor beads providing immediate and long lasting flavor release
WO2012069505A1 (en) 2010-11-26 2012-05-31 Swedish Match North Europe Ab Arrangement for manufacturing of portion packets
WO2014096816A1 (en) * 2012-12-20 2014-06-26 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited Smokeless oral tobacco product and preparation thereof
US20140255452A1 (en) * 2013-03-11 2014-09-11 Niconovum Usa, Inc. Method and apparatus for differentiating oral pouch products
WO2017153718A1 (en) * 2016-03-07 2017-09-14 British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited Smokeless oral tobacco product and preparation thereof
US20180271139A1 (en) * 2017-03-22 2018-09-27 Swedish Match North Europe Ab Oral pouched product having a rectangular shape

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WO2022136353A1 (en) 2022-06-30
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JP2024501268A (ja) 2024-01-11
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