Patents
US 12279639 B2: Gamma cyclodextrin flavoring-release additives
- Granted
- 2025-04-22
- Filed
- 2023-05-23 application 18322011
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract
Electrically heated cigarettes used in an electrical smoking system include a flavoring-release additive and sorbent effective to remove one or more gas-phase constituents of mainstream tobacco smoke. The flavoring-release additive includes gamma cyclodextrin and at least one flavoring. Flavoring is released in a cigarette upon the flavoring-release additive reaching at least a minimum temperature during smoking. The flavoring-release additive can have various forms including, for example, powder and films.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250422.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Morris USA Inc. 523 patents | US company or organization | Richmond, VA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munmaya K. Mishra | Manakin, VA | 139 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Susan E. Wrenn | Swift Creek Farms, VA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jay A Fournier | Richmond, VA | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A24B | Manufacture or preparation of tobacco for smoking or chewing; tobacco; snuff | A24B15/16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A24D | Cigars; cigarettes; tobacco smoke filters; mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes; manufacture of tobacco smoke filters or mouthpieces | A24D1/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A24F | Smokers' requisites; match boxes; simulated smoking devices | A24F40/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A24C | Machines for making cigars or cigarettes | A24C5/01 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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