公开(公告)号：US20250034518A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18914617

申请日：2024-10-14

Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.

Inventor： Alec J. HAYES ,  Maria SHULLEETA ,  Jason W. FLORA

IPC: C12N5/04 ,  A24B15/20

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to consumable products incorporating a matrix of cultured tobacco cells. Any tobacco variety may be utilized for establishing in vitro tobacco cultures, including native tobacco varieties and genetically modified tobacco varieties derived from any tobacco variety. Various embodiments are directed to methods for producing tobacco products incorporating cellular material and/or extracts derived from tobacco cells cultured in vitro.

公开(公告)号：US20240378543A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-14

申请号：US18782924

申请日：2024-07-24

Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.

Inventor： Patrick CHANEZ ,  Alain SAGER ,  Philippe CHATELAIN ,  Erwan FRADET

IPC: G06Q10/08

Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying manufactured items in containers, where each container is suitable for containing two or more units, and where the method comprises the steps of: associating each unit with a unique unit identifier, uniquely identifying each unit, allocating two or more units to be contained in each container, uniquely identifying each container, for each container, determining one or more ranges of unit identifiers of the two or more units allocated to the container, and storing, in a database, a container identifier for each container, each container identifier being coupled, in the database, to the one or more ranges of unit identifiers of the two or more units allocated to the container. There is also provided methods and apparatus for authenticating, tracking and tracing the units.

公开(公告)号：US20240334962A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18747066

申请日：2024-06-18

Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.

Inventor： Munmaya K. MISHRA ,  Biao DUAN ,  Daqing WU ,  William R. SWEENEY

IPC: A24B15/16 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/28

CPC classification number: A24B15/16 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/283 ,  A23V2002/00

Abstract: A tobacco-free oral pouch product providing immediate and long lasting flavor release comprises a pouch wrapper and tobacco-free flavor beads contained within the pouch wrapper. The flavor beads comprise at least one of microcrystalline cellulose, pectin and sodium alginate, at least one polymer having a higher solubility in saliva than microcrystalline cellulose, pectin and/or sodium alginate, and at least one flavorant. The pectin and sodium alginate are cross-linked. The tobacco-free flavor beads provide immediate release of the flavorant upon placement of a pouch product in a user's mouth and long lasting release of the flavorant for about 15 minutes to about 80 minutes. The oral pouch product contains only tobacco-free flavor beads.

公开(公告)号：US11771128B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US16720496

申请日：2019-12-19

Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.

Inventor： Shuzhong Zhuang ,  Georgios D. Karles

IPC: A24B15/28 ,  A24B15/24 ,  A24F42/00 ,  A24D3/06 ,  A24C5/47 ,  B01J20/20 ,  B01J20/28

CPC classification number: A24B15/245 ,  A24B15/246 ,  A24B15/28 ,  A24B15/283 ,  A24B15/287 ,  A24C5/472 ,  A24D3/06 ,  A24F42/00 ,  B01J20/20 ,  B01J20/28004 ,  B01J20/28019 ,  B01J20/28061 ,  B01J20/28064 ,  B01J20/28071 ,  B01J20/28073 ,  B01J20/28076

Abstract: Immobilized diluents in a smoking article are provided, wherein diluents can be immobilized through absorption and/or adsorption of the diluents into immobilizing materials, such as sorbents like silica gels. By immobilizing diluents, the diluents can be available for vaporization, while still being protected from migration and/or loss of the diluents in a smoking article.

公开(公告)号：US20230303275A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18329038

申请日：2023-06-05

Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.

Inventor： Martin T. GARTHAFFNER ,  Dwight D. WILLIAMS ,  Jeremy J. STRAIGHT ,  Carl G. MILLER ,  David J. WEBB

IPC: B65B1/02 ,  B65B1/48 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65B43/50 ,  B65B43/60 ,  B65B61/06 ,  B65B51/26 ,  B65B57/14

CPC classification number: B65B1/02 ,  B65B1/48 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65B43/50 ,  B65B43/60 ,  B65B61/06 ,  B65B51/26 ,  B65B57/14

Abstract: An apparatus and methods for producing at extremely high production speeds small pouches filled with tobacco or other granular, powdered or solid content is provided. An endless web substrate, with or without flavor film thereon, is formed into a tubular shape with a longitudinal seam. The tube is cut to individual lengths, and a procession of tubes is crimp-closed at one end, filled and crimp-closed at the other end to complete pouch production. During production, the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch are parallel to one another and the longitudinal seam of the pouch is midway between the sides of the pouch and orthogonal to the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch.

公开(公告)号：US11712415B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17173891

申请日：2021-02-11

Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.

Inventor： Feng Gao ,  Shalva Gedevanishvili ,  Shengsheng Liu ,  Munmaya K. Mishra ,  William R. Sweeney ,  Randall Baren ,  Qinglin Li ,  Darin Colassaco ,  Salem Chouchane

IPC: A61K9/00 ,  A61K36/82 ,  A23G4/08 ,  A23G4/12 ,  A61K36/81 ,  A23G4/06 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/18 ,  A24B15/20 ,  A61K47/36

CPC classification number: A61K9/0056 ,  A23G4/068 ,  A23G4/08 ,  A23G4/12 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/18 ,  A24B15/20 ,  A61K36/81 ,  A61K36/82 ,  A61K47/36 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A23V2200/26 ,  A23V2250/20

Abstract: A soft, chewable and orally dissolvable and/or disintegrable product includes a biopolymer-sugar based matrix and botanical powder dispersed throughout the biopolymer-sugar based matrix. The biopolymer-sugar based matrix includes at least one biopolymer, at least one sugar and optional additives. Soft, chewable and orally dissolvable and/or disintegrable product can also include flavor beads.

公开(公告)号：US11691775B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-04

申请号：US17831640

申请日：2022-06-03

Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.

Inventor： Martin T. Garthaffner ,  Barry S. Smith

IPC: B65B9/00 ,  B65B61/24 ,  B65B9/20 ,  B65B9/213 ,  B65B37/08 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65B51/16 ,  B65B51/26 ,  B65B63/02

CPC classification number: B65B61/24 ,  B65B9/2028 ,  B65B9/213 ,  B65B37/08 ,  B65B61/20 ,  B65B51/16 ,  B65B51/26 ,  B65B63/026

Abstract: In a method and apparatus for producing a small pouch with a predetermined amount of particulate material therein, a predetermined amount of the particulate material is portioned from a bulk supply and compacted into a single discrete caplet. The caplet is the deposited into an open hollow pouch closed at one end thereof, and the open end is then closed with the caplet between the closed ends of the pouch. The caplet in the pouch is then compressed to return it to its particulate form. The particulate material may be granular or shredded tobacco.

公开(公告)号：US20230022277A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17961984

申请日：2022-10-07

Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.

Inventor： Marc D. BELCASTRO ,  Jeffrey A. SWEPSTON

IPC: A61M11/04 ,  A61M15/02 ,  B05B1/24 ,  B05B17/04 ,  A24F40/44 ,  A24F40/50 ,  A61M15/06

Abstract: An indirectly heated capillary aerosol generator comprises a capillary tube adapted to form an aerosol when liquid material in the capillary tube is heated to volatilize at least some of the liquid material therein and a thermally conductive material in thermal contact with the capillary tube. The indirectly heated capillary aerosol generator provides substantially even and uniform heating across the heated length of the capillary tube.

公开(公告)号：US20220315254A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17847683

申请日：2022-06-23

Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.

Inventor： Martin T. GARTHAFFNER ,  Dwight D. WILLIAMS ,  Jeremy J. STRAIGHT ,  David J. WEBB ,  Carl G. MILLER

IPC: B65B1/02 ,  B65B1/48 ,  B65B29/00 ,  B65B43/50 ,  B65B43/60 ,  B65B61/06 ,  B65B51/26 ,  B65B57/14

Abstract: An apparatus and methods for producing at extremely high production speeds small pouches filled with tobacco or other granular, powdered or solid content is provided. An endless web substrate, with or without flavor film thereon, is formed into a tubular shape with a longitudinal seam. The tube is cut to individual lengths, and a procession of tubes is crimp-closed at one end, filled and crimp-closed at the other end to complete pouch production. During production, the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch are parallel to one another and the longitudinal seam of the pouch is midway between the sides of the pouch and orthogonal to the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch.

公开(公告)号：US20220282209A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17750634

申请日：2022-05-23

Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.

Inventor： Alec J. HAYES ,  Maria SHULLEETA ,  Jason W. FLORA

IPC: C12N5/04 ,  A24B15/20

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to consumable products incorporating a matrix of cultured tobacco cells. Any tobacco variety may be utilized for establishing in vitro tobacco cultures, including native tobacco varieties and genetically modified tobacco varieties derived from any tobacco variety. Various embodiments are directed to methods for producing tobacco products incorporating cellular material and/or extracts derived from tobacco cells cultured in vitro.