Global Patent Index - EP 1723860 A1

EP 1723860 A1 20061122 - NICOTINE-REDUCING AGENT AND NICOTINE REDUCTION METHOD

Title (en)

NICOTINE-REDUCING AGENT AND NICOTINE REDUCTION METHOD

Title (de)

NICOTINREDUZIERENDES MITTEL UND NICOTINREDUZIERENDES VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

AGENT REDUISANT LA NICOTINE ET PROCEDE DE REDUCTION DE LA NICOTINE

Publication

EP 1723860 A1 20061122 (EN)

Application

EP 05719318 A 20050218

Priority

  • JP 2005002649 W 20050218
  • JP 2004043610 A 20040219
  • JP 2004136448 A 20040430

Abstract (en)

The present invention provides a nicotine-reducing agent and a nicotine-reducing smoking article that are used for reducing the nicotine content of the mainstream smoke of a tobacco product. The present invention also provides a method for reducing the nicotine content of the mainstream smoke of a tobacco product by using the nicotine-reducing agent or nicotine-reducing smoking article. The nicotine-reducing agent is an aqueous liquid composition having a viscosity of 500 to 3000 mPa·s and containing at least one polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of tamarind seed gum, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, tara gum, guar gum, pectin, pullulan, psyllium seed gum, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and carageenan.

IPC 8 full level

A24D 3/14 (2006.01); A24D 3/06 (2006.01); A24F 7/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

A24B 15/243 (2013.01 - EP); A24D 3/14 (2013.01 - EP KR); A24F 7/04 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1723860 A1 20061122; EP 1723860 A4 20080227; JP 3882125 B2 20070214; JP WO2005079609 A1 20071025; KR 20070005634 A 20070110; MX PA06009506 A 20070326; RU 2006133378 A 20080327; RU 2363361 C2 20090810; WO 2005079609 A1 20050901

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05719318 A 20050218; JP 2005002649 W 20050218; JP 2006519353 A 20050218; KR 20067019302 A 20060919; MX PA06009506 A 20050218; RU 2006133378 A 20050218