Global Patent Index - EP 2179666 A2

EP 2179666 A2 20100428 - Smokeless Tobacco Compositions And Methods For Treating Tobacco For Use Therein

Title (en)

Smokeless Tobacco Compositions And Methods For Treating Tobacco For Use Therein

Title (de)

Rauchlose Tabakzusammensetzungen und Verfahren zur Behandlung von Tabak zu dessen Verwendung darin

Title (fr)

Composition de tabac sans fumée et procédé pour le traitement du tabac pour de tels usages

Publication

EP 2179666 A2 20100428 (EN)

Application

EP 10152287 A 20080722

Priority

  • EP 08796428 A 20080722
  • US 78160407 A 20070723
  • US 78166607 A 20070723
  • US 78164107 A 20070723

Abstract (en)

A process for preparing a tobacco composition suitable for use as a smokeless tobacco composition is proposed, comprising providing a mixture of water and a tobacco material in the form of a slurry, heating the mixture at a temperature and for a time sufficient to pasteurize the mixture, adding an amount of a base to the slurry sufficient to raise the pH of the slurry to an alkaline pH, thereby forming a pH-adjusted mixture, continuing to heat the pH-adjusted mixture at a temperature and for a time sufficient for the pH of the pH-adjusted mixture to drop at least about 0.5 pH unit following said adding step to form a treated tobacco material, and incorporating the treated tobacco material into a smokeless tobacco product.

IPC 8 full level

A24B 15/28 (2006.01); A24B 3/04 (2006.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/183 (2013.01); A24B 15/28 (2013.01); A24B 15/283 (2013.01); A24B 15/30 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009015142 A2 20090129; WO 2009015142 A3 20090827; WO 2009015142 A8 20090611; WO 2009015142 A8 20100128; CN 101873809 A 20101027; CN 101873809 B 20141112; DK 2377413 T3 20170501; EP 2173200 A2 20100414; EP 2173200 B1 20171115; EP 2179666 A2 20100428; EP 2179666 A3 20100922; EP 2179666 B1 20120829; EP 2377413 A1 20111019; EP 2377413 B1 20170301; JP 2010534475 A 20101111; JP 5339635 B2 20131113

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2008070755 W 20080722; CN 200880100282 A 20080722; DK 11157884 T 20080722; EP 08796428 A 20080722; EP 10152287 A 20080722; EP 11157884 A 20080722; JP 2010518333 A 20080722