Global Patent Index - EP 4018846 A1

EP 4018846 A1 20220629 - A POUCHED PRODUCT FOR ORAL USE COMPRISING A LIQUID PERMEABLE COVER MATERIAL AND A FILLING MATERIAL COMPRISING A FIRST TYPE OF PARTICLES

Title (en)

A POUCHED PRODUCT FOR ORAL USE COMPRISING A LIQUID PERMEABLE COVER MATERIAL AND A FILLING MATERIAL COMPRISING A FIRST TYPE OF PARTICLES

Title (de)

BEUTELPRODUKT ZUR ORALEN VERWENDUNG MIT EINEM FLÜSSIGKEITSDURCHLÄSSIGEN ABDECKMATERIAL UND EINEM FÜLLMATERIAL MIT EINER ERSTEN PARTIKELART

Title (fr)

PRODUIT À USAGE ORAL EN SACHET COMPRENANT UN MATÉRIAU DE COUVERTURE PERMÉABLE LIQUIDE ET MATÉRIAU DE REMPLISSAGE COMPRENANT UN PREMIER TYPE DE PARTICULES

Publication

EP 4018846 A1 20220629 (EN)

Application

EP 20216454 A 20201222

Priority

EP 20216454 A 20201222

Abstract (en)

A pouched product (1) for oral use comprising a liquid permeable cover material (2) and a portion sized amount of a filling material (3) comprising a first type of particles (4), the filling material (3) being enclosed by the liquid permeable cover material (2), the pouched product (1) having a first main surface (8) and a second main surface (9) and a thickness between the first main surface (8) and the second main surface (8). The particles of the first type of particles (4) have an average particle size within the range of from 0.3 mm to 3.0 mm and a pre-use moisture content of from 1% by weight of the filling material (3) to 35% by weight of the filling material (3), that the first type of particles (4) are water insoluble particles and that the filling material (3) comprises one or more water soluble components (11), the pouched product (1) having a pre-use thickness (t1) and a post-use thickness (t2) and a ratio (t2/t1) between the post-use thickness (t1) and the pre-use thickness (t1) being in the range of from 0.9 to 1.3.

IPC 8 full level

A24B 13/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/28 (2006.01); A24B 15/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A24B 13/00 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A24B 15/243 (2013.01 - KR US); A24B 15/285 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A24B 15/385 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Citation (applicant)

  • WO 2012069505 A1 20120531 - SWEDISH MATCH NORTH EUROPE AB [SE], et al
  • "Total moisture determination", FEDERAL REGISTER, vol. 74, no. 4, 7 January 2009 (2009-01-07), pages 712 - 719
  • "Official Methods of Analysis", 1990, AOAC (ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL ANALYTICAL CHEMICS, article "Moisture in Tobacco"

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4018846 A1 20220629; CA 3204853 A1 20220630; EP 4266910 A1 20231101; JP 2024501264 A 20240111; KR 20230125187 A 20230829; US 2024041094 A1 20240208; WO 2022136354 A1 20220630

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 20216454 A 20201222; CA 3204853 A 20211221; EP 2021086958 W 20211221; EP 21840616 A 20211221; JP 2023538114 A 20211221; KR 20237019494 A 20211221; US 202118255873 A 20211221