Global Patent Index - EP 4258906 A1

EP 4258906 A1 20231018 - IMPROVED METHOD OF PRODUCING A LIQUID TOBACCO EXTRACT

Title (en)

IMPROVED METHOD OF PRODUCING A LIQUID TOBACCO EXTRACT

Title (de)

VERBESSERTES VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES FLÜSSIGEN TABAKEXTRAKTS

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ AMÉLIORÉ DE PRODUCTION D'UN EXTRAIT DE TABAC LIQUIDE

Publication

EP 4258906 A1 20231018 (EN)

Application

EP 21820270 A 20211206

Priority

  • EP 20212847 A 20201209
  • EP 2021084388 W 20211206

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022122649A1] A method of producing a liquid tobacco extract comprises the steps of: preparing a tobacco material; heating the tobacco material in an extraction chamber at an extraction temperature of between 120 degrees Celsius and 160 degrees Celsius for at least 90 minutes; collecting the volatile compounds released from the tobacco material during the heating step; and forming a liquid tobacco extract comprising the collected volatile compounds. The method further comprises the step of spraying atomised water into the extraction chamber during the heating step.

IPC 8 full level

A24B 15/167 (2020.01); A24B 15/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A24B 15/167 (2016.10 - EP KR US); A24B 15/22 (2013.01 - KR US); A24B 15/243 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A24B 15/28 (2013.01 - KR); A24B 15/287 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022122649A1

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022122649 A1 20220616; CN 116546891 A 20230804; EP 4258906 A1 20231018; JP 2023553597 A 20231225; KR 20230118139 A 20230810; US 2024008523 A1 20240111

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2021084388 W 20211206; CN 202180080936 A 20211206; EP 21820270 A 20211206; JP 2023533892 A 20211206; KR 20237022727 A 20211206; US 202118255380 A 20211206