US 2016O157515A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2016/0157515 A1 Chapman et al. (43) Pub. Date: Jun. 9, 2016 (54) SMOKELESS TOBACCO POUCH (52) U.S. Cl. CPC ...................................... A24B 13/00 (2013.01) (71) Applicant: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem,inston-Salem, NC (US(US) (57) ABSTRACT (72) Inventors: Paul Stuart Chapman, Winston-Salem, NC (US); David Troy Turfler, A pouched product adapted for release of a releasable com Collierville, TN (US) ponent therefrom is provided herein. The pouched product can include a water-permeable fabric pouch formed so as to (73) Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company define a cavity therein, a composition contained within the cavity of the water-permeable fabric pouch, the composition (21) Appl. No.: 14/561,736 comprising one or more releasable components that are 22) Filed: Dec. 5, 2014 released from the composition under mouth conditions and (22) File ec. 5, that are capable of movement through the water-permeable Publication Classification fabric pouch, and a release modifying agent adapted to react with at least one of the one or more releasable components in (51) Int. Cl. the composition and thereby modify the release thereoffrom A24B I3/00 (2006.01) the water-permeable fabric pouch. 200 215 220 Patent Application Publication Jun. 9, 2016 Sheet 1 of 6 US 2016/O157515 A1 1 OO 115 FIG. 1 120 Patent Application Publication Jun. 9, 2016 Sheet 2 of 6 US 2016/O157515 A1 200 215 220 FIG 2 Patent Application Publication Jun. 9, 2016 Sheet 3 of 6 US 2016/O157515 A1 3OO 315 320 FG, 3 Patent Application Publication Jun. 9, 2016 Sheet 4 of 6 US 2016/O157515 A1 4OO 415 FIG. 4 Patent Application Publication Jun. 9, 2016 Sheet 5 of 6 US 2016/O157515 A1 500 515 520 FIGSA Patent Application Publication Jun. 9, 2016 Sheet 6 of 6 US 2016/O157515 A1 FIG. 5B US 2016/0157515 A1 Jun. 9, 2016 SMOKELESS TOBACCO POUCH 0101189 to Boldrini; 2010/0101588 to Boldrini; 2010/ O199601 to Boldrini; 2010/0200005 to Fallon; 2010/0252056 FIELD OF INVENTION to Gruss et al., 2011/0284.016 to Gunter et al., 2011/0239591 to Gruss et al., 2011/0303511 to Brinkley et al., 2012/ 0001. The present disclosure relates to products made or 0055493 to Novak III et al. and 2012/0103349 to Hansson et derived from tobacco, or that otherwise incorporate tobacco, al.; and PCT Pub. Nos. WO 2008/081341 to Winterson et al. and are intended for human consumption. In particular, the and WO 2008/146160 to Cecil et al.; which are incorporated disclosure relates to a fleece that may be combined with herein by reference. Additionally, Snus products can be manu Smokeless tobacco to form a pouched product Suitable for oral factured using equipment such as that available as SB 51-1/T. SC. SBL 50 and SB 53-2/T from Merz, Verpackungmaschinen GmBH, BACKGROUND 0005 Certain types of products employing pouches or 0002 Various products intended for oral use employ mois Sachets that contain tobacco substitutes (or combinations of ture permeable pouches or Sachets. See for example, the types tobacco and tobacco Substitutes) also have been proposed. of representative Smokeless tobacco products, as well as the See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,167.244 to Kjerstad and various Smokeless tobacco formulations, ingredients and pro U.S. Pat. No. 7,950,399 to Winterson et al.; and US Pat. Pub. cessing methodologies, referenced in the background art set Nos. 2005/0061339 to Hansson et al., 2011/0041860 to Essen forth in U.S. Pat. Pub. Nos. 2011/0303511 to Brinkley et al. et al. and 2011/0247640 to Beeson et al.; which are incorpo and 2013/0206150 to Duggins et al; which are incorporated rated herein by reference. herein by reference. During use. Such pouches or Sachets are 0006 Certain types of product employing pouches or inserted into the mouth of the user, and water soluble com Sachets have been employed to contain nicotine. Such as those ponents contained within those pouches or Sachets are used for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) types of prod released as a result of interaction with saliva. ucts (e.g., a pharmaceutical product distributed under the 0003 Products commonly referred to as 'snus,” for tradename ZONNICR) by Niconovum AB). See also, for example, comprise ground tobacco materials incorporated example, the types of pouch materials and nicotine-contain within sealed pouches. Representative types of Snus products ing formulations set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 4,907,605 to Rayet have been manufactured in Europe, particularly in Sweden, al.; US Pat. Pub. Nos. 2009/0293895 to Axelsson et al. and by or through companies such as Swedish Match AB (e.g., for 2011/0268809 to Brinkley et al.; and PCT Pub. Nos. WO brands such as General, Ettan, Goteborgs Rape and Grovs 2010/031552 to Axelsson et al. and WO 2012/134380 to nus); Fiedler & Lundgren AB (e.g., for brands such as Lucky Nilsson; which are incorporated herein by reference. Strike, Granit, Krekt and Mocca); JTI Sweden AB (e.g., for 0007 Tobacco is known to include a number of constitu brands such as Gustavus) and Rocker Production AB (e.g., for ents that may be more desirable or less desirable for release brands such as Rocker). Other types of snus products have therefrom in a smokeless tobacco composition. It would be been commercially available in the U.S.A. through compa desirable to provide a Smokeless tobacco product that is con nies such as Philip Morris USA, Inc. (e.g., for brands such as figured to alter the amount of certain constituents that may be Marlboro Snus); U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company (e.g., for released therefrom during use. brands such as SKOAL Snus) and R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (e.g., for brands such as CAMEL Snus). See also, SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION for example, Bryzgalov et al., 1N1800 Life Cycle Assess ment, Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of General Loose 0008. The present invention relates to products for oral and Portion Snus (2005); which is incorporated herein by delivery of one or more components of a composition. More reference. particularly, a composition may be retained within a fleece— 0004 Various types of Snus products, as well as compo i.e., a water-permeable fabric—in the form of a pouch, and nents for those products and methods for processing compo the delivery of the one or more components of the composi nents associated with those products, have been proposed. tion may be modified, such as to partially or Substantially See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 8,067,046 to Schleefetal. and completely prevent release of one or more components from U.S. Pat. No. 7,861,728 to Holton, Jr. et al.; US Pat. Pub. Nos, the fleece. 2004/01 18422 to Lundin et al., 2008/0202536 to Torrence et 0009. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates al.; 2009/0025738 to Mua et al., 2011/0180087 to Gee et al.: to a pouched product. In particular, the pouched product can 2010/0218779 to Zhuanget al., 2010/0294291 to Robinsonet comprise a water-permeable fabric pouch formed so as to al., 2010/0300465 to Zimmermann; 2011/0061666 to Dube define a cavity therein. A composition can be contained et al., 2011/0303232 to Williams et al., 2012/0067362 to within the cavity of the water-permeable fabric pouch, and the Mola et al., 2012/0085360 to Kawata et al., 2012/0103353 to composition can comprise one or more releasable compo Sebastian et al. and 2012/0247492 to Kobal et al.; and PCT nents that are released from the composition under mouth Pub. Nos. WO 05/063060 to Atchley et al. and WO 08/56135 conditions and that are capable of movement through the to Onno; which are incorporated herein by reference. In addi water-permeable fabric pouch. A release modifying agent can tion, certain quality standards associated with Snus manufac also be included within the cavity or be otherwise combined ture have been assembled as a so-called GothiaTek standard. with the water-permeable fabric, and the release modifying Furthermore, various manners and methods useful for the agent can be adapted to react with at least one of the one or production of Snus types of products have been proposed. more releasable components in the composition and thereby See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,607,479 to Linden and U.S. modify the release thereof from the water-permeable fabric Pat. No. 4,631,899 to Nielsen; and US Pat. Pub. Nos. 2008/ pouch. 0156338 to Winterson et al., 2010/0018539 to Brinkley et al.: 0010. In various embodiments, the pouched product can 2010/0059069 to Boldrini; 2010/007 1711 to Boldrini; 2010/ be defined by one or more particular elements, characteris US 2016/0157515 A1 Jun. 9, 2016 tics, or functions. In particular, the pouched product can be 0030 FIG.3 is an illustration of a pouched product formed further defined by one or more of the following descriptions of a water-permeable fabric pouch having a composition in any combination. therein and including a release modifying agent in particulate 0011. The fabric pouch can be formed of a nonwoven web form according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; of fibers. 0031 FIG. 4 is an illustration of a pouched product formed 0012. The fabric can comprise natural fibers. of a water-permeable fabric pouch having a composition 0013 The fabric can comprise synthetic fibers. therein and including a release modifying agent within a 0014.