Beaded substrates for aerosol delivery devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12349719-B2
Application number	US-202217698331-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 18, 2022
Priority date	Mar 19, 2021
Publication date	Jul 8, 2025
Grant date	Jul 8, 2025

Abstract

A substrate in beaded form is provided which includes at least one non-tobacco botanical material, or a flavorant, a botanical extract, or both; a binder; an aerosol forming material; optionally, water and a tobacco material; and optionally a filler. The final form of the substrate can be configured for use in aerosol generating components for aerosol delivery devices. Further provided are aerosol generating components and aerosol delivery devices including the substrate in beaded form. Such devices utilize electrically generated heat or combustible ignition sources to heat the substrate, providing an inhalable substance in the form of an aerosol.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A substrate in beaded form for use in an aerosol delivery device, the substrate comprising:
a tobacco material in particulate form, present in the substrate in an amount from about 10% to about 45% by weight, based on a total wet weight of the substrate, wherein the tobacco material is substantially free of nicotine;
a botanical extract in an amount from about 1 to about 5% by weight, based on the total wet weight of the substrate;
a binder in an amount from about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight, based on the total wet weight of the substrate, the binder selected from the group consisting of methylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, and combinations thereof;
water in an amount from about 20% to about 30% by weight, based on the total wet weight of the substrate;
an aerosol forming component in an amount from about 10% to about 20% by weight, based on the total wet weight of the substrate; and
a filler in an amount from about 15% to about 25% by weight, based on the total wet weight of the substrate the filler selected from the group consisting of corn starch, rice starch or rice flour, modified food starch, and combinations thereof.

2. The substrate of claim 1 , wherein the binder is carboxymethylcellulose.

3. The substrate of claim 1 , wherein the aerosol forming component is selected from the group consisting of water, a polyhydric alcohol, a polysorbate, a sorbitan ester, a fatty acid, a fatty acid ester, a wax, a cannabinoid, a terpene, a sugar alcohol, or a combination thereof.

4. The substrate of claim 1 , wherein the aerosol forming component comprises a polyhydric alcohol, wherein the polyhydric alcohol is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, triacetin, and combinations thereof, wherein the polyhydric alcohol is present in an amount from about 10 to about 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the substrate.

5. The substrate of claim 1 , wherein the filler is rice flour.

6. An aerosol delivery device, comprising:
the substrate of claim 1 ;
a heat source configured to heat the substrate to form an aerosol; and
an aerosol pathway extending from the substrate to a mouth-end of the aerosol delivery device.

7. The aerosol delivery device of claim 6 , wherein the heat source comprises either an electrically powered heating element or a combustible ignition source.

8. The aerosol delivery device of claim 7 , wherein the heat source is a combustible ignition source comprising a carbon-based material.

9. The aerosol delivery device of claim 7 , wherein the heat source is an electrically-powered heating element.

10. The aerosol delivery device of claim 9 , further comprising a power source electronically connected to the heating element.

11. The aerosol delivery device of claim 10 , further comprising a controller configured to control the power transmitted by the power source to the heating element.

Assignees

• Nicoventures Trading Ltd

Inventors

• Clark Caroline W
• Ford Kyle
• Comer Tiffany
• Monsalud Luis

Classifications

• A24B15/302 Primary

  by natural substances obtained from animals or plants · CPC title

• A24B15/16 Primary

  of tobacco substitutes · CPC title

• A24D1/20

  Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices · CPC title

• A24B15/165

  comprising as heat source a carbon fuel or an oxidized or thermally degraded carbonaceous fuel, e.g. carbohydrates, cellulosic material · CPC title

• A24B13/00

  Tobacco for pipes, for cigars, e.g. cigar inserts, or for cigarettes; Chewing tobacco; Snuff (reconstituted tobacco products A24B3/14) · CPC title