Method of producing tobacco mousse

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12507724-B2
Application number	US-202418647856-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 26, 2024
Priority date	Jun 28, 2018
Publication date	Dec 30, 2025
Grant date	Dec 30, 2025

Abstract

Methods of forming a foam including a tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or an inhalable agent, an aerosol forming agent, a foam stabilizing agent, and a foam forming agent are provided, along with a foam produced by the methods, and foams with a certain aeration, for example of at least 4 vol. % based on the total volume of the foam.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A method of forming a foam, comprising:
mixing an aerosol forming agent and a foam forming agent, wherein the aerosol forming agent is selected from a group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, sebacate estes, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the foam forming agent is selected from a group consisting of agar, gellan gum, lecithin, polyglycol esters of fatty acids, glycerol esters of fatty acids, sorbitan esters of fatty acids, and mixtures thereof; heating the mixture to a temperature between 30° C.-80° C.; adding to the mixture a tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or an inhalable agent, wherein the inhalable agent is at least one of a stimulant and a flavor; adding a foam stabilizing agent, wherein the foam stabilizing agent is selected from a group consisting of cellulose gum, hydroxyalkylated carbohydrates, salts thereof, and mixtures thereof; and cooling of the mixture to a temperature between 10° C.-25° C. in less than 20 minutes; wherein the mixture is aerated after the adding of the foam stabilizing agent and/or after cooling of the mixture, wherein the aeration is carried out at a temperature between 30° C.-80° C., wherein a weight of the tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or the inhalable agent is 0.1-33 wt-% of a weight of the foam, and wherein a weight of the aerosol forming agent is 40-70 wt-% of the weight of the foam.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the pH of the mixture is adjusted to a pH value between 5 and 9.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the foam stabilizing agent has a viscosity between 300 mPas and 3000 mPas.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the foam forming agent has a gel strength between 300 g/cm 3 and 3000 g/cm 3 , and/or wherein the foam forming agent has a viscosity between 300 mPas and 3000 mPas.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the foam is portioned and/or shaped after the forming of the foam.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the formed foam has an aeration of at least 4 vol. % based on the total volume of the foam.

7 . A method of forming a foam, comprising, in following order:
mixing an aerosol forming agent, wherein the aerosol forming agent is selected from a group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, sebacate estes, and mixtures thereof; adding to the mixture a tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or an inhalable agent, wherein the inhalable agent is at least one of a stimulant and a flavor; adding a foam forming agent, wherein the foam forming agent is selected from a group consisting of agar, gellan gum, lecithin, polyglycol esters of fatty acids, glycerol esters of fatty acids, sorbitan esters of fatty acids, and mixtures thereof; adding a foam stabilizing agent, wherein the foam stabilizing agent is selected from a group consisting of cellulose gum, hydroxyalkylated carbohydrates, salts thereof, and mixtures thereof; and cooling of the mixture; aging the foam for a period between 4 hours and 24 hours at a temperature between 35° C. to 60° C.; wherein the mixture is aerated after the adding of the foam stabilizing agent and/or after cooling of the mixture for a period between 1 minute and 1 hour, wherein a weight of the tobacco ingredient containing agent and/or the inhalable agent is 0.1-33 wt-% of a weight of the foam, and
wherein a weight of the aerosol forming agent is 40-70 wt-% of the weight of the foam.

Assignees

• Jt Int Sa
• Jt Int Sa

Inventors

• Plattner Michael
• Orth Michael
• Mastalerz Remigius

Classifications

• B01F23/802

  Cooling the mixture · CPC title

• B01F23/235

  for making foam · CPC title

• A24B15/403

  having only oxygen as hetero atoms · CPC title

• A24B15/30

  by organic substances {(A24B15/281 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• A24B15/167 Primary

  in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes · CPC title