Patent EA-002711-B1 (EA)
Title: Tobacco products with vitamin e
Inventor: RUSSO JOSEPH D
IPC: A24B15/30
Filed: 1999-02-03
Abstract: 1. A tobacco product incorporating between 0.1% and 20.0% by weight of a substantially pure additive from the group consisting of tocopherols, their analogs and derivatives thereof. 2. The tobacco cigarette of claim 1 wherein said additive is selected from the group consisting of alpha-tocopherol and their analogs and derivatives thereof. 3. The tobacco cigarette of claim 1 wherein said additive is selected from consisting of a d alpha-tocopherol, d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate, d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, mixed tocopherols and dl-alpha-tocopherol. 4. The tobacco cigarette of claim 1 wherein said additive is a d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate. 5. A tobacco product of claim 1 wherein said tobacco product is smokeless. 6. The tobacco product wherein comprising a substantially pure additive selected from the group consisting of a dry powdered form of tocopheryl, their analogs and derivatives thereof. 7. The tobacco product of claim 6, wherein said adduitive is selected from the group consisting of a d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate, d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate spray dried onto a suitable carrier, mixed tocopherols spray dried onto a suitable carrier and/or dl-alpha-tocopherol spray dried onto a suitable carrier. 8. The tobacco product of claim 7, wherein said tobacco product is smokeless. 9. A smokeless tobacco product incorporating between 0.1% and 20.0% by weight of a non-complexed additive whose sole anti-oxidant is selected from the group consisting of dry powdered tocopherols, their analogs and derivatives thereof. 10. A smokeless tobacco product incorporating between 0.1 % and 20.0% by weight of an additive selected from the group of dry powdered tocopherols, their analogs and derivatives thereof which is substantially free of low molecular weight alcohols, other vitamins, eukaryotic cell cultures reacted or complexed with natural substances of plant origin having anti-mutagenic and aromatizing properties. 11. A method of making smokeless tobacco product comprising the steps of mixing a substantially pure additive from the group consisting of tocopherols, their analogs and derivatives thereof with tobacco. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein said additives is selected from the group consisting of dry powdered tocopherols and their analogs and derivatives thereof. 13. The method of claim 12 wherein said dry powdered form is selected from the group consisting of a d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate, d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate spray dried onto a suitable carrier, mixed tocopherols spray dried onto a suitable carrier and/or dl-alpha-tocopherol spray dried onto a suitable carrier. 14. The method of claim 13 wherein said additive is a d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate. 15. A smokable or smokeless non-tobacco product incorporating between 0.1 % and 20.0% by weight of a substantially pure additive from the group consisting of tocopherols, their analogs and derivatives thereof. 16. The smokable or smokeless non-tobacco product of claim 15 wherein the product is made of hemp. 17. A tobacco cigarette incorporating between 0.1 and 5000 milligrams of a substantially pure additive from the group consisting of tocopherols and their analogs and derivatives thereof. 18. The tobacco cigarette of claim 17 wherein said additive is selected from the group consisting of alpha-tocopherol and their analogs and derivatives thereof. 19. The tobacco cigarette of claim 17 wherein said additive is selected from the group consisting of a d alpha-tocopherol, d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate, d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, mixed tocopherols and dl-alpha-tocopherol. 20. The tobacco cigarette of claim 17 wherein said additive is a d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate. 21. The tobacco cigarette of claim 17 wherein said additive is microcapsulated. 22. A tobacco cigarette wherein incorporating a substantially pure additive from the group selected from a dry powdered form of tocopheryl, their analogs and derivatives thereof. 23. The tobacco cigarette of claim 22 wherein said additive is selected from the group consisting of a d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate, d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate spray dried onto a suitable carrier, mixed tocopherols spray dried onto a suitable carrier and/or dl-alpha-tocopherol spray dried onto a suitable carrier. 24. The tobacco cigarette of claim 22 wherein said carrier is gum acacia. 25. The tobacco cigarette of claim 22 wherein said carrier is gelatine. 26. The tobacco cigarette of claim 22 wherein said carrier is a d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate. 27. The tobacco cigarette of claim 22 wherein said additive is mixed with the cigarette tobacco. 28. The tobacco cigarette of claim 22 wherein said additive is inserted into said cigarette filter. 29. A tobacco cigarette wherein a substantially d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate is mixed with cigarette tobacco. 30. A tobacco cigarette wherein incorporating between 0.1 and 5000 milligrams of a non-complexed additive whose sole anti-oxidant is selected from the group consisting of dry powdered tocopherols, their analogs and derivatives thereof. 31. A tobacco cigarette incorporating between 0.1 and 5000 milligrams of an additive selected from the group of dry powdered tocopherols, their analogs and derivatives thereof which is substantially free of alcohols, other vitamins, eukaryotic cell cultures and natural substances of plant origin having anti-mutagenic and aromatizing properties. 32. A method of making a cigarette comprising the steps of: ixing a substantially pure additive from the group consisting of tocopherols, their analogs and derivatives thereof with cigarette tobacco; rolling said mixture into a cigarette using cigarette wrapping paper. 33. The method of claim 32 wherein said additive has a of dry powdered form. 34. The method of claim 33 wherein said dry powdered form is selected from the group consisting consisting of a d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate, d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate spray dried onto a suitable carrier, mixed tocopherols spray dried onto a suitable carrier and/or dl-alpha-tocopherol spray dried onto a suitable carrier. 35. The method of claim 32 wherein said additive is a d-alpha-tocopheryl acid succinate. 36. The method of claim 32 wherein said additive is a microcapsulated oily form of d-alpha-tocopheryl. 37. A cigarette wherein manufactured using the method of claim 32. 38. A product for smoking wherein incorporating between 0.1 and 5000 milligrams of an additive selected from the group consisting of tocopherols, their analogs and derivatives thereof.