US 12,213,512 B2
Abnormally-shaped tobacco granules and preparation method thereof, tobacco product and preparation method thereof
Yong Jin, Hunan (CN); Qian Chen, Hunan (CN); Ke Li, Hunan (CN); Saibo Yu, Hunan (CN); Hongmei Fan, Hunan (CN); Haifeng Tan, Hunan (CN); Shitai Wang, Hunan (CN); Chao Tan, Hunan (CN); and Qi Liu, Hunan (CN)
Assigned to CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Hunan (CN)
Appl. No. 17/432,859
Filed by CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., Hunan (CN)
PCT Filed Feb. 20, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CN2019/075540
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 20, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/168476, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0053813 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. A24B 3/14 (2006.01); A24B 15/14 (2006.01); A24B 15/18 (2006.01); A24C 5/18 (2006.01)
CPC A24B 3/14 (2013.01) [A24B 15/14 (2013.01); A24B 15/186 (2013.01); A24C 5/1807 (2013.01); A24C 5/1864 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tobacco product, mainly formed by tobacco granules, wherein the tobacco granules comprise a plurality of abnormally-shaped tobacco granules, an abnormally-shaped tobacco granule of the plurality of abnormally-shaped tobacco granules comprising a tobacco granule body and a coating wrapped around a surface of the tobacco granule body, wherein:
the tobacco granule body comprises, in parts by weight, 100 parts of tobacco raw material, 1-15 parts of tobacco extract, 5-30 parts of atomizing agent, and 0-100 parts of a first accessory; or 90-99 parts of tobacco raw material, 0.01-1 part of flavor, 0.1-5 parts of humectant, and 0-5 parts of a second accessory;
the coating contains an adhesive, wherein the coating comprises one or more of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, polyvidone, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, starch, and dextrin, therefore the plurality of abnormally-shaped tobacco granules are bonded and form a total-granule cigarette rod; and
a surface of the abnormally-shaped tobacco granule has one or more grooves and/or one or more ridges, and/or;
the abnormally-shaped tobacco granule has through holes therein.