	US 12,458,057 B2
	Aerosol-generating comprising an amorphous solid with alginate and pectin as gelling agents
Kelly Rees, London Greater London (GB); Thomas Leah, London Greater London (GB); and Richard Todd, London Greater London (GB)
Assigned to NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/780,314
Filed by NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED, London (GB)
PCT Filed Nov. 27, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/083794 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 26, 2022, PCT Pub. No. WO2021/105472, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 3, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 1917469 (GB), filed on Nov. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0000135 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A24B 15/30 (2006.01); A24B 15/167 (2020.01); A24C 5/01 (2020.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)

CPC A24B 15/303 (2013.01) [A24B 15/167 (2016.11); A24C 5/01 (2020.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01)]

22 Claims

1. An aerosol-generating material comprising an amorphous solid, wherein the amorphous solid comprises:

1-60 wt % of a gelling agent;

5-80 wt % of an aerosol-former material; and

10-60 wt % of an active substance, the active substance consisting essentially of menthol;

wherein these weights are calculated on a dry weight basis, and

wherein the gelling agent comprises alginate and pectin, wherein a ratio of the alginate to the pectin is from 5:1 to 10:1.