Nicotine Salts, Co-Crystals, And Salt Co-Crystal Complexes
Patent No. EP3871515 (titled "Nicotine Salts, Co-Crystals, And Salt Co-Crystal Complexes") was filed by R J Reynolds Tobacco on May 26, 2015. The application was issued on Apr 16, 2025.
Patent Summary
Electronic smoking articles that deliver aerosolizable nicotine in a form that is amenable to incorporation into tobacco products. The articles comprise an inhalable substance medium containing a nicotine salt formed between nicotine and one or more organic acids, with the organic acids selected from tartaric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, salicylic acid, levulinic acid, and mucic acid. The nicotine salt is in solid form and exhibits improved handling characteristics compared to neat nicotine. The articles can be used in electronic smoking devices, particularly in electronic cigarettes and vape products, to deliver aerosolizable nicotine in a form that is compatible with tobacco products.
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EP3871515
- Application Number
- EP21154408A
- Filing Date
- May 26, 2015
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Mar 14, 2025
- Publication Date
- Apr 16, 2025
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