Patents by Inventor Serban C. Moldoveanu
Serban C. Moldoveanu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230121613Abstract: A smokeless tobacco pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco pastille can include (i) a tobacco material present in an amount of less than about 40 dry weight percent, based on the total dry weight of the pastille; (ii) at least one natural gum binder present in an amount of at least about 25 dry weight percent; and (iii) a plurality of sugar alcohols present in a total amount of at least about 40 dry weight percent, the predominant component of the plurality of sugar alcohols being isomalt or erythritol, wherein the shape of the smokeless tobacco pastille is moldable in the oral cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Jerry Wayne Marshall, Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Serban C. Moldoveanu
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Patent number: 11540555Abstract: A smokeless tobacco pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco pastille can include (i) a tobacco material present in an amount of less than about 40 dry weight percent, based on the total dry weight of the pastille; (ii) at least one natural gum binder present in an amount of at least about 25 dry weight percent; and (iii) a plurality of sugar alcohols present in a total amount of at least about 40 dry weight percent, the predominant component of the plurality of sugar alcohols being isomalt or erythritol, wherein the shape of the smokeless tobacco pastille is moldable in the oral cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Jerry Wayne Marshall, Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Serban C. Moldoveanu
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Patent number: 11503853Abstract: A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product is provided, the smokeless tobacco product including a dissolvable or meltable base composition admixed with a tobacco material and a botanical material, wherein the botanical material is present in an amount of at least about 0.1% of the total dry weight of the smokeless tobacco product. The botanical material and the smokeless tobacco product can be characterized based on antioxidant content using the ORAC index or the FRAP index. An exemplary product has an ORAC index value of at least about 20 (?mol TE)/g or a FRAP index value of at least about 50 (?mol/Fe2+)/g.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Serban C. Moldoveanu, Jerry Wayne Marshall, Wayne Allen Scott, Dwayne William Beeson, Daniel Verdin Cantrell
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Publication number: 20220279833Abstract: A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product is provided, the smokeless tobacco product including a dissolvable or meltable base composition admixed with a tobacco material and a botanical material, wherein the botanical material is present in an amount of at least about 0.1% of the total dry weight of the smokeless tobacco product. The botanical material and the smokeless tobacco product can be characterized based on antioxidant content using the ORAC index or the FRAP index. An exemplary product has an ORAC index value of at least about 20 (?mol TE)/g or a FRAP index value of at least about 50 (?mol/Fe2+)/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Serban C. Moldoveanu, Jerry Wayne Marshall, Wayne Allen Scott, Dwayne William Beeson, Daniel Verdin Cantrell
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Publication number: 20220071984Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions configured for oral use, the compositions including at least one filler, water, a basic amine, and an organic acid, an alkali metal salt of an organic acid, or a combination thereof, wherein the organic acid has a log P value of from about 1.4 to about 8.0. At least a portion of the basic amine is associated with at least a portion of the organic acid or the alkali metal salt thereof. The association is in the form of a basic amine-organic acid salt, an ion pair between the basic amine and a conjugate base of the organic acid, or a combination of both. Further provided are methods for stabilizing a composition configured for oral use and for enhancing a predicted buccal absorption of a composition configured for oral use.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Thomas H. Poole, Christopher Keller, Brian Michael Keyser, Serban C. Moldoveanu
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Publication number: 20210345658Abstract: A method of modifying the content of certain chemical compounds in tobacco materials is provided, the method including treatment of a tobacco plant component with at least one probiotic. For example, the method may modify the asparagine content in tobacco materials, which can result in a modification in acrylamide production when the tobacco material is exposed to elevated temperatures. The type of tobacco plant component treated according to the invention can be a tobacco seed, a tobacco seedling, an immature live plant, a mature live plant, a harvested plant, or a portion thereof. Examples of probiotics include probiotic species of the genera Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, Enterococcus, Proionobacterium, Bacillus, Saccharomyces, Streptococcus, and mixtures thereof. Smoking articles and other tobacco products including such probiotic-treated tobacco materials are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Jerry Wayne Marshall, Serban C. Moldoveanu, Michael F. Davis, Marvin Glenn Riddick
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Publication number: 20210195936Abstract: A smokeless tobacco pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco pastille can include (i) a tobacco material present in an amount of less than about 40 dry weight percent, based on the total dry weight of the pastille; (ii) at least one natural gum binder present in an amount of at least about 25 dry weight percent; and (iii) a plurality of sugar alcohols present in a total amount of at least about 40 dry weight percent, the predominant component of the plurality of sugar alcohols being isomalt or erythritol, wherein the shape of the smokeless tobacco pastille is moldable in the oral cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2021Publication date: July 1, 2021Inventors: Jerry Wayne Marshall, Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Serban C. Moldoveanu
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Patent number: 10980271Abstract: A smokeless tobacco pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco pastille can include (i) a tobacco material present in an amount of less than about 40 dry weight percent, based on the total dry weight of the pastille; (ii) at least one natural gum binder present in an amount of at least about 25 dry weight percent; and (iii) a plurality of sugar alcohols present in a total amount of at least about 40 dry weight percent, the predominant component of the plurality of sugar alcohols being isomalt or erythritol, wherein the shape of the smokeless tobacco pastille is moldable in the oral cavity.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Jerry Wayne Marshall, Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Serban C. Moldoveanu
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Publication number: 20200281250Abstract: A method for preparing an aerosol precursor composition is provided, which includes the steps of providing a first aqueous solution comprising one or more organic acids in water; subjecting the first aqueous solution to hydrolysis to give a hydrolyzed aqueous solution with a higher organic acid monomer content on a dry weight basis than in the first aqueous solution; and combining the hydrolyzed aqueous solution with one or more aerosol formers to give an aerosol precursor composition. Typically, the aerosol precursor composition further contains nicotine. The disclosed method can lead to enhanced control over the composition and characteristics of the produced aerosol precursor composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Gary M. Dull, Thomas H. Poole, Serban C. Moldoveanu, Frank Kelley St. Charles
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Patent number: 10709166Abstract: A method of modifying the content of certain chemical compounds in tobacco materials is provided, the method including treatment of a tobacco plant or portion thereof with at least one enzyme. For example, the method may modify the content of tobacco smoke toxicant precursors in tobacco materials, which can result in a modification in toxicant production when the tobacco material is exposed to elevated temperatures. The type of tobacco plant or portion thereof treated according to the invention can be, for example, a tobacco seed, a tobacco seedling, an immature live plant, a mature live plant, a harvested plant, or a plant derivative. Smoking articles and other tobacco products including such enzyme-treated tobacco materials are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Serban C. Moldoveanu, Jerry Wayne Marshall, Marvin Glenn Riddick, Michael F. Davis
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Publication number: 20200163372Abstract: A smokeless tobacco pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco pastille can include (i) a tobacco material present in an amount of less than about 40 dry weight percent, based on the total dry weight of the pastille; (ii) at least one natural gum binder present in an amount of at least about 25 dry weight percent; and (iii) a plurality of sugar alcohols present in a total amount of at least about 40 dry weight percent, the predominant component of the plurality of sugar alcohols being isomalt or erythritol, wherein the shape of the smokeless tobacco pastille is moldable in the oral cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2020Publication date: May 28, 2020Inventors: Jerry Wayne Marshall, Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Serban C. Moldoveanu
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Patent number: 10568355Abstract: A smokeless tobacco pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco pastille can include (i) a tobacco material present in an amount of less than about 40 dry weight percent, based on the total dry weight of the pastille; (ii) at least one natural gum binder present in an amount of at least about 25 dry weight percent; and (iii) a plurality of sugar alcohols present in a total amount of at least about 40 dry weight percent, the predominant component of the plurality of sugar alcohols being isomalt or erythritol, wherein the shape of the smokeless tobacco pastille is moldable in the oral cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Jerry Wayne Marshall, Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Serban C. Moldoveanu
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Publication number: 20190289899Abstract: A smokeless tobacco pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco pastille can include (i) a tobacco material present in an amount of less than about 40 dry weight percent, based on the total dry weight of the pastille; (ii) at least one natural gum binder present in an amount of at least about 25 dry weight percent; and (iii) a plurality of sugar alcohols present in a total amount of at least about 40 dry weight percent, the predominant component of the plurality of sugar alcohols being isomalt or erythritol, wherein the shape of the smokeless tobacco pastille is moldable in the oral cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Jerry Wayne Marshall, Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Serban C. Moldoveanu
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Patent number: 10357054Abstract: A smokeless tobacco pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco pastille can include (i) a tobacco material present in an amount of less than about 40 dry weight percent, based on the total dry weight of the pastille; (ii) at least one natural gum binder present in an amount of at least about 25 dry weight percent; and (iii) a plurality of sugar alcohols present in a total amount of at least about 40 dry weight percent, the predominant component of the plurality of sugar alcohols being isomalt or erythritol, wherein the shape of the smokeless tobacco pastille is moldable in the oral cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2013Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Jerry Wayne Marshall, Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Serban C. Moldoveanu
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Patent number: 10226066Abstract: Provided are smoking products and methods of preparing smoking products that include tobacco and a deflavored rosemary or a heat-treated rosemary. The deflavored and/or heat-treated rosemary may have been previously heated at a temperature and a time sufficient to reduce or remove flavorant components compared to the use of untreated rosemary. The heated rosemary may include one or more pentacyclic triterpenoid acids such as betulinic, betul-18-enoic, oleanolic, and ursolic acids.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANYInventors: Serban C. Moldoveanu, Wayne Allen Scott
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Patent number: 10136608Abstract: The present invention discloses genetically modified tobacco plants, and tobacco products derived from such plants, comprising a decrease in at least one amino acid such that upon heating and/or burning, the tobacco plant or a portion thereof generates reduced levels of a compound derived from the at least one amino acid as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco plant or a portion thereof. In an embodiment, the tobacco generates reduced levels of acrylamide and/or acrylonitrile upon heating and/or burning of the tobacco as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco line. These plants are useful for improving tobacco products.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Reynolds Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Patsy Elizabeth Elliott Brown, Darlene Madeline Lawson, Serban C. Moldoveanu
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Publication number: 20170273350Abstract: A method of modifying the content of certain bacteria in uncured tobacco material is provided, the method including contacting an uncured tobacco material with a treatment solution, wherein the treatment solution is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a solution comprising salt, sugar, or a combination thereof; (ii) a solution comprising one or more enzymes; and (iii) a solution comprising one or more probiotics, wherein said contacting provides a treated tobacco material having a reduced total bacterial content following harvest. In certain embodiments, the treated tobacco material is subsequently cured, and can optionally be fermented. Smoking articles and smokeless tobacco products including such treated tobacco materials are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Serban C. Moldoveanu, Marvin Glenn Riddick, Jerry Wayne Marshall
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Publication number: 20170251715Abstract: Provided are smoking products and methods of preparing smoking products that include tobacco and a deflavored rosemary or a heat-treated rosemary. The deflavored and/or heat-treated rosemary may have been previously heated at a temperature and a time sufficient to reduce or remove flavorant components compared to the use of untreated rosemary. The heated rosemary may include one or more pentacyclic triterpenoid acids such as betulinic, betul-18-enoic, oleanolic, and ursolic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Applicant: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANYInventors: Serban C. Moldoveanu, Wayne Allen Scott
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Publication number: 20170181398Abstract: The present invention discloses genetically modified tobacco plants, and tobacco products derived from such plants, comprising a decrease in at least one amino acid such that upon heating and/or burning, the tobacco plant or a portion thereof generates reduced levels of a compound derived from the at least one amino acid as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco plant or a portion thereof. In an embodiment, the tobacco generates reduced levels of acrylamide and/or acrylonitrile upon heating and/or burning of the tobacco as compared to an unmodified parent tobacco line. These plants are useful for improving tobacco products.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Patsy Elizabeth Elliott Brown, Darlene Madeline Lawson, Serban C. Moldoveanu
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Patent number: 9681681Abstract: A method of modifying the content of certain bacteria in uncured tobacco material is provided, the method including contacting an uncured tobacco material with a treatment solution, wherein the treatment solution is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a solution comprising salt, sugar, or a combination thereof; (ii) a solution comprising one or more enzymes; and (iii) a solution comprising one or more probiotics, wherein said contacting provides a treated tobacco material having a reduced total bacterial content following harvest. In certain embodiments, the treated tobacco material is subsequently cured, and can optionally be fermented. Smoking articles and smokeless tobacco products including such treated tobacco materials are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco CompanyInventors: Serban C. Moldoveanu, Marvin Glenn Riddick, Jerry Wayne Marshall