Non-Combustible Aerosol Composition for Cigarette-Like Sensory Replication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smoking alternatives such as heat-not-burn and vaping devices often fail to replicate the sensory experience of traditional cigarettes, deterring consumers who prefer the burning and smoking experience.
Innovation Solution
A composition comprising specific chemical markers, including nicotine, pseudooxynicotine, and other compounds, is formulated to recreate the taste, sense, and flavor of cigarettes without burning, suitable for use in non-combustible aerosol provision systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional cigarettes are used, then a burning and smoking experience is achieved, but harmful combustion products are generated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and isolates specific chemical markers responsible for cigarette sensory experience (taste, aroma, sensation) from the combustion process. By identifying and separating these key compounds (nicotine, carbonyls, phenols, etc.) from the harmful combustion byproducts, the invention enables replication of the desired sensory effects without the harmful elements through alternative non-combustion delivery methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the harmful combustion process into a beneficial extraction process. Instead of burning tobacco to deliver both harmful and beneficial compounds simultaneously, the invention uses extraction techniques to isolate only the beneficial sensory-marking compounds. This transforms the harmful combustion mechanism into a controlled extraction and delivery system that provides the desired cigarette experience without the harmful effects.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If non-combustible aerosol provision devices are used, then harmful combustion products are eliminated, but the sensory experience of traditional cigarettes is not replicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by focusing on specific chemical markers that create the cigarette sensory experience in different sensory domains (taste, aroma, mouthfeel). Rather than attempting to replicate all components of cigarette smoke, the invention selectively delivers specific compounds to specific sensory receptors, creating a localized and targeted sensory experience that mimics key aspects of traditional smoking without requiring full combustion replication.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical and chemical parameters of compound delivery. Instead of delivering compounds through combustion at high temperatures, the invention uses extraction and aerosolization techniques to deliver the same or similar chemical markers at controlled temperatures and concentrations. This parameter change enables non-combustible delivery while maintaining the sensory characteristics users expect from cigarettes.
3Device complexity
If simple vaporization is used, then device complexity is reduced, but the sensory experience lacks authenticity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses composite materials by combining multiple extracted chemical markers from tobacco in specific formulations. Rather than using a single compound or simple e-liquid, the invention creates composite aerosol formulations containing nicotine, carbonyls, phenols, and other sensory-relevant compounds in controlled ratios. This composite approach replicates the complexity of cigarette smoke chemistry while maintaining manageable device requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent copies the chemical composition profile of cigarette smoke by identifying and replicating key chemical markers through extraction and formulation. Instead of attempting to recreate the entire combustion process, the invention copies the essential chemical components responsible for cigarette sensory characteristics and delivers them through simplified non-combustion methods, achieving authentic sensory experience with reduced device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The composition provides a more cigarette-like experience, enhancing user acceptance and satisfaction in non-combustible devices by mimicking the sensory attributes of traditional cigarettes.
Implementation Method 1
The heating volatilises at least one component of the material, typically forming an inhalable aerosol
Implementation Method 2
a liquid source (which may or may not contain nicotine) which is vaporised by heating to produce an inhalable vapour or aerosol
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a composition which produces a factory-made cigarette (FMC)-like experience and a method of forming the composition. The present invention also relates to a consumable for use in a non-combustible aerosol provision device, the consumable comprising the composition, and to a non-combustible aerosol provision system comprising the consumable and a non-combustible aerosol provision device.