US Patent Issued to Philip Morris USA on Nov. 3 for "Inhibition of undesired sensory effects by the compound camphor" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,180, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Philip Morris USA Inc. (Richmond, Va.).

"Inhibition of undesired sensory effects by the compound camphor" was invented by Gerd Kobal (Sandy Hook, Va.), Prasad Polur (Woodbridge, Va.), Maria Gogova (Richmond, Va.) and Diana McKinney (Midlothian, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A smokeless tobacco product or medicinal nicotine product includes nicotine and camphor dissolved in a non-flavored oily carrier. Preferably, the camphor is present in a concentration ranging from about 600 ppm to about 1300 ppm. Also disclosed are methods of making such products."

The patent was filed on May 24, 2022, u...