The Role of Nicotine in Cigarette Design: Evidence of Patents and Corporate Documents
| Date . | Source . | Document title or quotea . |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 1929 | Patent28 | Patent no. 1719291: Removing nicotine from tobacco. https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=1719291&idkey=NONE&homeurl=http%3A%252F%252Fpatft.uspto.gov%252Fnetahtml%252FPTO%252Fpatimg.htm |
| May 7, 1935 | Patent29 | Patent no. 2000855: Method of denicotinizing tobacco. https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=2000855&idkey=NONE&homeurl=http%3A%252F%252Fpatft.uspto.gov%252Fnetahtml%252FPTO%252Fpatimg.htm |
| December 9, 1935 | ATC30 | It is quite possible to “denicotinize” a cigarette by chemical and thermal methods. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/sxwv0024 |
| November 2, 1959 | RJR31 | The physiological requirements of the smoker with respect to nicotine can be met by the application of the optimum amount of nicotine to the extracted tobacco. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/fxkp0034 |
| July 17, 1963 | B&W32 | Moreover, nicotine is addictive. We are, then, in the business of selling nicotine, an addictive drug effective in the release of stress mechanisms. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/rhxp0042 |
| September 18, 1963 | B&W33 | It may be well to remind you, however, that we have a research program in progress to obtain, by genetic means, any level of nicotine desired. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/jglw0200 |
| February 1, 1965 | PM34 | Determine minimum nicotine required to keep human smoker “hooked.” https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/qynn0226 |
| May 24, 1971 | RJR35 | Habituating level of nicotine (how low can we go?). https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/tjvk0191 |
| April 14, 1972 | RJR36 | Research activities need to more precisely define the minimum amount of nicotine required for “satisfaction” in terms of dose levels, dose frequency, dosage form and the like. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/stdb0184 |
| July 22, 1977 | Lorillard37 | The level of nicotine in the smoke required to produce the desired results is an unknown factor; however, we have estimated it to be in the neighborhood of 0.4–0.5 mg per cigarette. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/gxbv0035 |
| June 30, 1978 | PM38 | For quite some time, we have been interested in finding out how smokers would react to cigarettes with normal levels of tar and very low levels of nicotine….The tobacco used to make these cigarettes was treated for 25 min with steam and ammonia to reduce the total alkaloids from 1.56% to 0.07%. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/srdv0184 |
| February 13, 1980 | Lorillard39 | Determine the minimum level of nicotine that will allow continued smoking. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/kpmv0035 |
| January 18, 1982 | PM40 | …a threshold [for nicotine effects] exists somewhere between 0.1 and 0.3 mgs of nicotine. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/tnbx0108 |
| Date . | Source . | Document title or quotea . |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 1929 | Patent28 | Patent no. 1719291: Removing nicotine from tobacco. https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=1719291&idkey=NONE&homeurl=http%3A%252F%252Fpatft.uspto.gov%252Fnetahtml%252FPTO%252Fpatimg.htm |
| May 7, 1935 | Patent29 | Patent no. 2000855: Method of denicotinizing tobacco. https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=2000855&idkey=NONE&homeurl=http%3A%252F%252Fpatft.uspto.gov%252Fnetahtml%252FPTO%252Fpatimg.htm |
| December 9, 1935 | ATC30 | It is quite possible to “denicotinize” a cigarette by chemical and thermal methods. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/sxwv0024 |
| November 2, 1959 | RJR31 | The physiological requirements of the smoker with respect to nicotine can be met by the application of the optimum amount of nicotine to the extracted tobacco. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/fxkp0034 |
| July 17, 1963 | B&W32 | Moreover, nicotine is addictive. We are, then, in the business of selling nicotine, an addictive drug effective in the release of stress mechanisms. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/rhxp0042 |
| September 18, 1963 | B&W33 | It may be well to remind you, however, that we have a research program in progress to obtain, by genetic means, any level of nicotine desired. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/jglw0200 |
| February 1, 1965 | PM34 | Determine minimum nicotine required to keep human smoker “hooked.” https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/qynn0226 |
| May 24, 1971 | RJR35 | Habituating level of nicotine (how low can we go?). https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/tjvk0191 |
| April 14, 1972 | RJR36 | Research activities need to more precisely define the minimum amount of nicotine required for “satisfaction” in terms of dose levels, dose frequency, dosage form and the like. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/stdb0184 |
| July 22, 1977 | Lorillard37 | The level of nicotine in the smoke required to produce the desired results is an unknown factor; however, we have estimated it to be in the neighborhood of 0.4–0.5 mg per cigarette. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/gxbv0035 |
| June 30, 1978 | PM38 | For quite some time, we have been interested in finding out how smokers would react to cigarettes with normal levels of tar and very low levels of nicotine….The tobacco used to make these cigarettes was treated for 25 min with steam and ammonia to reduce the total alkaloids from 1.56% to 0.07%. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/srdv0184 |
| February 13, 1980 | Lorillard39 | Determine the minimum level of nicotine that will allow continued smoking. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/kpmv0035 |
| January 18, 1982 | PM40 | …a threshold [for nicotine effects] exists somewhere between 0.1 and 0.3 mgs of nicotine. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/tnbx0108 |
aLinks to U.S. patents and/or documents from the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents collection.
The Role of Nicotine in Cigarette Design: Evidence of Patents and Corporate Documents
| Date . | Source . | Document title or quotea . |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 1929 | Patent28 | Patent no. 1719291: Removing nicotine from tobacco. https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=1719291&idkey=NONE&homeurl=http%3A%252F%252Fpatft.uspto.gov%252Fnetahtml%252FPTO%252Fpatimg.htm |
| May 7, 1935 | Patent29 | Patent no. 2000855: Method of denicotinizing tobacco. https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=2000855&idkey=NONE&homeurl=http%3A%252F%252Fpatft.uspto.gov%252Fnetahtml%252FPTO%252Fpatimg.htm |
| December 9, 1935 | ATC30 | It is quite possible to “denicotinize” a cigarette by chemical and thermal methods. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/sxwv0024 |
| November 2, 1959 | RJR31 | The physiological requirements of the smoker with respect to nicotine can be met by the application of the optimum amount of nicotine to the extracted tobacco. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/fxkp0034 |
| July 17, 1963 | B&W32 | Moreover, nicotine is addictive. We are, then, in the business of selling nicotine, an addictive drug effective in the release of stress mechanisms. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/rhxp0042 |
| September 18, 1963 | B&W33 | It may be well to remind you, however, that we have a research program in progress to obtain, by genetic means, any level of nicotine desired. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/jglw0200 |
| February 1, 1965 | PM34 | Determine minimum nicotine required to keep human smoker “hooked.” https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/qynn0226 |
| May 24, 1971 | RJR35 | Habituating level of nicotine (how low can we go?). https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/tjvk0191 |
| April 14, 1972 | RJR36 | Research activities need to more precisely define the minimum amount of nicotine required for “satisfaction” in terms of dose levels, dose frequency, dosage form and the like. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/stdb0184 |
| July 22, 1977 | Lorillard37 | The level of nicotine in the smoke required to produce the desired results is an unknown factor; however, we have estimated it to be in the neighborhood of 0.4–0.5 mg per cigarette. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/gxbv0035 |
| June 30, 1978 | PM38 | For quite some time, we have been interested in finding out how smokers would react to cigarettes with normal levels of tar and very low levels of nicotine….The tobacco used to make these cigarettes was treated for 25 min with steam and ammonia to reduce the total alkaloids from 1.56% to 0.07%. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/srdv0184 |
| February 13, 1980 | Lorillard39 | Determine the minimum level of nicotine that will allow continued smoking. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/kpmv0035 |
| January 18, 1982 | PM40 | …a threshold [for nicotine effects] exists somewhere between 0.1 and 0.3 mgs of nicotine. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/tnbx0108 |
| Date . | Source . | Document title or quotea . |
|---|---|---|
| July 2, 1929 | Patent28 | Patent no. 1719291: Removing nicotine from tobacco. https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=1719291&idkey=NONE&homeurl=http%3A%252F%252Fpatft.uspto.gov%252Fnetahtml%252FPTO%252Fpatimg.htm |
| May 7, 1935 | Patent29 | Patent no. 2000855: Method of denicotinizing tobacco. https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?Docid=2000855&idkey=NONE&homeurl=http%3A%252F%252Fpatft.uspto.gov%252Fnetahtml%252FPTO%252Fpatimg.htm |
| December 9, 1935 | ATC30 | It is quite possible to “denicotinize” a cigarette by chemical and thermal methods. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/sxwv0024 |
| November 2, 1959 | RJR31 | The physiological requirements of the smoker with respect to nicotine can be met by the application of the optimum amount of nicotine to the extracted tobacco. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/fxkp0034 |
| July 17, 1963 | B&W32 | Moreover, nicotine is addictive. We are, then, in the business of selling nicotine, an addictive drug effective in the release of stress mechanisms. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/rhxp0042 |
| September 18, 1963 | B&W33 | It may be well to remind you, however, that we have a research program in progress to obtain, by genetic means, any level of nicotine desired. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/jglw0200 |
| February 1, 1965 | PM34 | Determine minimum nicotine required to keep human smoker “hooked.” https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/qynn0226 |
| May 24, 1971 | RJR35 | Habituating level of nicotine (how low can we go?). https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/tjvk0191 |
| April 14, 1972 | RJR36 | Research activities need to more precisely define the minimum amount of nicotine required for “satisfaction” in terms of dose levels, dose frequency, dosage form and the like. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/stdb0184 |
| July 22, 1977 | Lorillard37 | The level of nicotine in the smoke required to produce the desired results is an unknown factor; however, we have estimated it to be in the neighborhood of 0.4–0.5 mg per cigarette. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/gxbv0035 |
| June 30, 1978 | PM38 | For quite some time, we have been interested in finding out how smokers would react to cigarettes with normal levels of tar and very low levels of nicotine….The tobacco used to make these cigarettes was treated for 25 min with steam and ammonia to reduce the total alkaloids from 1.56% to 0.07%. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/srdv0184 |
| February 13, 1980 | Lorillard39 | Determine the minimum level of nicotine that will allow continued smoking. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/kpmv0035 |
| January 18, 1982 | PM40 | …a threshold [for nicotine effects] exists somewhere between 0.1 and 0.3 mgs of nicotine. https://www.industrydocumentslibrary.ucsf.edu/tobacco/docs/tnbx0108 |
aLinks to U.S. patents and/or documents from the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents collection.
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