R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Products

Stephanie Whittington

Andries Don Sebastian

Pankaj C Patel

Bruce Alan Bengtsson

Wesley Steven Jones

Percy D Phillips

Ercilia Hernandez Garcia

Tero Tapani Malm

Erkki Mikael Salo

Provided herein is a tobacco packaging material, comprising a paper material coated with at least one polymer layer. The polymer layer comprises at least one repulpable polymer, and wherein the tobacco packaging material has a water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) that is at least 90% lower than the paper material. Further provided is a tobacco package comprising the tobacco packaging material, wherein the tobacco package is substantially free of any foil inner liner or polypropylene film. Further described is a method for making the tobacco packaging material, comprising extrusion coating at least one repulpable polymer onto a paper material to form a polymer layer, and optionally further depositing at least one atomic layer deposition (ALD) layer that comprises a metal oxide.

Moisture barriers for paper materials

A product including a package is provided. One or more tobacco-containing articles may be received in the package. A power producer may be configured to produce an electrical current. An output mechanism may be configured to receive the electrical current from the power producer and output a perceptible effect. The perceptible effect may, for example, increase a consumer's interest in the product. A related method is also provided.

Product and package including power producer and output mechanism, and related method

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Kernersville, NC, United States of America

Stephanie Whittington