U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC

Vernie A Due

Frank Scott Atchley

Scott A Williams

James A Strickland

Tod J Miller

Armand J Desmarais

Cherne W Johnson

James M Rossman

James C Breslin

Thomas R Gray

Jerry B Elliot

Jerry B Eilliot

The invention features tobacco compositions and methods of their use and manufacture. Compositions of the invention may be based on a variety of technologies. Technologies include films, tabs, shaped parts, gels, consumable units, insoluble matrices, and hollow shapes. In addition to tobacco, compositions may also contain flavors, colors, and other additives as described herein. Compositions may also be orally disintegrable. Exemplary compositions and methods of their manufacture are described herein.

Tobacco compositions

A process is provided for producing smokeless tobacco and/or snuff compositions using steam alone in an open vessel or in combination with pressure and venting to alter organoleptic properties of the smokeless tobacco and/or snuff compositions.

Conditioning process for tobacco and/or snuff compositions

The present invention is directed to an encapsulated material for use in chewable compositions. The encapsulated material is formed by blending an encapsulating solution with essential oils or other hydrophobic or amphipathic compounds flavoring solution to form a homogenous coating solution. The homogenous coating solution is contacted with a substrate to provide a flavored composition.

Encapsulated materials

The present invention is directed to smokeless tobacco compositions, such as a chewing tobacco and/or snuff composition comprising tobacco and mint plant material, where the mint plant material is mint leaf with or without endogenous mint oil, mint stems, and the like.

Tobacco mint plant material product

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Kansas City, MO, United States of America

Vernie A Due