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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 06, 2018
Applicant:

R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);

Inventors:

Andries Don Sebastian, Clemmons, NC (US);

Percy D. Phillips, Pfafftown, NC (US);

Pankaj Patel, Clemmons, NC (US);

Stephanie Whittington, Kernersville, NC (US);

Bruce Alan Bengtsson, Winston-Salem, NC (US);

Wesley Steven Jones, Lexington, NC (US);

Ercilia Hernandez Garcia, Clayton, NC (US);

Assignee:

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 15/18 (2006.01); B65B 19/12 (2006.01); B65D 77/02 (2006.01); B65D 85/10 (2006.01); F21V 23/02 (2006.01); G02F 1/163 (2006.01); H02N 1/04 (2006.01); A24F 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 15/18 (2013.01); B65B 19/12 (2013.01); B65D 77/02 (2013.01); B65D 85/1045 (2013.01); B65D 85/1081 (2013.01); F21V 23/02 (2013.01); G02F 1/163 (2013.01); A24F 47/008 (2013.01); H02N 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

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.


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