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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2018
R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Dennis Lee Potter, Kernersville, NC (US);
Eric Taylor Hunt, Pfafftown, NC (US);
Michael Andrew Liberti, Clemmons, NC (US);
Jeremy Barrett Mabe, Lexington, NC (US);
Pankaj Patel, Clemmons, NC (US);
Bruce Alan Bengtsson, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A package that may be employed to store a tobacco-containing material is provided. The package may include a container and a valve assembly. The container may include a body portion and a cover configured to engage the body portion. The body portion may define an internal space therein. The valve assembly may be configured to affect an atmosphere within the internal space of the container. For example, the valve assembly may remain closed except when releasing pressure from the internal space. Thereby, by way of further example, the valve assembly may vent the container so as to avoid damage thereto, while reducing moisture loss from the tobacco-containing material stored in the internal space.