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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2018
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Andrew Nathan Carroll, Chester, VA (US);
Shannon Maxwell Black, Richmond, VA (US);
Yan Helen Sun, Midlothian, VA (US);
William J. Burke, Nashville, TN (US);
Christopher Joseph Dinovi, Ruther Glen, VA (US);
David Phillips, Richmond, VA (US);
Jason Andrew Macko, Richmond, VA (US);
Robert Smith, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A melt-blown fabric for pouching smokeless tobacco or a smokeless tobacco substitute can include melt-blown polymer fibers. The fabric can have a basis weight of less than 30 gsm and a tensile strength of at least 4 mJ in at least one predetermined direction. Method of making the fabric can include melt-blowing a polymeric material against a support surface and bonding the fibers or arranging them in a predetermined orientation. Pouched smokeless tobacco or tobacco substitute products including the fabrics provided herein can provide desirable flavor and tactile experience.