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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2016
Applicant:
U.s. Smokeless Tobacco Company Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Yan Helen Sun, Midlothian, VA (US);
Frank Scott Atchley, Tarpon Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/18 (2006.01); B01J 13/04 (2006.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/28 (2006.01); A24B 15/16 (2020.01); A24B 15/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/186 (2013.01); A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/16 (2013.01); A24B 15/283 (2013.01); A24B 15/303 (2013.01); B01J 13/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A smokeless tobacco product includes a plurality of orally disintegrable granules. Each granule has a core and at least one layer surrounding the core. The at least one layer includes tobacco particles and a binder. Also disclosed are methods of making tobacco granules that comprise a core and at least one layer having tobacco particles and a binder.