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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2013
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Munmaya K. Mishra, Manakin Sabot, VA (US);
Frank Scott Atchley, Midlothian, VA (US);
James Arthur Strickland, Richmond, VA (US);
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments of a smokeless tobacco system include one or more silicone smokeless tobacco products configured to generally retain their shape during processing, shipping, and consumer handling. In particular embodiments, each silicone smokeless tobacco product can comprise a moist smokeless tobacco in combination with a silicone binder such that the final product has tobacco exposed along an exterior surface and is configured to have material properties providing improved handling, an improved mouth feel, and a satisfying flavor profile.