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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2020
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory James Griscik, Midlothian, VA (US);
Carl Gregory Miller, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 3/14 (2006.01); A23G 4/06 (2006.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/18 (2006.01); A24B 15/30 (2006.01); B29C 43/00 (2006.01); B29C 43/52 (2006.01); B29K 21/00 (2006.01); B29K 511/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 3/14 (2013.01); A23G 4/068 (2013.01); A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/18 (2013.01); A24B 15/30 (2013.01); B29C 43/003 (2013.01); B29C 43/006 (2013.01); B29C 43/52 (2013.01); B29K 2021/003 (2013.01); B29K 2511/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7414 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for making a smokeless tobacco article can include combining thermoplastic polymer particles with tobacco particles to form a mixture of particles, compressing the mixture of particles within a pressing apparatus to form the mixture into a predetermined shape, separating the mixture from the pressing apparatus such that it retains the predetermined shape, and heating the mixture outside of the pressing apparatus to at least partially melt at least some of the thermoplastic polymer particles and form a matrix of polymer and tobacco particles.