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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Donna Walker Duggins, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
John-paul Mua, Advance, NC (US);
Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr., Clemmons, NC (US);
Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Lewisville, NC (US);
Donna Walker Duggins, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
John-Paul Mua, Advance, NC (US);
Darrell Eugene Holton, Jr., Clemmons, NC (US);
Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Lewisville, NC (US);
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a multi-layered smokeless tobacco product comprising two or more formulations with varying properties. In some embodiments, the smokeless tobacco products provide combinations of different organoleptic properties within the same product. In certain embodiment, these combinations allow for a modified release profile of active ingredients as the user enjoys the smokeless tobacco product. The invention further provides methods for making and using the smokeless tobacco product.