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Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 15, 2022
Applicant:

Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Nathan Carroll, Chester, VA (US);

Yan Helen Sun, Midlothian, VA (US);

Assignee:

Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 13/00 (2006.01); A24B 3/14 (2006.01); A24B 15/14 (2006.01); A24B 15/18 (2006.01); A24B 15/28 (2006.01); A24B 15/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 3/14 (2013.01); A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/14 (2013.01); A24B 15/186 (2013.01); A24B 15/283 (2013.01); A24B 15/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

A smokeless tobacco product described herein includes at least one tobacco bead. Tobacco beads described herein include a core and at least one tobacco-containing layer surrounding the core. Each tobacco-containing layer can include less than 10 weight percent tobacco. Tobacco bead described herein can have a diameter of at least 1 millimeters. Tobacco bead described herein can have at least 5 mg tobacco. Tobacco bead described herein can have an oven volatiles content of between 2 weight percent and 10 weight percent. Tobacco bead described herein can have an outer shell.


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