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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Applicant:
Xuan Minh Pham, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Inventor:
Xuan Minh Pham, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 65/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sealed pocket formed on a package overwrap, such as the overwrap around a cigarette package, is provided with an aromatic. The pocket containing the aromatic is placed proximate to a tear strip. As the tear strip is pulled along and removed from the package the pocket is opened, the aromatic is exposed to the air and an aroma is released.