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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Tapashi Sengupta, Barrington, IL (US);
Munmaya K. Mishra, Richmond, VA (US);
William R. Sweeney, Richmond, VA (US);
Douglas A. Fernandez, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Tapashi Sengupta, Barrington, IL (US);
Munmaya K. Mishra, Richmond, VA (US);
William R. Sweeney, Richmond, VA (US);
Douglas A. Fernandez, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of providing a comestible plant material taken orally by coating a micronized plant material with a first layer of polysaccharides or proteins, then a second layer of polysaccharides or proteins is disclosed. A bi-encapsulated plant material produced by this process is also disclosed.