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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
Munmaya K. Mishra, Manakin Sabot, VA (US);
Shengsheng Liu, Richmond, VA (US);
William R. Sweeney, Richmond, VA (US);
Szu-sung Yang, Midlothian, VA (US);
Dennis Geib, Richmond, VA (US);
Munmaya K. Mishra, Manakin Sabot, VA (US);
Shengsheng Liu, Richmond, VA (US);
William R. Sweeney, Richmond, VA (US);
Szu-Sung Yang, Midlothian, VA (US);
Dennis Geib, Richmond, VA (US);
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
Oral tobacco products having a gel-coating and methods for making are provided. The method includes (a) molding a portion of tobacco material to form a pre-portioned piece of tobacco material, the tobacco material comprising moist smokeless tobacco; (b) contacting the pre-portioned piece of tobacco material with a gel-coating solution to form a gel-coating comprising at least one polymer on an outer surface of the pre-portioned piece of tobacco material to form a gel-coated oral tobacco product, said gel-coating comprising an inner surface disposed around the pre-portioned piece of tobacco material and an outer surface; and (c) forming one or more of perforations, uncoated areas and holes in the gel-coating of the oral tobacco product to form a gel-coated oral tobacco product.