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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2010
Applicants:
James C. Breslin, Zeeland, MI (US);
Scott A. Williams, Greenbrier, TN (US);
Jerry B. Eilliot, Nashville, TN (US);
Frank Scott Atchley, Midlothian, VA (US);
Vernie A. Due, Kansas City, MO (US);
Inventors:
James C. Breslin, Zeeland, MI (US);
Scott A. Williams, Greenbrier, TN (US);
Jerry B. Eilliot, Nashville, TN (US);
Frank Scott Atchley, Midlothian, VA (US);
Vernie A. Due, Kansas City, MO (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 3/18 (2006.01); A24B 3/12 (2006.01); A24B 3/10 (2006.01); A24B 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 3/12 (2013.01); A24B 3/10 (2013.01); A24B 15/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process is provided for producing smokeless tobacco and/or snuff compositions using steam alone in an open vessel or in combination with pressure and venting to alter organoleptic properties of the smokeless tobacco and/or snuff compositions.