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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Philip Morris Usa Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Munmaya K. Mishra, Richmond, VA (US);
William R. Sweeney, Richmond, VA (US);
Shengsheng Liu, Richmond, VA (US);
Dennis Geib, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/30 (2006.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a moist smokeless tobacco product including a hydrated membrane coating and a portion of tobacco material. Preferably, the tobacco material is pre-portioned and formed to include at least one dimple and/or at least one hole through the tobacco material so as to increase the surface area of the tobacco product.