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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2013
Applicant:
U.s. Smokeless Tobacco Company Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Frank Scott Atchley, Midlothian, VA (US);
James Arthur Strickland, Richmond, VA (US);
James M. Rossman, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/14 (2006.01); A24B 15/18 (2006.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01); A24F 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/18 (2013.01); A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24F 47/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Tobacco articles having tobacco disposed in a porous matrix. The tobacco articles can provide tobacco to an adult consumer in the form of particles, liquid, or vapor so as to furnish tobacco satisfaction to the consumer. The tobacco can be integrally molded with a plastic material so that at least a portion of the tobacco is disposed in pores of the matrix.