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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Philip Morris Usa Inc., 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:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/18 (2006.01); A23F 5/00 (2006.01); A23F 3/00 (2006.01); A23F 3/14 (2006.01); A23F 5/12 (2006.01); A23F 5/14 (2006.01); A23G 1/00 (2006.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01); A24B 15/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/186 (2013.01); A23F 3/14 (2013.01); A23F 5/00 (2013.01); A23F 5/12 (2013.01); A23F 5/14 (2013.01); A23G 1/0016 (2013.01); A23L 27/10 (2016.08); A23L 27/70 (2016.08); A23L 27/72 (2016.08); A23P 10/30 (2016.08); A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/283 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01);
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.