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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2010
Applicant:
Stephen G. Zimmermann, Midlothian, VA (US);
Inventor:
Stephen G. Zimmermann, Midlothian, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 15/00 (2006.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01); A24D 3/06 (2006.01); A24B 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/14 (2013.01); A24D 3/061 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a pouched, oral tobacco product including a porous membrane having a liner and an inner filling material. The inner filling material includes loose, fibrous tobacco material and tobacco beads formed from tobacco fines and dust which are too small to be included in traditional pouched tobacco products. The tobacco beads are extruded and spheronized.