Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fiber-wrapped smokeless tobacco product
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Application No.: US15688114Application Date: 2017-08-28
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Publication No.: US10258076B2Publication Date: 2019-04-16
- Inventor: Andrew Nathan Carroll , Shannon Maxwell Black , Yan Helen Sun , William J. Burke
- Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
- Applicant Address: US VA Richmond
- Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Richmond
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: A24B15/18
- IPC: A24B15/18 ; A24B13/00 ; A24F23/02 ; D01D11/06 ; D01D5/18 ; D01D5/098 ; D01D5/00 ; A24B15/28 ; A24B3/14 ; A24B15/14 ; A24B15/40 ; B05B13/02

Abstract:
A fiber-wrapped smokeless tobacco product includes smokeless tobacco and a plurality of polymeric fibers surrounding the smokeless tobacco. The polymeric fibers can have a basis weight of 5 gsm or less and a diameter of less than 100 microns. In some cases, the polymeric fibers are melt-blown polymeric fibers. In some cases, the polymeric fibers are centrifugal force spun polymeric fibers. A method of preparing a fiber-wrapped smokeless tobacco product includes melt-blowing or centrifugal force spinning a plurality of polymeric fibers to create an polymer deposition zone and passing a body comprising smokeless tobacco through the polymer deposition zone. In some cases, an electrostatic charge can be applied to the plurality of polymeric fibers, the body, or a combination thereof. In some cases, a spin is applied to the body when passing through the polymer deposition zone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180199619A1 FIBER-WRAPPED SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT Public/Granted day:2018-07-19
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