公开(公告)号：US20180354180A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US16106065

申请日：2018-08-21

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Carl Gregory Miller ,  Charles Lester Dendy ,  Jeremy J. Straight ,  Gregory James Griscik

IPC: B29C47/00 ,  A23G3/34 ,  A23G3/02 ,  A24B15/16 ,  B29C47/92 ,  A24B15/12 ,  A24B15/14 ,  A24B15/24

CPC classification number: B29C47/0066 ,  A23G3/0021 ,  A23G3/0023 ,  A23G3/0242 ,  A23G3/0247 ,  A24B15/12 ,  A24B15/14 ,  A24B15/16 ,  A24B15/243 ,  B29C47/0004 ,  B29C47/0019 ,  B29C47/003 ,  B29C47/0038 ,  B29C47/004 ,  B29C47/92 ,  B29C2947/926 ,  B29C2947/92647 ,  B29C2947/92923

Abstract: A method of forming an oral product includes extruding a mixture, conveying the extruded mixture through one or more pairs of forming rollers, and cutting the extruded mixture into one or more oral products. The mixture can include polymer and at least one flavorant, sweetener, active ingredient, or combination thereof. The extruded mixture forms an extrudate having a predetermined cross-sectional shape. The one or more pairs of forming rollers abut to define a passage there between as each forming roller rotates. The passage has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the predetermined cross-sectional shape. The method can be performed using a machine including an extruder, one or more pairs of forming rollers, and a cutting device.