公开(公告)号：US10039309B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-07

申请号：US14213383

申请日：2014-03-14

Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Inventor： Andrew Nathan Carroll ,  Shannon Maxwell Black ,  Yan Helen Sun ,  William J. Burke

IPC: A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/28 ,  A24B15/18 ,  D04H13/00

Abstract: A melt-blown fabric for pouching smokeless tobacco or a smokeless tobacco substitute can include melt-blown polymer fibers. The fabric can have a basis weight of less than 10 gsm and a tensile strength of at least 4 mJ in at least one predetermined direction. Method of making the fabric can include melt-blowing a polymeric material against a support surface and bonding the fibers or arranging them in a predetermined orientation. Pouched smokeless tobacco or tobacco substitute products including the fabrics provided herein can provide desirable flavor and tactile experience.

公开(公告)号：US10028521B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-24

申请号：US14212826

申请日：2014-03-14

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Andrew Nathan Carroll ,  Shannon Maxwell Black ,  Yan Helen Sun ,  William J. Burke ,  Christopher Joseph DiNovi ,  David Phillips ,  Jason Andrew Macko ,  Robert Smith

IPC: A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/18 ,  A24B15/28 ,  D04H13/00

Abstract: A melt-blown fabric for pouching smokeless tobacco or a smokeless tobacco substitute can include melt-blown polymer fibers. The fabric can have a basis weight of less than 30 gsm and a tensile strength of at least 4 mJ in at least one predetermined direction. Method of making the fabric can include melt-blowing a polymeric material against a support surface and bonding the fibers or arranging them in a predetermined orientation. Pouched smokeless tobacco or tobacco substitute products including the fabrics provided herein can provide desirable flavor and tactile experience.

公开(公告)号：US20180199619A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15688114

申请日：2017-08-28

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Andrew Nathan Carroll ,  Shannon Maxwell Black ,  Yan Helen Sun ,  William J. Burke

IPC: A24B15/18 ,  A24F23/02 ,  A24B15/40 ,  A24B15/14 ,  A24B3/14 ,  A24B15/28 ,  D01D5/098 ,  B05B13/02 ,  A24B13/00 ,  D01D11/06 ,  D01D5/00 ,  D01D5/18

CPC classification number: A24B15/186 ,  A24B3/14 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/14 ,  A24B15/28 ,  A24B15/403 ,  A24F23/02 ,  B05B13/0221 ,  D01D5/0084 ,  D01D5/0985 ,  D01D5/18 ,  D01D11/06

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.

公开(公告)号：US20180170593A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15899889

申请日：2018-02-20

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Andrew Nathan Carroll ,  Shannon Maxwell Black ,  Yan Helen Sun ,  William J. Burke ,  Christopher Joseph DiNovi ,  David Phillips ,  Jason Andrew Macko ,  Robert Smith

IPC: B65B9/10 ,  B65B63/02 ,  B65B53/02 ,  B65B29/02 ,  B05D3/06 ,  B05D1/00 ,  A24F23/00 ,  A24B15/28 ,  A24B15/18 ,  A24B13/00 ,  B33Y10/00

CPC classification number: B65B9/10 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/186 ,  A24B15/28 ,  A24F23/00 ,  B05D1/007 ,  B05D3/067 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B65B29/02 ,  B65B53/02 ,  B65B63/02

Abstract: Methods for encasing bodies including smokeless tobacco or a tobacco substitute with a polymeric casing can include coating a compressed body with microfibers, applying tubular casings to compressed bodies, printing netting and webs on compressed bodies, injection molding around compressed bodies, applying a webbing to compressed bodies, placing compressed bodies into a skin forming bath, and including thermoplastic polymers in a compressed body.

公开(公告)号：US09896228B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US14657018

申请日：2015-03-13

Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC

Inventor： Andrew Nathan Carroll ,  Shannon Maxwell Black ,  Yan Helen Sun ,  William J. Burke ,  Christopher Joseph DiNovi ,  David Phillips ,  Jason Andrew Macko ,  Robert Smith

IPC: B65B9/10 ,  A24F23/00 ,  A24B13/00 ,  B65B63/02 ,  B65B29/02 ,  B05D3/06 ,  B05D1/00 ,  B65B53/02 ,  A24B15/18 ,  A24B15/28 ,  B33Y10/00

CPC classification number: B65B9/10 ,  A24B13/00 ,  A24B15/186 ,  A24B15/28 ,  A24F23/00 ,  B05D1/007 ,  B05D3/067 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B65B29/02 ,  B65B53/02 ,  B65B63/02

Abstract: Methods for encasing bodies including smokeless tobacco or a tobacco substitute with a polymeric casing can include coating a compressed body with microfibers, applying tubular casings to compressed bodies, printing netting and webs on compressed bodies, injection molding around compressed bodies, applying a webbing to compressed bodies, placing compressed bodies into a skin forming bath, and including thermoplastic polymers in a compressed body.

公开(公告)号：US09648904B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-16

申请号：US14213108

申请日：2014-03-14

Applicant: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Inventor： Andrew Nathan Carroll ,  Shannon Maxwell Black ,  Yan Helen Sun ,  William J. Burke ,  Robert Smith

IPC: A24B13/00 ,  A24F23/02 ,  D01D5/18 ,  D01D11/06 ,  A24B15/18 ,  D01D5/098 ,  D01D5/00 ,  A24B15/28 ,  A24B3/14 ,  A24B15/14 ,  A24B15/40

Abstract: An apparatus for enrobing a product portion can include at least one polymer spray head adapted to create at least one flow of polymeric fibers to produce at least one polymer enrobing zone and a conveyor system adapted to move at least one product portion from at least one position below at least one polymer enrobing zone and to at least one position above at least one polymer enrobing zone to drop each product portion through one or more polymer enrobing zones a plurality times at different orientations to enrobe each product portion with polymeric fibers.