Nonwoven pouch comprising heat sealable binder fiber

US11793235B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY · US

Inventors

• Andries Don Sebastian · Clemmons, US
• Alton Busbee · Lexington, US
• Jeremy Barrett Mabe · Lexington, US
• Yan Pu · Winston-Salem, US
• Eric Taylor Hunt · Lewisville, US
• Bruce Alan Bengtsson · Winston-Salem, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 9, 2021
• Grant date: Oct 24, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 22, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC D): Textiles; Paper
• CPC primary: D04H1/55
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A pouched product adapted for release of a water-soluble component therefrom is provided herein. The pouched product can include an outer water-permeable pouch defining a cavity containing a composition that includes a water-soluble component capable of being released through the water-permeable pouch and has a surface area, wherein the outer water-permeable pouch can include a nonwoven web including a plurality of heat sealable binder fibers blended with a second plurality of dissimilar fibers. The nonwoven web can be carded, hydroentangled and point bonded.