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Tobacco compositions

US8469036B2 · kind B2 · utility

45Cited by

235References

27Claims

0Family size

Assignee

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC · US

Inventors

Scott Williams · Hawley, US
James Arthur Strickland · Richmond, US
Frank Scott Atchley · Holiday, US
Armand J. Desmarais · Inverness, US
Tod J. Miller · Smyrna, US
Cherne W. Johnson · Hartsville, US
Vernie A. Due · Kansas City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 5, 2004
Grant date	Jun 25, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K36/81
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention features tobacco compositions and methods of their use and manufacture. Compositions of the invention may be based on a variety of technologies. Technologies include films, tabs, shaped parts, gels, consumable units, insoluble matrices, and hollow shapes. In addition to tobacco, compositions may also contain flavors, colors, and other additives as described herein. Compositions may also be orally disintegrable. Exemplary compositions and methods of their manufacture are described herein.

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