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Tobacco compositions

US8627828B2 · kind B2 · utility

55Cited by

237References

8Claims

0Family size

Assignee

U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company LLC · US

Inventors

James Arthur Strickland · Richmond, US
Frank Scott Atchley · Holiday, US
James M. Rossman · Richmond, US
Armand J. Desmarais · Inverness, US
Scott Williams · Hawley, US
Tod J. Miller · Smyrna, US
Cherne W. Johnson · Hartsville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 31, 2006
Grant date	Jan 14, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 27, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61C15/02
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

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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