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US 8,377,215 B2Granted
Moist botanical pouch processing
AssigneePhilip Morris USA Inc.
InventorsDiane L. Gee, David Golob, Stephen G. Zimmermann
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Abstract
An oral pouched product comprising a pouch containing moist botanical beads comprising compacted loose, fibrous moist botanical material and method of manufacture thereof. The loose, fibrous moist botanical material can comprise moist smokeless tobacco. The pouch comprises a porous outer web, and the beads comprise a majority amount of loose, fibrous moist botanical material having a moisture content of at least about 50% OV.
Claims10
A method of making an oral pouched product containing moist botanical beads comprising:
- extruding and/or spheronizing loose, flavored, moist botanical fibers having an initial moisture content of about 50% OV to about 60% OV and comprising short strands ranging in length from about 0.2 mm to about 15 mm and ranging in width from about 0.2 mm to about 2.5 mm to form beads of compacted loose, flavored, moist botanical fibers having a final moisture content of about 50% OV to about 60% OV;
- manufacturing an oral pouched product containing the beads by placing the beads in a porous membrane pouch wrapper within about 10 minutes to about 60 days of formation of the beads;
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- allowing the beads to at least partially unravel in the porous membrane pouch wrapper.
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