US 11,731,162 B2
Polymer encased smokeless tobacco products
Andrew Nathan Carroll, Chester, VA (US); Shannon Maxwell Black, Richmond, VA (US); Yan Helen Sun, Midlothian, VA (US); William J. Burke, Nashville, TN (US); Christopher Joseph Dinovi, Ruther Glen, VA (US); David Phillips, Richmond, VA (US); Jason Andrew Macko, Richmond, VA (US); and Robert Smith, Glen Allen, VA (US)
Assigned to Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/509,613.
Application 17/509,613 is a division of application No. 16/507,680, filed on Jul. 10, 2019, granted, now 11,198,151.
Application 16/507,680 is a division of application No. 15/899,889, filed on Feb. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,384,816, issued on Aug. 20, 2019.
Application 15/899,889 is a division of application No. 14/657,018, filed on Mar. 13, 2015, granted, now 9,896,228, issued on Feb. 20, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/953,387, filed on Mar. 14, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0040729 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B05D 3/10 (2006.01); A24F 23/00 (2006.01); A24B 13/00 (2006.01); B65B 9/10 (2006.01); B65B 63/02 (2006.01); B65B 29/02 (2006.01); B05D 3/06 (2006.01); B05D 1/00 (2006.01); B65B 53/02 (2006.01); A24B 15/18 (2006.01); A24B 15/28 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01)
CPC B05D 3/108 (2013.01) [A24B 13/00 (2013.01); A24B 15/186 (2013.01); A24B 15/28 (2013.01); A24F 23/00 (2013.01); B05D 1/007 (2013.01); B05D 3/067 (2013.01); B65B 9/10 (2013.01); B65B 29/02 (2013.01); B65B 53/02 (2013.01); B65B 63/02 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of making a polymer encased smokeless tobacco or tobacco substitute product comprising:
forming a compressed body including smokeless tobacco, a tobacco substitute, or a combination thereof;
forming a stretched webbing of polymeric material;
projecting the compressed body through the stretched webbing to form a webbing around the compressed body; and
curing the webbing to form an encased body.