Smokeless tobacco pastille and injection molding process for forming smokeless tobacco products

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9204667
APP PUB NO 20120138073A1
SERIAL NO

12957838

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A smokeless tobacco composition configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco composition includes a tobacco material and a polysaccharide filler component such as polydextrose. A process for preparing a smokeless tobacco composition pastille configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is also provided. The process includes mixing a tobacco material with a binder and a polysaccharide filler component to form a smokeless tobacco mixture, injection molding the smokeless tobacco mixture, and cooling the smokeless tobacco mixture to form a solidified smokeless tobacco composition pastille. The mixing step can include forming a dry blend of the tobacco, filler, and binder components, and combining the dry blend with a viscous liquid component. The injection-molded pastille can provide a dissolvable and lightly chewable product.

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RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY401 NORTH MAIN STREET WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101-3804

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Boutin, Robert Frank Hinsdale, US 6 115
Cantrell, Daniel Verdin Lewisville, US 39 1485
Hinkemeyer, Thomas Gages Lake, US 6 115

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