Fabric having tobacco entangled with structural fibers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9066540
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13197990

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A smokeless tobacco product includes smokeless tobacco and structural fibers. The structural fibers forming a network in which the smokeless tobacco is entangled. The structural fibers have a composition different from the smokeless tobacco. The tobacco-entangled fabric can have an overall oven volatiles content of at least 10 weight percent. In some embodiments, the structural fibers form a nonwoven network. In some embodiments, fibrous structures of the smokeless tobacco are entangled with the structural fibers.

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  • ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

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Atchley, Frank Scott Midlothian, US 58 1131
Mishra, Munmaya K Manakin Sabot, US 175 2865
Rossman, James M Tampa, US 19 1328

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