Meltable smokeless tobacco composition

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9993020
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14868867

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A meltable smokeless tobacco composition configured for insertion into the mouth of a user is provided. The smokeless tobacco composition includes a tobacco material and a lipid having a melting point of about 36° C. to about 45° C. An associated process is also provided. The process includes melting a lipid having a melting point of about 36° C. to about 45° C. to form a molten lipid composition, mixing a tobacco material with the molten lipid composition to form a molten smokeless tobacco composition, and cooling the molten smokeless tobacco composition to form a solidified smokeless tobacco composition.

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R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANYWINSTON-SALEM

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Benford, Matthew William Winston-Salem, US 8 225
Cantrell, Daniel Verdin Lewisville, US 39 1485
Chen, Gong Clemmons, US 174 838
Jackson, Thaddeus Jude High Point, US 19 139

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