Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and machines for making oral products
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Application No.: US16942102Application Date: 2020-07-29
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Publication No.: US11213988B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Carl Gregory Miller , Charles Lester Dendy , Jeremy J. Straight , Gregory James Griscik
- Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
- Applicant Address: US VA Richmond
- Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Richmond
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: B29C48/00
- IPC: B29C48/00 ; B29C48/07 ; B29C48/92 ; A23G3/02 ; A23G3/34 ; A24B15/16 ; A24B15/12 ; A24B15/24 ; A24B15/14 ; B29C48/12

Abstract:
A method of forming an oral product includes extruding a mixture, conveying the extruded mixture through one or more pairs of forming rollers, and cutting the extruded mixture into one or more oral products. The mixture can include polymer and at least one flavorant, sweetener, active ingredient, or combination thereof. The extruded mixture forms an extrudate having a predetermined cross-sectional shape. The one or more pairs of forming rollers abut to define a passage there between as each forming roller rotates. The passage has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the predetermined cross-sectional shape. The method can be performed using a machine including an extruder, one or more pairs of forming rollers, and a cutting device.
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