Tobacco articles and methods

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2011-04-05

2011-04-05

Nguyen, Khanh (Department: 1746)

Tobacco

Antismoking product or device, i.e., deterent

Smoking simulator

C131S270000, C128S202210

Reexamination Certificate

active

07918231

ABSTRACT:
Some embodiments of a tobacco article may include tobacco disposed in a porous matrix. The tobacco article may provide tobacco, tobacco constituents, or both tobacco and tobacco constituents to the consumer's mouth in the form of particles, liquid, or vapor so as to provide tobacco satisfaction to the consumer. In some circumstances, the tobacco may be integrally molded with a plastic material so that at least a portion of the tobacco is disposed in pores of the matrix.

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