Patents
US 12116154 B2: Oral pouch product having soft edge and method of making
- Granted
- 2024-10-15
- Filed
- 2022-12-12 application 18064477
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An oral pouch product having a soft edge includes an inner filling material enclosed inwardly of at least one seam between opposed layers of porous pouch wrapper. The at least one seam is separated from the periphery of the porous pouch wrapper by an unbonded area of the opposed layers so as to form a soft edge of the pouch wrapper.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg241015.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Morris USA Inc. 523 patents | US company or organization | Richmond, VA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando L. Chappell, Sr. | Colonial Heights, VA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Danielle R. Crawford | Chester, VA | 41 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65B | Machines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials; unpacking | B65B29/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A24F | Smokers' requisites; match boxes; simulated smoking devices | A24F23/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65D | Containers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers; accessories, closures, or fittings therefor; packaging elements; packages | B65D75/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T428/1334 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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