Patent ID: 9516894
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A24B,A24F,B65D

Claim Text:
1. A method of making an oral pouched product comprising: forming beads comprising compacted loose, flavored, moist botanical fibers having a moisture content of about 50% OV to about 60% OV; feeding a porous outer web along a feed path; folding the porous outer web into a tubular formation; forming a longitudinal seam along overlapping edges of the porous outer web and a lower transverse seam across the tubular formation; feeding a quantity of an inner filling material comprising the beads through a nozzle and into the tubular formation above the transverse seam; and forming an upper transverse seam across the tubular formation to enclose the filling and form an oral pouched product, wherein the beads are adapted to at least partially unravel after said forming the upper transverse seam; and wherein the loose, flavored, moist botanical fibers are not dried and/or heated to reduce moisture after forming the beads.