Patent ID: 9648903
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A24B

Claim:
1. A method for preparing a gel-coated oral tobacco product, comprising: (a) molding a portion of tobacco material to form a pre-portioned piece of tobacco material, said tobacco material comprising moist smokeless tobacco; (b) contacting the pre-portioned piece of tobacco material with a gel-coating solution to form a gel-coating comprising at least one polymer on an outer surface of the pre-portioned piece of tobacco material to form a gel-coated oral tobacco product, said gel-coating comprising an inner surface disposed around the pre-portioned piece of tobacco material and an outer surface; and (c) forming one or more of perforations, uncoated areas and holes through a thickness of the gel-coating from said inner surface to said outer surface to form a gel-coated oral tobacco product.