ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,612, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Swedish Match North Europe AB (Stockholm).
"Pouched product for oral use" was invented by Aase Bodin (Fjaras, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a pouched product for oral use that includes a saliva-permeable pouch and a filling material which is enclosed in the pouch. The pouch is formed from a nonwoven material that includes fibres and a binder. The fibres in the nonwoven material are cellulose fibres and the binder is a biodegradable polyester-polyurethane binder applied to the fibres of the nonwoven material. The binder is present in an amount within the range of from 17% by...