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72 tobaccoasia / Issue 4, 2018 September / October Patents 20180000150-Method for Producing Tobacco Molded Article According to one embodiment, a method of produc- ing a tobacco molded article, includes formulating a tobacco kneaded material by kneading a tobacco mixture containing a tobacco raw material, a binder and water, molding the tobacco kneaded material to obtain a molded body and adding a flavor to the molded body. Browse recent: JAPAN TOBACCO INC., Tokyo (JP) USPTO Application #: #20180000150 Inventors: Takeshi MATSUMURA, Tokyo (JP); Tomoichi WATANABE, Tokyo (JP); Masaki WATA- NABE, Tokyo (JP); Takeshi AKIYAMA, Tokyo (JP) 20180007966-Non-Combustible Vaping Element with Tobacco Insert An e-vaping device may include a pre-vapor formulation tank configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation, an adaptor that includes a vaporizer assembly configured to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation, and a flavor insert positioned to receive vapors formed by the vaporizer assembly. The flavor insert may hold at least one flavorant. The tank, adaptor, and flavor insert may be a non-combustible vaping element that includes a channel into which the flavor insert may be inserted to be positioned to receive the vapors. The flavor insert and the vaporizer assembly may be at opposing ends of the channel. The flavor insert may be a detachable insert configured to be inserted into the tank element. The flavor element may be a tobacco element. The tobacco element may be at least a portion of a cigarette. Browse recent: Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US) USPTO Application #: #20180007966 Inventors: San LI, Richmond, VA (US); Ben RAGLAND, Providence Force, VA (US); Diane GEE, Richmond, VA (US); Raquel OLEGARIO, Richmond, VA (US) 20180140007-Oral Pouched Product Having a Rectangular Shape Disclosed herein is an oral pouched product, such as an oral pouched smokeless tobacco product, which comprises a filling material, such as tobacco material, and a saliva-permeable pouch enclosing the filling material, the product having a rectangular shape with a maximum length and a maximum width, wherein the maximum width of the prod-uct is within the range of from 3 mm to 10 mm, the maximum length of the product is within the range of from 25 mm to 40 mm, the ratio of maximum length to maximum width is within the range of from 3 to 6, and the oral pouched product has a weight within the range of from 0.3 to 0.7 g. Browse recent: Swedish Match North Europe AB, Stockholm (SE) USPTO Application #: #20180140007 Inventors: Thom ASPGREN, Risings Backa (SE); Thord HASSLER, Helsingborg (SE); Christian WERDINIUS, Goteborg (SE) 20180098563-Smokeless Tobacco Products Provided here is a smokeless tobacco product, comprising a tobacco composition and an encapsulating composition coating the tobacco composition, wherein the encapsulating composition comprises methyl salicylate, and also a method for producing the smokeless tobacco product. Further pro-vided is a tobacco product package, comprising a casing comprising an outer rim, and a removable lid enclosing the outer rim of the casing, wherein the outer rim is coated with a coating layer comprising methyl salicylate, and also a method for producing the tobacco product package. Browse recent: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston- Salem, NC (US) USPTO Application #: #20180098563 Inventors: Anthony Richard Gerardi, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Daniel Verdin Cantrell, Lewisville, NC (US); Barry Smith Fagg, Winston-Salem, NC (US); Jeff L. Shear, Glenview, IL (US); Alvin Kershman, Chesterfield, MO (US); Jeremy Barrett Mabe, Lexington, NC (US)