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68 tobaccoasia / Issue 1, 2019 March / April Patents 20180170593-Polymer Encased Smokeless Tobacco Products Methods for encasing bodies including smokeless tobacco or a tobacco substitute with a polymeric casing can include coating a compressed body with microfibers, applying tubu-lar casings to compressed bodies, printing netting and webs on compressed bodies, injection molding around com-pressed bodies, applying a webbing to compressed bodies, placing compressed bodies into a skin forming bath, and including thermoplastic polymers in a compressed body. Browse recent: Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US) USPTO Application #: #20180170593 Inventors: Andrew Nathan Carroll, Chester, VA (US); Shannon Maxwell Black, Richmond, VA (US); Yan Helen Sun, Midlothian, VA (US); William J. Burke, Nashville, TN (US); Christopher Joseph DiNovi, Richmond, VA (US); David Phillips, Richmond, VA (US); Jason Andrew Macko, Richmond, VA (US); Robert Smith, Glen Allen, VA (US) 2019/0029314-Multi-Segment Component for an Aerosol-Generating Article There is provided a multi-segment component for an aerosol generating article, the multi-segment component including a combustible heat source having at least one shaped recess on an outer surface thereof; an aerosol-forming substrate down- stream of the combustible heat source; a wrapper circum-scribing the combustible heat source along at least part of a length of the combustible heat source; and an inorganic glue located between the combustible heat source and the wrap-per, the inorganic glue at least partially filling the at least one shaped recess. Browse recent: Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel (CH) USPTO Application #: #2019/0029314 Inventors: Alexandre MALGAT, Les Tuileries de Grandson (CH); Michele Andrea CATTON!, Tramelan (CH); Rui Nuno BATISTA, Morges (CH) 2019/0053535-Aerosol-Generating System and Capsule for use in an Aerosol-Generating System A capsule (1) for use in an aerosol-generating system (8) comprises a shell (10) comprising a base (100) and at least one side wall (101) extending from the base (100). The capsule (1) further comprises a lid (11) sealed on the at least one side wall for forming a sealed capsule. The shell (10) contains an aerosol- forming substrate (2) and susceptor material for heating the aerosol-forming substrate in the shell (10). Browse recent: PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A., Neuchatel (CH) USPTO Application #: #2019/0053535 Inventors: Cristina Apetrei Birza, Orbe (CH) 2019/0045835-Flavor Source Manufacturing Method A method of manufacturing a flavor source includes: a step A of adding a basic substance to a tobacco raw material; a step B of heating the tobacco raw material added with the basic substance and releasing an inhaling flavor component into a vapor phase from the tobacco raw material; a step C of collecting the inhaling flavor component released into the vapor phase in the step B; a step D of washing a tobacco residue being the tobacco raw material obtained after the inhaling flavor component is released in the step B, with a washing solvent; a step E of pulverizing or cutting the tobacco residue obtained after being washed in the step D; and a step F of adding the inhaling flavor component collected in the step C to the tobacco residue obtained after pulverized or cut in the step E. Browse recent: JAPAN TOBACCO INC., Tokyo (JP) USPTO Application #: #2019/0045835 Inventors: Shinya OSUGA, Tokyo (JP); Kimitaka UCHII, Tokyo (JP); Takuma NAKANO, Tokyo (JP); Morio YAJIMA, Tokyo (JP); Yusuke NANASAKI, Tokyo (JP)