US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on April 14 for "Breakable capsules and methods of forming thereof" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,162, issued on April 14, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Breakable capsules and methods of forming thereof" was invented by Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.) and Douglas Fernandez (Henrico, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breakable capsule such as a seamless breakable capsule useful in a smoking article or a smokeless tobacco product includes an outer shell formed of a cross-linked agar matrix including at least one filler, and an inner core surrounded by the outer shell which comprises a liquid or gel based composition of a flavorant and/or non-flavorant. The cross-linked agar matrix is reinfo...