US Patent Issued to Japan Tobacco on Aug. 4 for "Packaging material for tobacco products and package for tobacco products" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,150, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Japan Tobacco Inc (Tokyo).

"Packaging material for tobacco products and package for tobacco products" was invented by Yuta Onuma (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sheet-like packaging material for packaging tobacco products, said packaging material comprising at least a paper layer including a flavoring component, and a barrier layer having barrier properties against the flavoring component, wherein the barrier layer is a non-metal layer."

The patent was filed on July 29, 2024, under Application No. 18/786,632.

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