US Patent Issued to Japan Tobacco on June 16 for "Packaging material for tobacco products and package for tobacco products" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,431, issued on June 16, 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 first paper layer including an aromatized component, a barrier layer having barrier properties against the aromatized component, and a second paper layer, wherein the barrier layer is disposed so as to be positioned between the first paper layer and the second paper layer."

The patent was filed on Aug. 2, 2024, under Appl...