ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,768, issued on July 14, was assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (Neuchatel, Switzerland).

"Package of a tobacco or nicotine containing product comprising a moisture regulating product" was invented by Cristian Neagu (Epalinges, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Package of a tobacco or nicotine containing product comprising a packaging material having a moisture regulating product, the moisture regulating product comprising at least one metal-organic framework compound and at least an inorganic salt."

The patent was filed on May 4, 2021, under Application No. 17/923,840.

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