Patents Assigned to Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8272388
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nontobacco or herbal moist snuff composition comprising an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. The present invention also provides a method of producing a nontobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. Corn silk has a light texture, smooth mouth feel, uniform appearance, and a smell and taste that is nonexistent or easily disguisable. When corn silk is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting nontobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Calandro, Joseph Ackilli, Harry Topalian
  • Patent number: 7913700
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nontobacco or herbal moist snuff composition comprising an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. The present invention also provides a method of producing a nontobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. Corn silk has a light texture, smooth mouth feel, uniform appearance, and a smell and taste that is nonexistent or easily disguisable. When corn silk is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting nontobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Calandro, Joseph Ackilli, Harry Topalian
  • Patent number: 7661433
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-tobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component consisting essentially of corn silk. The most preferred herbal component has 75-80% by weight of corn silk and 20-25% by weight of red clover blossoms. The present invention also provides a method of producing a non-tobacco moist snuff composition having the herbal component. When the herbal component is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting leaf-free non-tobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Calandro, Joseph Ackilli, Harry Topalian
  • Publication number: 20050145261
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-tobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component consisting essentially of corn silk. The most preferred herbal component has 75-80% by weight of corn silk and 20-25% by weight of red clover blossoms. The present invention also provides a method of producing a non-tobacco moist snuff composition having the herbal component. When the herbal component is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting leaf-free non-tobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Calandro, Joseph Ackilli, Harry Topalian
  • Publication number: 20040123873
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nontobacco or herbal moist snuff composition comprising an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. The present invention also provides a method of producing a nontobacco moist snuff composition having an herbal component comprising, or consisting essentially of, corn silk. Corn silk has a light texture, smooth mouth feel, uniform appearance, and a smell and taste that is nonexistent or easily disguisable. When corn silk is combined with a suitable casing component, the resulting nontobacco moist snuff composition has a light, elastic, and moist texture, a soft and smooth mouth feel, a uniform color and particle size, and a long lasting and tobacco-like smell and taste with a characteristic tobacco-like “bite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Applicant: Smokey Mountain Chew, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Calandro, Joseph Ackilli, Harry Topalian