Patents by Inventor Cristian Bodin

Cristian Bodin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11946178
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging material for use in an oral pouched snuff product in order to enclose a smokeless tobacco composition or non-tobacco composi¬tion. The packaging material is a saliva-permeable nonwoven comprising carded fibres, whereof 0%-95% of the carded fibres are of a first type and 5%-100% are of a second type. The fibres of the first type are cellulose-based staple fibres. The fibres of the second type are thermoplastic fibres, comprising a first component and a second component, the second component having a lower melting temperature than the first component. The packaging material is bonded by means of at least partial melting and/or softening of the second component of the fibres of the second type and has a smooth-calendered surface. The present invention also relates to an oral pouched snuff product comprising such a packaging material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SWEDISH MATCH NORTH EUROPE AB
    Inventors: Cristian Bodin, Linnea Seiler
  • Publication number: 20230203757
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging material for use in a pouched product for oral use in order to enclose a filling material. The packaging material is a saliva-permeable nonwoven material comprising fibres. The packaging material is a wetlaid nonwoven material, or, alternatively, the fibres are carded and the nonwoven material is hydroentangled, or, alternatively, the fibres are carded and the packaging material has a basis weight ?30 g/m2. 50%-100% of the fibres are cellulose-based staple fibres, and 0%-50% of the fibres are thermoplastic fibres, with % numbers being based on total weight of fibres at 21° C. and 50% RH. The packaging material further comprising at least 10% of a binder, taken as a wt % of a total weight of the packaging material. The present invention also relates to a pouched product for oral use comprising such a packaging material. The present invention further relates to a method for manufacturing of a packaging material for a pouched product for oral use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Elfstrand, Cristian Bodin
  • Publication number: 20220145502
    Abstract: Disclosed is an arrangement and a method for manufacturing of a web of packaging material for an oral pouched snuff product. The web is a saliva-permeable nonwoven web includes fibres, whereof 0%-95% of said fibres are of a first type and 5%-100% of a second type, the fibres of the first type being cellulose-based staple fibres, and the fibres of the second type being thermoplastic fibres, which are meltable and/or softenable at least at the surface. The arrangement includes a carding unit for carding the fibres to form a pre-web, an air-through bonding unit for bonding the pre-web by means of at least partial melting and/or softening of the fibres of the second type to form the web, and a calendering unit for surface treatment of the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Cristian Bodin, Linnea Seiler
  • Publication number: 20220112638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging material for use in an oral pouched snuff product in order to enclose a smokeless tobacco composition or non-tobacco composi¬tion. The packaging material is a saliva-permeable nonwoven comprising carded fibres, whereof 0%-95% of the carded fibres are of a first type and 5%-100% are of a second type. The fibres of the first type are cellulose-based staple fibres. The fibres of the second type are thermoplastic fibres, comprising a first component and a second component, the second component having a lower melting temperature than the first component. The packaging material is bonded by means of at least partial melting and/or softening of the second component of the fibres of the second type and has a smooth-calendered surface. The present invention also relates to an oral pouched snuff product comprising such a packaging material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Cristian Bodin, Linnea Seiler
  • Publication number: 20200297024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging material for use in an oral pouched nicotine product in order to enclose a filling material. The filling material comprises a particulate non-tobacco material and a nicotine source. The packaging material is a saliva-permeable nonwoven material comprising carded fibres. 50%-100% of the carded fibres are cellulose-based staple fibres, and 0%-50% of the carded fibres are thermoplastic fibres, with % numbers being based on the total weight of carded fibres at 21° C. and 50% RH. The packaging material further comprises a binder. The cellulose-based staple fibres have a linear density less than 1.7 decitex, and the packaging material have a basis weight above 30 g/m2. The present invention also relates to an oral pouched nicotine product comprising such a packaging material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventor: Cristian Bodin