PARTICLE OF A HYDROPHOBIC ADDITIVE AND A POLYSACCHARIDE COATING
FIG6 is a schematic illustration of a machine for forming the pouch product of FIG5A 
As shown in FIG6, pouch forming operations can be executed by feeding a ribbon of wrapper 22 through a poucher machine 50, such as those manufactured by Merz Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH, Lich, Germany. In an embodiment, a wrapper 22 can be fed through the poucher machine 50. Such systems typically include a folding horn or shoe 55, a cutter 65 and a feeder 61, which cooperate to repetitively fold the ribbon of wrapper material into a tube, close-off and seal an end portion of the tube, feed a measured amount of pouch filling material into the closed-off tube to create a filled portion of the tube and seal and sever the filled portion of the tube to repetitively form individual pouches 20.
schematic
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rod
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wrapper
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product products
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in U.S. Patents Nos.
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feeder
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about poucher machine
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cutter
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shoe
['2. One or more particles according to claim 1 wherein the particles have an average diameter ranging between about 400 µm and about 550 µm.', '14. A smoking article comprising: (a) a rod comprising a smokable composition; and (b) one or more particles of any preceding claim.']