Patent 7798320 was granted and assigned to Philip Morris USA on September, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A sealed pocket formed on a package overwrap, such as the overwrap around a cigarette package, is provided with an aromatic. The pocket containing the aromatic is placed proximate to a tear strip. As the tear strip is pulled along and removed from the package the pocket is opened, the aromatic is exposed to the air and an aroma is released.