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20080314399 | Smoking article - A smoking article comprises a rod of smokable material circumscribed by a rod wrapper and a filter comprising at least one filter segment circumscribed by a filter wrapper. The rod of smokable material and the filter are attached to one another by tipping paper and the smoking article comprises a tear ribbon between the at least one filter segment and the tipping paper. The tear ribbon is affixed to at least one of the tipping paper and the filter wrapper. | 12-25-2008 |
20090000633 | Cellulose acetate fiber modification - Cellulose acetate fibers can be modified to have physical imperfections and then incorporated into cigarette filter plugs as filtering materials. Cellulose acetate fiber modification can be achieved by etching with a gas phase etchant or a liquid phase etchant comprising hydrogen peroxide. Modification of cellulose acetate fibers may be performed at various stages during the manufacture of cigarette filter plugs. Furthermore, cigarette filter plugs containing modified cellulose acetate fibers can also have spaced apart slits along the length of the cigarette filter plugs. | 01-01-2009 |
20090007926 | Device, Assembly and Method for Filtering Tobacco Smoke from a Cigarette - The invention relates to a device for filtering tobacco smoke from a cigarette, in particular a filter cigarette, the device comprising a portable housing provided with a combustion space in which the cigarette can burn, a filter unit for filtering the tobacco smoke of a burning cigarette, at least one discharge opening for discharging filtered tobacco smoke and one or more tobacco smoke displacing units for displacing the tobacco smoke via the filter unit to the discharge opening, wherein a mouthpiece is formed on the housing, the mouthpiece comprising a holding unit for holding the cigarette, wherein the holding unit comprises an opening along which the cigarette can be pushed partially into the housing from outside the housing, and the opening is formed to hold the cigarette clampingly in the partially inserted situation. | 01-08-2009 |
20090126747 | PLANT EXTRACTS AND USES THEREOF IN FILTER SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for reducing the concentration of noxious substances in gases and smoke. Filters comprising plant extracts, such as parenchyma tissue extract and mesophyll cell extract, are also provided, as well as methods for making same. | 05-21-2009 |
20090159091 | Activated carbon from microcrystalline cellulose - A method of forming activated carbon from microcrystalline cellulose comprises converting the microcrystalline cellulose powder into microcrystalline cellulose beads using extrusion and spheronization, carbonizing microcrystalline cellulose to form carbonized microcrystalline cellulose and activating the carbonized microcrystalline cellulose to form activated carbon. The final size of the activated carbon beads, which preferably are of practically spherical shape, can be controlled through the process of making microcrystalline cellulose beads. | 06-25-2009 |
20090183745 | Cigarette Filter - [Problem to be Solved] To provide a cigarette filter capable of very effectively adsorbing/eliminating carcinogens such as dioxins and benzpyrene in mainstream smoke generated in cigarette smoking, and maintaining the flavor characteristic of cigarette and air permeability of cigarette filter. | 07-23-2009 |
20100108083 | USE OF MEANS FOR TRAPPING CO2 IN A FILTER FOR PREVENTING INFLAMMATION, CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES IN A SUBJECT EXPOSED TO TOBACCO SMOKE - The invention comprises the use of means for trapping CO | 05-06-2010 |
20100300468 | FILTER TOW BALE, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A FILTER TOW BALE AND FILTER TOW STRIPS - The invention relates to a filter tow bale ( | 12-02-2010 |
20110011413 | FILTER TOW STRIP, FILTER ROD MACHINE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING FILTER TOW STRIPS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FILTER RODS - The invention relates to a filter tow strip, especially twin tow from cross-linked and crimped filaments which form at least two partial strips ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110155154 | Smoking Article with Tobacco Beads - A component of a smoking article having tobacco beads. The tobacco beads can be located in a filter and/or a tobacco rod. The filter can be a multi-component filter, wherein an sorbent (preferably upstream) removes at least one constituent from mainstream tobacco smoke passing through the filter and downstream tobacco beads compensates for taste lost to the sorbent. The tobacco beads optionally include flavorants in addition to tobacco particulates. The tobacco beads can be located within a cavity in the filter or within the tow. This component can comprise additional flavors, which are released into the mainstream smoke under ambient conditions. The tobacco beads optionally include binders such as microcrystalline cellulose or other cellulosic material, which can be formed into a paste with tobacco powder and optionally with additional flavors. The paste can be extruded and spheronized to form the tobacco beads. | 06-30-2011 |
20110180086 | SMOKING PRODUCT WRAPPING MATERIAL HAVING IMPROVED SMOULDERING PROPERTIES - Disclosed is a smoking article wrapping material comprising a base wrapping material to which has been applied, at least in discrete zones, a composition comprising a mechanically fragmented, chemically crosslinked polysaccharide having a particle size (weighted average) in the range from 1 to 1000 μm for the dry product; a process for production thereof; and a smoking article comprising the smoking article wrapping material described. | 07-28-2011 |
20110220134 | Filter For A Smoking Article - The invention provides a filter element for a smoking article. The filter element comprises a plug of filter material, and a thread comprising at least one tobacco particle adhered thereto, wherein the thread extends substantially longitudinally through the plug of filter material. The filter element can be used in a variety of smoking articles. | 09-15-2011 |
20110253155 | Tobacco filter containing magnesium aluminometasilicate - A tobacco filter contains from 0.5 to 95% by mass of magnesium aluminometasilicate. | 10-20-2011 |
20120118307 | INHALANT SMOKE GENERATOR - An inhalant smoke generator includes a battery portion, indicator, smoke generator, and a filter portion and has a shape of a cigarette. The smoke generator will nebulize the liquid spice into vapor for being inhaled by the user. A diamond and a LED chip of the indicator will also sparkle while operating. A real feel of smoking and cheerful sensation will be achieved. | 05-17-2012 |
20120118308 | ALTERATION OF TOBACCO ALKALOID CONTENT THROUGH MODIFICATION OF SPECIFIC CYTOCHROME P450 GENES - Compositions and methods for reducing the level of nornicotine and N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in | 05-17-2012 |
20120174936 | Methods for Increasing Mesopores into Microporous Carbon - The present invention provides a method for incorporating mesopores into microporous carbon, the method comprising treating granular microporous carbon with an alkaline earth metal salt such as calcium nitrate or an alkali metal salt. The present invention also provides mesoporous carbon produced using said method and smoking articles and smoke filters comprising said mesoporous carbon. | 07-12-2012 |
20120216822 | TOBACCO INBRED PLANTS NCBEX1F, NCBEX1MS, AND NC EX90 - The present invention provides tobacco inbred plants NCBEX1F and NCBEX1MS, and NC EX90. The present invention also provides parts of such plants and products made from those parts. The present invention also includes progeny of the provided plants including hybrids. | 08-30-2012 |
20120222689 | TOBACCO INBRED PLANTS ALBEX1F AND ALBEX1MS - The present invention provides tobacco inbred plants ALBEX1F and ALBEX1MS. The present invention also provides parts of such plants and products made from those parts. The present invention also includes progeny of the provided plants including hybrids. | 09-06-2012 |
20120255568 | FILTER FOR APPLICATION IN A CIGARETTE TUBE, ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FILTER - The invention relates to a filter for application in a cigarette tube. The invention also relates to an assembly of a cigarette tube and at least one filter according to the invention received in the cigarette tube. The invention further relates to a cigarette, in particular a “joint”, based on such an assembly. The invention also relates to a blank for the purpose of manufacturing a filter according to the invention. The invention moreover relates to a method for manufacturing a filter according to the invention. | 10-11-2012 |
20120312314 | Aerosol Generating Material For A Smoking Article - The invention provides an aerosol generating material ( | 12-13-2012 |
20120325230 | DISINTEGRATABLE PLUG WRAPS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS - A filter rod used in manufacture of a smoking article contains: (a) a rod of filter material, and (b) a plug wrap surrounding the rod of filter material. The overlapping side edges of the plug wrap are secured together with a plug wrap adhesive and the plug wrap adhesive comprises a disintegration accelerating agent. Alternatively or in addition, the plug wrap may contain perforations. | 12-27-2012 |
20130000654 | FILTER - The invention relates to filtering systems having high adsorbent and filtering properties. A filter comprising an adsorbent powder placed in a nonwoven material, wherein an adsorbent powder of 0.01-10 μm, or 0.01-40 μm, or 0.01-100 μm, or 40-100 μm, or 40-500 μm, or 40-1000 μm, or 100-500 μm, or 100-1000 μm, or 100-2000 μm, or 1000-2000 μm particles size is placed in a nonwoven filtering material with a density of 50-1500 kg/m | 01-03-2013 |
20130019888 | SMOKING ARTICLE - A smoking article comprises a multilayered tube member ( | 01-24-2013 |
20130087161 | ALTERNATING PATTERNS IN CIGARETTE WRAPPER, SMOKING ARTICLE AND METHOD - A cigarette wrapper includes transversely extending banded regions applied by a printing technique, such as gravure printing. The banded regions may be applied in a one or more application of a printing composition that may be an aqueous starch solution also containing an anti-wrinkling agent such as propylene glycol, and calcium carbonate. The pattern of banded regions may be bands or stripes and the like along and/or around the tobacco rod. The banded regions may be solid or contain any number of cross-web and/or longitudinal discontinuities. The pattern may be configured so that when a smoking article is placed on a substrate, at least two longitudinal locations along the length of the tobacco rod have film-forming compound located only on sides of the smoking article not in contact with the substrate. | 04-11-2013 |
20130104917 | SMOKING ARTICLE HAVING TOBACCO FILTER | 05-02-2013 |
20130104918 | FILTER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | 05-02-2013 |
20130112216 | TOBACCO SMOKE FILTER - A stand alone tobacco smoke filter or filter element for use with a smoking article comprising a wrapper engaged around a longitudinally extending core of tobacco smoke filtering material, wherein at least one end of the wrapper extends beyond the end of the core around which it is engaged, to define a cavity at the end of the filter which faces the smoking article in use. | 05-09-2013 |
20130139836 | Smoking Article - A smoking article ( | 06-06-2013 |
20130180535 | FILTER FOR A CIGARETTE OR JOINT - A filter has a conical outer wall of which the end having the smaller diameter forms a mouthpiece and the other end a suction piece. Within the outer wall there is an inner wall which also has a conical shape and whose end having the larger diameter is connected to the mouthpiece while the other end is present near the suction piece. The conical shape of the inner wall provides that the current of air is optimised. | 07-18-2013 |
20130199552 | BANDED PAPERS, SMOKING ARTICLES AND METHODS - Wrapper for cigarette manufacture includes transversely extending band regions applied by a printing technique, such as gravure printing. The band regions comprise starch, an anti-wrinkling agent such as 1,2 propylene glycol or glycerin, and optionally calcium carbonate. Any suitable printing technique can be used to apply the aqueous solution to the banded regions. The pattern of banded regions may be bands, stripes, two-dimensional arrays, undulated regions, and the like along and/or around the tobacco rod. The pattern can be applied in one or more layers. The pattern may be configured so that when a smoking article is placed on a substrate, at least two longitudinal locations along the length of the tobacco rod have film-forming compound located only on sides of the smoking article not in contact with the substrate. | 08-08-2013 |
20130247925 | CIGARETTE PAPER AND CIGARETTE REDUCING VISIBLE SIDESTREAM SMOKE AMOUNT AND CARBON MONOXIDE AMOUNT IN MAINSTREAM SMOKE - This invention is intended to provide a cigarette paper capable of reducing both a visible sidestream smoke amount and a carbon monoxide amount in a mainstream smoke. The invention provides a cigarette paper having a grammage of 40 to 55 g/m | 09-26-2013 |
20140020698 | SMOKING ARTICLE - A smoking article comprising a filter section comprising a first region of filtration material for removing particulate matter from a smoke stream, wherein the rod the smoking article is arranged to enhance heat transfer towards the first region of filtration material is disclosed. | 01-23-2014 |
20140026908 | CIGARETTE - A cigarette includes a tobacco rod, and a filter comprising a first filter plug on a tobacco rod side connected to an end of the tobacco rod, a second filter plug on a cigarette end side, and a flavor capsule arranged between the first and second filter plugs or in the second filter plug. The first filter plug has a ventilation hole, and ventilation resistance of the second filter plug is lower than that of the first filter plug. | 01-30-2014 |
20140060557 | DETACHED DISPOSABLE FILTER FOR EXHALED SMOKE - The invention discloses a smoke filter comprising a filter housing detached from a smoking apparatus, a mouth piece, an exhaled smoke intake vent, a pre-filter pouch having pores containing filter media; and a filter exit vent. The disposable filter is not used during inhalation, and only used during exhaling. | 03-06-2014 |
20140150811 | GRAVURE-PRINTED, BANDED CIGARETTE PAPER - A cigarette and cigarette paper have a plurality of multilayer bands formed by printing a highly viscous aqueous film-forming composition. After heating the composition to lower its viscosity, the bands are applied to the cigarette paper by gravure printing the composition. The composition is quenched and gelatinized by contact with the cool cigarette paper reducing absorption of water by the paper and reducing wrinkling, cockling, and waviness. Multiple gravure printed layers may be used to form the bands. | 06-05-2014 |
20140190504 | SMOKING ARTICLE WRAPPER - A smoking article such as a cigarette | 07-10-2014 |
20140261501 | DISINTEGRATABLE PLUG WRAPS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS - A filter rod used in manufacture of a smoking article contains: (a) a rod of filter material, and (b) a plug wrap surrounding the rod of filter material. The overlapping side edges of the plug wrap are secured together with a plug wrap adhesive and the plug wrap adhesive comprises a disintegration accelerating agent. Alternatively or in addition, the plug wrap may contain perforations. | 09-18-2014 |
20150136159 | Filter and Tobacco Using Technology for Reducing Smell of Tobacco Smoke on Hands - The filter using technology for reducing the smell of tobacco smoke on hands, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a filter unit for filtering tobacco smoke, the filter unit being coupled to a tobacco shred; and filter-wrapping paper for wrapping the filter unit. The filter unit or the filter-wrapping paper may contain a material for reducing the smell of tobacco smoke. According to the embodiment of the present invention, green tea extracts containing catechin or other materials for reducing the smell of tobacco smoke, e.g. citric acids, glycerols, tannic acids and the like can be added to a tobacco filter to remove the smell from tobacco smoke generated during smoking, thus significantly lowering the strength of the smell of tobacco smoke on the hands of a smoker as compared to conventional tobacco filters. | 05-21-2015 |
20150289561 | SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING FLOW RESTRICTOR - There is provided a filter for a smoking article, the filter including a filter segment of filter material and a flow restrictor. The flow restrictor is embedded in the filter segment and surrounded on all sides by the filter material. A cross sectional dimension of the flow restrictor measured perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the filter is between about 60% and about 95% of the diameter of the filter segment. There is also provided a smoking article including such a filter. | 10-15-2015 |
20150296876 | SMOKING ARTICLE - The invention relates to a smoking article ( | 10-22-2015 |
20150320108 | ALUMINOSILICATE SAB-15 AS AN ADDITIVE FOR REDUCING THE TOXIC AND CARCINOGENIC COMPOUNDS PRESENT IN TOBACCO SMOKE - The invention relates to the use of the aluminosilicate SAB-15, or the acidic or sodic forms thereof, interchanged with Fe, Na, K, Ca, Ce, Zr, the oxides of Fe, Na, K, Ca, Ce, Zr, and mixtures of same as an additive for reducing the toxic and carcinogenic substances present in tobacco smoke. | 11-12-2015 |
20160007647 | SMOKING ARTICLE WITH COLOUR SHIFTING MARKING | 01-14-2016 |
20160073686 | TOBACCO-DERIVED FILTER ELEMENT - A filter material adapted for use as a filter element of a smoking article is provided, the filter material including at least 10 dry weight percent of cellulosic pulp derived from stalks, roots, or a combination thereof of a plant of the | 03-17-2016 |
20160128378 | RADIALLY FIRM SMOKING ARTICLE FILTER - There is provided a smoking article comprising a tobacco rod, a filter and tipping material attaching the tobacco rod and the filter. The filter comprises a plug of filtration material that defines a downstream end segment of the smoking article, the plug being surrounded by one or more filter wrappers. The hardness of the smoking article at the downstream end segment is at least about 90%, and the filtration material extends to the furthest downstream end of the filter. | 05-12-2016 |
20160128379 | FILTER TIP, TUBES, AND CONES - A filter strip is provided for rolling sheets to construct custom cigars and/or cigarettes. The filter strip may be made of a deformable material which can be positioned on one end of the rolling sheet. The filter strip can be folded in a zig zag or spiral filter section with open section located longitudinally below to form a filter tip. The filter tip can assist the user in rolling by hand a substantially cylindrical or conical cigar or cigarette. The filter tip prevents tobacco filler material from being drawn through the cigar or cigarette and into a user's mouth, and permits the entire amount of tobacco filler to be consumed/smoked without risking burned hands and/or lips. | 05-12-2016 |
20160135496 | Method and an apparatus for manufacturing a filter for a smoking article - A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a filter for a smoking article Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a filter for a smoking article, and a smoking article produced by the method. The method can include forming a filter section having a surface relief pattern with a filter forming device, transferring the filter section to a filter wrapping device with a filter transfer device and wrapping a sheet material around the filter section with the filter wrapping device. | 05-19-2016 |
20160174605 | TOBACCO-DERIVED CARBON MATERIAL | 06-23-2016 |