Smoking article

US9119418B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9119418-B2
Application numberUS-201113152788-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 3, 2011
Priority dateJul 21, 2005
Publication dateSep 1, 2015
Grant dateSep 1, 2015

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Abstract

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A smoking article ( 1 ) in which a patch of web material ( 7 ) such as paper containing an adsorbent material therein, such as activated carbon, is positioned towards the mouth end of the smoking article ( 1 ) to achieve a flatter puff profile compared to a conventional cigarette by decreasing the smoke constituents in the final few puffs. Characteristics of the smoking articles may be changed to increase the delivery of smoke constituents in the first few puffs in order to maintain a constant ISO NFDPM yield. The adsorbent-containing paper extends over only a portion of the smoking article towards the mouth end and does not comprise a flavorant therein.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A smoking article comprising a rod of smokable material, a wrapper circumscribing said rod of smokable material and a patch of web material, said patch of web material comprising an adsorbent material and being positioned towards a mouth end of the smoking article, wherein the patch of web material is formed of a sheet having a perimeter which extends over only a portion of about 10 -80% of the length of the rod of smokable material, and over at least a…

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    Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • Human Necessities · mapped topic

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What does patent US9119418B2 cover?
A smoking article ( 1 ) in which a patch of web material ( 7 ) such as paper containing an adsorbent material therein, such as activated carbon, is positioned towards the mouth end of the smoking article ( 1 ) to achieve a flatter puff profile compared to a conventional cigarette by decreasing the smoke constituents in the final few puffs. Characteristics of the smoking articles may be changed …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fiebelkorn Richard Thomas, British American Tobacco Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A24D1/02. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Sep 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).