Smoking article with reduced tobacco
US10765143B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24D3/061
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An exemplary smoking article including a smoking rod filled with a combination including tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material. The tobacco filler material and cellulose filler material can be arranged such that the constituent material particles are generally distributed throughout the smoking rod, the tobacco filler material at least partially surrounds the cellulose filler material along a length of the smoking rod, and/or the cellulose filler material particles have a higher concentration along a central axis of the smoking rod than the tobacco filler material particles.
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