Patent · US Expired

Cigarettes

US4691717A · kind A · utility

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56Claims
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Filing dateAug 30, 1984
Grant dateSep 8, 1987
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21H5/16
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The core of a cigarette is covered with a sheath made of material which does not generate any appreciable amount of smoke when the cigarette is sucked but burns when the cigarette is sucked. The material is made of starch, agar, gelatin or a mixture thereof.

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