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Smoking articles

US4881555A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 16, 1988
Grant dateNov 21, 1989
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24D3/048
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

There is provided a cigarette 10 having a tobacco rod 12 and a filter plug 14. Between the rod 12 and the plug 14 is disposed a porous element 16 containing an aroma precursor which, when the cigarette smoulders down to the butt, is burnt by the coal to release an agreeable aroma into the atmosphere.

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