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Smoking article and methods of making the same

US4889142A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 9, 1989
Grant dateDec 26, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 9, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24B15/282
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention is for a multi-fold improvement for tobacco, including cigarettes, cigars, pipe smoking and other smoking devices by decreasing the health hazards thereof by: PA0 1. Replacing and/or reducing substantially all of the nitrate in cigarette paper by use of an oxidizing agent such as potassium permanganate. PA0 2. Improving the completeness of burning of the relatively poisonous and undesirable components of tar and smoke of cigarette smoke through addition of an oxidizing agent such as potassium permanganate to the cigarette. Using an oxidizing agent to render non-poisonous certain toxic components in smoking devices and materials including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco and other plant derived ingredients useful and used for smoking.

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