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Smoking material and process for making same

US5046514A · kind A · utility

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36Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 1988
Grant dateSep 10, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD21H17/06
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A smoking material consists of an open-structured cellulosic substrate having a crystallizable or semi-crystallizable coating that includes a sugar such as lactose or glucose or a mixture of lactose and glucose. The coating may be in the range of 50-95% of the weight of the smoking material, and the sugar may be 20-90% by weight of the coating.

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