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Smoking article

US5159940A · kind A · utility

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40Claims
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Filing dateJul 22, 1988
Grant dateNov 3, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24D3/17
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A smoking article in which a flavored aerosol is generated by heat transfer to a flavor bed from the combustion of a carbon heat source is provided wherein the carbon heat source and the flavor bed are contained within a non-combustible substantially cylindrical hollow ceramic sleeve. The article generates substantially no sidestream smoke. The transfer of heat from the heat source is accomplished by convective and radiative heat transfer.

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