Low tar and low nicotine cigarette adapted to provide enhanced smoking satisfaction
US5383478A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24B15/30
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A low tar cigarette product and method of use which enhances the sensory impact of low tar and low nicotine cigarettes in order to increase their acceptability and reduce the likelihood that smokers will exhibit compensatory smoking during use thereof. The novel cigarette utilizes an irritant selected from the group consisting of one or more constituents from black and/or red pepper, capsaicinoids, and mixtures of the foregoing in the tobacco thereof. Subsequent to igniting the tobacco and inhaling from the cigarette, the irritant creates respiratory tract sensations in a user substantively similar to those obtained by inhalation of tobacco smoke from a conventional cigarette.
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