Patent · US Expired

Cigarette filter containing dry water and microcapsules

US5975086A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Filing dateJan 26, 1998
Grant dateNov 2, 1999
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24D3/14
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tobacco smoke filter consisting essentially of a porous substrate having dry water and microcapsules dispersed therein. The microcapsules comprise at least one substance selected from the group consisting of chlorophyllin, methylcellulose, sodium pyroglutamate and a vegetable oil.

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