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Cigarette substitute article and method of making the same

US6041790A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 25, 1996
Grant dateMar 28, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA24F42/80
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A cigarette substitute article comprises one or more rod segments made of a gathered web or filamentary tow material in which a flavorant is embedded in liquid or powder form or in a breakable flavorant-containing capsule. The components of the article are designed to be fabricated using conventional cigarette making and cigarette filter making machinery.

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