Cigarette comprising dark air-cured tobacco
US8186360B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA24D3/163
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A cigarette is provided that includes a rod of smokable material circumscribed by an outer wrapping material and a filter element, which may include an adsorbent material such as activated carbon, attached to one end of the rod of smokable material. The smokable material includes at least about 5 percent by weight of a dark air-cured tobacco, based on the dry weight of the smokable material, blended with additional tobacco materials such as flue-cured tobacco, burley tobacco, Oriental tobacco, Maryland tobacco, and mixtures thereof.
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