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Smoking article with heat resistant sheet material

US8915255B2 · kind B2 · utility

33Cited by

16References

26Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Philip Morris USA Inc. · US

Inventors

Laurent Poget · Bussigny, CH
Alexandre Malgat · Yverdon-les-Bains, CH
Christoph Sorg · Munich, DE
Andreas Hofenauer · Germering, DE
David Croll · Poing, DE
Rolf Gericke · Holzkirchen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2011
Grant date	Dec 23, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 12, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA24D1/22
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A smoking article includes a sheet material comprising a fibrous layer formed of cellulosic fibers and at least 50% by weight of inorganic filler material having a particle size in range of from 0.1 microns and 50 microns, wherein the sheet material has a tensile strength of at least 900 N/m. The fibrous layer preferably further comprises a binder material, preferably an organic binder material such as a cellulosic binder material. A coating layer may be provided on at least one side of the fibrous layer.

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