Tobacco cut filler including cut rolled stems

US9210951B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Philip Morris Products S.A. · CH

Inventors

• Roelof Cornelis De Borst · Yverdon-les-Bains, CH
• Poh Yoke Tritz · Yverdon-les-Bains, CH
• Harald Hoffmann · Much, DE
• Charles Kuersteiner · Crissier, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 22, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 15, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 22, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A24B5/16
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A tobacco cut filler for a smoking article comprises at least 5% by weight of cut rolled tobacco stems having a mean cut width of 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm and a mean cross-sectional area of between 0.12 and 0.15 square millimeters. The mean thickness of the cut rolled stems is preferably between 0.8 mm and 1.0 mm.