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US4481960A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cigarettes

Assignee: BRITISH-AMERICAN TOBACCO Co Ltd A CORP OF GREAT BRITAIN
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Filing: 1982-07-27
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Granted: 1984-11-13
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Expires: 2002-07-27
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Abstract

Abstract A smoking article which comprises a rod of smoking material contained within a wrapper has an air-permeability in a range of from 20 to about 120 Coresta units and is provided in the region of the mouth end, with ventilation means to give a degree of ventilation of 15 to 90%, the ratio of carbon-monoxide yield to tar yield of the smoking article being significantly less than 0.9. If the article has a tip means, the ventilation means may be provided, at least partially, in the tip means. The smoking material may include a high proportion of lamina-leaf tobacco having a relatively high nicotine content. Tobacco in the smoking material, possibly including stem tobacco, is coarsely cut or shredded. The smoking material may include up to 60% of expanded tobacco. The wrapper may contain an addition of a burn-promoting agent.

Inventors

  • 👤 Geoffrey O. Brooks

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 14:07
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24D; A24D1/00; A24D1/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 71 words
A smoking article which comprises a rod of smoking material contained within a wrapper having an air-permeability within a range of from 20 to about 120 Coresta units and is provided, in the region of the mouth end of the article, with ventilation means to give a degree of ventilation of 15 to 90%, the ratio of carbon monoxide yield to tar yield of the smoking article being less than 0.9.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 71 words
A smoking article which comprises a rod of smoking material contained within a wrapper having an air-permeability within a range of from 20 to about 120 Coresta units and is provided, in the region of the mouth end of the article, with ventilation means to give a degree of ventilation of 15 to 90%, the ratio of carbon monoxide yield to tar yield of the smoking article being less than 0.9.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 50 words
A smoking article according to claim 1, wherein the said air permeability is within the range of 20 to 60 Coresta units, the degree of ventilation within the range of 60 to 80%, and the ratio of carbon monoxide yield to tar yield within the range of 0.5 to 0.75.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
A smoking article according to claim 1 or 2 and provided with a tip means, the ventilation means being provided, at least partially, in the tip means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
A smoking article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the smoking material comprises a high proportion of lamina-leaf tobacco having a relatively high nicotine content.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
A smoking article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the smoking material comprises coarsely cut or shredded tobacco.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
A smoking article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the smoking material comprises coarsely cut or shredded tobacco stem.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
A smoking article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the smoking material comprises up to 60% of expanded tobacco.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
A smoking article according to claim 1 or 2 and provided with a wrapper comprising an addition of a burn-promoting agent.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4088142A Cited
US4225636A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1987-11-13 1988-05-14 1988-11-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-11-13 1992-05-14 1992-11-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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