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Filter cigarette
Assignee: RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co
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Filing: 1990-03-29
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Granted: 1991-12-31
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Expires: 2010-03-29
Abstract
Abstract A cigarette includes a longitudinally segmented filter element. The filter element includes a segment including at least one organic acid such that greater than 30 weight percent of that segment is organic acid. The cigarette, when smoked, yields tobacco smoke which is not overly harsh.
Inventors
- 👤 Anatoly I. Kramer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 12:30
CPC Classifications
A; A24; A24D; A24D3/00; A24D3/06; A24D3/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A cigarette having a rod of smokable material contained in a circumscribing outer wrapping material and a longitudinally segmented filter element; the filter element comprising (A) a filter segment (i) including at least one organic acid such that greater than about 30 weight percent of that segment is organic acid, and (ii) positioned immediately adjacent to the rod of smokable material such that mainstream smoke exiting the rod during smoking is not filtered prior to contact therewith, and (B) a second filter segment at the extreme mouthend of the cigarette.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A cigarette having a rod of smokable material contained in a circumscribing outer wrapping material and a longitudinally segmented filter element; the filter element comprising (A) a filter segment (i) including at least one organic acid such that greater than about 30 weight percent of that segment is organic acid, and (ii) positioned immediately adjacent to the rod of smokable material such that mainstream smoke exiting the rod during smoking is not filtered prior to contact therewith, and (B) a second filter segment at the extreme mouthend of the cigarette.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The cigarette of claim 1 wherein the filter element comprises a segment including at least one organic acid such that greater than about 40 weight percent of that segment is organic acid.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The cigarette of claim 1 wherein the filter element comprises a segment including at least one organic acid such that greater than about 50 weight percent of that segment is organic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The cigarette of claim 3 wherein the organic acid is in crystalline form.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
The cigarette of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 which yields a reduction in mainstream formaldehyde of greater than about 25 percent when smoked under FTC conditions of 35 ml puff volume of a 2 second duration taken every 58 seconds, relative to that cigarette not having a filter segment including at least one organic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
The cigarette of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 which yields a reduction in mainstream formaldehyde of greater than about 40 percent when smoked under FTC conditions of 35 ml puff volume of a 2 second duration taken every 58 seconds, relative to that cigarette not having a filter segment including at least one organic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
56 words
The cigarette of claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 which yields a reduction in mainstream formaldehyde of greater than about 50 percent when smoked under FTC conditions of 35 ml puff volume of a 2 second duration taken every 58 seconds, relative to that cigarette not having a filter segment including at least one organic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The cigarette of claim 1 or 3 wherein the amount of organic acid within each filter segment including organic acid ranges from about 100 mg to about 800 mg.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
A cigarette having a rod of smokable material contained in a circumscribing outer wrapping material and a longitudinally segmented filter element; the filter element comprising a filter segment including malic acid such that greater than about 30 weight percent of that segment is malic acid.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
A cigarette having a rod of smokable material contained in a circumscribing outer wrapping material and a longitudinally segmented filter element; the filter element comprising a filter segment including malic acid such that greater than about 30 weight percent of that segment is malic acid.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
45 words
A cigarette having a rod of smokable material contained in a circumscribing outer wrapping material and a longitudinally segmented filter element; the filter element comprising a filter segment including citric acid such that greater than about 30 weight percent of that segment is citric acid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A cigarette having a rod of smokable material contained in a circumscribing outer wrapping material and a longitudinally segmented filter element; the filter element comprising a filter segment including citric acid such that greater than about 30 weight percent of that segment is citric acid.
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