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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6658822 | Packaging smoking articles A method of packaging smoking articles, such as cigarettes, includes applying a volatile flavourant to the surface of a pack or an insert for the pack immediately prior to the pack being assembled about a smoking article bundle. The volatile flavourant ca... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6578584 | Smoking article with non-combustible wrapper, combustible fuel source and aerosol generator The invention relates to a smoking article (1) having a high proportion of non-combustible, inorganic material and a relatively low level of visible sidestream. The smoking article includes a substantially non-combustible, wrapper (5) which extends along ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6550483 | Smoking article with water-disintegratable paper filtration material having water-susceptible adhesives A cigarette is provided with a filter comprising a filter element of water-disintegratable paper. The paper is water swellable and/or the filter element comprises a water swellable agent. Tipping which interattaches the filter to the tobacco rod of the ci... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6505735 | Label for resealing a pack of smoking articles A label (7) for resealing an enclosure of a cigarette pack is provided with a pull tab (10) defined by a cut (16) through one layer (14) of a two-layer structure (14, 15), the tab surface (19) being non-adhesive but at least part of the corresponding surf... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6478149 | Packaging of smoking articles A rigid pack of smoking articles is made to have improved shelf life and to be resealable. A barrier material is sealed around the rigid pack. The rigid pack has a potential or actual access aperture extending from a top face into a major face. The barrie... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6478032 | Smoking articles The invention relates to a cigarette paper having a low total filler content, 20% by weight of the paper or less, a proportion of the filler being a filler capable of effecting visible sidestream smoke reduction. The basis weight of the paper is about 30 ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6435342 | Packaging of smoking articles A pack for cigarettes and the like has the action of a conventional "flip-top" hinge-lid pack. Cigarettes (22) inside the pack are arranged with the axes parallel to the axis of pivot (10) of the lid (3) and are presented when the lid is open in an enclos... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6408856 | Smokable filler material for smoking articles The invention relates to a smokable filler material which attempts to mimic tobacco leaf in its simplest components in order to provide a simpler smoke to the smoker. The smokable filler material comprises aerosol generating means, a substantially non-com... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6397852 | Smokable filler material for smoking articles A smokeable filler material which includes casing material as a fuel material, along with an inorganic filler, a binder and an aerosol generating source. This material has good taste and flavour characteristics and contains relatively little tobacco mater... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6289897 | Smokable filler material for smoking articles A smoking article filler material which comprises a proportion of a non-tobacco, plant material which has an initially high fat or high oil content. The high fat or high oil containing material in combination with a non-combustible inorganic filler, a bin... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6276522 | Pack for smoking articles and associated blank The invention relates to a non-hinge lid smoking article pack, blank and print layout therefor which blank and print layout utilize a reduced amount of cartonboard and have reduced cartonboard waste from the print layout arrangement. Attempts to maximize ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273093 | Incorporating smoke-modifying agents in smoking material rods A method of, and apparatus for, incorporating particulate smoke-modifying agent in a smoking material rod, wherein said agent is introduced into a flow of filamentary smoking material to the suction band of a rod making machine, the location of introducti... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6237760 | Packaging of smoking articles A pack for cigarettes and like smoking articles has a frame (101) outside the charge of cigarettes but inside a flexible wrap, which is preferably a sealed enclosure of a barrier material such as a metal/plastic laminate, or metallized foil. The inner fra... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6185843 | Tobacco dryers A pneumatic conveyance tobacco dryer which includes a conveyance duct having a first portion, a second, upwardly extending portion and a third, curved portion intercommunicating the first and second portions. A tobacco feed chute extends downwardly and op... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6050402 | Smoking article carton and blank therefor This invention relates to an improved carton for smoking articles, which carton has a dispensing portion. The dispensing portion has a particular location in respect to the longitudinal margins of the carton and extends from a position short of one longit... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6000404 | Smoking articles The invention relates to a cigarette paper having a low total filler content, 20% by weight of the paper or less, a proportion of the filler being a filler capable of effecting visible sidestream smoke reduction. The basis weight of tbh paper is about 30 ... | 12/14/1999 |
