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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141559 | Relating to smoking article filters The invention describes a filter (1) with a first filter portion (6) comprising an adsorbent, for example carbon, and/or a catalyst, capable of reducing various vapor phase constituents of cigarette smoke. The adsorbent/catalyst is separated from a sec... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136533 | Reconstituted tobacco sheet and smoking article therefrom A smoking article having one or more reconstituted tobacco split inner wrap strips is described. One or more split inner wrap strips extend coaxially along the tobacco column between the inner surface of an outer wrap of cigarette paper and the tobacco column. The t... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8113217 | Filter tip cigarettes and method of manufacturing same The invention relates to a filter-tip cigarette with a tobacco rod (1) wrapped in a cigarette paper and a filter (6) wrapped along its length in tipping paper (4) or other wrapper being other than plugwrap, and a strip of material (5) ful... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104484 | Smoking articles and smoking materials A smoking article such as a cigarette, or a smoke filter or other component thereof, comprises a catalyst for the oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. The catalyst comprises gold, and an oxide of zinc or titanium. Titania and mixed oxides of zinc and copp... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8056363 | Method for producing a highly refractive composite gemstone, and product A method for providing a protective coating and enhanced optical qualities to a gemstone. The method includes coating a first portion and a second portion of a gemstone with TiO2 doped with calcium oxide (TiO2+). The TiO2+ coated gem... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7998274 | Smoking article A smoking article comprising discrete segments of smokable material having an encapsulated flavourant contained within a component of the smokable material to provide a stable release of flavourant at different points during smoking, and in particular in the final p... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7975704 | Smoking article A smoking article in which a patch of web material such as paper containing an adsorbent material therein, such as activated carbon, is positioned towards the mouth end of the smoking article to achieve a flatter puff profile compared to a conventional cigarette by ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972841 | Exposure device The present invention relates to an exposure device for living cell cultures, the device having a medium chamber common to a plurality of cell culture chambers and medium directing means. The medium chamber, cell culture chambers and the medium directing means may b... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7938125 | Smoking articles and smokable filler material therefor The invention relates to smokable filler materials and a process for making same, the smokable filler material comprising a foaming agent, an agent capable of forming chemical cross-linkages, and a cross-linking agent. A combination of the foaming agent in the foame... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934511 | Processing of tobacco materials containing a proportion of tobacco fines The invention relates to a method of processing tobacco fines, whereby the tobacco preparation for producing smoking articles from an initial material to be processed, which contains tobacco fines and tobacco material, is subjected to an increased mechanical pressur... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7866325 | Smoking articles The present invention relates to a smoking article comprising two layers of wrapper material, the outer wrapper having an air permeability of at least 200 C.U. and having a greater permeability than the inner wrapper. Encapsulated flavour is held between the inner a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7708020 | Smoking articles and smokable filler materials therefor This invention relates to a smoking article having a controllable static burn rate by virtue of the particle size of a component of the smoking material thereof. The smoking material comprises a non-combustible inorganic filler, a binder, aerosol generating means, t... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7681727 | Package for smoking articles and the like A packet comprises an outer shell (0) and an inner shell (I) connected by a spring member (12). The outer shell (0) defines a cavity for receiving the inner shell (I) and comprises a bottom wall (4B), a front wall (1) and two side ... | 03/23/2010 |
| D608635 | Slide box | 01/26/2010 |
| D608499 | Moist snuff refill cartridge | 01/19/2010 |
| D603090 | Smoking article packaging | 10/27/2009 |
| D594322 | Transparent packaging for smoking articles | 06/16/2009 |
| D593409 | Slide box | 06/02/2009 |
| D592496 | Cigarette packet | 05/19/2009 |
| D591901 | Cigarette packet | 05/05/2009 |
| D586502 | Cigarette packet | 02/10/2009 |
| 7488171 | Gas micro burner A micro gas burner is provided that generates a stable, pre-mixed flame that produces little to no soot or unburned hydrocarbons. The gas burner includes a fuel inlet, nozzle, oxygenation chamber with at least one air inlet, a mixing chamber having a frustoconical i... | 02/10/2009 |
| D581267 | Double slide pack | 11/25/2008 |
| D580751 | Slide box | 11/18/2008 |
| D579325 | Pack for smoking articles | 10/28/2008 |
| 7428905 | Method of making smokeable tobacco substitute filler having an increased fill value The invention relates to a smokeable filler material having an increased fill value and processes for making the smokeable filler. The smokeable filler has a fill value of at least 5 cc/g and comprises a cellulose material, a humectant, an inert filler, a binder, an... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7415812 | Apparatus and method for packing smoking articles A method and apparatus for making a hinged lid side-by-side vertically hinged cigarette pack (10) having a first bundle (22) and a second bundle (23) of cigarettes is described. The machinery includes a first machine (30) to form a first ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7398783 | Smoking article The invention relates to a reconstituted smoking material which comprises a non-polyol aerosol generator, tobacco (optional), binder (optional) and inorganic filler. A further polyol aerosol generator may also be contained in the smoking material. There is also prov... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7387128 | Pressure-conditioning method The invention relates to a continuous method for pressure-conditioning material for food and/or semi-luxury consumables, wherein said material (12) is introduced through an entrance (4) into a hyperbarically pressurized conditioning chamber (2),... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381277 | Flavoring a cigarette by using a flavored filter plug wrap A method of flavoring a filter plug wrap of a smoking article, such as a cigarette, is disclosed. Furthermore, a method of incorporating flavoring into the plug wrap and using the plug wrap to wrap the filter of the smoking article is disclosed. A smoking article an... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380554 | Pressure-conditioning device The invention relates to a continuous method for pressure-conditioning material for food and/or semi-luxury consumables, wherein said material (12) is introduced through an entrance (4) into a hyperbarically pressurized conditioning chamber (2),... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370756 | Pack for smoking articles This invention relates to a smoking article pack. The pack and the inner frame used in combination Therewith provide a substantially increased internal surface area for the printing of graphics and/or indicia in order to provide information to the consumer whilst no... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7337782 | Process to remove protein and other biomolecules from tobacco extract or slurry A process is disclosed for removing proteins and other undesirable biomolecules from tobacco extract or slurry via foam fractionation, thereby concentrating the tobacco extract or slurry. The tobacco extract or slurry is treated and modified prior to being subjected... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322361 | Method for supplying a flowable medium to the tobacco of a smoking product The invention relates to a method for supplying a flowable medium to the tobacco rod of a smoking product, wherein the medium is introduced on a drum (1) of a cigarette machine, after the tobacco rod is formed. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7308898 | Process for making a bandcast tobacco sheet and smoking article therefrom A bandcast tobacco sheet for use in a cigarette includes from about 5 to 15% by weight of wood pulp, from about 15 to 40% by weight of binder and from about 15 to 40% by weight of tobacco. A humectant may be included up to 30% by weight and an additive, such as ment... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7231923 | Smoking article including a catalytic smoke reformer A smoking article includes a tobacco rod in axial alignment with a filter section with a catalyst bed disposed between the tobacco rod and the filter section. The catalyst bed may be heated from an external portable heating source or may be heated by the internal ev... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228961 | Packaged article with tear-away label portion A multi-ply wrapper for a package includes an inner ply of material having printed indicia at selected portions thereon and an outer ply of material laminated to the inner ply wherein the outer ply is provided with perforated sections aligned to cover the printed in... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7159594 | Method and device for adjusting the selecting out of winnowings The invention relates to a method for adjusting the selecting out of winnowings in the manufacture of smokable products, in particular cigarettes, wherein the current size distribution of a stream of tobacco particles passing a measuring point, per unit of time, is ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7100420 | Cigarette monitoring A cigarette monitoring device capable of monitoring individual smoking behaviour and particularly smoke deliveries and of communicating this and other information to a remote location and/or the consumer. The device comprises a cigarette monitoring means, fluid-flow... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7051739 | Method for making a cigarette with burn rate modification A cigarette with burn rate modification is described. The cigarette has a partial double wrap design and incorporates an inner wrap material which extends partially around the interior portion of the outer wrapper of a cigarette. The inner wrap can be a single eleme... | 05/30/2006 |
