Class 131/364 - Blank or filler

Subclass of Class 131 - Tobacco
Definition: Product wherein significance is attributed to that portion
No. of applications: 31
Last issue date: 04/21/2011

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20110088708	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 foamed st...	04/21/2011
20090038629	FLAVOR SHEET FOR SMOKING ARTICLE Flavor-bearing sheets for the controlled delivery of volatile flavorants in a smoking article are disclosed. The flavor-bearing sheets comprise a non-volatile vitreous matrix of a film-forming coagulating material having one or more volatile flavorants dispersed therein...	02/12/2009
20080006286	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 tobac...	01/10/2008
20070163612	Supported catalysts Supported catalyst particles, which can be incorporated in the tobacco cut filler, cigarette wrapper and/or cigarette filter of a cigarette, are useful for low-temperature and near-ambient temperature catalysis of carbon monoxide and/or nitric oxide. The supported catal...	07/19/2007
20070163611	Metal-containing nanowires prepared using mesoporous molecular sieves as templates, and their use in smoking articles for removing certain gas phase constituents from tobacco smoke Cut filler compositions, smoking articles such as cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for treating cigarette smoke are provided, which involve the use of metal-containing nanowires. The metal-containing nanowires are capable of removing at least one co...	07/19/2007
20070062550	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 foamed st...	03/22/2007
20070034220	Reduced-exposure tobacco products The present invention provides methodologies, including the utilization of genetically modified (GM) tobaccos, for the development and production of consumer acceptable PREPs encompassing the following: 1) production of low tar-to-nicotine ratio cigarettes, which allow ...	02/15/2007
20060185685	Nanoscale particles of iron aluminide and iron aluminum carbide by the reduction of iron salts A method of making intermetallic nanoscale particles comprising iron aluminide and/or iron aluminum carbide comprising the steps of preparing a mixture of a solvent, an iron salt and LiAlH₄, and heating the mixture to form the intermetallic nanoscale particle...	08/24/2006
20060174903	Cigarettes and cigarette components containing nanostructured fibril materials Cigarettes and cigarette components such as tobacco cut filler and cigarette paper, and methods for making cigarette components are provided that comprise nanostructured fibrils. The nanostructured fibrils, which can be formed and deposited in situ on tobacco cut filler...	08/10/2006
20060130862	Smoking articles and smokable filler materials therefor The invention relates to a smoking article incorporating a smoking material comprising three main components, namely a non-combustible inorganic filler, an alginic binder and aerosol generating means. The smoking material is combined with tobacco material, which may be ...	06/22/2006
20060090769	Temperature sensitive powder for enhanced flavor delivery in smoking articles Improved delivery of additive materials to mainstream smoke produced by smoking articles is provided through the use of a temperature sensitive powder containing an additive material, such as a flavor component, in a smoking article such as a cigarette. The temperature ...	05/04/2006
20060060211	Modifying nicotine and nitrosamine levels in tobacco The present invention generally relates to tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of nicotine and/or tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNA). More specifically, several ways to make tobacco plants that have reduced nicotine and TSNA levels have been discovere...	03/23/2006
20060037621	Method of making a smoking composition The present invention relates to smoking articles such as cigarettes, and in particular to catalytic systems containing metallic or carbonaceous particles that reduce the content of certain harmful or carcinogenic substances, including polyaromatic hydrocarbons, tobacco...	02/23/2006
20060037623	Nicotiana diversity The invention features a blended smokeless tobacco composition that includes two of the following tobaccos: Nicotiana acaulis, Nicotiana acuminata, Nicotiana acuminata var. multiflora, Nicotiana africana, Nicotiana alata, Nicotiana amplexicaulis, Nicotiana are...	02/23/2006
20050279374	Reduction of phenolic compound precursors in tobacco A tobacco rod having reduced levels of at least one phenolic compound precursor selected from the group consisting of gentisic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, chlorogenic acid, rutin, scopoletin, quinic acid, a quinic acid derivative, caffeic acid, inositol and lignin....	12/22/2005
20050161056	Modifying nicotine and nitrosamine levels in tobacco The present invention generally relates to tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of nicotine and/or tobacco specific nitrosamines (TSNA). More specifically, several ways to make tobacco plants that have reduced nicotine and TSNA levels have been discovere...	07/28/2005
20050133054	Composite mesoporous/microporous materials and their use in smoking articles for removing certain gas phase constituents from tobacco smoke Cut filler compositions, cigarettes, methods for making cigarettes and methods for smoking cigarettes are provided, which involve the use of a composite mesoporous/microporous material. The composite material is capable of removing at least one constituent from tobacco ...	06/23/2005
20050126583	Tobacco cut filler including metal oxide supported particles A smoking article composition and a method of making a smoking article composition and an additive, wherein the additive comprises particles anchored to the cut filler by a metal oxide support. The additive can be formed by combining particles and a metal oxide precurso...	06/16/2005
20050121047	Cigarettes and cigarette components containing nanostructured fibril materials Cigarettes and cigarette components such as tobacco cut filler and cigarette paper, and methods for making cigarette components are provided that comprise nanostructured fibrils. The nanostructured fibrils, which can be formed and deposited in situ on tobacco cut filler...	06/09/2005
20050121046	Method for reduction of tobacco specific nitrosamines Tobacco is treated before or during curing to lower or eliminate bacterial populations and/or activity, fungal growth, and/or tobacco-specific nitrosamine or bacterial endotoxin levels in the cured tobacco, wherein the tobacco is treated with an effective amount of a wa...	06/09/2005
20050109357	Burley tobacco products having reduced nitrosamine content A method of treating tobacco to reduce the content of, or prevent formation of, harmful nitrosamines which are normally found in tobacco is disclosed. The method includes the step of subjecting at least a portion of the plant, while the portion is uncured and in a state...	05/26/2005
20050098187	Smokable filler materials The present invention provides an agglomerated tobacco filler material comprising dust and binder, the tobacco dust and binder being present at greater than 650 by weight of the agglomerated tobacco filler material, the material having a fill value substantially similar...	05/12/2005
20050081869	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 provided...	04/21/2005
20050066986	Smokable rod for a cigarette A smokable rod for a smoking article, such as a cigarette, possesses a co-axial or concentric construction. A longitudinally extending inner core of tobacco cut filler is positioned within a smokable rod. The outer material that circumscribes the inner core in an annula...	03/31/2005
20050066985	Smokable rod for a cigarette A smokable rod for a smoking article, such as a cigarette, possesses a co-axial or concentric construction. A longitudinally extending inner core of tobacco cut filler is positioned within a smokable rod. The outer material that circumscribes the inner core in an annula...	03/31/2005
20050034739	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, the n...	02/17/2005
20050005947	Smoking articles having reduced carbon monoxide delivery The present invention is directed to smoking articles having reduced carbon monoxide delivery are described. A carbon monoxide reducing agent is incorporated into the smoking article in order to reduce carbon monoxide levels in mainstream smoke. The carbon monoxide redu...	01/13/2005
20050000529	Method and compositions for imparting cooling effect to tobacco products The present invention relates to smoking articles such as cigarettes, and in particular to a method and composition for providing a cooling effect to cigarettes. The tobacco rod of the cigarette contains a compound that imparts a cooing effect and sensation of freshness...	01/06/2005
20050000532	Method of making a smoking composition The present invention relates to smoking articles such as cigarettes, and in particular to catalytic systems containing metallic or carbonaceous particles that reduce the content of certain harmful or carcinogenic substances, including polyaromatic hydrocarbons, tobacco...	01/06/2005
20050000530	Low sidestream smoke cigarette with non-combustible treatment material A low sidestream smoke cigarette comprises a conventional tobacco rod and a non-combustible treatment material for the rod. The treatment material has a porosity less than about 200 Coresta units and a sidestream smoke treatment composition. The treatment composi...	01/06/2005
20050000528	Method and composition for mentholation of cigarettes The present invention relates to smoking articles such as cigarettes, and in particular to a method and composition for mentholation of cigarettes. The tobacco rod of the cigarette contains a compound that decomposes upon exposure to elevated temperatures to yield menth...	01/06/2005

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Class 131/364 - Blank or filler