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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7415982 | Smokeless pipe A smokeless pipe for the ingestion of tobacco products which includes an elongated hollow member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length therebetween. The elongated hollow member includes a constricted portion along its length to retain the tobacco product... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7350523 | Tobacco smoking pipe A cigar shaped tobacco smoking pipe having a draw piece (14) with a band (12) adapted by proper sizing or screw thread to receive either end of a bowl piece (16). A bore (18) communicates with a smoking cavity (20), a chamber (1... | 04/01/2008 |
| 6748955 | Cigarette sidestream smoke and free-burn rate control device A device for minimizing cigarette sidestream smoke and reducing free-burn rate of a burning cigarette is disclosed. The device comprises a non-combustible tubular element encasing an effective length of a tobacco charge of a cigarette located in the tubular element.... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6598607 | Non-combustible smoking device and fuel element A non-combustible smoking article is provided in which a flavor generating medium, such as a commercially available cigarette, is heated with a fuel element including a liquid fuel therein to generate flavors or other components in vapor or aerosol form. ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6371127 | Cigarette sidestream smoke and free-burn rate control device A device for minimizing cigarette sidestream smoke and reducing the free-burn rate of a burning cigarette, the device comprises: I) a non-combustible tubular element (12) encasing an effective length of a tobacco charge (22) of a cigarette (14) located in... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6311694 | Smoking article having reduced sidestream smoke A smoking article comprises a smoking accessory and a cigarette. The smoking accessory includes a holder and a substantially air-impermeable sleeve which is coupled to a distal portion of the holder and is coaxial therewith. The cigarette is received in t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6216705 | Smoking article not having a solid substance A smoking vessel (10) constructed as a tube (11) and a mouthpiece (12) mounted at its one end, a pervious or permeable member (26) therewithin, and a valve-mechanism or assembly (15) at its other end (14) for introduction of a quantity of smoke to be disp... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6006757 | Cigarette holder A cigarette holder completely encloses the lit end of a cigarette providing purification for both sidestream smoke and mainstream smoke. It has two concentric tubes with the lit cigarette placed in the inner tube and purifying agent placed in the volume b... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5996587 | Smoking articles Smoking articles, cigarettes for example, having a tar delivery of not more than 6 mg a filter ventilation of at least 50% and a ventilation zone located not less than 75% of the length of the filter from the mouth and thereof exhibit enhanced mainstream ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5819756 | Smoking or inhalation device A device for smoking tobacco or another smoking product or for inhaling aerosols released by corresponding substances when they are heated. The substances that constitutes the smoking product is shredded, granulated or otherwise crushed. The smoking produ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5738120 | Smoking articles A smoking article comprising a smoking rod, a filter and ventilation means incorporated in the filter and communicating with the outside of the smoking article, viscous fluid in the ventilation means closing or partially closing the ventilation means, the... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5551449 | Cigarette holder having control device A cigarette holder includes a longitudinal passageway having one end for engaging with a cigarette and having a space formed in the middle portion. A pair of resilient blades are engaged in the space and each has a middle portion for blocking the passagew... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5472001 | Smokeless cigarette filter device A smokeless cigarette filter device has a barrel fabricated out of molded, heat resistant durable material. A structure on a first end of the barrel is for covering the mouth and nose of a smoker. An element is provided for holding a cigarette within the ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5456269 | Smoking apparatus Portable smoking apparatus (10) comprises a storage assembly (17) in which tobacco may be stored and from which a charge of tobacco may be selectively fed into a tobacco burning chamber (13). A stem assembly (11) having a mouthpiece (12) is attached to th... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5178165 | Smokers disposable mouthpiece A filtered smoker's mouthpiece having three sections; means to hold a cigarette or cigar in line with a chamber holding a filter, and a mouth piece therefore, wherein the filter is originally of greater volume than the filter chamber and is flexible and c... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5133367 | Container for additive materials for smoking articles A container for containing an additive material for modifying the characteristics of a smoking article. The container contains at least two components that are movable between a first position and a second position with respect to each other. In the first... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5082008 | Smoking article A smoking article includes a generally cylindrically shaped fuel column with a corrugated-shaped channel formed longitudinally through the fuel column and concentric therewith. A flavor releasing material coats the corrugated wall of the channel and the f... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5076292 | Smoking article The present invention relates to a smoking article which produces an aerosol that resembles tobacco smoke, but contains no more than a minimal amount of incomplete combustion or pyrolysis products. The smoking article of the present invention provides an aeros... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4991605 | Container for additive materials for smoking articles A container for containing an additive material for modifying the characteristics of a smoking article. The container contains at least two components that are movable between a first position and a second position with respect to each other. In the first... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4949736 | Variable ventilation mouthpiece for a smoking article A variable ventilation mouthpiece for a smoking article includes first and second sets of vents, the first set serving to admit ambient air into the mouthpiece, and the second set adapted to variably introduce the admitted air into the smokestream for var... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4904308 | Adjustable smoker's mouthpiece A ventilated smoker's mouthpiece, e.g. for a cigarette, in which the degree of ventilation is readily adjustable. The mouthpiece includes a ventilating outer sleeve around a buccal end core member and an adjacent upstream core member longitudinally aligne... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4852590 | Insertable cigarette smoke baffle for holders A baffle for filtering cigarette smoke is described. The baffle is inserted into commonly available cigarette holders. The cleansing and filtering action of the baffle system is augmented by the throttling of the smoke in successive chambers which were cr... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4848374 | Smoking device A smoking device for releasing an aerosol into the mouth of a smoker comprises in combination, a chamber into which a mixture of air and a liquid aerosol precursor is introduced, a heat source surrounding the chamber, a first duct providing communication ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4732167 | Smoking aid for reducing concentrations of poisonous substances contained in tobacco smoke A smoking aid for reducing concentrations of poisonous substances contained in tobacco smoke including a pipe bowl having a smoke retaining cavity, a stem coupled with the pipe bowl and a mouthpiece connected to the stem. A cap-like member is movably secu... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4702263 | Tobacco smoke filters An insert is interposed between the tobacco containing portion and the filter tip of a cigarette. The insert is formed with a passage connecting the two sections. The passage is surrounded by an annulus with two diametrally opposed orifices between the pa... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4687009 | Adjustable filter cigarette and method of manufacture thereof A variable dilution cigarette is provided having two-layer laminated tipping. Dilution patterns and break lines are formed in the layers before they are laminated. The laminate is applied to a segmented filter such that the dilution pattern of one layer m... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4685477 | Cigar or cigarette holder A cigar or cigarette holder capable of receiving a cigar or cigarette and for filtering smoke generated from the cigar or cigarette. The holder has three chambers. The first chamber defined by the space between a perforated tubular member, concentrically ... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4681125 | Mouthpiece for tobacco smoke article A tobacco smoke mouthpiece including a smoke impervious plug member having an upstream smoke inlet end and a downstream smoke outlet or mouth end with groove(s) in the periphery of the plug member extending from the inlet end to the mouth end, the plug me... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4657032 | Aspiration device for a smoking article An aspiration device for delivering a controlled dosage of a drug to a smoker's mouth and lungs comprises an elongated container adapted to be positioned within a cigarette or other smoking article adjacent the end intended to be held in the smoker's mout... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4648413 | Adjustable-delivery cigarette An adjustable-delivery cigarette and method for producing same, whose strength delivery may be altered by the consumer in a range between higher and lower values. The cigarette includes a tobacco rod, with paper wrapper, and the filter assembly. An overwr... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4638819 | Device for decreasing side stream smoke of tobacco products For decreasing a side stream smoke generated from a lighted tobacco product, a hollow main body made of non-combustive material and having a through hole is provided to accommodate the product therein. The main body permits continuous combustion of the pr... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4638815 | Water pipe An improved water pipe for a cigarette is proposed which has a bowl, a stem and a smoke tube extending through the bowl so as to reach into water contained in the bottom of the bowl. A ball retained at bottom of the smoke tube prevents water from entering... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4637409 | Tobacco smoke filter and method and apparatus for making same An improved tobacco smoke filter is characterized by longitudinally continuous grooves running from end-to-end in the peripheral surface of a smoke-impervious filter plug wrap. Smoke-impervious tipping surrounds the plug wrap to seal the grooves except fo... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4637407 | Cigarette holder A fire safe, environmentally protective cigarette holder for fully enveloping a lit cigarette and in which an internal power source maintains a flow of air to the lit portion and drives the exhaust smoke through a filter before it is vented to the atmosph... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4631045 | Apparatus for producing a rod-like smoking article with secondary air channels A rod-like smoking article with a rod-like mouthpiece core at the mouth end of a tobacco rod, the entire periphery of said mouthpiece core being enveloped by an adhered wrapping paper which is suitable for contact with the lips and which overlappingly fol... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4620553 | Tobacco smoke filters A filter for a smoking article employing a resilient valve assembly in the path of the smoke. The valve assembly being movable in a first position in which the flow ventilating air is permitted and a second position in which the flow of air is prevented. ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4596258 | Smoking devices A smoking device is disclosed which allows the user to regulate the air he inhales to consist of pure tobacco smoke, pure air, pure air carrying volatile substances, or a mixture of tobacco smoke and air carrying volatile substances. This is accomplished ... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4589427 | Smoking apparatus Smoking apparatus comprising a tubular chimney having a cylindrical interior open at both ends and in which a charge of smoking material may be placed. A conduit may be provided in fluid communication with the chimney and an air inlet. Smoke from the burn... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4577645 | Reduced moisture smoker's pipe An improved smoker's pipe of the dry bowl type. The pipe is comprised of a hollow stem having a mouthpiece mounted at one end and a bowl assembly mounted at the other end. In one embodiment of the pipe the bowl assembly includes an outer bowl removably mo... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4570646 | Method and apparatus for smoking The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for smoking. The smoking apparatus is specifically designed for use by smokers in smoking cigarettes. Moreover, the smoking apparatus may be referred to as a generally closed smoking system because sm... | 02/18/1986 |
