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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042551 | Double wrapper cigarette, machine and method for manufacturing the same A double wrapper cigarette produced by a manufacturing machine and method according to the invention includes an inner wrapper (6) wrapped around a rod-like filler including a tobacco material, an outer wrapper (8) surrounding the inner wrapper (6 | 10/25/2011 |
| 7866324 | Cigarette and filter with cellulosic flavor addition A cigarette having a multi-component filter wherein an upstream sorbent removes at least one constituent from mainstream tobacco smoke passing through the filter and a downstream flavor segment compensates for taste lost to the sorbent. The flavor component includes... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7784471 | Cigarette filter with beaded carbon A smoking article such as a cigarette comprises a tobacco rod and a filter component having a cavity filled with spherical beaded carbon. As mainstream tobacco smoke is drawn through the filter component, targeted gas phase smoke constituents are removed as the smok... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784470 | Cigarette filter with beaded carbon A smoking article such as a cigarette comprises a tobacco rod and a filter component having a cavity filled with spherical beaded carbon. As mainstream tobacco smoke is drawn through the filter component, targeted gas phase smoke constituents are removed as the smok... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7434586 | Tobacco odor deodorizing perfume composition, tobacco odor deodorant, cigarette low in sidestream smoke odor, and tobacco package A tobacco odor deodorant contains the components of at least two component groups selected from five component of (I) octanal, nonanal and/or decanal, (II) linalool, (III) carvone, (IV) methyl anthranilate and/or N-methyl anthranilate, and (V) sinensal and/or orange... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7240678 | Filtered cigarette incorporating an adsorbent material A filter element incorporating an adsorbent material is provided. The filter element may comprise a first section of filter material and a second section of filter material spaced apart to form a compartment therebetween. The compartment may be filled with one or mo... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232475 | Chemical upgrading of filters The invention provides a filter treated with a humectant which may optionally be in combination with a surfactant. The treatment may also include a water soluble rheology modifier to alter the viscosity of water drawn onto the filter by the humectant. A tackifier ma... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7055295 | Annular sustained release pheromone-dispenser and its installation tool Herein disclosed is an annular sustained release pheromone-dispenser which has a shape favorable for packaging and transportation, can easily be installed, can maintain its installed condition over a long time period and can easily be handled even after use without ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6997190 | Wrapping materials for smoking articles Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976493 | Wrapping materials for smoking articles Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6953040 | Tobacco mint plant material product The present invention is directed to smokeless tobacco compositions, such as a chewing tobacco and/or snuff composition comprising tobacco and mint plant material, where the mint plant material is mint leaf with or without endogenous mint oil, mint stems, and the li... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6938832 | Scent strip A scent strip for use with digital entertainment media contains a volatile mixture of a detectable scent and an imperceptible pheromone which is adhesively attached to a digital entertainment medium package, e.g., a CD/DVD case or VHS cassette, or to a print medium,... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929013 | Wrapping materials for smoking articles Smokable rods of cigarettes are manufactured using wrapping materials that incorporate at least one fibrous material (e.g., flax fibers, hardwood pulp fibers and/or softwood pulp fibers) at least one filler material (e.g., calcium carbonate in particulate form). The... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910641 | Product dispenser and carrier A product dispenser and carrier (10, 110, 210, 310, 410, 510) for attachment to a surface such as a dryer fin includes a plate member (11, 111, 211, 311, 411, 511) and a product carrier (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521). The plate member (11, 111... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908421 | Filter manufacturing machine A filter-manufacturing machine comprises spray nozzles located on both sides of a feeding path of sheet material made of filter fibers, respectively, and the spray nozzles each have a line of spray holes of a liquid binder with high viscosity and a plurality of air ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6903555 | Flavor monitoring system and method A flavor monitoring system comprises a photo-ionization detector based sensor for measuring the amount of flavor in flavored cigarette filters The sensor has an intake port and an exit port open to the atmosphere. An enclosure with a removable cover is connected to ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6832612 | Cigarette filter with scavenging effect on free radicals in cigarette smoke and its preparation method A cigarette filter that has a scavenging effect on smoking induced gas phase free radicals. The filter ingredients are comprised of proanthocyanidins and include, but are not limited to, extracts of barks of pine tree, extracts of cones of cypress trees, extracts of... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6792953 | Tobacco smoke filter A tobacco smoke filter a copper-containing porphyrin or an iron analog of C.I. Reactive Blue 21 dye. A method of making a first tobacco smoke filter segment, comprising the steps of, first, providing one or more than one substance; producing a mixture of cellulose f... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6772768 | Cigarette filters of shaped micro cavity fibers impregnated with flavorant materials Tobacco flavorants loaded into semi-open micro cavities of shaped fibers add flavor to tobacco smoke during the smoking process. The shaped fibers are end-capped shaped multi-lobals that form semi-open cavities between the lobals to effectively entrain solid and liq... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6761174 | Cigarette and filter with downstream flavor addition A cigarette comprises a tobacco rod and a multi-component filter comprising a bed of adsorbent and a flavor-releasing filter segment located downstream of the bed of adsorbent. In the preferred embodiment, the adsorbent is also flavor-bearing and comprises high surf... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6748956 | Cigarette filter and cigarette This invention is directed to a cigarette filter containing an extract of Vernonia Cinerea (L.) Less. According to this invention, novel cigarette filter and cigarette are provided which are capable of effectively providing a desired effect in facilitating smokers' ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6701935 | Incorporation of smoke-modifying agents in smoking material rods A method of incorporating fibriform smoke-modifying material in smoking material rod, wherein fibriform smoke-modifying material is fed longitudinally thereof to a rod making machine (1). The longitudinal feed path in the machine is in a travel direction ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6645305 | Smoke modifying agents and smoking material rods comprising smoke-modifying agents A process for the manufacture of a homogeneous fibriform element comprising a smoke-modifying agent. In the process a mixture comprising a solution of a polysaccharide (an alginate for example) and a smoke-modifying agent (menthol for example) is fed thro... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6530377 | Cigarette filter containing dry water and a porphyrin A tobacco smoke filter comprising a porous substrate comprising dry water and a porphyrin dispersed therein. The porous substrate can further comprise microcapsules. The microcapsules can comprise one or more substances selected from the group consisting ... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6502582 | Thin cigarettes having filter elements with distinct relative retentions The invention relates to a filter cigarette with a tobacco strand enclosed by a cigarette paper, which has a diameter of 5-7 mm, with a smoke yield of at most 1 mg condensate, with a tobacco-side filter element having a relative retention of >90%, with a ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6475288 | Smoke-modifying agents and smoking material rods comprising smoke-modifying agents A process for the manufacture of a homogeneous fibriform element comprising a smoke-modifying agent. In the process a mixture comprising a solution of a polysaccharide (an alginate for example) and a smoke-modifying agent (menthol for example) is fed thro... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6378528 | Cigarette with improved tobacco substrate An improved substrate for use in smoking articles is produced by infusing aerosol forming material into tobacco. The infusion can take place in one or multiple steps. Preferably, about 10% to about 40% by weight of aerosol former, such as glycerin is infu... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6318376 | Filter tip structure for cigarette A cigarette filter tip structure includes a cigarette holder, and a filter base mounted on the bottom of the cigarette holder. The cigarette holder includes a compartment defined therein and having a bottom formed with a shoulder, the compartment having a... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6202650 | Filter-tipped cigarette and filter for a cigarette A filter-tipped cigarette includes a tobacco portion having a tobacco material wrapped by a cigarette paper, and a filter portion which is connected to the tobacco portion. The filter portion has a filter body composed of a plurality of individual filter ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6178969 | Aerosol delivery smoking article The present invention relate to a smoking device where heated air forms an aerosol which is conveyed to a user without significant burning or combustion of the aerosol supported substrate.... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5996589 | Aerosol-delivery smoking article The present invention relate to a smoking device where heated air forms an aerosol which is conveyed to a user without significant burning or combustion of the aerosol supported substrate.... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5896861 | Process for aromatizing and/or filtering tobacco smoke, cigarette end piece for carrying out the process and use of this process The process serves to more precisely aromatize and/or remove certain smoke fume constituents from tobacco smoke or tobacco smoke drawn from a cigarette, by means of a flowable carrier material or filtration material for aromatizing products, arranged in a... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5746231 | Tobacco smoke filter for removing toxic compounds A tobacco smoke filter comprising a porous substrate having a humectant, such as sodium pyroglutamate, dispersed therein to absorb moisture from the tobacco smoke thereby wet-filtering the tobacco smoke. The tobacco smoke filter can also comprise a porous... | 05/05/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5709228 | Cigarette with decreased sidestream smoke Significant decreases in sidestream smoke production, approximately 30 to 70%, are obtained when compared to a tobacco filler rod wrapped in a conventional cigarette paper by double-wrapping the filler rod, first with a relatively non-porous paper having ... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5692526 | Cigarette for electrical smoking system A novel cigarette of an electrical cigarette system and method of making same, the cigarette comprising a tubular tobacco web and a plug disposed within said tubular tobacco web which provides a structural connection that remains intact after a smoking of... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5615694 | Method of modifying and aromatizing the primary or secondary smoke of smoking products The object of the invention is a method for modifying or aromatizing the primary or secondary smoke of smoking products such as cigarettes, cigars and similar products, as well as the mixture intended to be smoked, for instance in a pipe or in the form of... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5549124 | Water filter for cigarettes A water filter for cigarettes wherein water in a frangible capsule is released and dampens the tobacco. This dampened tobacco helps filter the tobacco smoke being sucked through the cigarette.... | 08/27/1996 |
