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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905236 | Integrated smoking device An integrated smoking device that provides a bowl for holding smoking material, an ignition source, and a mechanism for delivering ignitable fuel near the smoking material. A user control may trigger both flow and ignition of fuel. The device may include a cover for... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7753055 | Integrated smoking device A smoking device having an integrated lighter, a bowl for holding tobacco, and a duct for drawing smoke like a pipe. The device consists of a ignition switch located on the side of the pipe in natural proximity to the thumb, a piezo-electric ignition system, a flamm... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7644716 | Apparatus for manufacturing a carbonaceous heat source chip Apparatus for manufacturing a carbonaceous heat source chip, capable of drying an extrusion-molded carbonaceous heat source rod to proper hardness and supplying the same to a heat insulating material-wrapping device. The apparatus includes a hollow pipe that forms a... | 01/12/2010 |
| 6976489 | Method and apparatus for humidification and warming of air A method of humidifying a gas that includes supplying a gas to a surface of a humidification material that readily absorbs moisture and readily releases moisture when exposed to a dry environment and generating turbulence in the gas as it passes over the surface of ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974027 | Rigid cigarette packet A rigid cigarette packet (1), in the form of a right parallelepiped and extending along an axis (Z), has a container (4), and a lid (5) hinged to the container (4) along a hinge (6) so as to move between a closed position and an op... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6536442 | Lighter integral with a smoking article A lighter integral with a smoking article includes a gas burner and a tube for receiving a smokable material, such as a cigarette. The gas burner generates a stable pre-mixed flame that is used to heat the material to be smoked. The smokable material may ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6532965 | Smoking article using steam as an aerosol-generating source A non-burning cigarette holder is comprised of an upstream cylindrical section of a low heat conducting material and a downstream cylindrical section of a relatively high heat conducting material. The upstream cylindrical section has a first upstream cham... | 03/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6202651 | Smoking articles This invention provides a smoking article (1) having reduced sidestream smoke in the inter-puff period. A smoking article (1) according to the invention may comprise segments of a high level of tobacco-containing material (5) interconnected by segments of... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5983901 | Smoking articles This invention provides a smoking article having reduced sidestream smoke in the inter-puff period. A smoking article according to the invention may comprise a lengthwise, axially extending, tobacco-containing or non-tobacco fuse portion which sustains sm... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5722432 | Smoking articles This invention provides a smoking article having reduced sidestream smoke in the inter-puff period. A smoking article according to the invention may comprise segments of a high level of tobacco-containing material interconnected by segments of low level o... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5433224 | Smoking articles This invention provides a smoking article having reduced sidestream smoke in the inter-puff period. A smoking article according to the invention may have segments of a high level of tobacco-containing material interconnected by segments of low level of to... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5179966 | Flavor generating article An article is provided in which a flavor generating medium is electrically heated to combustion to evolve inhalable flavors or other components in vapor and/or aerosol form. The article has a plurality of charges of the flavor generating medium which are ... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5103843 | Process for improving the taste and aroma of tobacco The invention provides a process for improving the taste and aroma of tobacco by finely dispersing over it an emulsion comprising an emulsifier, an aqueous phase and an oil phase containing at least 10% by weight of a non-volatile oil. The non-volatile oi... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4854331 | 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. Preferred embodiments of the present smoking article comprise ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4694841 | System for the self-lighting of cigarettes A system for self-lighting cigarettes includes a cigarette and a cap coupled to the front end of cigarette. The cap includes a housing coupled to one end of the cigarette and having a hollow chamber formed therein. In a first embodiment, first and second ... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4621649 | Cigarette packet with electric lighter The cigarette packet has an electric lighter for the cigarettes contained in the packet. The lighter is arranged at the closed end of the packet, which is positioned opposite the end from where the cigarettes are pulled out of the packet, and comprises an... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4616665 | Lighting device for cigarettes A lighting device for cigarettes or similar tobacco products comprised of a substantially cylindrical paper support for slidably engaging the filter portion of a cigarette, and including an adhesively attached match and a match striking means associated t... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4597397 | Cigar cartridge with a self igniting cigar A self igniting cigar stored in a tubular cartridge which is divided in three sections. The sections are secured through a sealed tape. When the sealed tape is removed the upper section can be pulled up from the middle section exposing the mouth piece of ... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4491139 | Self-igniting smoking device A self igniting device. A tube having a flammable center which can ignite by friction. A piston inserted into the tube. A string fixed to the piston so that by pulling the string the piston will slide out from the tube and so ignite the flammable center. ... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4291710 | Cigarettes having an individual lighting structure A cigarette small cigar or the like includes an individual lighting device which is applied to the fore end device includes an essentially annular outer component which is adjacent to the fore end of the device and which is made of a first compound that c... | 09/29/1981 |
| 3994305 | Self-lighting cigarette having a protective cap A self-lighting cigarette is disclosed having a protective or preventive cap enclosing the lip end of the cigarette to prevent the inhalation of the irritating fumes produced by the ignition means. Also disclosed is a means for attaching the self-lighting... | 11/30/1976 |