Smoking article
Patent 4714082 Issued on December 22, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 23, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 23, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesInventors
AssigneeApplicationNo. 06/790484 filed on 10/23/1985US Classes:131/359, Tobacco substitute, i.e., nontobacco131/335, By adding constituent to smoke stream131/364, Blank or filler131/365Wrapper or binderExaminersPrimary: Millin, V.Assistant: Macey, H. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA24B 15/16 (20060101)A24B 15/00 (20060101) A24D 1/00 (20060101) A24D 1/18 (20060101) A24F 47/00 (20060101) AbstractThe present invention relates to a smoking article, preferably in cigarette form, which produces an aerosol that resembles tobacco smoke. The article preferably comprises a short combustible fuel element having a density greater than 0.5 g/cc, a separate substrate bearing an aerosol forming material, a heat conducting member recessed from the lighting end of the fuel element, which preferably encloses the substrate, a resilient insulating jacket encircling at least a portion of the fuel element, and an optional tobacco jacket encircling at least a portion of the aerosol forming material.Other References
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