EP1478248A4 - Flavored carbon useful as filtering material of smoking article - Google Patents

Flavored carbon useful as filtering material of smoking article

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EP1478248A4
EP1478248A4 EP03743106A EP03743106A EP1478248A4 EP 1478248 A4 EP1478248 A4 EP 1478248A4 EP 03743106 A EP03743106 A EP 03743106A EP 03743106 A EP03743106 A EP 03743106A EP 1478248 A4 EP1478248 A4 EP 1478248A4
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Prior art keywords
smoking article
filtering material
flavored carbon
carbon useful
useful
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1478248B1 (en
EP1478248A1 (en
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Zuyin Yang
Jose G Nepomuceno
Barbara G Taylor
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Philip Morris Products SA
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/06—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/16—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of inorganic materials
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/0204—Preliminary operations before the filter rod forming process, e.g. crimping, blooming
    • A24D3/0212—Applying additives to filter materials
    • A24D3/0225—Applying additives to filter materials with solid additives, e.g. incorporation of a granular product
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
    • A24D1/002—Cigars; Cigarettes with additives, e.g. for flavouring
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/06—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)
  • Carbon And Carbon Compounds (AREA)
EP03743106A 2002-02-22 2003-01-31 Flavored carbon useful as filtering material of smoking article Expired - Lifetime EP1478248B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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SI200332249T SI1478248T1 (en) 2002-02-22 2003-01-31 Flavored carbon useful as filtering material of smoking article

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US10/079,813 US20030159703A1 (en) 2002-02-22 2002-02-22 Flavored carbon useful as filtering material of smoking article
US79813 2002-02-22
PCT/US2003/002748 WO2003071886A1 (en) 2002-02-22 2003-01-31 Flavored carbon useful as filtering material of smoking article

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EP1478248A1 EP1478248A1 (en) 2004-11-24
EP1478248A4 true EP1478248A4 (en) 2011-07-06
EP1478248B1 EP1478248B1 (en) 2013-03-13

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EP (1) EP1478248B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2005518204A (en)
KR (1) KR100976022B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2003210738A1 (en)
DK (1) DK1478248T3 (en)
ES (1) ES2412182T3 (en)
PT (1) PT1478248E (en)
SI (1) SI1478248T1 (en)
WO (1) WO2003071886A1 (en)

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