EP2093276A4 - Perfumed beads and filter for cigarette - Google Patents

Perfumed beads and filter for cigarette

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Publication number
EP2093276A4
EP2093276A4 EP07850428A EP07850428A EP2093276A4 EP 2093276 A4 EP2093276 A4 EP 2093276A4 EP 07850428 A EP07850428 A EP 07850428A EP 07850428 A EP07850428 A EP 07850428A EP 2093276 A4 EP2093276 A4 EP 2093276A4
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Prior art keywords
cigarette
filter
perfumed beads
perfumed
beads
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EP07850428A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2093276A1 (en
EP2093276B1 (en
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Masahiro Chida
Yasuhiro Nakagawa
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Japan Tobacco Inc
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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
    • A24D3/061—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters containing additives entrapped within capsules, sponge-like material or the like, for further release upon smoking
    • 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
    • A24D3/14—Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of organic materials as additive
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
    • A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
    • A24B15/18—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
    • A24B15/28—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances
    • A24B15/281—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances the action of the chemical substances being delayed
    • A24B15/283—Treatment of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes by chemical substances the action of the chemical substances being delayed by encapsulation of the chemical substances
    • 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
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C11—ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES OR WAXES; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; DETERGENTS; CANDLES
    • C11B—PRODUCING, e.g. BY PRESSING RAW MATERIALS OR BY EXTRACTION FROM WASTE MATERIALS, REFINING OR PRESERVING FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES, e.g. LANOLIN, FATTY OILS OR WAXES; ESSENTIAL OILS; PERFUMES
    • C11B9/00—Essential oils; Perfumes

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Wood Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)
  • Fats And Perfumes (AREA)
  • Manufacture Of Tobacco Products (AREA)
EP07850428A 2006-12-13 2007-12-11 Perfumed beads and filter for cigarette Active EP2093276B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2006336180 2006-12-13
JP2007075371 2007-03-22
PCT/JP2007/073866 WO2008072627A1 (en) 2006-12-13 2007-12-11 Perfumed beads and filter for cigarette

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EP2093276A1 EP2093276A1 (en) 2009-08-26
EP2093276A4 true EP2093276A4 (en) 2010-02-17
EP2093276B1 EP2093276B1 (en) 2012-11-21

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US (1) US20090235941A1 (en)
EP (1) EP2093276B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4876296B2 (en)
KR (1) KR101148254B1 (en)
CN (1) CN101558143B (en)
CA (1) CA2671004C (en)
ES (1) ES2396593T3 (en)
HK (1) HK1133034A1 (en)
MY (1) MY157908A (en)
RU (1) RU2405810C1 (en)
TW (1) TWI384063B (en)
WO (1) WO2008072627A1 (en)

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