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

Flavored carbon useful as filtering material of smoking article

Info

Publication number: EP1478248A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: smoking article; filtering material; flavored carbon; carbon useful; useful
Prior art date: 2002-02-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP03743106A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1478248B1 (en

EP1478248A1 (en

Inventor

Zuyin Yang

Jose G Nepomuceno

Barbara G Taylor

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Philip Morris Products SA

Original Assignee

Philip Morris Products SA

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2002-02-22

Filing date

2003-01-31

Publication date

2011-07-06

2003-01-31 Application filed by Philip Morris Products SA filed Critical Philip Morris Products SA

2003-01-31 Priority to SI200332249T priority Critical patent/SI1478248T1/en

2004-11-24 Publication of EP1478248A1 publication Critical patent/EP1478248A1/en

2011-07-06 Publication of EP1478248A4 publication Critical patent/EP1478248A4/en

2013-03-13 Application granted granted Critical

2013-03-13 Publication of EP1478248B1 publication Critical patent/EP1478248B1/en

2023-01-31 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
SI200332249T SI1478248T1 (en)	2002-02-22	2003-01-31	Flavored carbon useful as filtering material of smoking article

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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

Publications (3)

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

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP03743106A Expired - Lifetime EP1478248B1 (en)	2002-02-22	2003-01-31	Flavored carbon useful as filtering material of smoking article

Country Status (10)

Country	Link
US (2)	US20030159703A1 (en)
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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