Philip Morris Inc.

Barton Floyd

Edward B Sanders

Sheryl D Baldwin

Barbro L Goodman

Robert M Rogers

Gordon H Bokelman

Warren E Claflin

Rowland W Dwyer

James L Myracle

Cynthia W Arterbery

Willard A Geiszler

Susan S Tafur

Robert N Ferguson

Deborah J Newman

The sidestream smoke associated with a cigarette or cigarette-like smoking article is reduced by wrapping the tobacco in a paper wrapper having an additive, such as an organic acid, an acidic or neutral salt or an organic acid in combination with an acidic salt or neutral salt added thereto.

Wrapper for a smoking article

A paper wrapper for a cigarette is prepared using fine particle size calcium carbonate as the mineral filler for the purpose of burn rate, puff count and tar delivery control.

Cigarette and wrapper with controlled puff count

The calcium carbonate filler level or the basis weight of a paper wrapper for a smoking article is varied to enable the designing of smoking articles with specific characteristics including a specific puff count, tar delivery and carbon monoxide delivery.

Smoking articles using novel paper wrapper

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