Philip Morris Products S.a.

Diogo Meira Brandao

Alen Kadiric

Clement Besso

Tancredi Merenda

Nicolas Bueche

An aerosol generating article () comprises: an aerosol generating substrate (); a mouthpiece (); and a tipping wrapper () comprising: a first weakening line () extending around at least a portion of the tipping wrapper (); a removable tipping wrapper portion () extending downstream from the first weakening line (); an upstream tipping wrapper portion () extending upstream from the first weakening line (); a first longitudinal edge () extending along the outer surface of the aerosol generating article; and a second longitudinal edge () opposed to the first longitudinal edge () and overlying the mouthpiece (). The tipping wrapper () overlaps itself in an overlapping region () extending at least 45 degrees circumferentially around the aerosol generating article (). The removable tipping wrapper portion () is adhered to itself by means of an area of adhesive () provided in the overlapping region () and positioned such that the removable tipping wrapper portion () comprises an adhesive free area () adjacent at least a portion of the first longitudinal edge ().

Aerosol generating article having modified tipping wrapper and removable tipping wrapper portion

An aerosol generating article () comprises an aerosol generating substrate (), a mouthpiece () in axial alignment with the aerosol generating substrate (), and a tipping wrapper (). The tipping wrapper () comprises a first weakening line () extending circumferentially around at least a portion of the tipping wrapper; a removable tipping wrapper portion () extending downstream from the at least one weakening line (); an upstream tipping wrapper portion () extending upstream from the first weakening line; and a longitudinal edge () extending along the outer surface of the mouthpiece. The longitudinal edge () comprises a tipping wrapper projection () downstream of the at least one weakening line () and a first straight line portion () extending upstream of the tipping wrapper projection (), wherein the tipping wrapper projection () comprises a first curved transition portion () connecting the first straight line portion () to the remainder of the tipping wrapper projection and wherein the first curved transition portion () follows a convex curve.

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Neuchatel, Switzerland

Diogo Meira Brandao