Altria Client Services LLC

Philip Morris USA Inc.

Philip Morris Inc.

Philip Morris Products S.a.

Philip Morris Products Inc.

Richard Jupe

Georgios D Karles

San Li

Raquel M Olegario

Martin T Garthaffner

Munmaya K Mishra

Gerd Kobal

Christopher S Tucker

Barry Scott Smith

David Bennett

Rowland W Dwyer

Vivian E Willis

Peter J Lipowicz

Dwight David Williams

Jose Nepomuceno

Ed Cadieux

Benjamin Ragland

Arlington L Finley

Barbara G Taylor

Cecil M Smith

Jay A Fournier

Michael S Braunshteyn

Mike Braunshteyn

John Layman

Ila Skinner

Diane Kellogg

Constance Morgan

Ronald William Dwyer

Don Earl Laslie

Shuzhong Zhuang

Edmond J Cadieux, Jr

Stephen G Zimmermann

Ben Ragland

Donald E Laslie

George Karles

James Sherron

Gail Yoss

Tony Snyder

Gerson Assmann

Benjamin Lewis

Robert G Scott

Roland W Dwyer

Jimmy Lyons-Hart

Rowland William Dwyer

Edmond J Cadieux

Diane Kellog

Ashesh Banerjea

Arlington Finley

Charles Lambert

Jeff Allen

Billy J Keen

An electronic smoking article includes a liquid aerosol formulation, a heater operable to at least partially volatilize the liquid aerosol formulation and form an aerosol and a tubular filter segment downstream of the heater. The tubular filter segment is operable to selectively filter aerosol particles and vapors from the aerosol.

Electronic smoking article

At least one example embodiment provides a non-combustible smoking system or kit, comprising: a cartridge having a first end and a second end; and a tobacco containing section having a third end and a fourth end. The cartridge includes: a pre-vapor formulation reservoir element and a pre-vapor heating element coupled to the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element. The tobacco containing section includes a tobacco housing and a tobacco heating element. The first end of the cartridge is configured to be connected to the fourth end of the tobacco containing section, and the second end of the cartridge is configured to be connected to the third end of the tobacco containing section.

Non-combustible smoking systems, devices and elements thereof

At least one example embodiment discloses a non-combustible smoking element including a pre-vapor formulation reservoir element configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation material, a pre-vapor heating element coupled to the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element and configured to heat at least a portion of the pre-vapor formulation material into a vapor and provide the vapor to a channel, a tobacco heating element configured to heat at least a portion of tobacco and generate an aroma and a tobacco housing configured to contain the tobacco and provide the aroma to the channel.

Non-combustible smoking device and components thereof

Improved delivery of additive materials to cigarettes is provided through the use of one or more capsules containing additive materials, such as flavor components, in the filter section of a cigarette. The sealed capsule or capsules are subjected to an external force, such as squeezing, by a smoker prior to or during smoking of the cigarette in order to release at least a portion of the additive material from the one or more capsules and expose the additive material to mainstream smoke passing through the filter. The sealed capsules provide a barrier between the additive materials and other cigarettes components, such as sorbents or filter materials, in order to reduce additive material migration into the other cigarette components prior to desired use.

Flavor capsule for enhanced flavor delivery in cigarettes

Electronic article

A smoking article filter includes a flow restrictor and a cavity downstream of the flow restrictor. The flow restrictor includes an orifice or flow channel for directing smoke into the cavity. The filter is attached to the tobacco rod with tipping paper and includes an air-admissible ventilating zone at a location downstream of the restrictor.

Smoking article with a restrictor

A component of a smoking article having tobacco beads. The tobacco beads can be located in a filter and/or a tobacco rod. The filter can be a multi-component filter, wherein an sorbent (preferably upstream) removes at least one constituent from mainstream tobacco smoke passing through the filter and downstream tobacco beads compensates for taste lost to the sorbent. The tobacco beads optionally include flavorants in addition to tobacco particulates. The tobacco beads can be located within a cavity in the filter or within the tow. This component can comprise additional flavors, which are released into the mainstream smoke under ambient conditions. The tobacco beads optionally include binders such as microcrystalline cellulose or other cellulosic material, which can be formed into a paste with tobacco powder and optionally with additional flavors. The paste can be extruded and spheronized to form the tobacco beads.

Smoking article with tobacco beads

A smoking article includes a tobacco rod adapted to produce mainstream smoke, and a filter having an upstream end and a downstream end, wherein the filter is arranged to receive mainstream smoke at the upstream end. The filter includes a tubular segment open at the downstream end thereof and a flow restrictor contained within the tubular segment. The filter is attached to the tobacco rod with tipping paper and includes an air-admissible ventilating zone at a location between the upstream end and the downstream end of the filter.

Smoking article with open ended filter and restrictor

A smoking article includes a tobacco rod adapted to produce mainstream smoke, and a filter having an upstream end portion and a downstream end portion. The filter includes a ventilated cavity and a flow restrictor segment having an impermeable insert at least partially surrounded by a tubular segment of an air transmissive material upstream of the cavity. In an embodiment, the tubular segment at least partially defines the cavity.

Smoking article filter with annular restrictor and downstream ventilation

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Richmond, VA, United States of America

Richard Jupe