R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Tammie B Greene

Thomas A Perfetti

David E Townsend

Diane R Frye

Cigarette rods include four segments of smokable material. First and second segments are positioned at the extreme ends of the rod. The first segment is positioned at the end of the rod to be lit. A third segment is positioned adjacent the first segments, and a fourth segment is positioned adjacent the second segment. The density of the third segment is greater than the fourth segment. The first and second segments can be 'dense ends' or 'loose ends' relative to the respective adjacent segments.

Cigarette rods having segmented sections

A cigarette, having a tobacco rod consisting of at least two segments. The segment toward the filter end of the tobacco rod has a density at least 20% greater than the fire-end segment. The density differential may be combined with a nicotine differential, such that the fire-end segment has a higher nicotine content than does the filter-end segment. This configuration alters the nicotine delivery of the invention, providing a nicotine delivery either uniform during the last half of the cigarette or at levels reduced from those seen during the first few puffs.

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Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America

Tammie B Greene