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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Inventors:
Dorothy Tritz, Yverdon-les-Bains, CH;
Charles Kuersteiner, Jouxtens-Mezery, CH;
Yves Jordil, Lugrin, FR;
Andrea Cecchetto, Liebfeld, CH;
Assignee:
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/06 (2006.01); A24D 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/061 (2013.01); A24D 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A smoking article () comprises a flavor release segment (). The flavor release segment () comprises a plug of fibrous material circumscribed by a substantially air impermeable wrapper and a plurality of solid menthol particles distributed within the plug of fibrous material. The fibrous material comprises randomly oriented fibers. Preferably the smoking article () comprises a mouthpiece (), wherein the mouthpiece () comprises the flavor release segment ().