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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Inventors:
Oleg Mironov, Neuchatel, CH;
Frederic Lavanchy, Grandson, CH;
Alexis Louvet, Lausanne, CH;
Andrea Carraro, Ins, CH;
Johann Schmidt, Mindelau, DE;
Assignee:
PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 47/00 (2006.01); A24C 5/54 (2006.01); A24D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24F 47/006 (2013.01); A24C 5/54 (2013.01); A24D 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a smoking article having a mouth end and a distal end, the smoking article including a heat source positioned at the distal end; an aerosol-forming substrate adjacent to the heat source; and a cap configured to at least partially cover the heat source. The cap is attached at a line of weakness to the distal end, including a cylindrical plug of material circumscribed by a wrapper, and is removable to expose the heat source prior to use of the smoking article.