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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products, S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Inventors:
Clement Besso, Neuchatel, CH;
Dorothy Tritz, Yverdon-les-Bains, CH;
Charles Kuersteiner, Jouxtens-Mezery, CH;
Alexandre Camus, Colombier, CH;
Assignee:
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/04 (2006.01); A24C 5/47 (2006.01); A24D 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/04 (2013.01); A24C 5/47 (2013.01); A24D 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A smoking article includes a contoured filter element having a cylindrical rod end portion and a cylindrical mouth end portion and a contoured portion between the cylindrical rod end portion and the cylindrical mouth end portion. The contoured portion defines an exterior surface of the smoking article and having a first cross-sectional area that is less than a cross-sectional area of either the cylindrical rod end portion or the cylindrical mouth end portion.