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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Yves Jordil, Lausanne, CH;
Cecilia Lindholm Delaloye, Preverenges, CH;
Emeric Grandjean, Lausanne, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
A tube () for temporary affixment to a mouthpiece of a smoking article (), the tube () comprising an open upstream end, an open downstream end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a lumen for receiving the mouthpiece of the smoking article, the lumen extending from the open upstream end to the open downstream end; the tube further comprising a first ventilation zone () for providing ventilation into the lumen of the tube, the first ventilation zone comprising a first line of perforation holes () circumscribing the tube at a location at least 10 mm from the open downstream end of the tube.