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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2016
Applicant:
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Gary Fallon, London, GB;
Kie Seon Park, London, GB;
Assignee:
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/02 (2006.01); A24C 5/18 (2006.01); A24D 1/00 (2020.01); A24D 3/04 (2006.01); A24B 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/0225 (2013.01); A24C 5/1892 (2013.01); A24D 1/002 (2013.01); A24D 3/048 (2013.01); A24B 3/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flavouring component () for a smoking article () comprising a rod () of flavouring material (). The flavouring material () comprises a carrier material () and flavouring particles () adhered to the carrier material () by means of a binder (). The flavouring material () is formed by passing the carrier material () through a mixture () comprising the binder () and the flavouring particles (). Also disclosed is a smoking article () including such a flavouring component (), and an apparatus () and method for manufacturing such a flavouring component ().