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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
R.j. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Andries Don Sebastian, Clemmons, NC (US);
Craig T. Demarest, Oakridge, NC (US);
Jarkko Tuominen, Espoo, FI;
Annukka Kokkonen, Espoo, FI;
Antti Sunnari, Espoo, FI;
Sanna Uusitalo, Espoo, FI;
Olli-Heikki Huttunen, Espoo, FI;
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A smoking article is disclosed herein. The smoking article includes a shell defining an interior space, a consumable substance within the interior space, a heat source effective to increase the temperature of at least a portion of the shell, and a label attached to at least a portion of the shell. The label includes a base film, a cover film, and a temperature dependent material disposed between the base film and the cover film. The temperature dependent material is configured to transition between a first appearance and a second appearance responsive to the increase of the temperature of at least a portion of the shell.