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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Altria Client Services Llc, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Munmaya K. Mishra, Richmond, VA (US);
Shaoyong Yu, Richmond, VA (US);
Weiling Li, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Altria Client Services LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/00 (2020.01); A24B 15/16 (2020.01); A24D 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/002 (2013.01); A24B 15/16 (2013.01); A24D 3/061 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example smoking article includes a smoking rod filled with a filler material. The filler material includes tobacco material and non-tobacco leaf material, and the filler material is distributed along a length of the smoking rod. In certain examples the tobacco material, non-tobacco leaf material, or both may be treated with one or more additives, and in other examples the filler material may not include additives. The smoking article can be formed as a cigarette, cigarillo, or cigar.