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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Imperial Tobacco Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24D 1/04 (2006.01); A24D 3/04 (2006.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/20 (2020.01); A24D 1/04 (2013.01); A24D 3/04 (2013.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01);
Abstract
An aerosol-forming article is disclosed having an improved filter at its axial downstream end, for instance a mouthpiece end. The improved filter comprises a filter segment having a plurality of bores extending there through, wherein a cooling segment is arranged upstream of the filter segment, the cooling segment comprising portion having a central bore that forms a central region extending around a central axis of the aerosol-forming article and a center of each bore of the plurality of bores is arranged radially outside of the central region.