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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2021
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Milica Nesovic, Neuchatel, CH;
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Abstract
An aerosol-generating article is provided, extending from a mouth end to an upstream distal end, and including: a rod of aerosol-generating substrate; a downstream section at a location downstream of the rod and including a mouthpiece element downstream of and in longitudinal alignment with the rod, the element extending all the way to the mouth end; an upstream section upstream of the rod and including an upstream element including a segment of filtration material and extending all the way to a distal end of the article; and a first band of tipping paper at least partially circumscribing the mouthpiece element and affixing the mouthpiece to an immediately adjacent, upstream component of the article, and a second band of tipping paper circumscribing the first band, an article diameter (DME) at the mouth end being greater than an article diameter (DDE) at the distal end, a ratio (DME/DDE) being at least 1.005.