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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Philip Morris Products S.a., Neuchatel, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchatel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24C 5/01 (2020.01); A24C 5/47 (2006.01); A24D 1/02 (2006.01); A24D 1/04 (2006.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/025 (2013.01); A24C 5/01 (2020.01); A24C 5/471 (2013.01); A24D 1/045 (2013.01); A24D 1/20 (2020.01);
Abstract
An aerosol-generating article () comprising a rod () comprising an aerosol-generating substrate (); a filter () in axial alignment with the rod (); a bridging element () comprising a first wrapper (), the first wrapper circumscribing the rod () and the filter and securing the filter to the rod; and a cavity () located between the rod and the filter, the cavity () being partially delimited by the inner surface of the first wrapper () in a first portion of the bridging element (), wherein the first portion of the bridging element has a reflectance factor of 85 percent or higher.