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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1986
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eugene B Fischer, Chester, VA (US);
A Clifton Lilly, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131365 ; 131358 ; 131360 ;
Abstract
An expanded wrapper is provided which includes a flexible layer of sheet material with stiffening means attached to a surface of the sheet material. The expanded wrapper can be used in the fabrication of smoking articles thus providing an article in which the resulting firmness and rigidity can be made independent of the density of the smoking material.