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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew G Kallianos, Midlothian, VA (US);
Francis M Sprinkel, Jr, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Paula Decker, Petersburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D / ; A24D / ; A24D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131335 ; 131336 ; 131338 ; 131339 ;
Abstract
A filter cigarette is provided in which the smoker can select varying levels of one or more flavorants to be added to the smoke stream. A rotatable filter segment having several smoke flow paths, each containing a different flavorant material, cooperates with a baffle to select one or more paths through which the smoke stream will travel.