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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:
May. 15, 1990
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark L Raker, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Andrew J Sensabaugh, Jr, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Stephen W Jakob, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24B / ; A24D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131331 ; 131370 ; 131375 ; 131353 ; 131343 ; 493 39 ; 493 41 ; 493 43 ; 493 49 ;
Abstract
Tobacco containing cigarette filter plugs comprise strands of tobacco material which are bound with an activated binding agent. The filter plugs exhibit good firmnless and integrity, and provide cigarettes exhibiting a unique tobacco taste. Filter plugs are prepared by forming an intimate admixture of tobacco material and binding agent, forming rods and activating the binding agent.