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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon H Bokelman, Chesterfield, VA (US);
Sheryl D Baldwin, Richmond, VA (US);
Susan S Tafur, Midlothian, VA (US);
Robert N Ferguson, Richmond, VA (US);
Barbro L Goodman, Colonial Heights, VA (US);
Robert M Rogers, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
131365 ; 131334 ; 162139 ;
Abstract
The sidestream smoke associated with a cigarette or cigarette-like smoking article is reduced by wrapping the tobacco in a paper wrapper having a burn modifier, such as an acidic salt, added thereto. Preferably the paper wrapper has a high basis weight and low porosity.