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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2004
Applicants:
Shahryar Rabiei, Richmond, VA (US);
Firooz Rasouli, Midlothian, VA (US);
Mohammad R. Hajaligol, Midlothian, VA (US);
Inventors:
Shahryar Rabiei, Richmond, VA (US);
Firooz Rasouli, Midlothian, VA (US);
Mohammad R. Hajaligol, Midlothian, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A smoking article composition and a method of making a smoking article composition and an additive, wherein the additive comprises particles anchored to the cut filler by a metal oxide support. The additive can be formed by combining particles and a metal oxide precursor solution with the smoking article composition. The smoking article composition can comprise tobacco cut filler, cigarette paper and/or cigarette filter material.