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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2009
Andrea Cecchetto, Liebfeld, CH;
Frédéric Chapuis, Chez-le-Bart, CH;
Marco Presello, Boveresse, CH;
Kuersteiner Charles, Jouxtens, CH;
Andrea Cecchetto, Liebfeld, CH;
Frédéric Chapuis, Chez-le-Bart, CH;
Marco Presello, Boveresse, CH;
Kuersteiner Charles, Jouxtens, CH;
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A smoking article includes a tobacco rod, a filter located at the mouth end of the smoking article, at least one tipping material, to attach the filter to the tobacco rod, wherein the at least one tipping material includes at least one transparent section, wherein the smoking article further includes a ventilation zone upstream of the at least one transparent section. A tipping material for such a smoking article is also disclosed.