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Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2004
Applicants:

Zhaohua Luan, Midlothian, VA (US);

Diane L. Gee, Richmond, VA (US);

Jay a Fournier, Richmond, VA (US);

Kent B. Koller, Chesterfield, VA (US);

Jose G. Nepomuceno, Beaverdam, VA (US);

Inventors:

Zhaohua Luan, Midlothian, VA (US);

Diane L. Gee, Richmond, VA (US);

Jay A Fournier, Richmond, VA (US);

Kent B. Koller, Chesterfield, VA (US);

Jose G. Nepomuceno, Beaverdam, VA (US);

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Flavor carriers, smoking articles, method of making flavor carriers, methods of making smoking articles, methods of flavoring gas streams such as mainstream tobacco smoke and methods of smoking are provided. The flavor carriers and smoking articles comprise a mesoporous molecular sieve and a flavor releasably disposed within the sieve.


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