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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Milton E. Parrish, Midlothian, VA (US);
Lixin L. Xue, Midlothian, VA (US);
Jon A. Regrut, Richmond, VA (US);
Marvyn Steele, Richmond, VA (US);
Thomas J. Gannon, Powhatan, VA (US);
Wesley Gilliam Sanderson, Chester, VA (US);
Milton E. Parrish, Midlothian, VA (US);
Lixin L. Xue, Midlothian, VA (US);
Jon A. Regrut, Richmond, VA (US);
Marvyn Steele, Richmond, VA (US);
Thomas J. Gannon, Powhatan, VA (US);
Wesley Gilliam Sanderson, Chester, VA (US);
Philip Morris USA Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A filter rod used in manufacture of a smoking article contains: (a) a rod of filter material, and (b) a plug wrap surrounding the rod of filter material. The overlapping side edges of the plug wrap are secured together with a plug wrap adhesive and the plug wrap adhesive comprises a disintegration accelerating agent. Alternatively or in addition, the plug wrap may contain perforations.