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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2006
Applicant:
Barry Smith Fagg, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventor:
Barry Smith Fagg, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/04 (2006.01); A24D 3/00 (2006.01); A24D 1/00 (2006.01); A24D 3/02 (2006.01); A24D 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 1/045 (2013.01); A24D 1/002 (2013.01); A24D 3/0216 (2013.01); A24D 3/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filtered cigarette possesses a smokable rod and a filter element. The filter element possesses a segment incorporating filter material (e.g., cellulose acetate tow) having carbonaceous material (e.g., activated charcoal particles) or other adsorbent dispersed throughout the filter material, and encapsulated flavoring agent (e.g., flavor-containing microcapsules) dispersed throughout the filter material.