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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2016
Applicant:
British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited, London, GB;
Inventors:
Andy Davis, London, GB;
William David Lewis, London, GB;
Edward Awty, London, GB;
Paulo Oliveira, London, GB;
Assignee:
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/00 (2006.01); A24D 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/0229 (2013.01); A24D 3/0212 (2013.01); A24D 3/0287 (2013.01);
Abstract
A filter rod for a cigarette or other smoking article comprising a filter plug having a a plurality of threads extending though at least part of the filter plug, and an apparatus and method for manufacturing such a filter rod.