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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Essentra Filter Products Development Co. Pte. Ltd, Novena Square, SG;
Inventors:
James D. Reed, Newcastle, GB;
Bennett C. Ward, Richmond, VA (US);
Assignee:
ESSENTRA FILTER PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT CO. PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/06 (2006.01); A24D 1/02 (2006.01); A24D 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A24D 3/065 (2013.01); A24D 1/025 (2013.01); A24D 3/0291 (2013.01); A24D 3/063 (2013.01); A24D 3/067 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tip for a smoking article such as a cigar is disclosed. The tip comprises a longitudinally extending element comprising a plurality of bicomponent fibers which define at least one channel extending longitudinally of the element.