EP 0342538 A3 19901205 - SMOKING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED MEANS FOR DELIVERING FLAVORANTS

Title (en)

SMOKING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED MEANS FOR DELIVERING FLAVORANTS

Publication

EP 0342538 A3 19901205 (EN)

Application

EP 89108560 A 19890512

Priority

IN 303CA1989 A 19890419
US 19469688 A 19880516

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0342538A2] The present invention generally relates to a smoking article having a fuel element, a physically separate aerosol generating means, a mouthend piece, and improved means for delivering one or more flavorants to the user which comprises a carbon filled sheet material located in a non-burning portion of the smoking article which carries or otherwise contains one or more flavorants. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a carbon filled sheet of tobacco employed as at least as a portion of the mouthend piece of such articles to carry flavorants, particularly highly volatile flavorants like menthol.

IPC 1-7

A24F 47/00; A24B 15/16

IPC 8 full level

A24B 15/24 (2006.01); A24D 1/18 (2006.01); A24D 1/22 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24B 15/165 (2013.01 - EP US); A24B 15/24 (2013.01 - EP); A24D 1/22 (2020.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

[Y] EP 0254848 A2 19880203 - REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R [US]
[YD] US 3236244 A 19660222 - IRBY JR RICHARD M, et al
[A] GB 759341 A 19561017 - JAN IVO MAREK, et al
[A] FR 2163008 A5 19730720 - OLIN CORP

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0342538 A2 19891123; EP 0342538 A3 19901205; AU 3468589 A 19891116; AU 614364 B2 19910829; BG 60140 B2 19931130; IN 172374 B 19930710; JP H0253476 A 19900222; SU 1812955 A3 19930430

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 89108560 A 19890512; AU 3468589 A 19890511; BG 8845489 A 19890515; IN 303CA1989 A 19890419; JP 11885689 A 19890515; SU 4613970 A 19890515