Global Patent Index - EP 0390419 A2

EP 0390419 A2 19901003 - Improvements relating to smoking articles.

Title (en)

Improvements relating to smoking articles.

Title (de)

Rauchartikel.

Title (fr)

Articles à fumer.

Publication

EP 0390419 A2 19901003 (EN)

Application

EP 90303067 A 19900321

Priority

GB 8907255 A 19890331

Abstract (en)

A smoking article which comprises tobacco treated with a high loading level of humectant and which has been expanded by a high level expansion process to produce expanded tobacco having a humectant loading level in the range of 4% to 15%. The particulate matter, water, nicotine and humectant free (PMWNHF) to nicotine delivery ratio of smoking articles according to the invention and smoked under standard machine smoking conditions is not more than 8 to 1.

IPC 1-7

A24B 3/18; A24B 15/30

IPC 8 full level

A24B 3/12 (2006.01); A24B 3/18 (2006.01); A24B 15/30 (2006.01); A24B 15/32 (2006.01); A24B 15/42 (2006.01); A24D 1/00 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24B 15/30 (2013.01 - EP); A24B 15/42 (2013.01 - EP); A24D 1/00 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0390419 A2 19901003; EP 0390419 A3 19910403; EP 0390419 B1 19940504; EP 0390419 B2 19970917; AR 244956 A1 19931230; AT E105149 T1 19940515; AU 5239590 A 19901004; AU 637089 B2 19930520; BR 9001661 A 19910514; CA 2013427 A1 19900930; CA 2013427 C 19960910; DE 69008602 D1 19940609; DE 69008602 T2 19941027; DE 69008602 T3 19980108; DK 0390419 T3 19941031; ES 2054241 T3 19940801; ES 2054241 T5 19971116; GB 8907255 D0 19890517; GR 3025017 T3 19980130; JP 3113984 B2 20001204; JP H02286068 A 19901126

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90303067 A 19900321; AR 31652390 A 19900330; AT 90303067 T 19900321; AU 5239590 A 19900329; BR 9001661 A 19900330; CA 2013427 A 19900329; DE 69008602 T 19900321; DK 90303067 T 19900321; ES 90303067 T 19900321; GB 8907255 A 19890331; GR 970402662 T 19971014; JP 8729590 A 19900330