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EP 1084631 A1 20010321 - CIGARETTE FILTER

Title (en)

CIGARETTE FILTER

Title (de)

ZIGARETTENFILTER

Title (fr)

FILTRE DE CIGARETTE

Publication

EP 1084631 A1 20010321 (EN)

Application

EP 00915611 A 20000330

Priority

RU 0000108 W 20000330
RU 99106163 A 19990402

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to a cigarette filter comprising at least one filtration member that includes at least one source of a magnetostatic field. The source of magnetostatic field preferably consists of a particulate material, which is preferably a hard magnetic material.

IPC 1-7

A24D 3/06

IPC 8 full level

A24D 3/06 (2006.01); A24D 3/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24D 3/16 (2013.01); A24D 3/163 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0059322A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0059322 A1 20001012; AU 3684300 A 20001023; EP 1084631 A1 20010321; RU 2141782 C1 19991127

DOCDB simple family (application)

RU 0000108 W 20000330; AU 3684300 A 20000330; EP 00915611 A 20000330; RU 99106163 A 19990402