EP 1455608 B1 20061011 - METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR MENTHOLATION OF CIGARETTES
Title (en)
METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR MENTHOLATION OF CIGARETTES
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND ZUSAMMENSETZUNG ZUR MENTHOLANREICHERUNG VON ZIGARETTEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET COMPOSITION SERVANT A DONNER UN GOUT MENTHOLE AUX CIGARETTES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 0240642 W 20021218
- US 34301001 P 20011219
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2005000528A1] The present invention relates to smoking articles such as cigarettes, and in particular to a method and composition for mentholation of cigarettes. The tobacco rod of the cigarette contains a compound that decomposes upon exposure to elevated temperatures to yield menthol.
IPC 8 full level
A24B 15/28 (2006.01); A24B 15/30 (2006.01); A24D 1/04 (2006.01); A24D 1/18 (2006.01); A24D 3/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A24B 15/301 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 03053177 A1 20030703; AT E341952 T1 20061115; AU 2002357903 A1 20030709; DE 60215385 D1 20061123; DE 60215385 T2 20071025; EP 1455608 A1 20040915; EP 1455608 B1 20061011; HK 1070251 A1 20050617; JP 2005512555 A 20050512; US 2005000528 A1 20050106
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 0240642 W 20021218; AT 02792448 T 20021218; AU 2002357903 A 20021218; DE 60215385 T 20021218; EP 02792448 A 20021218; HK 05101979 A 20050308; JP 2003553943 A 20021218; US 83852104 A 20040503