Global Patent Index - EP 1494553 A1

EP 1494553 A1 20050112 - FILTER UNIT FOR FILTER-CIGARETTES AND FILTER CIGARETTES

Title (en)

FILTER UNIT FOR FILTER-CIGARETTES AND FILTER CIGARETTES

Title (de)

FILTEREINLAGE FÜR FILTERZIGARETTEN UND FILTERZIGARETTEN

Title (fr)

UNITE DE FILTRE POUR CIGARETTES AVEC FILTRE ET CIGARETTES AVEC FILTRE

Publication

EP 1494553 A1 20050112 (EN)

Application

EP 02807211 A 20020515

Priority

  • HU 0200041 W 20020515
  • HU P0201257 A 20020417

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03086117A1] The filter unit according the invention contains wood cuttings of a particle size of 0.2-1.2 mm impregnated with sodium chloride solution, preferably with a solution of 20-40% sodium chloride and 80-60% of water. The wood cutting may be in a loose form or the wood cutting particles (9) may be arranged on a rib (8) made of cellulose-acetate. The filter cigarette containing a filter unit according to invention may contain the filter unit (5) between the filter-tip (4) and the tobacco body (1) or between two parts of the filter-tip (4). Preferably, the filter unit (5) is separated from the filter-tip (4) and/or from the tobacco body (1) by a web (6). (Fig. 1)

IPC 1-7

A24D 3/06; A24D 3/08

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A24D 3/06 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A24D 3/08 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03086117 A1 20031023; AU 2002307875 A1 20031027; CA 2482157 A1 20031023; CN 1276735 C 20060927; CN 1625350 A 20050608; EP 1494553 A1 20050112; HU 0201257 D0 20020629; HU P0201257 A2 20040528; JP 2005522208 A 20050728; KR 20040097355 A 20041117; US 2005161055 A1 20050728

DOCDB simple family (application)

HU 0200041 W 20020515; AU 2002307875 A 20020515; CA 2482157 A 20020515; CN 02828763 A 20020515; EP 02807211 A 20020515; HU P0201257 A 20020417; JP 2003583149 A 20020515; KR 20047016407 A 20020515; US 51168104 A 20041018