Global Patent Index - EP 1938700 A2

EP 1938700 A2 20080702 - Low sidestream smoke cigarette with combustible paper having modified ash characteristics

Title (en)

Low sidestream smoke cigarette with combustible paper having modified ash characteristics

Title (de)

Zigarette mit geringer seitlicher Rauchfreisetzung sowie verbrennbarem Papier mit modifizierten Ascheeigenschaften

Title (fr)

Cigarette à courant de fumée secondaire réduit avec un papier combustible ayant des caractéristiques de cendre modifiées

Publication

EP 1938700 A2 20080702 (EN)

Application

EP 08004029 A 20030314

Priority

  • EP 03744282 A 20030314
  • US 36413702 P 20020315

Abstract (en)

A low sidestream smoke cigarette comprises a conventional tobacco rod (54), and a combustible treatment paper (56, 58) having a sidestream smoke treatment composition. The treatment composition comprises in combination, an oxygen storage and donor metal oxide oxidation catalyst and an essentially non-combustible particulate adjunct for said catalyst. Improvements are made in the treatment composition and/or the addition of metal oxides or carbonates thereto to improve ash characteristics.

IPC 8 full level

A24D 1/02 (2006.01); D21H 17/67 (2006.01); D21H 19/38 (2006.01); D21H 27/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24D 1/02 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (examination)

WO 0224006 A2 20020328 - ROTHMANS BENSON & HEDGES [CA]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1938700 A2 20080702; EP 1938700 A3 20141105

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08004029 A 20030314