Global Patent Index - EP 2227101 A1

EP 2227101 A1 20100915 - SMOKING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED EXTINGHUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Title (en)

SMOKING ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED EXTINGHUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

Title (de)

RAUCHARTIKEL MIT VERBESSERTEN LÖSCHEIGENSCHAFTEN

Title (fr)

ARTICLE À FUMER PRÉSENTANT DES CARACTÉRISTIQUES D'EXTINCTION AMÉLIORÉES

Publication

EP 2227101 A1 20100915 (EN)

Application

EP 08802630 A 20080925

Priority

  • EP 2008008168 W 20080925
  • EP 07400034 A 20071220
  • EP 08802630 A 20080925

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2071965A1] A smoking article comprises a tobacco rod and a wrapper, wherein the wrapper includes at least one zone treated with an inorganic salt providing reduced ignition propensity. Preferably, the porosity of the wrapper in the treated zones is larger than 10 CU. Suitable inorganic salts are, e.g., magnesium chloride, aluminium sulfate, alum, sodium tetraborate, the hydrated forms of these compounds, sodium chloride, or mixtures thereof.

IPC 8 full level

A24C 5/00 (2006.01); A24C 5/40 (2006.01); A24C 5/46 (2006.01); A24D 1/02 (2006.01); A24D 1/10 (2006.01); D21H 17/66 (2006.01); D21H 23/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24C 5/005 (2013.01 - EP US); A24D 1/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A24D 1/022 (2013.01 - EP US); A24D 1/025 (2013.01 - EP US); D21H 17/66 (2013.01 - EP US); D21H 19/64 (2013.01 - EP US); D21H 23/22 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2009080136A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2071965 A1 20090624; EP 2071965 B1 20101117; AT E488147 T1 20101215; AU 2008340831 A1 20090702; AU 2008340831 B2 20130516; CA 2709427 A1 20090702; DE 602007010653 D1 20101230; EP 2227101 A1 20100915; ES 2353581 T3 20110303; PL 2071965 T3 20110429; PT 2071965 E 20110203; US 2009159090 A1 20090625; WO 2009080136 A1 20090702

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07400034 A 20071220; AT 07400034 T 20071220; AU 2008340831 A 20080925; CA 2709427 A 20080925; DE 602007010653 T 20071220; EP 08802630 A 20080925; EP 2008008168 W 20080925; ES 07400034 T 20071220; PL 07400034 T 20071220; PT 07400034 T 20071220; US 34032208 A 20081219