Global Patent Index - EP 2566357 A1

EP 2566357 A1 20130313 - FILTERED CIGARETTE WITH MODIFIABLE SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS

Title (en)

FILTERED CIGARETTE WITH MODIFIABLE SENSORY CHARACTERISTICS

Title (de)

FILTERZIGARETTE MIT MODIFIZIERBAREN SENSORISCHEN EIGENSCHAFTEN

Title (fr)

CIGARETTE À FILTRE AVEC CARACTÉRISTIQUES SENSORIELLES MODIFIABLES

Publication

EP 2566357 A1 20130313 (EN)

Application

EP 11724076 A 20110506

Priority

  • US 77589210 A 20100507
  • US 2011035502 W 20110506

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2011271968A1] A filter element for a smoking article is provided, the filter element including a first segment of fibrous tow filter material; a second segment of fibrous tow filter material in spaced relation to the first segment; and a cavity positioned between the two segments of fibrous tow filter material, the cavity containing a plurality of breakable capsules having an outer shell and an internal payload comprising a flavorant, wherein one segment of fibrous tow filter material includes an adsorbent material dispersed therein and the other segment is substantially free of adsorbent material. A cigarette that includes such a filter element is also provided.

IPC 8 full level

A24D 3/04 (2006.01); A24D 3/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24D 3/048 (2013.01 - EP US); A24D 3/061 (2013.01 - EP US); A24D 3/14 (2013.01 - EP US); A24D 3/16 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2011140430A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2011271968 A1 20111110; CN 102933105 A 20130213; CN 102933105 B 20160511; EP 2566357 A1 20130313; EP 2566357 B1 20150415; ES 2540881 T3 20150714; JP 2013526266 A 20130624; WO 2011140430 A1 20111110

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 77589210 A 20100507; CN 201180027684 A 20110506; EP 11724076 A 20110506; ES 11724076 T 20110506; JP 2013509289 A 20110506; US 2011035502 W 20110506