Global Patent Index - EP 4228448 A1

EP 4228448 A1 20230823 - SMOKING ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SMOKING ARTICLE

Title (en)

SMOKING ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SMOKING ARTICLE

Title (de)

RAUCHARTIKEL UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES RAUCHARTIKELS

Title (fr)

ARTICLE À FUMER ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UN ARTICLE À FUMER

Publication

EP 4228448 A1 20230823 (EN)

Application

EP 21794352 A 20211015

Priority

  • EP 20202049 A 20201015
  • EP 2021078600 W 20211015

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2022079234A1] The invention relates to a smoking article (1) comprising a cylindrical shape (2) with a longitudinal axis (L) running through respective base areas (2a, 2b) of a distal end (1a) and a mouth end (1b) of the smoking article (1), wherein the smoking article (1) comprises the following segments (3), which are arranged subsequently in the following order from the distal to the mouth end (1a, 1b), and are at least in part wrapped in a circumferential wrapper (4): a. A tobacco segment (5) comprising tobacco or tobacco derived smokable material, b. A cooling segment (6) having a first flow path (8) from the tobacco segment (6) to a filter segment (9), c. the filter segment (9) comprising a second flow path (10) from the cooling segment (6) to the mouth end (1b). The invention is characterized in that the filter segment (9) comprises a tobacco product (11) comprising tobacco particles having an average particle size of 30 µm and a dispersion medium for dispersing the tobacco particles. The invention also comprises a method for manufacturing such a smoking article.

IPC 8 full level

A24D 3/10 (2006.01); A24D 3/02 (2006.01); A24D 3/04 (2006.01); A24D 3/17 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A24B 15/12 (2013.01 - US); A24B 15/14 (2013.01 - KR); A24C 5/01 (2020.01 - EP KR US); A24C 5/1885 (2013.01 - KR); A24C 5/47 (2013.01 - EP KR); A24D 1/04 (2013.01 - KR); A24D 1/045 (2013.01 - US); A24D 1/20 (2020.01 - EP KR US); A24D 3/022 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A24D 3/0225 (2013.01 - EP KR); A24D 3/0279 (2013.01 - EP KR); A24D 3/043 (2013.01 - KR); A24D 3/048 (2013.01 - EP KR US); A24D 3/062 (2013.01 - US); A24D 3/10 (2013.01 - EP KR); A24D 3/14 (2013.01 - US); A24D 3/17 (2020.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2022079234A1

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2022079234 A1 20220421; CN 116322381 A 20230623; EP 4228448 A1 20230823; JP 2023545914 A 20231101; KR 20230085914 A 20230614; US 2023404142 A1 20231221

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2021078600 W 20211015; CN 202180071052 A 20211015; EP 21794352 A 20211015; JP 2023517358 A 20211015; KR 20237013658 A 20211015; US 202118031287 A 20211015