Smoking article with improved means for delivering flavorants

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EP 0 342 538 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	05.12.1990 Bulletin 1990/49

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	23.11.1989 Bulletin 1989/47

(21)	Application number: 89108560.7

(22)	Date of filing: 12.05.1989

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁴: A24F 47/00, A24B 15/16

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

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Priority:

16.05.1988 US 194696

(71)	Applicant: R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY
	Winston-Salem North Carolina 27102 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Perfetti, Thomas Albert Winston-Salem North Carolina 27103 (US) Worrell, Gary Wilbur Tobaccoville North Carolina 27050 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hoeger, Stellrecht & Partner
	Uhlandstrasse 14 c 70182 Stuttgart 70182 Stuttgart (DE)

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(54)	Smoking article with improved means for delivering flavorants

(57) The present invention generally relates to a smoking article having a fuel element, a physically separate aerosol generating means, a mouthend piece, and improved means for delivering one or more flavorants to the user which comprises a carbon filled sheet material located in a non-burning portion of the smoking article which carries or otherwise contains one or more flavorants. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a carbon filled sheet of tobacco employed as at least as a portion of the mouthend piece of such articles to carry flavorants, particularly highly volatile flavorants like menthol.

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