(19)
(11) EP 4 338 630 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.06.2024 Bulletin 2024/24

(43) Date of publication A2:
20.03.2024 Bulletin 2024/12

(21) Application number: 23207045.8

(22) Date of filing: 31.08.2016
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A24F 47/00(2020.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A24D 1/22
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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

(30) Priority: 31.08.2015 US 201514840178

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
16766151.1 / 3344074

(71) Applicant: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101-3804 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BEESON, Dwayne William
    Kernersville, 27284 (US)
  • CONNER, Billy T.
    Clemmons, 27012 (US)
  • CROOKS, Evon Llewellyn
    Mocksville, 27028 (US)
  • HOERTZ, Paul G.
    Chapel Hill, 27514 (US)
  • MONSALUD, Luis
    Kernersville, 27284 (US)
  • MUA, John-Paul
    Advance, 27006 (US)
  • TILLEY, Timothy F.
    Pinnacle, 27043 (US)
  • COLE, Stephen
    Advance, 27006 (US)
  • WILLIAMS, Darrell D.
    Winston-Salem, 27106 (US)
  • WHITE, Samantha S.
    Thomasville, 27360 (US)
  • WALLACE, Karen Womble
    27104, Winston-Salem (US)
  • GONZALEZ-PARRA, Alvaro
    Advance, 27006 (US)
  • PU, Yan
    Kernersville, 27284 (US)
  • DAVIS, Michael F.
    Clemmons, 27012 (US)
  • LAMPE, Matthew E.
    Winston-Salem, 27103 (US)
  • YUTZY, Karter R.
    Kernersville, 27824 (US)
  • WATSON, Nicholas Harrison
    27053, Westfield (US)

(74) Representative: Dehns 
St. Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

   


(54) SMOKING ARTICLE


(57) A smoking article (10) is provided and has opposed lighting and mouth ends (14, 18). A mouth end portion is disposed at the mouth end (18) and a heat generation portion is disposed about the lighting end (14). An outer wrapping material (75) is wrapped at least about the heat generation portion and extends toward the mouth end portion, to define a cylindrical rod. An aerosol-generating portion is disposed within the outer wrapping material (75) and between the heat generation and mouth end portions. The aerosol-generating portion is configured to generate an aerosol in response to heat received from the heat generation portion. The aerosol-generating and heat generation portions are further configured to cooperate to distribute heat received by the aerosol-generating portion from the heat generation portion, so as to prevent scorching of the outer wrapping material (75). An associated method is also provided.







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