| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6823873 |
Cigarette having reduced sidestream smoke |
November 30, 2004 |
| A cigarette includes an ignition element in contact with tobacco, surrounded by a composite outer wrapper. The outer wrapper is impervious to oxygen causing the tobacco to extinguish between puffs. The ignition element, however, has a longer static burn time than the tobacco and rema |
| 6367481 |
Cigarette having reduced sidestream smoke |
April 9, 2002 |
| A cigarette includes an ignition element in contact with tobacco, surrounded by a composite outer wrapper. The outer wrapper is impervious to oxygen causing the tobacco to extinguish between puffs. The ignition element, however, has a longer static burn time than the tobacco and rema |
| 6311694 |
Smoking article having reduced sidestream smoke |
November 6, 2001 |
| A smoking article comprises a smoking accessory and a cigarette. The smoking accessory includes a holder and a substantially air-impermeable sleeve which is coupled to a distal portion of the holder and is coaxial therewith. The cigarette is received in the smoking accessory such that a |
| 5345951 |
Smoking article |
September 13, 1994 |
| A smoking article in which a flavored aerosol is generated by heat transfer to a flavor bed from the combustion of a heat source is provided. The article generates substantially no sidestream smoke. The transfer of heat from the heat source to the flavor bed is accomplished by convective |
| 5076296 |
Carbon heat source |
December 31, 1991 |
| A carbonaceous heat source for a smoking article is provided. The heat source is designed to maximize heat transfer to a flavor bed in the smoking article. The heat source undergoes substantially complete combustion leaving minimal residual ash, has a relatively low degree of thermal |
