Smoking article mouthpiece configured to receive an insert unit

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PATENT NO 11272734
APP PUB NO 20200022405A1
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16495886

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A smoking article (10) comprising: an aerosol-generating substrate (12) and a mouthpiece (14) secured to a downstream end of the aerosol-generating substrate (12). The mouthpiece (14) comprises a first segment (24) of elastically deformable material, the first segment (24) having a length in the longitudinal direction of the mouthpiece (14) and a width transverse to its length. The first segment (24) comprises an insert unit access portion comprising at least one slit (60) extending along at least a part of the length of the first segment (14), and extending across at least a part of the width of the first segment (14) to facilitate deformation of the access portion, such that an opening (25) is formable or expandable in the access portion of the first segment (14) upon receiving an insert unit (50).

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PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S ANEUCHATEL SWITZERLAND

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Grandjean, Emeric Lausanne, CH 12 8
Jeantet, Stephane Mignovillard, FR 1 0
Nappi, Leonardo Vallamand, CH 22 101

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