Filtered Cigarette With Modifiable Sensory Characteristics

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20110271968A1
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12775892

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A filter element for a smoking article is provided, the filter element including a first segment of fibrous tow filter material; a second segment of fibrous tow filter material in spaced relation to the first segment; and a cavity positioned between the two segments of fibrous tow filter material, the cavity containing a plurality of breakable capsules having an outer shell and an internal payload comprising a flavorant, wherein one segment of fibrous tow filter material includes an adsorbent material dispersed therein and the other segment is substantially free of adsorbent material. A cigarette that includes such a filter element is also provided.

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R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY401 NORTH MAIN STREET WINSTON-SALEM NC 27101

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beard, Kenneth Allen Lexington, US 13 552
Carpenter, Carolyn Rierson Lewisville, US 4 181
Dunlap, Sharon Pitts Walnut Cove, US 9 389
Grimes, Chris J High Point, US 14 35
Holland, Andrea Charlotte, US 1 34
Reasor, Barbara A Winston-Salem, US 1 34

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