Cigarette filter

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8746255
APP PUB NO 20110240046A1
SERIAL NO

13161635

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A cigarette filter includes a filter body and flavor granules added to the filter body, wherein the flavor granules each comprise a core material and a flavor-carrying carrier adhered to the surface of the core material, and wherein the flavor granules have a grain size distribution such that granules having a grain size of 100 μm or larger make up 99% by mass or more of the flavor granules and granules having a grain size of 200 μm or larger make up 70% by mass or more of the flavor granules.

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  • JAPAN TOBACCO INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hasegawa, Takashi Tokyo, JP 370 3436
Torai, Hiroyuki Tokyo, JP 8 27

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