Smoking article filters

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9185935
APP PUB NO 20150107613A1
SERIAL NO

14398627

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The present invention relates to improvements in filters for use in smoking articles such as cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos. The improvements, particularly but not exclusively, relate to filter capabilities and to the manufacture of such filters. In one example, a filter for a smoking article comprises randomly oriented discrete short length fibres of absorbent having adsorbent particles dispersed therein. The invention also provides a filter for a smoking article comprising various other filter arrangements including absorbent and/or adsorbent materials.

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BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITEDGLOBE HOUSE 1 WATER STREET LONDON WC2R 3LA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Davis, Andrew London, GB 91 1041
Lewis, David London, GB 346 3761
Major, John London, GB 25 541
Richardson, John London, GB 181 5575
Sampson, John London, GB 27 524

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