Smoking article with tobacco beads

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8960199
APP PUB NO 20110155154A1
SERIAL NO

13042024

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A component of a smoking article having tobacco beads. The tobacco beads can be located in a filter and/or a tobacco rod. The filter can be a multi-component filter, wherein an sorbent (preferably upstream) removes at least one constituent from mainstream tobacco smoke passing through the filter and downstream tobacco beads compensates for taste lost to the sorbent. The tobacco beads optionally include flavorants in addition to tobacco particulates. The tobacco beads can be located within a cavity in the filter or within the tow. This component can comprise additional flavors, which are released into the mainstream smoke under ambient conditions. The tobacco beads optionally include binders such as microcrystalline cellulose or other cellulosic material, which can be formed into a paste with tobacco powder and optionally with additional flavors. The paste can be extruded and spheronized to form the tobacco beads.

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PHILIP MORRIS USA INCRICHMOND VA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Assmann, Gerson Glen Allen, US 2 124
Jupe, Richard Richmond, US 32 1622
Karles, Georgios D Richmond, US 95 2051
Lewis, Benjamin Richmond, US 31 479
Nepomuceno, Jose Beaverdam, US 20 686
Sherron, James Midlothian, US 2 124
Willis, Vivian E Maidens, US 5 330
Zhuang, Shuzhong Richmond, US 91 1221
Zimmermann, Stephen Midlothian, US 5 308

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