Cigarette wrapper with printed catalyst

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9119421
APP PUB NO 20070095358A1
SERIAL NO

10560396

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A wrapper for a smoking article includes a web; and a patterned deposit on at least a portion of one surface of the wrapper, wherein the patterned deposit comprises catalyst particles. The patterned deposit can include a nanoparticle catalyst that is capable of catalyzing the conversion of a constituent gas component in the mainstream and/or sidestream smoke of the smoking article. The constituent gas component can be carbon monoxide and/or nitric oxide and the catalyst particles can be iron oxide. Also provided is a smoking article comprising a tobacco rod having a wrapper formed around the tobacco rod, the wrapper including a patterned deposit on at least a portion of one surface of the wrapper. A method of making the wrapper and a method of making a smoking article utilizing the wrapper are also provided.

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PHILIP MORRIS USA INC6601 WEST BROAD STREET RICHMOND VA 23230

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Alonso, Hector Richmond, US 4 155
Garg, Rajesh K Richmond, US 21 210
Gedevanishvili, Shalva Richmond, US 40 720
Li, Ping Richmond, US 464 4732
Rasouli, Firooz Midlothian, US 74 980
Zhang, Weijun Richmond, US 27 257

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