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Adjustable filter cigarette

CA 1255991 A · Owner: Philip Morris Products Inc. · Inventors: Nichols, Walter A.

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Abstract of the Disclosure A variable dilution cigarette, of the type having a filter with two relatively rotatable segments having slits in the plug wrapping and the tipping paper which rotate in and out of rotational registry to vary the dilution level, is provided which is insensitive to slight longitudinal misalignment of the slits. An array of longitudinal depressions is formed in one segment of the filter plug centered on the slit in the plug wrapping and ending short of both ends of the filter segment containing the slit. The depressions act as a plenum allowing the longitudinal flow of air between the slit in the tipping paper and the slit in the plug wrapping in case of …

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  • Granted June 20, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 20, 2006.
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FiledNovember 18, 1986
GrantedJune 20, 1989
Term endedJune 20, 2006
Patent numberCA 1255991 A
Classification (IPC)A24D3/04

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1987198919911993199519971999200120032005Application filedNov 18, 1986Patent grantedJune 20, 1989Term endedJune 20, 2006

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