Materials, Equipment, and Methods for Manufacturing Cigarettes

A wrapping paper for a smokable rod comprising:

• a pattern of intermittent bands applied to a wire side surface of the wrapping paper,
• the bands comprising a water-insoluble material comprising a starch and/or a starch-coated inorganic filler in an amount such that the material is sufficiently deformable so as to
• (a) reduce an amount of pressure to apply the bands,
• (b) decrease paper diffusivity, and
• (c) maintain paper opacity at a level acceptable for commercial production of the smokable rods.

A cigarette, comprising:

• a column of smokable material;
• a wrapping paper having a wire side surface and a felt side surface circumscribing the smokable material such that the felt side surface of the paper faces the smokable material;
• and
• a pattern of intermittent bands applied to the wire side surface of the paper, the bands comprising a water-insoluble material comprising a starch ester and/or a starch-coated inorganic filler in an amount such that the material is sufficiently deformable so as to
• (a) reduce an amount of pressure to apply the bands,
• (b) decrease paper diffusivity, and
• (c) maintain paper opacity at a level acceptable for commercial production of the cigarette,
• wherein the pattern of bands is adapted to reduce a porosity of the paper so as to decrease a supply of oxygen to the smokable material inside the paper and thereby reduce ignition propensity of the cigarette.

A method of making a wrapping paper for a smoking article, comprising:

• providing a wrapping paper substrate for a smoking article wound on a first roll;
• unwinding the substrate from the first roll;
• and
• applying on the substrate a pattern of intermittent bands comprising a water-insoluble material comprising a starch ester and/or a starch-coated inorganic filler in an amount such that the material is sufficiently deformable so as to
• (a) reduce an amount of pressure to apply the bands,
• (b) decrease paper diffusivity, and
• (c) maintain paper opacity at a level acceptable for commercial production of the smoking article.