Tobacco smoke filter and method of production
OwnerAhmad Fashihul Lisan, Sudirman Widiarto +1inventors
InventorsAhmad Fashihul Lisan, Sudirman Widiarto, Lee Philip O'donovan
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Abstract
A method of producing a flavoured tobacco smoke filter or filter element comprising a self sustaining longitudinally extending cylindrical core comprising fibres or filaments of tobacco smoke filtering material which are bonded at their points of contact; the method comprising a step of applying a flavouring agent to a longitudinally advancing flow of filters and/or filter elements and/or multiple filter rods. Filters and filter elements are also provided.
Claims53
A method of producing a flavoured tobacco smoke filter or filter element comprising a self-sustaining longitudinally extending cylindrical core comprising fibres or filaments of tobacco smoke filtering material which are bonded at their points of contact;
- the method comprising a step of applying a flavouring agent to a longitudinally advancing flow of filters and/or filter elements and/or multiple filter rods.
A product comprising a plurality of individual tobacco smoke filters or filter elements abutted end to end, each filter or filter element including a self-sustaining substantially cylindrical core comprising fibres or filaments of tobacco smoke filtering material bonded at their points of contact and a flavouring agent;
- and a wrapper around the plurality of individual tobacco smoke filters or filter elements.
A tobacco smoke filter or filter element comprising a self-sustaining substantially cylindrical core comprising fibres or filaments of tobacco smoke filtering material bonded at their points of contact;
- and a flavouring agent.
An apparatus for producing flavoured tobacco smoke filters or filter elements comprising feed means (a feeder) for longitudinally advancing a flow of filters and/or filter elements and/or multiple filter rods elements each comprising a self-sustaining longitudinally extending cylindrical core comprising fibres or filaments of tobacco smoke filtering material which are bonded at their points of contact;
- and flavour application means (a flavour applicator) for applying a flavouring agent to the longitudinally advancing filters and/or filter elements and/or multiple filter rods.
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A tobacco smoke filter or filter element comprising a self-sustaining substantially cylindrical core comprising fibres or filaments of tobacco smoke filtering material bonded at their points of contact;
- one or more continuous components extending substantially longitudinally of the cylindrical core;
- and a flavouring agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.