Patents
US 12622455 B2: Banded papers, smoking articles and methods
- Granted
- 2026-05-12
- Filed
- 2023-01-09 application 18151592
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Wrapper for cigarette manufacture includes transversely extending band regions applied by a printing technique, such as gravure printing. The band regions comprise starch, an anti-wrinkling agent such as 1,2 propylene glycol or glycerin, and optionally calcium carbonate. Any suitable printing technique can be used to apply the aqueous solution to the banded regions. The pattern of banded regions may be bands, stripes, two-dimensional arrays, undulated regions, and the like along and/or around the tobacco rod. The pattern can be applied in one or more layers. The pattern may be configured so that when a smoking article is placed on a substrate, at least two longitudinal locations along the length of the tobacco rod have film-forming compound located only on sides of the smoking article not in contact with the substrate.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 (ipgb20260512.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Morris USA Inc. 523 patents | US company or organization | Richmond, VA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ping Li | Glen Allen, VA | 23 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Firooz Rasouli | Midlothian, VA | 33 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Rajesh K. Garg | Richmond, VA | 19 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Randall E. Baren | Glen Allen, VA | 18 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Marc W. Rose | Mechanicsville, VA | 25 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Peter J. Lipowicz | Midlothian, VA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | ||
| Tony A. Phan | Richmond, VA | 13 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Timothy S. Sherwood | Midlothian, VA | 26 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Szu-Sung Yang | Midlothian, VA | 22 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Donald E. Miser | Chesterfield, VA | 20 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 | |
| Milton E. Parrish | Midlothian, VA | 17 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A24D | Cigars; cigarettes; tobacco smoke filters; mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes; manufacture of tobacco smoke filters or mouthpieces | A24D1/025 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
| D21H | Pulp compositions; preparation thereof not covered by subclasses d21c or d21d; impregnating or coating of paper; treatment of finished paper not covered by class b31 or subclass d21g; paper not otherwise provided for | D21H17/28 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-12 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
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