Cigarette having configured lighting end

Details Cigarette having configured lighting end Cigarette having configured lighting end

2007-10-05

2010-11-23

Lopez, Carlos (Department: 1791)

Tobacco

Tobacco or tobacco substitute product or component part thereof

Cigar or cigarette

C131S367000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07836897

ABSTRACT:
The lighting end or tip of the smoking article is configured in such a manner that the entire front or upstream face thereof does not lie in a plane that is generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the smoking article. For example, at least a portion of the front face of the smoking article lies in a plane (e.g., a generally flat plane) that is positioned about 40° to about 50° relative to the longitudinal axis of that smoking article. As such, the overall nature or character of the mainstream aerosol generated by a smoking article can be altered. This shape may include an ellipse, or may include a first section in a plane not perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a second section in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Alternatively, the face of the lighting end may have a shape such that its surface area is greater than the cross-sectional area of the smoking article.

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Picture of a cigar tulip, retrieved from www.dopesmoke.com on Jun. 11, 2010 (NPL 1).
Borschke et al., U.S. Appl. No. 11/868,264, titledCigarette Having Configured Lightning End, filed Oct. 5, 2007, 41 pages.

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