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Granted Patent B2
US 8,826,916 · App. 11/070,192 · Granted Sep 9, 2014

Filter for smoking

Inventors: Michihiro Inagaki (Tokyo, JP); Takashi Hasegawa (Tokyo, JP); Kazunori Sugai (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Tobacco Inc.
A24F13/04A24D3/067A24F47/008A24D3/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,826,916
App. No.
11/070,192
Granted
Sep 9, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A filter for smoking includes a filter medium, and a means for heating the filter medium or a periphery of the filter medium.

Claims (8)

1. A filter for smoking, comprising:

a filter medium formed of heat resistant fibers that is a high efficiency filter capable of removing substantially 100% of particles and capable of delivering vapor components substantially completely; and

a heater heating the filter medium and a periphery of the filter medium, the heater completely surrounding the periphery of the filter medium and being capable of controlling the temperature within a range of between 125° C. and 150° C.,

wherein the filter medium selectively removes high boiling point components in a smoke.

2. The filter for smoking according to claim 1 , which further comprises a cooling section.

3. The filter for smoking according to claim 1 , which further comprises a charcoal filter.

4. The filter for smoking according to claim 1 , which comprises a first upstream filter medium set at a first temperature and a second downstream filter medium set at a second temperature lower than said first temperature, which selectively condenses a part of high boiling point components in a smoke.

5. The filter for smoking according to claim 1 , wherein the high boiling point components include benzo[a]pyrene and aromatic amines.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2005
From: INAGAKI, MICHIHIRO; HASEGAWA, TAKASHI; SUGAI, KAZUNORI
To: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
Reel/Frame 016346/0108 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-258988 · Sep 4, 2002 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP0310877 · Aug 27, 2003
Related Publication 20050145260A1 · Jul 7, 2005