IP Library Granted Patent US 9,788,573
Granted Patent B2
US 9,788,573 · App. 14/793,835 · Granted Oct 17, 2017

Smoke filters for reducing components in a smoke stream

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Patent No.
US 9,788,573
App. No.
14/793,835
Granted
Oct 17, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Smoke filters that reduce the concentration of carbon monoxide and phenols in a smoke stream may include a porous mass section comprising a plurality of active particles, a plurality of binder particles, and an active coating disposed on at least a portion of the active particles and the binder particles, wherein the active particles and the binder particles are bound together at a plurality of contact points; and a filter section. In some instances, a filter may include a porous mass section comprising a plurality of active particles and a plurality of binder particles, wherein the active particles and the binder particles are bound together at a plurality of contact points without an adhesive; and a filter section comprising an active dopant.

Claims (20)

1. A porous mass comprising:

a plurality of active particles and a plurality of binder particles, wherein the active particles and the binder particles are bound together at a plurality of contact points, wherein the active particles comprise phosphorous pentoxide.

2. A filter comprising the porous mass of claim 1 and a filter section.

3. The filter of claim 2 , wherein the filter section comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a plurality of second active particles, an active dopant, and any combination thereof.

4. The filter of claim 3 , wherein the active dopant comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of triacetin, malic acid, potassium carbonate, citric acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, ascorbic acid, polyethyleneimine, cyclodextrin, sodium hydroxide, sulphamic acid, sodium sulphamate, polyvinyl acetate, carboxylated acrylate, liquid amines, vitamin E, triethyl citrate, acetyl triethyl citrate, tributyl citrate acetyl tributyl citrate, acetyl tri-2-ethylhexyl, a non-ionic surfactant, polyoxyethylene (POE) compounds, POE (4) lauryl ether, POE 20 sorbitan monolaurate, POE (4) sorbitan monolaurate, POE (6) sorbitol, POE (20) C 16 , C 10 -C 13 phosphates, and any combination thereof.

5. The filter of claim 3 , wherein the active dopant is present in an amount of about 3% to about 15%.

6. The filter of claim 2 , wherein the filter has an encapsulated pressure drop of about 0.1 mm of water per mm of length to about 20 mm of water per mm of length.

7. A porous mass comprising:

a plurality of active particles, a plurality of binder particles, and an active coating disposed on at least a portion of the active particles and the binder particles, wherein the active particles and the binder particles are bound together at a plurality of contact points, wherein the active coating comprises triacetin, triethyl citrate, acetyl triethyl citrate, tributyl citrate acetyl tributyl citrate, acetyl tri-2-ethylhexyl, POE (4) lauryl ether, POE 20 sorbitan monolaurate, POE (4) sorbitan monolaurate, POE (6) sorbitol, POE (20) C 16 , and any combination thereof.

8. A filter comprising the porous mass of claim 7 and a filter section.

9. The filter of claim 8 , wherein the filter section comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a plurality of second active particles, an active dopant, and any combination thereof.

10. The filter of claim 9 , wherein the active dopant is present in an amount of about 3% to about 15%.

11. The filter of claim 8 , wherein the filter has an encapsulated pressure drop of about 0.1 mm of water per mm of length to about 20 mm of water per mm of length.

12. A smoking device comprising a filter of claim 8 in fluid communication with a smokeable substance.

13. A filter comprising:

a porous mass section comprising a plurality of active particles and a plurality of binder particles, wherein the active particles and the binder particles are bound together at a plurality of contact points without an adhesive, wherein the active particles comprise phosphorous pentoxide; and

a filter section comprising an active dopant.

14. The filter of claim 13 , wherein the active dopant comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of triacetin, malic acid, potassium carbonate, citric acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, ascorbic acid, polyethyleneimine, cyclodextrin, sodium hydroxide, sulphamic acid, sodium sulphamate, polyvinyl acetate, carboxylated acrylate, liquid amines, vitamin E, triethyl citrate, acetyl triethyl citrate, tributyl citrate acetyl tributyl citrate, acetyl tri-2-ethylhexyl, a non-ionic surfactant, polyoxyethylene (POE) compounds, POE (4) lauryl ether, POE 20 sorbitan monolaurate, POE (4) sorbitan monolaurate, POE (6) sorbitol, POE (20) C 16 , C 10 -C 13 phosphates, and any combination thereof.

15. The filter of claim 13 , wherein the filter has an encapsulated pressure drop of about 0.1 mm of water per mm of length to about 20 mm of water per mm of length.

16. A smoking device comprising the filter of claim 13 in fluid communication with a smokeable substance.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2017
From: CELANESE ACETATE LLC
To: ACETATE INTERNATIONAL LLC
Reel/Frame 044869/0827 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2015
From: KIZER, LAWTON E.; ROBERTSON, RAYMOND M.
To: CELANESE ACETATE LLC
Reel/Frame 036020/0896 →