Granted Patent
Utility
US 4,917,121 · App. 07/281,583
Smoking article
Inventors:
Tilford F. Riehl, Robert R. Johnson
Patented Case
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Granted: Apr 17, 1990
Filed: Dec 9, 1988
Inventors
Tilford F. Riehl
Robert R. Johnson
Assignee (at issue)
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation
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