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(64) ELECTRICALLY HEATED CIGARETTE.
INCLUDING CONTROL-RELEASE
FLAVORING
Deborah J. NEWMAN, Prince
Geonge, VA (US); Beverley C.
‘Woodson, Ruther Glen, VA (US)
(75) inventors:
(73) Assignee: llip Morris USA Ine.
(21) Appl.Nos — 13/044,236
(22) Filed Mar. 9, 2011
Related U.S. Application Data
(60) Division of application No, 10/979,103, filed on Nov.
2, 2004, which i acontinuation-in-par of application
No. 10695,760, filed on Oct. 30, 2003, now aban-
doned,
(60) Provisional application No, 60/422,497, filed on Oct.
31,2002
Publication Classification
1) Inc.
AUB 1832 (2006.01)
AUB 1530 (2006.01)
AME 47/00 (2006.01)
AUP 1300 (2006.01)
(82) US.Cb oe ISM27S; 131/277: 131/280, 131/328;
131/194
on ABSTRACT
Electrically heated cigaretes used in an eletrical smoking
system includes flavoring-release alive and sorbent ef:
tive to remove one or more gas-phase constituents of ain
stream tobacco smoke. The flavoring-telease additive
includes at leat one favoring. The flavoring is released inthe
cigarette upon te lavoring-releae additive reaching atleast
‘minimum temperature during smoking. The Navoring
lease additive ean have various forms including, for example,
beads, films and inclusion complexes. Elecrical smoking
systems including the eletrically heated cigarettes, methods
cof making the cigaretes, and methods of smoking the cig
retles ae also provided.Patent Application Publication Jun. 30, 2011 Sheet 1 of & US 2011/0155151 AL
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ELECTRICALLY HEATED CIGARETTE
INCLUDING CONTROL-RELEASE
FLAVORING
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of US.
Ser. No, 10/695,760, filed Oot. 30, 2008, which claims prior-
ity under35US.C. $119 US. Provisional Application No.
60422,497 ented ELECTRICALLY HEATED CIGA-
RETTE INCLUDING CONTROLLED RELEASE FLA-
VORING aud filed on Oct. 31, 2002, the entre contents of
‘which are hereby incorporated by reference
BACKGROUND
[0002] Traditional cigarettes are smoked by lighting anend
‘of @ Wrapped tobacco rod and drawing air predominately
through the lit ead by suetion at a mouthpiece end of the
cigarette. Traditional cigarettes dliver smoke asa result oF
‘combustion, drng which tobaceo is combusted at tempera-
tures that typically exceed 800° C. during a pull The heat of
‘combustion releases various gaseous combustion products,
‘and distillates fom the tobacco. As these gaseous products
‘are draw through the cigarette, they cool and condense to
form an aerosol, which provides the favors and aromas asso-