Tobacco inventions 10/06

20060237024 - Tobacco product labeling system: The disclosed invention relates to visual content indicators of a tobacco product. More specifically, the invention includes labeling systems that provide at least one visual indicator of a tobacco product, methods for using the systems, and tobacco products that display one or more visual indicators of content. The present invention...

20060237025 - Method of reducing the harmful effects of orally or transdermally delivered nicotine: The present invention generally relates to the reduction of the harmful effects of orally or transdermally delivered nicotine in conventional tobacco-use cessation programs. More specifically, embodiments concern methods of reducing the harmful effects of nicotine intake, associated with conventional tobacco-use cessation programs, by providing tobacco products, which contain a reduced...

20060237026 - Rolling tray for herbs for smoking: This invention discloses a Rolling Tray for Herbs for Smoking. The tray includes one or more grooves that may allow the user to easily sort and temporarily store materials on the tray. At least one of these grooves may be semi-cylindrical in shape in order to allow the user to...

20060231112 - Accessory outlet apparatus: An accessory outlet apparatus includes a main body, a lighter unit including a coil provided at the main body to receive electricity to heat the coil, one or more power outlets provided at the main body to receive electricity and to provide power to external devices plugged into the one...

20060231111 - Smoking apparatus: A smoking apparatus includes a main, a lighter unit including a coil attached to the main body to receive electricity to heat the coil, and a control unit to control a supply of the electricity to the lighter unit. Accordingly, the smoking apparatus allows a user to light a smoking...

20060231113 - Thermally insulative smoking article filter components: A filter component includes a catalyst surrounded by a thermally insulative carbon fiber composite. The catalyst can catalyze the chemical reaction of selected gaseous constituents of a gas stream. During catalysis, the catalyst can reach high temperatures. The carbon fiber composite can contain heat generated during the catalysis within the...

20060231114 - Smoking articles and wrapping materials therefor: A smoking article including a smokable rod manufactured using a paper wrapping material having an additive material applied thereto as a pattern. The additive material is applied as aqueous coating formulation incorporating both an alginate and hydroxypropylcellulose....

20060225748 - Cigarette manufacturing method and machine: A cigarette manufacturing method and machine, whereby a shredded tobacco stream is fed along a channel extending through at least one carding unit and having at least one output portion closed by a suction conveyor belt and for feeding a mat of tobacco onto the suction conveyor belt; and the...

20060225749 - Fine paper & lighter: The basic overall shape and design of Fine Paper & Lighter calls for fine rice paper one and one-half inches in width and three inches in length. The paper is fabricated in a booklet and features the attachment of a disposable cigarette lighter. The paper and lighter are printed with...

20060225751 - Method of reducing nitrite and/or nitrosamine in tobacco leaves using microorganism having denitrifying ability: A method of reducing the content of nitrite and/or nitrosamine in tobacco leaves, comprising treating the tobacco leaves with a microorganism belonging to Agrobacterium genus and having the denitrifying ability....

20060225750 - Method of reducing nitrosamine content in tobacco leaves: A method of reducing the content of TSNA in tobacco leaves, comprising treating the tobacco leaves with a microorganism having no nitrate-reducing ability but having the ability of growth-competition with a microorganism belonging to Enterobacter or Pantoea genus....

20060225752 - Improved cigarette filters comprising compound fibers: An improved cigarette filter material/method is provided, especially a compound fiber filter. Cylindrical, with paper tube, filled with tow of interconnected compound fibers in parallel with the cylindrical axis. Said compound fiber comprises a fiber core with a surface layer made from adsorptive materials on. The adsorptive material and the...

20060225753 - Tobacco smoke filter and tobacco blend for altering mainstream smoke: The invention relates to a cigarette for reducing a ratio of at least one constituent to tar in mainstream smoke. The cigarette comprises at least one of a low efficiency tobacco smoke filter and a tobacco blend having a lower stem content as compared to a conventional tobacco....

20060225755 - Cigarette with colored smoke: A smoking device is disclosed including an inhalation portion and a combustion portion joined to the inhalation portion. The combustion portion includes a combustible product portion surrounded by a wrapping portion. The combustion portion also includes a colored smoke producing element that produces colored smoke. The color of the smoke...

20060225754 - Colored smoke module for cigarette: A colored smoke module is disclosed that is mountable to at least a portion of a cigarette or other smoking device. The colored smoke module produces colored smoke when burned. Further, the colored smoke module is user mountable to a cigarette or other smoking device....

20060219253 - Relating to smoking article filters: The invention describes a filter (1) with a first filter portion (6) comprising an adsorbent, for example carbon, and/or a catalyst, capable of reducing various vapour phase constituents of cigarette smoke. The adsorbent/catalyst is separated from a second filter portion by means of a barrier (2) having pores therein of...