CIGARETTE Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: cigarette industry, in particular, manufacture of cigarettes with reduced amount of carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke inhaled by smoker.

SUBSTANCE: cigarette has portion of tobacco wrapped into cigarette paper sheet rolled to form rod. Cut tobacco has width of at least 1.2 mm. Grid of protrusions is formed on part or whole inner surface of cigarette paper sheet, said protrusions having height of at least 1/3 the thickness of sheet and extending toward cut tobacco. According to one particular embodiment, tobacco is cut to width of at least 2.0 mm. According to another particular embodiment, tobacco is cut to width of up to 3.0 mm. Protrusions on cigarette paper may have height of up to 10 thicknesses thereof. Cigarette paper sheet may have thickness of 10-50 micron. Each protrusion is formed as truncated cone.

EFFECT: reduced monoxide to resin ratio in tobacco smoke.

6 cl, 3 dwg