Banded Papers, Smoking Articles and Methods

• Main Authors: MISER DONALD E, PARRISH MILTON E, BAREN RANDALL E, SHERWOOD TIMOTHY S, LI PING, RASOULI FIROOZ, GARG RAJESH K, LIPOWICZ PETER J, ROSE MARC W, YANG SZU-SUNG, PHAN TONY A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.12.2011
• Subjects: CIGARETTES; CIGARS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES; TOBACCO; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS

Wrapper for cigarette manufacture includes transversely extending band regions applied by a printing technique, such as gravure printing. The band regions comprise starch, an anti-wrinkling agent such as 1,2 propylene glycol or glycerin, and optionally calcium carbonate. Any suitable printing techni...