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- Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Grants
- Sprachen: English
- Patent Number: 10588,341
- Publication Date: March 17, 2020
- Appl. No: 15/102703
- Application Filed: December 10, 2014
- Assignees: SCHWEITZER-MAUDUIT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (Alpharetta, GA, US)
- Claim: 1. A paper wrapper for a smoking article, the paper wrapper having a basis weight that is less than about 40 grams per square meter, the paper wrapper including a first weak organic acid or acidic salt of the first weak organic acid, wherein the acidic salt of the first weak organic acid comprises a calcium salt of the first weak organic acid, and a second organic acid or salt of the second organic acid, the first weak organic acid being a monoprotic acid having a pK a greater than 4.2 or a polyprotic acid having a pK a1 greater than 4.2, the first weak organic acid including at least four carbons, and the second organic acid being a monoprotic acid having a pK a of 4.2 or less or a polyprotic acid having a pK a1 of 4.2 or less, the paper wrapper having an initial porosity of greater than 40 Coresta units, wherein a film-forming composition is applied to all or a portion of the paper wrapper, wherein the paper wrapper further includes a burn promoting agent or a burn control additive, further wherein the paper wrapper includes an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein the lower layer includes a crosslinked polymer film of the film-forming agent and the upper layer includes a higher proportion of each of the film-forming agent, the first weak organic acid and/or salt thereof, and the second organic acid and/or salt thereof than the lower layer.
- Claim: 2. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the first weak organic acid is not acetic acid, succinic acid, or citric acid.
- Claim: 3. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the first weak organic acid is coated onto a surface of the paper wrapper and/or impregnated into the paper wrapper.
- Claim: 4. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the first weak organic acid and the second organic acid are applied to the paper wrapper in select locations of the paper wrapper.
- Claim: 5. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the first weak organic acid and the second organic acid are applied to the paper wrapper in bands and wherein each band has a width and the width of each individual band is independently from about 2 millimeters to about 10 millimeters and wherein the bands are separated by spaces, the spaces having a width of from about 10 millimeters to about 30 millimeters.
- Claim: 6. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the first weak organic acid comprises levulinic acid, pimelic acid, adipic acid, or a combination of two or more weak organic acids.
- Claim: 7. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the salt of the second organic acid comprises a calcium salt of the organic acid.
- Claim: 8. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the porosity of the paper wrapper is greater than 40 Coresta units and less than 120 Coresta units.
- Claim: 9. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the first weak organic acid is applied over substantially the entire surface of the paper wrapper and/or impregnated into the entire bulk of the paper wrapper.
- Claim: 10. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the burn promoting agent, and/or the burn control additive are included in the paper wrapper in conjunction with the first weak organic acid or separately from the first weak organic acid.
- Claim: 11. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the first weak organic acid comprises levulinic acid, pimelic acid, adipic acid, or a combination of two or more of the first organic acids and wherein the second organic acid comprises malonic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, citric acid, galacturonic acid, glutaric acid, succinic acid, or a combination of two or more of the second organic acids.
- Claim: 12. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the first weak organic acid comprises levulinic acid and the second organic acid comprises lactic acid.
- Claim: 13. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the paper wrapper independently includes each of the first weak organic acid or salt of the first weak organic acid and the second organic acid or salt of the second organic acid in an amount that is from about 0.05% by weight to about 5% by weight of the paper wrapper.
- Claim: 14. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first weak organic acid or salt thereof and the second organic acid or salt thereof are independently applied in select areas of the paper wrapper.
- Claim: 15. A smoking article comprising a column of smokeable material and the paper wrapper according to claim 1 surrounding the column of smokeable material.
- Claim: 16. The paper wrapper of claim 1 , wherein the first weak organic acid or salt of the first weak organic acid and the second organic acid or salt of the second organic acid are applied to the paper wrapper as a calcium salt of the first weak organic acid and as a calcium salt of the second organic acid.
- Claim: 17. A paper wrapper for a smoking article, the paper wrapper having a basis weight that is less than about 40 grams per square meter, the paper wrapper including a first weak organic acid or acidic salt of the first weak organic acid, wherein the acidic salt of the first weak organic acid comprises a calcium salt of the first weak organic acid, and a second organic acid or salt of the second organic acid, the first weak organic acid being a monoprotic acid having a pK a greater than 4.2 or a polyprotic acid having a pK a1 greater than 4.2, the first weak organic acid including at least four carbons, and the second organic acid being a monoprotic acid having a pK a of 4.2 or less or a polyprotic acid having a pK a1 of 4.2 or less, the paper wrapper having an initial porosity of greater than 40 Coresta units, wherein a film-forming composition is applied to all or a portion of the paper wrapper, wherein the paper wrapper further includes a burn promoting agent or a burn control additive, further wherein the paper wrapper includes an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein the upper layer includes a higher proportion of the film forming agent than the lower layer, and the lower layer includes calcium salt of the first weak organic acid and salt of the second organic acid.
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- Primary Examiner: Yaary, Eric
- Attorney, Agent or Firm: Dority & Manning, P.A.
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