Patent ID: 11871780
Assignee: PHILIP MORRIS USA INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An article comprising:
a tobacco rod;
a filter including,
a first end adjacent the tobacco rod, and
a second end;

a tipping paper circumscribing at least a portion of the filter; and
a laminated band including,
a removable upper layer, and
a lower paper layer, and
a plurality of microcapsules between the removable upper layer and the lower paper layer, the microcapsules on a portion of the tipping paper and a portion of the tobacco rod, the removable upper layer covering the portion of the tipping paper, the second end of the filter, and the portion of the tobacco rod, wherein the plurality of microcapsules are configured to be ruptured by frictional forces.