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Quotes from Industry Patents 



Maintaining the nicotine content at a sufficiently high 

 level to provide the desired physiological activity, 

 taste, and odor...can thus be seen to be a significant 

 problem in the tobacco art. 

 -patent no. 3,280,823 01:53-59 



... the perceived taste or strength of the cigarettes 

 classified as having lower levels of "tar" and 

 nicotine are progressively less than that of the 

 cigarettes which are classified as approaching the 

 characteristics of the "full flavor" cigarettes. It has 

 been proposed to add nicotine and other flavorants to 

 the cut filler of the lower tar cigarettes to enhance the 

 taste, strength, and satisfaction of such cigarettes. 

 -patent no. 4,830,028 €1:47-50 



This invention...concerns the problem of maintaining 

 or increasing the nicotine content of the smoke whilst 

 avoiding an undesirable level of particulate matter in 

 the smoke.... 

 -patent no. 3,861,400 CI .1-10 



This invention permits the release into tobacco smoke, 

 in controlled amounts, of desirable flavorants, as well 

 as the release, in controlled amounts and when desired, 

 of nicotine into tobacco smoke. 

 -patent no. 3,280,823 02:37-41 



