ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,158, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to SWM Holdings US LLC (Atlanta).

"Filter for smoking or vaping article comprising a two-layer material" was invented by Patrick Guilchet (Spay, France) and Diane Raverdy-Lambert (LeMans, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a material which comprises a paper substrate and a nonwoven substrate having a low density which can be used as filter for a smoking or vaping article."

The patent was filed on Nov. 16, 2022, under Application No. 17/988,180.

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