EP3711499B8 - Smoking substitute system - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP3711499B8
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: smoking substitute; substitute system; smoking; substitute
Prior art date: 2019-03-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

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EP19020195.4A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3711499B1 (en

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Inventor

Kate FERRIE

Ross Shenton

Chris Lord

Samantha MURRAY

Jonathan MARCHBANK

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IMPERIAL TOBACCO Ltd

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Imperial Tobacco Ltd Great Britain

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2019-03-22

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2019-03-22

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2023-02-08

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2019-03-22 Application filed by Imperial Tobacco Ltd Great Britain filed Critical Imperial Tobacco Ltd Great Britain

2019-03-22 Priority to EP19020195.4A priority Critical patent/EP3711499B8/en

2019-03-22 Priority to EP22206910.6A priority patent/EP4190177A1/en

2019-03-22 Priority to ES19020195T priority patent/ES2939954T3/en

2019-03-22 Priority to PL19020195.4T priority patent/PL3711499T3/en

2020-09-23 Publication of EP3711499A1 publication Critical patent/EP3711499A1/en

2023-01-04 Application granted granted Critical

2023-01-04 Publication of EP3711499B1 publication Critical patent/EP3711499B1/en

2023-02-08 Publication of EP3711499B8 publication Critical patent/EP3711499B8/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2039-03-22 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
- A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
- A24F40/50—Control or monitoring
- A24F40/53—Monitoring, e.g. fault detection
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
- A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
- A24F40/20—Devices using solid inhalable precursors
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24F—SMOKERS' REQUISITES; MATCH BOXES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES
- A24F40/00—Electrically operated smoking devices; Component parts thereof; Manufacture thereof; Maintenance or testing thereof; Charging means specially adapted therefor
- A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
- A24F40/49—Child proofing

EP19020195.4A 2019-03-22 2019-03-22 Smoking substitute system Active EP3711499B8 (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP19020195.4A EP3711499B8 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system
EP22206910.6A EP4190177A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system
ES19020195T ES2939954T3 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	tobacco substitute system
PL19020195.4T PL3711499T3 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP19020195.4A EP3711499B8 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP22206910.6A Division EP4190177A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system
EP22206910.6A Division-Into EP4190177A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system

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EP3711499A1 EP3711499A1 (en)	2020-09-23
EP3711499B1 EP3711499B1 (en)	2023-01-04
EP3711499B8 true EP3711499B8 (en)	2023-02-08

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ID=65955015

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EP19020195.4A Active EP3711499B8 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system
EP22206910.6A Pending EP4190177A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system

Family Applications After (1)

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EP22206910.6A Pending EP4190177A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system

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ES (1)	ES2939954T3 (en)
PL (1)	PL3711499T3 (en)

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2019
- 2019-03-22 PL PL19020195.4T patent/PL3711499T3/en unknown
- 2019-03-22 EP EP19020195.4A patent/EP3711499B8/en active Active
- 2019-03-22 EP EP22206910.6A patent/EP4190177A1/en active Pending
- 2019-03-22 ES ES19020195T patent/ES2939954T3/en active Active

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PL3711499T3 (en)	2023-05-15
EP4190177A1 (en)	2023-06-07
EP3711499B1 (en)	2023-01-04
EP3711499A1 (en)	2020-09-23

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