EP3711510C0 - TOBACCO SUBSTITUTION SYSTEM - Google Patents

TOBACCO SUBSTITUTION SYSTEM

Info

Publication number: EP3711510C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: substitution system; tobacco substitution; tobacco; substitution
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

Application number

EP19020140.0A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3711510B1 (en

EP3711510A1 (en

Inventor

Kate Ferrie

Ross Shenton

Chris Lord

Samantha Murray

Tom Sudlow

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Imperial Tobacco Ltd

Original Assignee

Imperial Tobacco Ltd Great Britain

Priority date (The priority date 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 date listed.)

2019-03-22

Filing date

2019-03-22

Publication date

2023-06-21

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

2019-03-22 Priority to EP19020140.0A priority Critical patent/EP3711510B1/en

2019-03-22 Priority to PL19020140.0T priority patent/PL3711510T3/en

2019-03-22 Priority to EP23171841.2A priority patent/EP4233602A3/en

2020-09-23 Publication of EP3711510A1 publication Critical patent/EP3711510A1/en

2023-06-21 Application granted granted Critical

2023-06-21 Publication of EP3711510B1 publication Critical patent/EP3711510B1/en

2023-06-21 Publication of EP3711510C0 publication Critical patent/EP3711510C0/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

EP19020140.0A 2019-03-22 2019-03-22 Smoking substitute system Active EP3711510B1 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP19020140.0A EP3711510B1 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system
PL19020140.0T PL3711510T3 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system
EP23171841.2A EP4233602A3 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP19020140.0A EP3711510B1 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP23171841.2A Division EP4233602A3 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system
EP23171841.2A Division-Into EP4233602A3 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3711510A1 EP3711510A1 (en)	2020-09-23
EP3711510B1 EP3711510B1 (en)	2023-06-21
EP3711510C0 true EP3711510C0 (en)	2023-06-21

Family

ID=65954992

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP23171841.2A Pending EP4233602A3 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system
EP19020140.0A Active EP3711510B1 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP23171841.2A Pending EP4233602A3 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system

Country Status (2)

Country	Link
EP (2)	EP4233602A3 (en)
PL (1)	PL3711510T3 (en)

Families Citing this family (7)

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GB202215580D0 (en) *	2022-10-21	2022-12-07	Nicoventures Holdings Ltd	Aerosol provision device
EP4616744A1 (en) *	2024-03-12	2025-09-17	Nicoventures Trading Limited	Aerosol provision system

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2019
- 2019-03-22 EP EP23171841.2A patent/EP4233602A3/en active Pending
- 2019-03-22 EP EP19020140.0A patent/EP3711510B1/en active Active
- 2019-03-22 PL PL19020140.0T patent/PL3711510T3/en unknown

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP4233602A2 (en)	2023-08-30
EP3711510B1 (en)	2023-06-21
EP4233602A3 (en)	2023-09-06
PL3711510T3 (en)	2023-10-30
EP3711510A1 (en)	2020-09-23

Publication	Publication Date	Title
EP4111881C0 (en)	2025-02-05	SMOKING SYSTEM
EP3711510C0 (en)	2023-06-21	TOBACCO SUBSTITUTION SYSTEM
EP3818843A4 (en)	2021-12-08	CIGARETTE
EP3969834A4 (en)	2023-02-08	ANTIDRONE SYSTEM
EP3818842A4 (en)	2022-01-26	CIGARETTE
GB201807154D0 (en)	2018-06-13	Smoking substitute system
EP3818840A4 (en)	2022-01-05	CIGARETTE
HUE067147T2 (en)	2024-10-28	Smoking substitute system
EP3399874A4 (en)	2019-09-25	TOBACCO PRODUCT WITHOUT SMOKE
HUE070713T2 (en)	2025-06-28	Smoking substitute system
HUE062360T2 (en)	2023-10-28	Tobacco smoke filter
PL3941243T3 (en)	2025-04-07	Smoking replacement system
EP4091474A4 (en)	2023-09-13	SMOKING SET
EP3981523A4 (en)	2022-08-03	FOLDING SYSTEM
PL3711552T3 (en)	2023-10-23	Smoking substitute system
EP3962389C0 (en)	2023-06-07	ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM
HUE067664T2 (en)	2024-11-28	Tobacco product
EP3941256C0 (en)	2025-07-23	SMOKING REPLACEMENT SYSTEM
HUE071124T2 (en)	2025-08-28	Smoking replacement system
PL3941262T3 (en)	2024-03-25	Smoking substitute system
PL3759589T3 (en)	2025-02-10	SMOKING SUBSTITUTION DEVICE
EP3808225A4 (en)	2022-03-09	TOBACCO DEVICE
GB201807171D0 (en)	2018-06-13	Smoking substitute system
GB201720490D0 (en)	2018-01-24	Tobacco smoke filter
PL3941253T3 (en)	2025-10-20	Smoking substitute system

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