EP3941262C0 - SMOKE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM - Google Patents

SMOKE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM

Info

Publication number: EP3941262C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: replacement system; smoke replacement; smoke; replacement
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

EP20715705.8A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3941262B1 (en

EP3941262A1 (en

Inventor

Kate Ferrie

Ross Shenton

Chris Lord

Med Benyezzar

Pete Lomas

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 Group 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

2020-03-13

Publication date

2023-11-01

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2020-03-13 Application filed by Imperial Tobacco Ltd Great Britain filed Critical Imperial Tobacco Ltd Great Britain

2020-03-13 Priority to EP23194917.3A priority Critical patent/EP4316292A1/en

2022-01-26 Publication of EP3941262A1 publication Critical patent/EP3941262A1/en

2023-11-01 Application granted granted Critical

2023-11-01 Publication of EP3941262B1 publication Critical patent/EP3941262B1/en

2023-11-01 Publication of EP3941262C0 publication Critical patent/EP3941262C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-03-13 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
- A24F40/60—Devices with integrated user interfaces

EP20715705.8A 2019-03-22 2020-03-13 Smoking substitute system Active EP3941262B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP23194917.3A EP4316292A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2020-03-13	Smoking substitute system

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP19020162.4A EP3711531A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system
PCT/EP2020/056790 WO2020193187A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2020-03-13	Smoking substitute system

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP23194917.3A Division-Into EP4316292A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2020-03-13	Smoking substitute system
EP23194917.3A Division EP4316292A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2020-03-13	Smoking substitute system

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3941262A1 EP3941262A1 (en)	2022-01-26
EP3941262B1 EP3941262B1 (en)	2023-11-01
EP3941262C0 true EP3941262C0 (en)	2023-11-01

Family

ID=65910891

Family Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19020162.4A Ceased EP3711531A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system
EP20715705.8A Active EP3941262B1 (en)	2019-03-22	2020-03-13	Smoking substitute system
EP23194917.3A Pending EP4316292A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2020-03-13	Smoking substitute system

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19020162.4A Ceased EP3711531A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2019-03-22	Smoking substitute system

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP23194917.3A Pending EP4316292A1 (en)	2019-03-22	2020-03-13	Smoking substitute system

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
EP (3)	EP3711531A1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2968794T3 (en)
PL (1)	PL3941262T3 (en)
WO (1)	WO2020193187A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

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2019
- 2019-03-22 EP EP19020162.4A patent/EP3711531A1/en not_active Ceased
2020
- 2020-03-13 EP EP20715705.8A patent/EP3941262B1/en active Active
- 2020-03-13 ES ES20715705T patent/ES2968794T3/en active Active
- 2020-03-13 EP EP23194917.3A patent/EP4316292A1/en active Pending
- 2020-03-13 WO PCT/EP2020/056790 patent/WO2020193187A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2020-03-13 PL PL20715705.8T patent/PL3941262T3/en unknown

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
PL3941262T3 (en)	2024-03-25
ES2968794T3 (en)	2024-05-14
WO2020193187A1 (en)	2020-10-01
EP3941262B1 (en)	2023-11-01
EP3941262A1 (en)	2022-01-26
EP3711531A1 (en)	2020-09-23
EP4316292A1 (en)	2024-02-07

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