EP3971345C0 - FLAVOR INHALATION ITEMS WITHOUT COMBUSTION AND FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM WITH ELECTRIC HEATING - Google Patents

FLAVOR INHALATION ITEMS WITHOUT COMBUSTION AND FLAVOR INHALATION SYSTEM WITH ELECTRIC HEATING

Info

Publication number: EP3971345C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: flavor inhalation; items; combustion; electric heating; flavor
Prior art date: 2019-05-13
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

EP20805474.2A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3971345A4 (en

EP3971345B1 (en

EP3971345A1 (en

Inventor

Narumi Akiyama

Takeo Tsutsumi

Tetsuya Motodamari

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.)

Japan Tobacco Inc

Original Assignee

Japan Tobacco Inc

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.)

2019-05-13

Filing date

2020-04-23

Publication date

2024-10-16

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2020-04-23 Application filed by Japan Tobacco Inc filed Critical Japan Tobacco Inc

2020-04-23 Priority to EP24206623.1A priority Critical patent/EP4517002A3/en

2022-03-23 Publication of EP3971345A1 publication Critical patent/EP3971345A1/en

2023-01-25 Publication of EP3971345A4 publication Critical patent/EP3971345A4/en

2024-10-16 Application granted granted Critical

2024-10-16 Publication of EP3971345C0 publication Critical patent/EP3971345C0/en

2024-10-16 Publication of EP3971345B1 publication Critical patent/EP3971345B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-04-23 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
- A24D1/02—Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24D—CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
- A24D1/00—Cigars; Cigarettes
- A24D1/20—Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
- D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D21H19/00—Coated paper; Coating material
- D21H19/10—Coatings without pigments
- D21H19/14—Coatings without pigments applied in a form other than the aqueous solution defined in group D21H19/12
- D21H19/20—Coatings without pigments applied in a form other than the aqueous solution defined in group D21H19/12 comprising macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
- D21H19/22—Polyalkenes, e.g. polystyrene
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D21—PAPER-MAKING; PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSE
- D21H—PULP COMPOSITIONS; PREPARATION THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES D21C OR D21D; IMPREGNATING OR COATING OF PAPER; TREATMENT OF FINISHED PAPER NOT COVERED BY CLASS B31 OR SUBCLASS D21G; PAPER NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- D21H27/00—Special paper not otherwise provided for, e.g. made by multi-step processes
- D21H27/10—Packing paper
- 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

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Manufacture Of Tobacco Products (AREA)
Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)

EP20805474.2A 2019-05-13 2020-04-23 Non-combustion-heating flavor inhaling article and electric-heating flavor inhaling system Active EP3971345B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP24206623.1A EP4517002A3 (en)	2019-05-13	2020-04-23	Non-combustion-heating flavor inhaling article and electric-heating flavor inhaling system

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2019090766		2019-05-13
PCT/JP2020/017515 WO2020230577A1 (en)	2019-05-13	2020-04-23	Non-combustion-heating flavor inhaling article and electric-heating flavor inhaling system

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP24206623.1A Division EP4517002A3 (en)	2019-05-13	2020-04-23	Non-combustion-heating flavor inhaling article and electric-heating flavor inhaling system

Publications (4)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3971345A1 EP3971345A1 (en)	2022-03-23
EP3971345A4 EP3971345A4 (en)	2023-01-25
EP3971345C0 true EP3971345C0 (en)	2024-10-16
EP3971345B1 EP3971345B1 (en)	2024-10-16

Family

ID=73289977

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP20805474.2A Active EP3971345B1 (en)	2019-05-13	2020-04-23	Non-combustion-heating flavor inhaling article and electric-heating flavor inhaling system
EP24206623.1A Pending EP4517002A3 (en)	2019-05-13	2020-04-23	Non-combustion-heating flavor inhaling article and electric-heating flavor inhaling system

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP24206623.1A Pending EP4517002A3 (en)	2019-05-13	2020-04-23	Non-combustion-heating flavor inhaling article and electric-heating flavor inhaling system

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
EP (2)	EP3971345B1 (en)
JP (3)	JP7295225B2 (en)
CN (1)	CN113840961A (en)
ES (1)	ES3002765T3 (en)
HU (1)	HUE069571T2 (en)
PL (1)	PL3971345T3 (en)
TW (1)	TW202100034A (en)
WO (1)	WO2020230577A1 (en)

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CN113840961A (en)	2021-12-24
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HUE069571T2 (en)	2025-03-28
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EP3971345A1 (en)	2022-03-23
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WO2020230577A1 (en)	2020-11-19
ES3002765T3 (en)	2025-03-07
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