EP3995004A4 - NON-COMBUSTION HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCT AND ELECTRICALLY HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCT - Google Patents

NON-COMBUSTION HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCT AND ELECTRICALLY HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCT Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3995004A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: tobacco product; heated tobacco; combustion; electrically heated; electrically
Prior art date: 2019-07-01
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.): Granted

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EP20834665.0A

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EP3995004A1 (en

EP3995004B1 (en

EP3995004C0 (en

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Yusuke NANASAKI

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Japan Tobacco Inc

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Japan Tobacco Inc

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2019-07-01

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2020-06-29

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2023-07-26

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2020-06-29 Application filed by Japan Tobacco Inc filed Critical Japan Tobacco Inc

2020-06-29 Priority to EP24151573.3A priority Critical patent/EP4356762A3/en

2022-05-11 Publication of EP3995004A1 publication Critical patent/EP3995004A1/en

2023-07-26 Publication of EP3995004A4 publication Critical patent/EP3995004A4/en

2024-11-06 Application granted granted Critical

2024-11-06 Publication of EP3995004B1 publication Critical patent/EP3995004B1/en

2024-11-06 Publication of EP3995004C0 publication Critical patent/EP3995004C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-06-29 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
- A24D1/20—Cigarettes specially adapted for simulated smoking devices
- 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
- A24D1/025—Cigars; Cigarettes with special covers the covers having material applied to defined areas, e.g. bands for reducing the ignition propensity
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
- A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
- A24C5/56—Making tipping materials, e.g. sheet cork for mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes, by mechanical means
- A24C5/565—Making tipping materials, e.g. sheet cork for mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes, by mechanical means by treating the tipping material with a liquid or viscous solution, e.g. paraffine
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A24—TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
- A24C—MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
- A24C5/00—Making cigarettes; Making tipping materials for, or attaching filters or mouthpieces to, cigars or cigarettes
- A24C5/56—Making tipping materials, e.g. sheet cork for mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes, by mechanical means
- A24C5/58—Applying the tipping materials
- 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
- A24D1/04—Cigars; Cigarettes with mouthpieces or filter-tips
- 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
- A24D1/04—Cigars; Cigarettes with mouthpieces or filter-tips
- A24D1/045—Cigars; Cigarettes with mouthpieces or filter-tips with smoke filter means
- 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
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/02—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
- A24D3/0275—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters for filters with special features
- A24D3/0279—Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters for filters with special features with tubes
- 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
- A24D3/00—Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter-tips, filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces for cigars or cigarettes
- A24D3/04—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
- A24D3/043—Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure with ventilation means, e.g. air dilution
- 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
- 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
- A24F40/46—Shape or structure of electric heating means
- 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
- 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
- D21H17/00—Non-fibrous material added to the pulp, characterised by its constitution; Paper-impregnating material characterised by its constitution
- D21H17/20—Macromolecular organic compounds
- D21H17/21—Macromolecular organic compounds of natural origin; Derivatives thereof
- D21H17/24—Polysaccharides
- D21H17/25—Cellulose

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Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)
Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)

EP20834665.0A 2019-07-01 2020-06-29 Heat-not-burn tobacco product and electrically heated tobacco product Active EP3995004B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP24151573.3A EP4356762A3 (en)	2019-07-01	2020-06-29	Heat-not-burn tobacco product

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP2019123154		2019-07-01
PCT/JP2020/025467 WO2021002313A1 (en)	2019-07-01	2020-06-29	Heat-not-burn tobacco product and electrically heated tobacco product

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP24151573.3A Division-Into EP4356762A3 (en)	2019-07-01	2020-06-29	Heat-not-burn tobacco product
EP24151573.3A Division EP4356762A3 (en)	2019-07-01	2020-06-29	Heat-not-burn tobacco product

Publications (4)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3995004A1 EP3995004A1 (en)	2022-05-11
EP3995004A4 true EP3995004A4 (en)	2023-07-26
EP3995004B1 EP3995004B1 (en)	2024-11-06
EP3995004C0 EP3995004C0 (en)	2024-11-06

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP20834665.0A Active EP3995004B1 (en)	2019-07-01	2020-06-29	Heat-not-burn tobacco product and electrically heated tobacco product
EP24151573.3A Pending EP4356762A3 (en)	2019-07-01	2020-06-29	Heat-not-burn tobacco product

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP24151573.3A Pending EP4356762A3 (en)	2019-07-01	2020-06-29	Heat-not-burn tobacco product

Country Status (9)

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EP (2)	EP3995004B1 (en)
JP (3)	JP7198928B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR102709135B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN114080162B (en)
ES (1)	ES3012739T3 (en)
HU (1)	HUE069793T2 (en)
PL (1)	PL3995004T3 (en)
TW (1)	TW202108020A (en)
WO (1)	WO2021002313A1 (en)

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JPWO2022210908A1 (en) *	2021-03-31	2022-10-06
EP4316274A4 (en)	2021-03-31	2025-04-16	Japan Tobacco Inc.	HEATING-NOT-COMBUSTION TYPE AROMA INHALER
EP4406425A4 (en) *	2022-12-09	2024-12-18	KT&G Corporation	COOLING PACK COMPRISING A COOLING AGENT, AND AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE COMPRISING SAME

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- 2020-06-29 KR KR1020227002472A patent/KR102709135B1/en active Active
- 2020-06-29 JP JP2021530007A patent/JP7198928B2/en active Active
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- 2020-06-29 HU HUE20834665A patent/HUE069793T2/en unknown
- 2020-06-29 EP EP24151573.3A patent/EP4356762A3/en active Pending
- 2020-06-30 TW TW109122057A patent/TW202108020A/en unknown
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Publication number	Publication date
EP3995004A1 (en)	2022-05-11
JPWO2021002313A1 (en)	2021-01-07
EP3995004B1 (en)	2024-11-06
ES3012739T3 (en)	2025-04-10
HUE069793T2 (en)	2025-04-28
JP2022084908A (en)	2022-06-07
JP2022153508A (en)	2022-10-12
EP4356762A3 (en)	2024-05-08
KR102709135B1 (en)	2024-09-25
CN114080162A (en)	2022-02-22
EP4356762A2 (en)	2024-04-24
KR20220024930A (en)	2022-03-03
CN114080162B (en)	2024-09-13
JP7351977B2 (en)	2023-09-27
JP7198928B2 (en)	2023-01-04
PL3995004T3 (en)	2025-03-17
JP7111927B2 (en)	2022-08-02
EP3995004C0 (en)	2024-11-06
TW202108020A (en)	2021-03-01
WO2021002313A1 (en)	2021-01-07

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