EP4260720A4 - Flavor inhaler - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP4260720A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: flavor inhaler; inhaler; flavor
Prior art date: 2020-12-11
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

Application number

EP20965137.1A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

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EP4260720A1 (en

EP4260720B1 (en

EP4260720C0 (en

Inventor

Tateki SUMII

Yasunobu Inoue

Manabu Yamada

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Japan Tobacco Inc

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Japan Tobacco Inc

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2020-12-11

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2020-12-11

Publication date

2024-09-11

2020-12-11 Application filed by Japan Tobacco Inc filed Critical Japan Tobacco Inc

2020-12-11 Priority to EP25184829.7A priority Critical patent/EP4616738A3/en

2020-12-11 Priority to EP23187462.9A priority patent/EP4252568B1/en

2023-10-18 Publication of EP4260720A1 publication Critical patent/EP4260720A1/en

2024-09-11 Publication of EP4260720A4 publication Critical patent/EP4260720A4/en

2025-08-20 Application granted granted Critical

2025-08-20 Publication of EP4260720B1 publication Critical patent/EP4260720B1/en

2025-08-20 Publication of EP4260720C0 publication Critical patent/EP4260720C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-12-11 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
- A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
- A24F40/42—Cartridges or containers for 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
- A24F40/20—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
- A24F40/40—Constructional details, e.g. connection of cartridges and battery parts
- A24F40/48—Fluid transfer means, e.g. pumps
- A24F40/485—Valves; Apertures

EP20965137.1A 2020-12-11 2020-12-11 Flavor inhaler Active EP4260720B1 (en)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP25184829.7A EP4616738A3 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler
EP23187462.9A EP4252568B1 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
PCT/JP2020/046183 WO2022123755A1 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler

Related Child Applications (4)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP23187462.9A Division-Into EP4252568B1 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler
EP23187462.9A Division EP4252568B1 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler
EP25184829.7A Division EP4616738A3 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler
EP25184829.7A Division-Into EP4616738A3 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler

Publications (4)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4260720A1 EP4260720A1 (en)	2023-10-18
EP4260720A4 true EP4260720A4 (en)	2024-09-11
EP4260720B1 EP4260720B1 (en)	2025-08-20
EP4260720C0 EP4260720C0 (en)	2025-08-20

Family

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Family Applications (3)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP25184829.7A Pending EP4616738A3 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler
EP23187462.9A Active EP4252568B1 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler
EP20965137.1A Active EP4260720B1 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler

Family Applications Before (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP25184829.7A Pending EP4616738A3 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler
EP23187462.9A Active EP4252568B1 (en)	2020-12-11	2020-12-11	Flavor inhaler

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20230301352A1 (en)
EP (3)	EP4616738A3 (en)
JP (2)	JP7446485B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR20230116888A (en)
CN (1)	CN116568163A (en)
PL (2)	PL4252568T3 (en)
TW (1)	TW202222181A (en)
WO (1)	WO2022123755A1 (en)

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2020
- 2020-12-11 EP EP25184829.7A patent/EP4616738A3/en active Pending
- 2020-12-11 JP JP2022567996A patent/JP7446485B2/en active Active
- 2020-12-11 PL PL23187462.9T patent/PL4252568T3/en unknown
- 2020-12-11 EP EP23187462.9A patent/EP4252568B1/en active Active
- 2020-12-11 PL PL20965137.1T patent/PL4260720T3/en unknown
- 2020-12-11 KR KR1020237022263A patent/KR20230116888A/en active Pending
- 2020-12-11 WO PCT/JP2020/046183 patent/WO2022123755A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2020-12-11 CN CN202080107804.5A patent/CN116568163A/en active Pending
- 2020-12-11 EP EP20965137.1A patent/EP4260720B1/en active Active
2021
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Publication number	Publication date
JP7446485B2 (en)	2024-03-08
CN116568163A (en)	2023-08-08
PL4252568T3 (en)	2025-06-30
EP4616738A3 (en)	2025-11-12
WO2022123755A1 (en)	2022-06-16
EP4260720A1 (en)	2023-10-18
EP4260720B1 (en)	2025-08-20
JP7652957B2 (en)	2025-03-27
EP4252568B1 (en)	2025-03-12
EP4260720C0 (en)	2025-08-20
US20230301352A1 (en)	2023-09-28
EP4252568C0 (en)	2025-03-12
EP4252568A2 (en)	2023-10-04
EP4252568A3 (en)	2024-01-03
JPWO2022123755A1 (en)	2022-06-16
EP4616738A2 (en)	2025-09-17
KR20230116888A (en)	2023-08-04
JP2024057043A (en)	2024-04-23
TW202222181A (en)	2022-06-16
PL4260720T3 (en)	2025-11-12

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