EP4228451C0 - Aerosol generator with flexible cover - Google Patents

Aerosol generator with flexible cover

Info

Publication number: EP4228451C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: aerosol generator; flexible cover; aerosol; flexible; generator
Prior art date: 2020-10-16
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

EP21787416.3A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP4228451B1 (en

EP4228451A1 (en

Inventor

Layth Sliman Bouchuiguir

Marko Plevnik

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.)

JT International SA

Original Assignee

JT International SA

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.)

2020-10-16

Filing date

2021-10-06

Publication date

2025-08-27

2021-10-06 Application filed by JT International SA filed Critical JT International SA

2021-10-06 Priority to EP25197908.4A priority Critical patent/EP4649979A3/en

2023-08-23 Publication of EP4228451A1 publication Critical patent/EP4228451A1/en

2025-08-27 Application granted granted Critical

2025-08-27 Publication of EP4228451B1 publication Critical patent/EP4228451B1/en

2025-08-27 Publication of EP4228451C0 publication Critical patent/EP4228451C0/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2041-10-06 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
- 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
- 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
- A24F40/51—Arrangement of sensors
- 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
- A24F40/60—Devices with integrated user interfaces
- 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

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)
Nozzles (AREA)

EP21787416.3A 2020-10-16 2021-10-06 Aerosol generation device with flexible cover Active EP4228451B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP25197908.4A EP4649979A3 (en)	2020-10-16	2021-10-06	Aerosol generation device with flexible cover

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP20202393		2020-10-16
PCT/EP2021/077515 WO2022078832A1 (en)	2020-10-16	2021-10-06	Aerosol generation device with flexible cover

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP25197908.4A Division EP4649979A3 (en)	2020-10-16	2021-10-06	Aerosol generation device with flexible cover

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4228451A1 EP4228451A1 (en)	2023-08-23
EP4228451B1 EP4228451B1 (en)	2025-08-27
EP4228451C0 true EP4228451C0 (en)	2025-08-27

Family

ID=73013164

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP21787416.3A Active EP4228451B1 (en)	2020-10-16	2021-10-06	Aerosol generation device with flexible cover
EP25197908.4A Pending EP4649979A3 (en)	2020-10-16	2021-10-06	Aerosol generation device with flexible cover

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP25197908.4A Pending EP4649979A3 (en)	2020-10-16	2021-10-06	Aerosol generation device with flexible cover

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20230371611A1 (en)
EP (2)	EP4228451B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2023544774A (en)
KR (1)	KR20230085142A (en)
CN (1)	CN116348007A (en)
TW (1)	TW202215991A (en)
WO (1)	WO2022078832A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
KR102816644B1 (en) *	2022-06-22	2025-06-05	주식회사 케이티앤지	Device and method for generating aerosol

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2021
- 2021-10-06 KR KR1020237011724A patent/KR20230085142A/en active Pending
- 2021-10-06 EP EP21787416.3A patent/EP4228451B1/en active Active
- 2021-10-06 EP EP25197908.4A patent/EP4649979A3/en active Pending
- 2021-10-06 JP JP2023520476A patent/JP2023544774A/en active Pending
- 2021-10-06 CN CN202180070255.3A patent/CN116348007A/en active Pending
- 2021-10-06 WO PCT/EP2021/077515 patent/WO2022078832A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2021-10-06 US US18/031,093 patent/US20230371611A1/en active Pending
- 2021-10-12 TW TW110137837A patent/TW202215991A/en unknown

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
KR20230085142A (en)	2023-06-13
TW202215991A (en)	2022-05-01
EP4649979A2 (en)	2025-11-19
EP4649979A3 (en)	2025-12-03
EP4228451B1 (en)	2025-08-27
JP2023544774A (en)	2023-10-25
US20230371611A1 (en)	2023-11-23
EP4228451A1 (en)	2023-08-23
WO2022078832A1 (en)	2022-04-21
CN116348007A (en)	2023-06-27

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