EP4337036A4 - Aerosol-generating article - Google Patents

Aerosol-generating article

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Publication number: EP4337036A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: aerosol; generating article; article; generating
Prior art date: 2021-05-14
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.): Pending

Application number

EP22807896.0A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP4337036A1 (en

Inventor

Seok Su Jang

Dae Nam HAN

Dong Sung Kim

Yong Hwan Kim

Seung Won Lee

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.)

KT&G Corp

Original Assignee

KT&G Corp

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.)

2021-05-14

Filing date

2022-05-13

Publication date

2025-04-23

2022-05-13 Application filed by KT&G Corp filed Critical KT&G Corp

2024-03-20 Publication of EP4337036A1 publication Critical patent/EP4337036A1/en

2025-04-23 Publication of EP4337036A4 publication Critical patent/EP4337036A4/en

Status Pending legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- 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
- A24C5/14—Machines of the continuous-rod type
- A24C5/18—Forming the rod
- A24C5/1885—Forming the rod for cigarettes with an axial air duct
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- A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
- A24B15/00—Chemical features or treatment of tobacco; Tobacco substitutes, e.g. in liquid form
- A24B15/10—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes
- A24B15/12—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of reconstituted tobacco
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- A24B—MANUFACTURE OR PREPARATION OF TOBACCO FOR SMOKING OR CHEWING; TOBACCO; SNUFF
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- A24B15/16—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes
- A24B15/167—Chemical features of tobacco products or tobacco substitutes of tobacco substitutes in liquid or vaporisable form, e.g. liquid compositions for electronic cigarettes
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EP22807896.0A 2021-05-14 2022-05-13 Aerosol-generating article Pending EP4337036A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
KR1020210063013A KR102715275B1 (en)	2021-05-14	2021-05-14	Aerosol generating article and aerosol generating device having the same
PCT/KR2022/006915 WO2022240249A1 (en)	2021-05-14	2022-05-13	Aerosol-generating article

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4337036A1 EP4337036A1 (en)	2024-03-20
EP4337036A4 true EP4337036A4 (en)	2025-04-23

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP22807896.0A Pending EP4337036A4 (en)	2021-05-14	2022-05-13	Aerosol-generating article

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20240156151A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP4337036A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP7656726B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR102715275B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN117098466A (en)
WO (1)	WO2022240249A1 (en)

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US20240156151A1 (en)	2024-05-16
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