Global Patent Index - EP 2240037 B1

EP 2240037 B1 20121017 - SMOKING ARTICLE

Title (en)

SMOKING ARTICLE

Title (de)

RAUCHARTIKEL

Title (fr)

ARTICLE À FUMER

Publication

EP 2240037 B1 20121017 (EN)

Application

EP 08870238 A 20081218

Priority

  • EP 2008067954 W 20081218
  • GB 0800216 A 20080107

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009087042A1] A smoking article (10) has a filter (20) located at one end, the filter comprising at least first, second and third sections (34,41,51) disposed in succession along a cylindrical axis of the smoking article. Each of the first (31) and third (51) sections includes at least one tube (35,55) running the length of the respective section, substantially parallel to the cylindrical axis of the smoking article. The second section (41) comprises material of substantially higher filtration efficiency than the tubes (35,55) of the first and third section. Ventilation (43) may be provided around the circumference of the filter in one or more zones.

IPC 8 full level

A24D 3/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A24D 3/0279 (2013.01 - KR); A24D 3/04 (2013.01 - EP US); A24D 3/043 (2013.01 - EP US); A24D 3/10 (2013.01 - KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009087042 A1 20090716; AR 070114 A1 20100317; AU 2008346372 A1 20090716; AU 2008346372 B2 20131031; BR PI0821624 A2 20150616; CA 2711476 A1 20090716; CL 2009000001 A1 20091211; CN 101959432 A 20110126; EP 2240037 A1 20101020; EP 2240037 B1 20121017; ES 2397563 T3 20130307; GB 0800216 D0 20080213; JP 2011508608 A 20110317; JP 4965714 B2 20120704; KR 20100101686 A 20100917; MY 154302 A 20150529; PL 2240037 T3 20130531; RU 2010132703 A 20120220; TW 200950713 A 20091216; UA 98835 C2 20120625; US 2011048436 A1 20110303; ZA 201004801 B 20110330

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2008067954 W 20081218; AR P090100031 A 20090107; AU 2008346372 A 20081218; BR PI0821624 A 20081218; CA 2711476 A 20081218; CL 2009000001 A 20090102; CN 200880127777 A 20081218; EP 08870238 A 20081218; ES 08870238 T 20081218; GB 0800216 A 20080107; JP 2010541737 A 20081218; KR 20107017056 A 20081218; MY PI20103220 A 20081218; PL 08870238 T 20081218; RU 2010132703 A 20081218; TW 98100127 A 20090106; UA A201009491 A 20081218; US 81181608 A 20081212; ZA 201004801 A 20100707