Global Patent Index - EP 3531850 A2

EP 3531850 A2 20190904 - A VAPOR GENERATING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING VAPOR

Title (en)

A VAPOR GENERATING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING VAPOR

Title (de)

DAMPFERZEUGER UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON DAMPF

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE PRODUCTION DE VAPEUR ET PROCÉDÉ DE PRODUCTION DE VAPEUR

Publication

EP 3531850 A2 20190904 (EN)

Application

EP 17801114 A 20171025

Priority

  • SE 1651411 A 20161027
  • IB 2017056629 W 20171025

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2018078546A2] The invention relates to a vapor generating device (10) for generating a vapor from a liquid, wherein said liquid comprises nicotine or a salt thereof, a method for generating vapor and an electronic delivery system for providing nicotine to a user. Vapor generating device (10) comprises a base plate (11) supporting an electric heater (20), said electric heater (20) having an interior space arranged to receive a liquid conveying elongated wick (24), and a plurality of apertures (28) extending from interior space to an exterior surface, said apertures (28) transmitting liquid released from wick (24) to electric heater (20). The invention also relates to a method to use the vapor generating device (10) to inhale nicotine aerosol.

IPC 8 full level

A24F 40/44 (2020.01); A24F 40/46 (2020.01); A24F 40/485 (2020.01); A24F 40/10 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A24B 15/167 (2016.10 - US); A24F 40/44 (2020.01 - EP US); A24F 40/46 (2020.01 - EP US); A24F 40/485 (2020.01 - EP US); A24F 40/10 (2020.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2018078546A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2018078546 A2 20180503; WO 2018078546 A3 20180607; EP 3531850 A2 20190904; EP 3679816 A2 20200715; EP 3679816 A3 20200916; MA 46629 A 20190904; TW 201828843 A 20180816; TW I738899 B 20210911; US 2020037665 A1 20200206

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2017056629 W 20171025; EP 17801114 A 20171025; EP 20155777 A 20171025; MA 46629 A 20171025; TW 106136850 A 20171026; US 201716341098 A 20171025