Title (en)

SMOKING SUBSTITUTE SYSTEM

Title (de)

RAUCHERSATZSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE SUBSTITUTION DU TABAC

Publication

EP 3711587 A1 20200923 (EN)

Application

EP 19020226 A 20190322

Priority

EP 19020226 A 20190322

Abstract (en)

A smoking substitute system and method of operating a smoking substitute device are described. The smoking substitute device includes a user input means and a controller coupled to the user input means. The controller is configured to: identify an actuation sequence of input actuations provided by a user via the user input means. The actuation sequence has at least one input actuation of longer actuation duration and at least one input actuation of shorter actuation duration. The controller is configured to switch the device from a first state to a second state in response to completion of the actuation sequence.

IPC 8 full level

A24F 47/00 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24F 40/53 (2020.01); A24F 40/60 (2020.01); A24F 40/20 (2020.01); A24F 40/49 (2020.01)

Citation (search report)

• [X] US 2018184711 A1 20180705 - DICKENS COLIN [GB], et al
• [X] US 2015257445 A1 20150917 - HENRY JR RAYMOND CHARLES [US], et al
• [I] WO 2016009202 A1 20160121 - CAMBRIDGE DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LLP [GB]
• [I] US 2011036346 A1 20110217 - COHEN SCOTT A [US], et al

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)

EP 3711587 A1 20200923; EP 3941264 A1 20220126; WO 2020193192 A1 20201001

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19020226 A 20190322; EP 2020056798 W 20200313; EP 20715709 A 20200313