Global Patent Index - EP 3723520 A1

EP 3723520 A1 20201021 - A SUBSTITUTE SMOKING CONSUMABLE

Title (en)

A SUBSTITUTE SMOKING CONSUMABLE

Title (de)

RAUCHERSATZVERBRAUCHSMITTEL

Title (fr)

CONSOMMABLE À FUMER DE SUBSTITUTION

Publication

EP 3723520 A1 20201021 (EN)

Application

EP 18826517 A 20181207

Priority

  • GB 201721038 A 20171215
  • EP 2018084047 W 20181207

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2569368A] The application discloses a heat not burn consumable 1 (also known as a non-combustible cigarette). The consumable comprises a vapour generating member 7 (VGM) preferably a tubular sheet of reconstituted tobacco with a channel defined inside. The consumable comprises a mixing zone (or cooling/aerosol chamber) downstream of the VGM. The consumable further comprises a wrapper that covers the VGM and at least a portion of the mixing zone. Preferably, a passageway extends from the inlet to an outlet at the other end of the consumable, where the channel forms at least a portion of said passageway. Also preferably, the portion actively heated of the VGM is between 10-35mm and the total length of the consumable is between 50-100mm. Preferably the VGM has a thickness less than 1.5mm. Preferably, the consumable comprises 100-1000mg of tobacco with between 0.2-2.0 milligrams of nicotine. Also preferably, the passageway comprises 20-40% of the total length of the consumable.

IPC 8 full level

A24D 1/20 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

A24B 15/16 (2013.01 - EP US); A24D 1/20 (2020.01 - EP GB US)

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)

GB 201721038 D0 20180131; GB 2569368 A 20190619; EP 3723520 A1 20201021; JP 2021506280 A 20210222; JP 7438948 B2 20240227; WO 2019115410 A1 20190620

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 201721038 A 20171215; EP 18826517 A 20181207; EP 2018084047 W 20181207; JP 2020532986 A 20181207