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EP 3873262 A1 20210908 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE CONSUMABLE

Title (en)

SMOKING SUBSTITUTE CONSUMABLE

Title (de)

RAUCHERSATZVERBRAUCHSSTOFF

Title (fr)

CONSOMMABLE DE SUBSTITUTION POUR FUMEUR

Publication

EP 3873262 A1 20210908 (EN)

Application

EP 19798002 A 20191025

Priority

GB 201817553 A 20181029
EP 2019079183 W 20191025

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020089079A1] The present disclosure relates to an HNB consumable comprising an aerosol-forming substrate (2) wherein the aerosol-forming substrate at least partly comprises a rod of extruded plant material (e.g. extruded tobacco) having an axial bore (13) adapted to receive an external heating element.

IPC 8 full level

A24D 1/20 (2020.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A24D 1/20 (2020.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2020089079A1

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 2020089079 A1 20200507; EP 3873262 A1 20210908; GB 201817553 D0 20181212

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2019079183 W 20191025; EP 19798002 A 20191025; GB 201817553 A 20181029