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EP 3941224 A1 20220126 - SMOKING SUBSTITUTE SYSTEM

Title (en)

SMOKING SUBSTITUTE SYSTEM

Title (de)

RAUCHERSATZSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME DE SUBSTITUTION À L'ACTE DE FUMER

Publication

EP 3941224 A1 20220126 (EN)

Application

EP 20715728 A 20200313

Priority

EP 19020224 A 20190322
EP 2020056835 W 20200313

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3711502A1] A smoking substitute device and a smoking substitute system comprising the device are described. The device includes a controller configured to detect an error event and a user misuse event.

IPC 8 full level

A24F 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

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

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 3711502 A1 20200923; EP 3941224 A1 20220126; EP 3941224 B1 20240424; EP 4378330 A2 20240605; WO 2020193213 A1 20201001

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 19020224 A 20190322; EP 2020056835 W 20200313; EP 20715728 A 20200313; EP 24171407 A 20200313