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EP 3941244 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 3941244 A1 20220126 (EN)

Application

EP 20715746 A 20200313

Priority

EP 19020178 A 20190322
EP 19020186 A 20190322
EP 2020056944 W 20200313

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2020193237A1] A smoking substitute system comprising a smoking substitute device for controlling operation of the smoking substitute device in response to detecting cap removal.

IPC 8 full level

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

CPC (source: EP)

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

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2020193237A1

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 2020193237 A1 20201001; EP 3941244 A1 20220126; TW 202042670 A 20201201

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2020056944 W 20200313; EP 20715746 A 20200313; TW 109109135 A 20200319